Hunger (2009)

Five strangers struggle when a madman imprisons them in an underground dungeon in this nail-biting horror.

Director:

Steven Hentges

Writer:

L.D. Goffigan

Stars:

Lori Heuring, Linden Ashby, Joe Egender

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lori Heuring	...	Jordan
Linden Ashby	...	Grant
Joe Egender	...	Luke
Lea Kohl	...	Anna
Julian Rojas	...	Alex
Bjorn Johnson	...	The Scientist
Britton Partain	...	Young Boy
Laura Albyn	...	Teenage Girl - Maggie
John Cooley	...	Teenage Boy
Ian Hopper	...	Sheriff
Kathy Shea	...	Medical Examiner
Kayden Sawyer	...	Sunlight Girl
Yvonne Stancil	...	Dead Mom
Kevin Shaver	...	Accident Welder
Gabe Kittle	...	Accident Paramedic

Storyline

Hunger is a dark exploration into the breakdown of humanity. How far would you go to survive in the most extreme of circumstances? Five strangers awaken to find themselves trapped in an underground dungeon. They soon realize they are the subjects of one man's sadistic experiment to test the depths of a human being's will to survive. As the days go by with no means of escape, their hunger increases as their humanity fades away.

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Plot Keywords:

hunger | flesh eating | eating human flesh | one word title | cannibalism | 

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Taglines:

How far would you go to survive?

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence involving aberrant behavior, grisly images, a scene of sexuality, and language throughout

Did You Know?

Trivia

The cave set was built in an old abandoned RV center in Huntsville, Alabama.

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Goofs

After over 20 days neither of the men have more than a 5 o'clock shadow.

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Quotes

Jordan: Brilliant, beautiful light, wiping away the darkness of night, see you soon, sunlight.

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Soundtracks

Lucia Di Lammermoor, (The) Bride of Lammermoor: II Dolce Suono
Written by Edita Gruberova and Robert Lloyd

User Reviews

Forced Social Experiment

Every human being needs to eat, drink and breathe in order to live. We are able to survive longer without food than air and water, but how far would we go to make sure we have food? There are starving people all over the world that simply starve to death, but that is a way of life for them. In other words: they aren't used to having anything to eat. What if they came from a nation where they have never had to go a day without a meal?

"Hunger" is from the bag of your unorthodox psychotics. If your traditional psychotic is one that kills people with no regard but still is a hands-on killer, the unorthodox psychotic is the one that sets up elaborate schemes or traps in order to kill his prey.

In this film a very mentally deranged man places five random strangers in a secluded yet locked location with no sustenance to survive except water and each other. His plan: see if they would cannibalize themselves in order to survive.

This is a movie that delves into how depraved human beings can become when facing death. It was an interesting movie that gave us some gore and a little bit of depression. I think we'd all like to believe in our basic humanity but what would we do?

Details

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 May 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hunger

Filming Locations:

Annandale, New Jersey, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$625,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

5 States, Global Empire Studios, Liberty Artists

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1