Pandorum (2009)

Two crew members of a spaceship wake up from hypersleep to discover that all their colleagues are missing. Despite this, it appears that they are not alone.

Director:

Christian Alvart

Writers:

Travis Milloy (screenplay), Travis Milloy (story)

Stars:

Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Cam Gigandet

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dennis Quaid	...	Payton
Ben Foster	...	Bower
Cam Gigandet	...	Gallo
Antje Traue	...	Nadia
Cung Le	...	Manh
Eddie Rouse	...	Leland
Norman Reedus	...	Shepard
André Hennicke	...	Hunter Leader (as André M. Hennicke)
Friederike Kempter	...	Evalon
Niels-Bruno Schmidt	...	Insane Officer 'Eden' (as Niels Bruno Schmidt)
Asia Luna Mohmand	...	Childhunter (as Luna Mohmand)
Delphine Chuillot	...	Young Bower's Mother
Wotan Wilke Möhring	...	Young Bower's Father
Julian Rappe	...	Young Bower
Domenico D'Ambrosio	...	Wounded Officer 'Eden'

Storyline

Two crew members are stranded on a spacecraft and quickly - and horrifically - realize they are not alone. Two astronauts awaken in a hyper-sleep chamber aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. It's pitch black, they are disoriented, and the only sound is a low rumble and creak from the belly of the ship. They can't remember anything: Who are they? What is their mission? With Lt. Payton staying behind to guide him via radio transmitter, Cpl. Bower ventures deep into the ship and begins to uncover a terrifying reality. Slowly the spacecraft's shocking, deadly secrets are revealed...and the astronauts find their own survival is more important than they could ever have imagined.

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Plot Keywords:

spaceship | survival | future | outer space | survival horror | 

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Taglines:

Fear What Happens Next.

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong horror violence and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Pandorum supposedly refers to Orbital Dysfunctional Syndrome. It is a psychotic break which takes place amongst ship's captains when they become convinced a mission is cursed, essentially a descent into madness brought on by the pressures of life in space impinging on an individual's sense of paranoia. This is a completely fictional condition.

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Goofs

Right after Bower climbs up the ladder out of the small tunnel after asking Payton about feeling symptoms of Pandorum and the Eden mission, he is holding the flashlight in his right hand, the same hand as the gauntlet, as he walks away it suddenly switches to his left hand.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Recorded Voice: You're all that's left of us. Good luck, God bless, and godspeed.

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Crazy Credits

The initial end credits intersperse with interiors of the Elysium. As well as some slight video static with the scrolling credits.

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Connections

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User Reviews

Nice mix of adventure, surprises and psychological fun

I thought this movie did an excellent job of tapping into a number of deep-rooted fears that seem to be universal - claustrophobia, loneliness, loss of memory, large semi-dark areas with things that go bump, not to mention suddenly waking up and not knowing what the heck is going on all around you.

It had some nice "seat jump" scenes, and had moments where it was surprising funny.

And lots of nice twists too - don't see that enough in movies in general any more!

I can't comment too much on the "technical" aspects of the film, sorry, I'm just more of "was it a good, believable story" person. This was.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [France]

Country:

Germany UK

Language:

English Vietnamese German

Release Date:

25 September 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pandorum

Filming Locations:

Studio Babelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

$33,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,424,126, 27 September 2009

Gross USA:

$10,330,853

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$20,648,328

Company Credits

Production Co:

Constantin Film, Impact Pictures, Studio Babelsberg

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS (uncredited)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1