A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend believes that she has released creatures from a sealed ash pit in the basement of her new home.
Director:
Troy Nixey
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4 nominations.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Bruce Gleeson | ... | Buggy Driver |
| Eddie Ritchard | ... | Housekeeper (as Edwina Ritchard) | |
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Garry McDonald | ... | Blackwood |
| Bailee Madison | ... | Sally | |
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Carolyn Shakespeare-Allen | ... | Airport Cart Driver |
| Katie Holmes | ... | Kim | |
| Guy Pearce | ... | Alex | |
| Jack Thompson | ... | Harris | |
| Julia Blake | ... | Mrs. Underhill | |
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David Tocci | ... | Workman |
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Lance Drisdale | ... | Policeman |
| Nicholas Bell | ... | Psychiatrist | |
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Libby Gott | ... | Nurse |
| James Mackay | ... | Librarian | |
| Emilia Burns | ... | Caterer (as Emelia Burns) | |
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A young girl is sent to live with her estranged father and his girlfriend at their new home. The father, Alex has plans to spruce up the home with the help of his interior decorator girlfriend, Kim. The previous owner of the home was a famous painter who mysteriously disappeared. Alex's daughter, Sally, soon discovers the cause of the painter's disappearance. Written by Jeff Mellinger
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Don't listen to them. Don't turn off the light. Don't let them out. See more »Parents Guide:
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Creatures: They will find us. We must fight.
Kim: No. We will go deeper, and we will wait. They will forget, and others will come.
Creatures: When will they come?
Kim: Soon, soon.
Creatures: Yes.
Kim: We have all the time in the world.
Creatures: Yes.
Kim: All the time in the world.
Creatures: All the time in the world.
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Written and Performed by Andy Suzuki
Courtesy of Disc Eyes Productions and Music Supervisor Inc.
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Appropriately set in Providence, RI as that was the home of H.P. Lovecraft who wrote the story "The Rats in the Walls" which apparently inspired this film. Though the short story was set in England not Rhode Island. See more »Goofs
While stuck in traffic, a construction worker is seen holding a circular stop sign, which is used by construction crews in Australia. US Construction crews are required to use octagon shaped stop signs. See more »Quotes
[last lines]Creatures: They will find us. We must fight.
Kim: No. We will go deeper, and we will wait. They will forget, and others will come.
Creatures: When will they come?
Kim: Soon, soon.
Creatures: Yes.
Kim: We have all the time in the world.
Creatures: Yes.
Kim: All the time in the world.
Creatures: All the time in the world.
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EnglishRelease Date:
26 August 2011 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$24,046,682Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$38,269,529Company Credits
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Well. Where to start?
This is a film that starts badly, and save two relatively well executed scenes, gets worse. If you have seen the original seventies TV movie you will be sorely disappointed. What made the original frightening was the bareness of the plot, the ordinariness of the location and the bleakness of the ending. All of these elements have been removed. The story is over written, the location of overly ornate, and the ending, although quite nasty, is not as disturbing as it should have been. Add to this the frankly deplorable CGI and iffy direction. Well...
The kid is good though (that's where the 4 points comes from)
Verdict: Don't be afraid of avoiding don't be afraid of the dark