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Someone's Knocking at the Door

  • 20092009
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 20m
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4.0/10
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Someone's Knocking at the Door (2009)
FantasyHorror
Returning to the medical school where they were test subjects decades ago, a pair of outrageously twisted serial killers use shockingly brutal sex acts to start killing off a group of drugge... Read allReturning to the medical school where they were test subjects decades ago, a pair of outrageously twisted serial killers use shockingly brutal sex acts to start killing off a group of drugged-out med students.Returning to the medical school where they were test subjects decades ago, a pair of outrageously twisted serial killers use shockingly brutal sex acts to start killing off a group of drugged-out med students.
IMDb RATING
4.0/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
27,978
299
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    • Director
      • Chad Ferrin
    • Writers
      • Chad Ferrin(screenplay)
      • Roham Ghodsi(screenplay)
      • Rosie Roberts(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Noah Segan
      • Andrea Rueda
      • Ezra Buzzington
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Chad Ferrin
    • Writers
      • Chad Ferrin(screenplay)
      • Roham Ghodsi(screenplay)
      • Rosie Roberts(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Noah Segan
      • Andrea Rueda
      • Ezra Buzzington
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    • 26User reviews
    • 101Critic reviews
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    Noah Segan and Silvia Spross in Someone's Knocking at the Door (2009)
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    As John Hopper in Chad Ferrin's "Someone's Knocking at the Door".
    As John Hopper in Chad Ferrin's "Someone's Knocking at the Door".
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    Noah Segan
    Noah Segan
    • Justin
    Andrea Rueda
    • Meg
    Ezra Buzzington
    Ezra Buzzington
    • John Hopper
    Elina Madison
    Elina Madison
    • Wilma Hopper
    Silvia Spross
    Silvia Spross
    • Annie
    Jon Budinoff
    Jon Budinoff
    • Sebastian
    Ricardo Gray
    • Joe
    Timothy Muskatell
    • Detective Young
    Lew Temple
    Lew Temple
    • Coroner Tom Collins
    Vernon Wells
    Vernon Wells
    • Dr. Tolstoy
    Jordan Lawson
    Jordan Lawson
    • Ray
    Mary Rings
    • Ray's Mother
    Joseph Pilato
    Joseph Pilato
    • Dr. Ottie
    Trent Haaga
    Trent Haaga
    • Officer Tyler
    David Z. Stamp
    • Fuller
    Sean Cain
    Sean Cain
    • Officer O'Malley
    Amy Szychowski
    • Nurse Melville
    Casey Powell
    • Benny
    • Director
      • Chad Ferrin
    • Writers
      • Chad Ferrin(screenplay)
      • Roham Ghodsi(screenplay)
      • Rosie Roberts(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Ferrin rescued an injured crow from the middle of a busy intersection just prior to shooting. The bird has since been rehabilitated and released.
    • Quotes

      Detective Young: You know, when I was 17, I thought I was the reincarnation of James Dean, but then I became fat and hairy, and that put things in perspective...

    • Alternate versions
      On the German DVD, some of the more graphic scenes are colored using a heavy blue and red tint, effectively censoring the material.
    • Connections
      Features Drugs Are Like That (1969)

    User reviews26

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    5/10
    Flatliners on acid
    The plot: Medical students are haunted by demonic serial rapists.

    This was an interesting movie. I'm not sure that I could say that I actually liked it, though. It straddled the line between postmodern, avant-garde film and low budget, exploitation trash. People who are expecting a straight-up horror movie will probably be offended or, even worse, bored out of their minds. The plot is all over the place, involving experimental drugs that induce an near-death experience, serial rapists, demonic possession, a police investigation, and perverted medical students.

    I'm not entirely certain what Chad Ferrin's point is, but, as far as I can tell, he's mocking Jacob's Ladder, Flatliners, Scream, and other late 80s / early 90s horror movies. He also seems to be influenced by Frank Henenlotter and Lloyd Kaufman, with lots of over-the-top, disturbing, and disgusting content thrown in, just to offend people. I'll admit, he did actually get my attention, and I thought I was pretty jaded. There are some pretty nasty rape scenes, which are generally played for black humor. Most of the characters are despicable, and the rest are dumbasses. If you're the kind of person who complains about movies not having a likable protagonist, you should definitely avoid this one.

    Movies like SKATD often intentionally court as much controversy as they can muster, in order to boost their publicity. Ambivalence is the only reaction that can really harm them. Unfortunately, my own reaction was somewhat ambivalent. I'm tempted to say that it was different, wild, crazy, offensive, or disturbing, but, really, I'm just not sure how much of that is true. However, it's an interesting experiment, and, even if it does fail, it fails in a way that's interesting. I just wish I could figure out with 100% certainty whether this was meant to be parody, homage, or pastiche. Maybe it was meant to be all of them, at the same time. Or it could be that I'm seriously overthinking the whole thing, and it was never meant to be more than low budget trash.

    Troma fans may want to check it out, but most other people will probably hate it.
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    • Release date
      • June 8, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Чей-то стук в дверь
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Crappy World Films
      • Mirage Pictures JR
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      • $820,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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