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The Loved Ones

  • 2009
  • R
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
47K
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POPULARITY
4,239
175
Robin McLeavy in The Loved Ones (2009)
When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.
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When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.

  • Director
    • Sean Byrne
  • Writer
    • Sean Byrne
  • Stars
    • Xavier Samuel
    • Robin McLeavy
    • John Brumpton
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    47K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,239
    175
    • Director
      • Sean Byrne
    • Writer
      • Sean Byrne
    • Stars
      • Xavier Samuel
      • Robin McLeavy
      • John Brumpton
    • 207User reviews
    • 203Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Xavier Samuel
    Xavier Samuel
    • Brent
    Robin McLeavy
    Robin McLeavy
    • Princess
    John Brumpton
    John Brumpton
    • Daddy
    Richard Wilson
    Richard Wilson
    • Jamie
    Victoria Thaine
    Victoria Thaine
    • Holly
    Jessica McNamee
    Jessica McNamee
    • Mia
    Andrew S. Gilbert
    • Paul
    • (as Andrew S Gilbert)
    Suzi Dougherty
    Suzi Dougherty
    • Carla
    Victoria Eagger
    • Judith
    Anne Scott-Pendlebury
    • Bright Eyes
    Fred Whitlock
    Fred Whitlock
    • Dan
    Leo Taylor
    • Teacher
    Brandon Burns
    • Takeaway Shop Attendant
    Stephen Walden
    • Timmy Valentine
    Igor Savin
    • Rhys Agnew
    Eden Porter
    • Keir Willis
    Tom Mahoney
    • Duncan Fletcher
    Gulliver McGrath
    Gulliver McGrath
    • Keir Willis 8 Year Old
    • (as Gully McGrath)
    • Director
      • Sean Byrne
    • Writer
      • Sean Byrne
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    MovieNut237

    Blood-Soaked Tale a Winner At Toronto

    It's no surprise that Sean Byrne's relentlessly blood-soaked The Loved Ones won the Cadillac People's Choice Award at TIFF's midnight screening. The young Australian writer/director has since been hard-pressed for free time as many in Hollywood have been vying for his attention.

    Since the film's premiere in Toronto, Byrne has been making frequent trips to LA and has been invited to speak with top execs. On this particular trip, Byrne's schedule has been tightly booked from morning until night on every single day thus far, including weekends.

    For those who haven't seen The Loved Ones, it is an indie-horror treat. Let's just say, if Carrie from "Carrie" and Jigsaw from "Saw" "wanted to play a game," this film would be the perfect compromise between their approaches. What results is an anti-John-Hughes film that offers a cynical, frightening re-imagining of a high-school prom. The Loved Ones

    The film benefits from a cast which is in full-tune with its director. And unlike many horror films today, Byrne's even has something to say. The film's bizarre title provokes us to think about the consequences of unrequited love and, more importantly, the real victims. Of course life would be easier if anyone we fell in love with immediately felt the same way. But in The Loved Ones, love is played as more of a cruel game for all characters.

    It may be a bit unusual for American moviegoers to see a horror film carried by actors who speak with Australian accents. Although Peter Jackson was able to earn instant cult-status with his blood-splasher Dead Alive through similar New Zealand accents. Jackson and Byrne already share some in common.

    Like Jackson, Byrne seems to be fascinated with shock-horror, fantasy, and even the supernatural. There is also an indie feel to Byrne's work reminiscent of Jackson's earlier low-budget films. So long as the young and talented Byrne is making movies, he just might have to get used to spending more time in Hollywood than at home.

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    theboobean

    Excellent Horror Flick

    What a gem! If you're a true horror fan, you will appreciate this movie. It's twisted with a capitol T and everything ties together if you can bear not to look away. 10/10 well deserved.
    7troy-boulton

    Aussies deliver the arterial blood-splatters we needed like a hole in our head...

    There may be nothing new under the sun, and there is certainly nothing new on celluloid, but this digital-age flick sure can jump-start a tired old corpse. This one is a creeper, in every sense of the word. It starts slow, but adds speed as it navigates a wasteland littered with slasher-stereotype roadkill, delivering fresh nuances and jolts to the hostage splatterfest subgenre. Managing to be charmingly outback Aussie, yet simultaneously brutally classic Texan Chainsaw/Hills Have Eyes, this may-well be a modern classic. Engrossingly gross, and satisfyingly slick, with crunchy bits.
    9zandertowne

    Great Horror More Serious Than Camp

    Totally surprised by how awesome this was. I was expecting some campy shallow high school horror film and instead got real thrills, real scares, and REAL CHARACTERS! Can't stress that enough. Awesome performances by actors who had characters written as real people, not effen cardboard cutouts like most slasher films. The only thing that kept me from giving this a ten and declaring it perfect was it is a little thin on any level other than shock-fest. We're treated to a weird family and twisted attachments but it could have been a vehicle to actually SAY something. But even though it didn't make me put on my thinking cap or change my world-view, it was still so much more impressive than I was prepared for!
    6Hey_Sweden

    Well acted and sadistic, but nothing special.

    "The Loved Ones" is an adequate example of the now well-worn "torture" genre, but for the most part it's likely to give viewers a feeling of deja vu. It gets more interesting & amusing as it goes along, but doesn't have very much plot - or much point to it at all. It's likely to delight the hardcore horror crowd who favour cruelty and plenty of gore, in any event. The main asset is a memorable antagonist who's cute but deadly. We don't ever get to know the victim that well, but it's not exactly hard to feel bad for him. (One thing must be said: he has a lot of fight in him!) Also, there's a subplot with two characters that never really goes anywhere.

    Lola, a.k.a. "Princess" (Robin McLeavy, "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), doesn't take rejection well at all. When Brent (Xavier Samuel, "Road Train") declines to take her to the prom, she gets back at him in a major way, by having her dear old daddy (John Brumpton, "Storm Warning") abduct Brent so they can spend the night tormenting him at their own private gathering. Soon he learns just how utterly demented this duo is; meanwhile, people notice he's missing and try to track him down.

    If it weren't for a squirm-inducing scene involving a power drill - it's the sound effects that really sell it - and the tour de force acting by McLeavy, there wouldn't be much to recommend this. That is, of course, unless one is partial to this sort of material to begin with. Unfortunately, even for a movie running a scant 85 minutes long, it feels longer than it is. And it's ultimately pretty damn predictable.

    Good soundtrack, though.

    Six out of 10.

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Under the instructions of director Sean Byrne, Robin McLeavy prepared for the role of Lola by researching the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, as well as watching Piina (1990), Syntyneet tappajiksi (1994) and the works of Quentin Tarantino.
    • Goofs
      Lola tortures Brent by drilling a hole in his head, intending to lobotomize him. Based on the sound effects, the drill penetrated his skull. The drill would have reached his membrane and ruptured several blood vessels in the process. Brent should be bleeding a lot more than what is shown in the film.
    • Quotes

      Lola: I'm gonna go to your house now and stab your mummy just like you did my Daddy. Then I'm gonna go find Holly and stab her in the heart just like you did to me.

    • Crazy credits
      The first half of the credits showed confetti falling down in the background which ends when the last shot showed blood on the floor.
    • Alternate versions
      The R-Rated cut is 83 min. long while the Unrated version is 84 min. long.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Loved Ones: Toronto International Film Festival Premiere + Q&A (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Superstar
      Written by Sophie Koh and Tim Reid

      Performed by Sophie Koh

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    • Release date
      • November 4, 2010 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Ambience Entertainment
      • Screen Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cita de sangre
    • Filming locations
      • Hobsons Bay, Victoria, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Screen Australia
      • Omnilab Media
      • Ambience Entertainment
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $358,399
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 24m(84 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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