Apartment 1303 3D (2012)

A modern ghost story which turns a love/hate relationship between mother and daughter into a tale of horror. Some rentals are too good to be true.

Director:

Michael Taverna

Writers:

Kei Ôishi (based on the original story by), Michael Taverna

Stars:

Mischa Barton, Julianne Michelle, Rebecca De Mornay

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mischa Barton	...	Lara Slate
Julianne Michelle	...	Janet Slate
Rebecca De Mornay	...	Maddie Slate
Corey Sevier	...	Mark Taylor
Madison McAleer	...	Emily
Gordon Masten	...	O'Neil
Grace Savage	...	Joyce
John Diehl	...	Detective
Kathleen Mackey	...	Jennifer Logan / Jennifer Logan's Mother
Katherine Cleland	...	Waitress
Jessica Malka	...	Lidia Abrams
Antoine Yared	...	Young Dealer

Storyline

In Detroit, Janet Slate is happy since she has just rented the apartment 1303 of the Lake View Residence and will leave her alcoholic mother Maddie Slate. She calls her sister Lara to tell the news and she meets the girl Emily, who is her next door neighbor. Emily tells her that a girl, Jennifer, has killed her mother many years ago and jumped off the balcony, committing suicide. She also tells her to leave the apartment. Janet hears strange noises in the apartment and she calls her boyfriend Mark Taylor to spend the night with her. When Mark leaves the apartment, Jennifer throws Janet off balcony. The detective in charge of the investigation tells Lara that there are several cases of women committing suicide in that apartment, but he believes that someone has filled them. Lara decides to move to Janet's apartment despite what has happened there.

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Plot Keywords:

apartment | suicide | detective | investigation | sister | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some violent content and brief sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 July 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

1303 - Apartamento do Mal

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

1303 Productions, MonteCristo International Entertainment, MonteCristo Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In her new apartment. Lara goes to open a bottle of wine with a corkscrew. She becomes frightened by the wind and knocks the wine glasses and the bottle over with the corkscrew attached to the bottle, in the next scene she goes next door and introduces herself to Emily. She asks Emily if she can borrow a corkscrew but does get one from Emily. She goes back to her apartment and has an uncomfortable interaction with the creepy superintendent. When she goes back into the kitchen the glasses are back and the wine bottle is upright, without the corkscrew attached, it is open and has no cork in, you can see her poke her index finger into the open bottle top. The cork is also visible when she grabs the neck of the bottle and uses the corkscrew to 'open' the bottle. The wrapping on the neck of the bottle changes. She only got one glass out of the closet, yet there are two on the counter. She picks up an object after knocking the glasses and wine bottle over, but that object is not seen again in later shots.

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Quotes

Detective: Apartments don't kill people, Lara; people kill people.

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Connections

References Good Times (1974)

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Soundtracks

1 Life
Written by G. Hunter aka Wylechyle
Performed by Major Money
Produced by D. Hunter aka Bang Beatz
Co-Produced by G. Hunter aka Wylechyle
Licensed by Beatscore

User Reviews

Hard to describe how bad this is!

I just finished watching this film. There is absolutely no aspect of this film that I can praise. It's one of those films where you realize you are in trouble about five minutes in. The acting is wooden and not believable. The writing and direction are not at a professional level, to put it nicely. The plot is ridiculous and there are no scares whatsoever present in this movie.

By highlighting well known actresses, they are hoping to cash in on their names. However, don't be fooled by that. It is the worst film I've ever seen Rebecca DeMorney in and Mischa Barton is an embarrassment. When you watch a film like this, the inevitable question is "did they realize how bad the film is?". I cannot answer that question, but once a project is a go and the actors don't back out, I guess they just hope it will find a market. This film deserves no market, it is that bad!