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Needle

  • 2010
  • R
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
3K
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John Jarratt in Needle (2010)
NEEDLE is best described as SAW meets FINAL DESTINATION.

SYNOPSIS: A college student inherits an 18th Century machine with deadly supernatural powers.  When the machine goes missing and friends start dying, the student must reunite with his estranged brother to find the thief and stop the killings.
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A killer uses an 18th century machine with supernatural powers to terrorize students at a college.A killer uses an 18th century machine with supernatural powers to terrorize students at a college.A killer uses an 18th century machine with supernatural powers to terrorize students at a college.

  • Director
    • John V. Soto
  • Writers
    • Anthony Egan
    • John V. Soto
  • Stars
    • Murray Bartlett
    • Travis Fimmel
    • Ben Mendelsohn
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John V. Soto
    • Writers
      • Anthony Egan
      • John V. Soto
    • Stars
      • Murray Bartlett
      • Travis Fimmel
      • Ben Mendelsohn
    • 32User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins

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    Murray Bartlett
    Murray Bartlett
    • Tony Martin
    Travis Fimmel
    Travis Fimmel
    • Marcus Rutherford
    Ben Mendelsohn
    Ben Mendelsohn
    • Detective Meares
    Michael Dorman
    Michael Dorman
    • Ben Rutherford
    Jane Badler
    Jane Badler
    • Professor Banyon
    Nathaniel Buzolic
    Nathaniel Buzolic
    • Ryan
    Jessica Marais
    Jessica Marais
    • Kandi
    John Jarratt
    John Jarratt
    • Paul the Coroner
    Tahyna MacManus
    Tahyna MacManus
    • Mary Matthews
    • (as Tahyna Tozzi)
    Trilby Glover
    Trilby Glover
    • Isabel Du Pont
    Khan Chittenden
    Khan Chittenden
    • Jed
    Luke Carroll
    Luke Carroll
    • Nelson
    Chanel Marriott
    Chanel Marriott
    • Lucy
    Malcolm Kennard
    Malcolm Kennard
    • Detective Reddick
    Tahlia Norrish
    Tahlia Norrish
    • Student
    Michael Loney
    • Robert Shaw
    Rebecca Chalon
    Rebecca Chalon
    • University Student
    James Hagan
    • Samuel Rutherford
    • Director
      • John V. Soto
    • Writers
      • Anthony Egan
      • John V. Soto
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      Alyson Walker's debut.
    • Connections
      Featured in Stitching it Together: The Making of 'Needle' (2011)

    User reviews32

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    A very slick and well made film - go see it!
    I've been meaning to write this review since I first watched it at the "CinfestOz" Premiere in Busselton a few months back. After reading some of the highly critical and unfair reviews I thought I would put in my two cents worth. I support any film made in Perth, particularly if they use WA crews. (I work in the industry, but did not work on this film, unfortunately). "Needle", "Blame" and "Wasted on the Young" are three examples of quality WA films that have been made on low budgets.

    The DOP on Needle was Steve Windon and its clear his eye has had a huge influence on the look of the film - it looks very slick. Although I believe this was shot on Digital, it looks like they used 35MM cameras.

    The story is very fresh. I admit to being wary about watching an Australian "horror movie" as most have been terrible in the past, but this film is a breath of fresh air. I have never seen a film where the killer uses a machine that makes voodoo dolls. Congratulations to the writers for thinking of this new device. Although the film has the same generic elements of a slasher, the characters, locations and story set this as a quality film with some major unique differences.

    The film has a slower pace than most frenetic (and usually bad) US slashers and I noted some of the reviewers have criticized the film for this - they couldn't be more wrong! I loved spending time with the characters and when they started to get killed off I did start to feel the tension gradually rising and rising until the climatic end.

    I have noted from their website that they are promoting the murder mystery element of Needle and without doubt this is the strongest part of the film. I certainly did not work out the killer until the reveal and this was a great surprise.

    Overall my opinion is that this is a good film, well worth watching. I can't wait to see this again when its released in cinemas in Australia!
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    • Blue_dwarf
    • Nov 13, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 29, 2011 (Turkey)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Black Magic
    • Filming locations
      • Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    • Production company
      • Filmscope Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,100,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $259,185
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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