Alongside Night (2014)

Alongside Night is the story of the final economic collapse of the United States as seen through the eyes of 16-year-old Elliot Vreeland, searching for his missing Nobel-laureate-economist ... See full summary »

Director:

J. Neil Schulman

Writers:

J. Neil Schulman (novel), J. Neil Schulman (screenplay)

Stars:

Kevin Sorbo, Christian Kramme, Reid Cox

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Sorbo	...	Dr. Martin Vreeland
Christian Kramme	...	Elliot Vreeland
Reid Cox	...	Lorimer
Said Faraj	...	Sam Shalhoub
Jake Busey	...	President of the United States
Tim Russ	...	General Jack Guerdon
Garrett Wang	...	Major Chin
Gary Graham	...	Lawrence Powers
Eric Colton	...	Phillip Gross
Sam Sorbo	...	Cathryn Vreeland
Mara Marini	...	Candy
Valence Thomas	...	Tzigane
Ethan Keogh	...	Dr. Murray Konkin
Kyle Leatherberry	...	Larry Pournelle
Adam Meir	...	Morris Gross

Storyline

Alongside Night is the story of the final economic collapse of the United States as seen through the eyes of 16-year-old Elliot Vreeland, searching for his missing Nobel-laureate-economist father, and the mysterious teenage "Lorimer" whom Elliot meets in a black-market underground, whose own father might be the reason Elliot's father is missing.

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Plot Keywords:

libertarian | based on novel | 

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Taglines:

His father is missing. Her father is the reason. America is at stake.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual references, violence and drug content

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Soundtracks

Alongside Night
(Title Song)
Music by Soleil O'Neal-Schulman
Lyrics by J. Neil Schulman
Performed by Soleil O'Neal-Schulman (as Soleil O'Neal Schulman)
Produced by Soleil O'Neal-Schulman (as Soleil O'Neal Schulman) and Daniel May

User Reviews

Tedious polemic

While I'm sure its target audience, those who are already familiar with the source material, will probably enjoy this movie, for those of us in the mainstream, the whole thing comes across as a poorly thought out political screed. There's unexplained jargon thrown around, massive plot holes (the economy has collapsed, yet Vegas is still full of green grass? One of the least hospitable environments for such?), and a general tedium. The whole thing is clearly aimed strictly at its believers, or maybe those involved were so close to the material that they couldn't see the problems. Sorbo is properly credited as a lead, not just a day or two of filming, but most of the acting is passable, at best. Apologies for the lack of details, but I saw this a few months ago, and the finer points have mercifully faded from memory.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Alongside Night

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jesulu Productions, Braeburn Entertainment, Stonegait Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby Digital Surround 5.1)

Color:

Color