Meeting Evil (2012)

John is taken on a murder-fueled ride by a mysterious stranger that transforms the weak-willed, disillusioned husband and father into a desperate hero willing to go to any length to protect his family.

Director:

Chris Fisher

Writers:

Thomas Berger (novel), Chris Fisher

Stars:

Luke Wilson, Samuel L. Jackson, Leslie Bibb

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Luke Wilson	...	John Felton
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Richie
Leslie Bibb	...	Joanie Felton
Peyton List	...	Tammy Strate
Muse Watson	...	Frank
Tracie Thoms	...	Latisha Rogers
Bret Roberts	...	Peter the Pool Guy
Jason Alan Smith	...	Trevor
Tina Parker	...	Rhonda
Danny Epper	...	Redneck Trucker
Ryan Lee	...	Scooter (as Ryan Scott Lee)
Sam Robbins	...	John Felton Jr. (as Samuel Robbins)
Gabrielle Harvey	...	Sam Felton
Danny Hanemann	...	Bartender
Allie McConnell	...	Gas Station Attendant

Storyline

The real estate agent John is down on his luck: he has been just fired from his job; his home has been sent into foreclosure; and his marriage is going downhill. On his birthday, his wife Joanie has an argument with him and she takes their children walking. Out of the blue, stranger Richie knocks on his front door and asks for help, since his car is not starting. John helps to push the car but hurts his leg, and Richie offers to take him to the hospital. Richie is inconvenient and along their journey, John realizes that the man is a psychopath killer that commits a spree killing everywhere they go. Then, Richie releases John on the road and tells him that he will pay a visit to Joanie and his children. Meanwhile, the police detectives Frank and his partner Latisha Rogers suspect that John is the serial-killer and they pressure Joanie to tell where John might be. Further, they discover that John and Joanie are cheating each other with a colleague and with a worker respectively.

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Plot Keywords:

foreclosure | impersonating a police officer | marital infidelity | killing spree | murder | 

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Taglines:

Evil Comes Knocking

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violent content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

A gonosz markában

Filming Locations:

Destrehan, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$181, 6 May 2012, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$181, 6 May 2012

Company Credits

Production Co:

Louisiana Entertainment Screen Services - L.E.S.S.,Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA),Stage 6 Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Tammy and John are leaving the police station, John's is holding Tammy and his arm jumps around inconsistently between shots.

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Quotes

Richie: Stop trying to figure me out. I got my own ideas.

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Soundtracks

Ride
(uncredited)
Performed by Pushing Daisies

User Reviews

Great move for a Sunday Night

I just knew that this movie went straight to DVD and I sure can't understand why!!I saw some reviews that were saying that they didn't understand what was going on as being a bad thing,well in this case it wasn't cause it was the purpose of the movie,it was to make you wonder what was going on,and put your imagination to work. The acting was very very good,there were no weak actors ,the plot was brilliant in my opinion and the ending was also very good,leaving space to the watcher to take its own conclusions despite the one given by the story itself!! This movie kept me watching really wanting to know what was gonna happen next and it was extremely entretaining,which is what i look for in movies!! (Don't think bad of the review cause there are a few mistakes in it,English is not my first language)!!