Mine Games (2012)

A group of young friends make an incomprehensible discovery in an abandoned mine, but the more they try to change the future, the more they seal their fate.

Director:

Richard Gray

Writers:

Robert Cross (story), Michele Gray (as Michele Davis-Gray)

Stars:

Joseph Cross, Briana Evigan, Rafi Gavron

Cast

Cast overview:
Joseph Cross	...	Michael
Briana Evigan	...	Lyla
Rafi Gavron	...	Lex
Julianna Guill	...	Claire
Alex Meraz	...	TJ
Diane Duca	...	Shop Assistant
Ethan Peck	...	Guy
Rebecca Da Costa	...	Rose
Michael Guillod	...	Michael
Lindsay Lamb	...	Sarah
Duane Loken	...	Farmer (as Duane Lokem)

Storyline

A group of young friends make an incomprehensible discovery in an abandoned mine, but the more they try to change the future, the more they seal their fate.

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Plot Keywords:

time loop | abandoned mine | mine | supernatural | time warp | 

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Taglines:

The Deeper You Go, The Darker It Gets

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 September 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Evil Within

Filming Locations:

Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vitamin A Films, Backlot Post Melbourne, Yellow Brick Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Also released as The Evil Within in the United States.

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Crazy Credits

Michael Guillod and Lindsay Lamb are not listed in the ending credits of the UK version as they only appear in the US version. By contrast, Duane Loken only appears in the UK version, but is listed in the ending credits on the US version.

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Soundtracks

Girls
Written by McKenzie/Weaver
Performed by Deep Sea Arcade
Licensed Courtesy of Ivy League/Liberation Music

User Reviews

Meet the stupidest seven people in the world

'Mine Games' tells the tale of seven (typically good-looking American) teens who, while on vacation, stumble upon a mine. And, when they go into the mine, they experience dark, spooky and/or violent visions. It's at this point where any sane person would be heading home there and then. These seven people don't. They just return to their nearby house to 'think things over.' Then, rather than deciding to leave, they return to the mine where the visions get even more nasty and intense.

Guess what happens next? They think it's better to stay and think about things rather than running for the hills. This continues for the best part of the film, i.e. every time they go to the mine, they simply go home again, despite the obvious thing to do being to get the hell out of here.

In fact, I was on the brink of switching it off. I only stuck with it to see how many more times they would do this 'rinse and repeat' formula. In the last ten minutes or so the film does explain all the little things you might have wondered during its ninety minutes runtime (besides the fact that no one thought to leg it!), so I can see the 'point' the film-makers were trying to make.

You may already tell by now that I didn't think much of the film. There are definitely a million better horror films out there. At least I know I'll never watch it again. Unlike the seven protagonists in Mine Games, for they would – no doubt – turn a bad film off, sit there for a moment, then watch it all over again. And then again. And again. And again.

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