13 Sins (2014)

A cryptic phone call sets off a dangerous game of risks for Elliot, a down-on-his luck salesman. The game promises increasing rewards for completing 13 tasks, each more sinister than the last.

Director:

Daniel Stamm

Writers:

David Birke (screenplay by), Daniel Stamm (screenplay by)

Stars:

Mark Webber, Devon Graye, Tom Bower

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Webber	...	Elliot Brindle
Devon Graye	...	Michael Brindle
Tom Bower	...	Father
Rutina Wesley	...	Shelby
Ron Perlman	...	Det. Chilcoat
Pruitt Taylor Vince	...	Vogler
Clyde Risley Jones	...	Gerry (as Clyde Jones)
Deneen Tyler	...	Joyce
Tom Lawson Jr.	...	Prof. Edgar Solomon (as Tom S. Lawson Jr.)
Sharon Smith	...	Hostess
Greg Pearson	...	Security Guard
Ritchie Montgomery	...	Apartment Manager
Brylee Kate Woodard	...	Little Girl
Sabrina Gennarino	...	Mother
Hugh Ettinger	...	Priest

Storyline

Elliot Brindle is a bright, meek salesman, drowning in debt - and desperate as he's about to marry the love of his life. Upon receiving a phone call informing him that he's on a hidden camera game show where he must execute 13 tasks to receive a sum total cash prize of $6.2M, Elliot dismissively follows through with his first two instructions: swat the fly that is currently bothering him, then eat the fly. With thousands of dollars suddenly appearing in his bank account, Elliot remains skeptical, though comforted by the knowledge that he can stop playing at anytime if only to lose every penny that he's won. Trapped into the horrors manipulated by unseen spectators, Elliot's need to complete the game escalates as the tasks grow more extreme, to a devastating point of no return.

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Plot Keywords:

game | severed arm | brother brother relationship | police | financial trouble | 

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Taglines:

You don't play the game. It plays you.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, bloody images and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was George Coe's final film before his death on July 18, 2015 at the age of 86.

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Goofs

At about 37:50 into the movie, the guy on the phone says "New Orleans Parish". There is no "New Orleans parish", It is just "Orleans" parish.

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Quotes

Prof. Edgar Solomon: A bear taking a dump asked a rabbit, "Does shit stick to your fur as a habit?" "Of course not," said the hare, "It's really quite rare," so the bear wiped his ass with the rabbit. There once was a lady named Dot who lived off of pig shit and snot. When she ran out of these, she ate the green cheese... that she grew on the sides... of her twat.

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Connections

Remake of 13: Game of Death (2006)

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Soundtracks

Turkey in the Straw
Traditional
Arranged by Andrew Oye (as Andrew Patrick Oye)
Performed by Andrew Oye (as Andrew Patrick Oye)
Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

User Reviews

Great Thriller

I am a man of very few words, so I am not going to give a long, drawn- out, in-depth review. This was a wonderful movie. It is loads of fun IF (and only if) you have as dark of a sense of humor as I do. See it. You will not be disappointed as long as (as I said before) you have a very dark sense of humor and you like movies in which the main character is psychologically tortured. End of review.

Only one question: How the hell did this do SO poorly at the box office?! I mean, how does a movie (ANY MOVIE) gross less than $10,000?! I mean, "Jaws: The Revenge" made over $20,000,000 for God's sake. It is not exactly Hitchcock's "Psycho", but "13 Sins" is still a really fun movie.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 April 2014 (Poland)

Also Known As:

13: Game of Death

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,261, 20 April 2014

Gross USA:

$13,809

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$826,913

Company Credits

Production Co:

RADiUS-TWC, Dimension Films, IM Global

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1