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The Gallows

  • 20152015
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  • 1h 21m
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4.2/10
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Cassidy Gifford in The Gallows (2015)
Twenty years after an accident caused the death of the lead actor during a high school play, students at the same small town school resurrect the failed stage production in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary of the tragedy -- but ultimately find out that some things are better left alone.
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20 years after a horrific accident during a small town school play, students at the school resurrect the failed show in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary of the tragedy - but soon... Read all20 years after a horrific accident during a small town school play, students at the school resurrect the failed show in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary of the tragedy - but soon discover that some things are better left alone.20 years after a horrific accident during a small town school play, students at the school resurrect the failed show in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary of the tragedy - but soon discover that some things are better left alone.
IMDb RATING
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21K
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    • Travis Cluff
    • Chris Lofing
    • Chris Lofing
    • Travis Cluff
  • Stars
    • Reese Mishler
    • Pfeifer Brown
    • Ryan Shoos
    • Travis Cluff
    • Chris Lofing
    • Chris Lofing
    • Travis Cluff
  • Stars
    • Reese Mishler
    • Pfeifer Brown
    • Ryan Shoos
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    • 206User reviews
    • 175Critic reviews
    • 30Metascore
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    Charlie Come Out And Play
    Clip 0:45
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    I Took That Down
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    Cassidy
    Clip 0:49
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    Cassidy Gifford in The Gallows (2015)
    Dean Schnider, Reese Mishler, Chris Lofing, Travis Cluff, and Ryan Shoos at an event for The Gallows (2015)
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    Reese Mishler
    Reese Mishler
    • Reese Houser
    Pfeifer Brown
    Pfeifer Brown
    • Pfeifer Ross
    Ryan Shoos
    Ryan Shoos
    • Ryan Shoos
    Cassidy Gifford
    Cassidy Gifford
    • Cassidy Spilker
    Travis Cluff
    Travis Cluff
    • Mr. Schwendiman
    Price T. Morgan
    • Stage Boy
    • (as Price Morgan)
    Melissa Bratton
    • Pfeifer's Mom
    Theo Burkhardt
    • Rick Houser
    • (as Théo Burkhardt)
    David Herrara
    • David the Janitor
    Gannon Del Fierro
    • Gannon
    Mackie Burt
    • Cheerleader #1
    Adrian Salas
    • Superstar Football Player
    Mark Hales
    • Peasant #5
    John Hales
    • The King
    Shannon Wetzel
    • Ms. Shannon
    Caeleb Trace
    • Football Player #1
    Theo Stratigos
    • Football Player #2
    Paris Cluff
    • Officer Lang
      • Travis Cluff
      • Chris Lofing
      • Chris Lofing
      • Travis Cluff
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    • Trivia
      The opening Charlie Grimille hanging was a played by ear sequence with the rest of the cast and crew during its initial shots, Directors/writer Lofing pitched to Cluff and the actor Jesse Cross of not informing the rest of the cast and crew of the sudden prop malfunction they had scripted in, leading everybody to believe Cross had actually just hung to death, the genuine screams, horror and frantic rushing of the crowd encapsulated exactly what Lofing had envisioned for the beginning death sequence and maintained the very first few shots as the film's opening.
    • Goofs
      At the end it is revealed that Pfeifer is Alexis and Charlie's daughter. She is a senior in high school Charlie died 20 years before so she would of have to been conceived before he died for her to be his daughter. Therefore Pfeifer was a 19 year old senior. She was born almost 7 months after her father died. Her mother made sure to hold her back to stay with Reese and exact their revenge.
    • Quotes

      Reese Houser: Don't say his name!

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Horror Movies Ruined by Terrible Endings! (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      The Gallows End Credits
      Written by Zach Lemmon

    User reviews206

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    Starts Off Horrible but Quickly Picks Up
    The Gallows (2015)

    *** (out of 4)

    During a school production of The Gallows, a prop goes horribly wrong and an actor is killed. Flash forward twenty years and the school is putting the play on again. The night before the show the lead actor and his two friends break into the school to damage the property when they bump into the lead actress. Soon the four are trying to find a way out but realize that they're not alone.

    THE GALLOWS is a rather strange movie because I started off hating the picture with a passion. I really do mean that I hated this film because I thought the first twenty or so minutes were incredibly annoying. I thought everything about the "found footage" film was annoying and especially the character holding the camera most of the time. For the life of me I couldn't help but wish something would happen to him because he annoyed me to the point where I wasn't enjoying the movie.

    As I said, the first twenty minutes are pretty bad but once the horror elements start and once the characters get locked into the school things really pick up. I really love found footage movies when they're done right and I think THE GALLOWS is extremely well-made and well-acted. As with the best films in the genre, what makes them work is how the camera just floats around and you're mind prepares you for something scary to happen but you just never know when it's going to happen and this just builds up more suspense.

    For my money there were plenty of very creepy scenes throughout the picture. This here is certainly the most important part but I'm not going to provide any spoilers so I won't go into any details about what exactly happens. I will say that the look of the killer was very creepy and it certainly helped keep you on guard throughout the ending. I also thought the four actors were extremely believable and good in their roles.

    As I said, I really hated the first portion of this film but a film like THE GALLOWS is made to scare you and I must admit that the film got the best of me and in the end I had fun with it.
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    • Michael_Elliott
    • May 7, 2016

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    • Release date
      • July 10, 2015 (United States)
      • United States
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      • English
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      • Fresno, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Blumhouse Productions
      • Entertainment 360
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