The Remaining (2014)

Friends gather at a wedding, but the celebration is shattered by terrifying apocalyptic events forcing them to examine life, love and faith as they must choose between redemption and survival.

Director:

Casey La Scala

Writers:

Casey La Scala (screenplay), Chris Dowling (screenplay)

Stars:

Johnny Pacar, Shaun Sipos, Bryan Dechart

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Johnny Pacar	...	Tommy
Shaun Sipos	...	Jack
Bryan Dechart	...	Dan
Alexa PenaVega	...	Skylar (as Alexa Vega)
Italia Ricci	...	Allison
Liz E. Morgan	...	Sam
Kimberley Drummond	...	Lauren
John Pyper-Ferguson	...	Pastor Shay
Kim Pacheco	...	Nurse Rachel
John Keenan	...	Skylar's Father
Nina Repeta	...	Skylar's Mom
Judd Lormand	...	Pastor Robert
Hayley Lovitt	...	Southern Belle
Roy Feaster	...	Homeless Man
Erin Murphy	...	Lindsey

Storyline

A supernatural thriller that addresses questions of life, love and belief against an apocalyptic backdrop. A group of close friends gather for a wedding, but the celebration is shattered by a series of cataclysmic events and enemies foretold by biblical end-times prophecies. The survivors face a horrifying, uncertain future as they scramble for safety, but as their world collapses around them in chaos and terror will they choose real life through faith, or just try to survive?

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Plot Keywords:

christian film | religion | rapture | faith | wedding | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of terror, violence and destruction throughout, and thematic elements.

Details

Official Sites:

official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 September 2014 (Philippines)

Also Known As:

El Remanente

Filming Locations:

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$159,143, 5 September 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$1,169,603, 17 October 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Affirm Films, Cinematic, Triumph Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the news broadcast showing surveillance footage from the diner, when many of the patrons collapse simultaneously, you can see the cook on the left side of the screen still standing, shuffling his feet and moving his arms. In the following cell phone footage, the cook is shown dead bent over the cook top.

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Goofs

When the nurse is resetting Skylar's dislocated shoulders, she says "Now the left side," and then proceeds to walk round and reset Skylar's right shoulder.

User Reviews

Way Better than Expected!!!!

I was not sure about getting this movie due to some of the negative reviews. One in particular did not even review the movie, he just wrote about how much he hates the Christian religion (big waste of reviewing time). Let's get one thing straight... take the time to read the plot before you rent a movie. This was clearly going to be a Christian film as described in the description of the movie. "Friends gather at a wedding, but the celebration is shattered by terrifying apocalyptic events forcing them to examine life, love and FAITH as they must choose between REDEMPTION and survival".

If you can put your opinion of religion aside, then you will really enjoy this film. I personally do not take each movie I see as a literal account of what has or will happen. I watch movies for the enjoyment or relaxing and watching a movie.

All that being said: This movie was really good! The special effects were great, with extremely believable visuals and sound. The acting was awesome, especially for a bunch of non-known actors. The story got to the point and there was not a second of down time. My husband literally jumped several times from some of the horror scenes in the movie. By far one of the best horror films I have ever seen!