The Pyramid (2014)

An archaeological team attempts to unlock the secrets of a lost pyramid only to find themselves hunted by an insidious creature.

Director:

Grégory Levasseur

Writers:

Daniel Meersand, Nick Simon

Stars:

Ashley Hinshaw, James Buckley, Denis O'Hare

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ashley Hinshaw	...	Nora
Denis O'Hare	...	Holden
James Buckley	...	Fitzie
Christa Nicola	...	Sunni (as Christa-Marie Nicola)
Amir K	...	Zahir
Faycal Attougui	...	Corporal Shadid
Philip Shelley	...	Provost
Ait Hamou Amine	...	8 Year Old Boy
Omar Benbrahim	...	Egyptian Intern
Joseph Beddelem	...	Taxi Driver
Chakir El Faaiz	...	Skinny Digger

Storyline

A team of U.S. archaeologists unearths an ancient pyramid buried deep beneath the Egyptian desert. As they search the pyramid's depths, they become hopelessly lost in its dark and endless catacombs. Searching for a way out, they become desperate to seek daylight again. They come to realize they aren't just trapped, they are being hunted.

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Plot Keywords:

pyramid | egyptian | egyptian tomb | cat | anubis | 

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Taglines:

The curse is real

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some horror violence and bloody images

Did You Know?

Trivia

The three-sided pyramid is a fictional place. Egyptians never built pyramids with only three sides. But that's what made this one so special.

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Goofs

Whilst the God Anubis attended the Weighing Of The Heart during Judgement, Anubis never ate the hearts/souls of the damned, the hearts of the damned were devoured by Egyptian demon Amiit "The Devourer Of Hearts".

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Quotes

Holden: [on a video recording] This pyramid, unlike any structure other I've ever encountered, seems to have been built with the express purpose of keeping whatever is inside from escaping. If you come down here... bring guns.

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Connections

References Days of Our Lives (1965)

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Soundtracks

5173
By Nima Fakhrara, Blake Straus, Samuel Murphy and Kevin Hastings
Performed by Kevin Hastings
Produced by Nima Fakhrara

User Reviews

just as expected...which was actually below normal expectations

The story is just another one of those lost cause adventures. But the horror setting makes it feel very devoid of any character development. All the initial story buildup doesn't even adequately put the relationships between the characters in place.All the characters seem to be doing separate acting for each scenes that the scenes don't really feel continuous, and also the mediocre editing and directing adds up to this too. The story take the sharp turn from being scientific to mythic in a very sudden move for me. The jump-scares were successful in giving shocks at me, but it didn't stir any fear in me, like what a good horror should do. The acting overall is pretty lame. Ashley Hinshaw, Dennis O'Hare and James Buckley should really take more acting lessons, especially in acting for a horror thriller. Their expressions don't really show that they were terrified, so how should we the audience feel afraid?

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA Morocco

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 December 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Pyramid

Filming Locations:

Morocco

Box Office

Budget:

$6,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,369,935, 7 December 2014

Gross USA:

$2,756,333

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$16,861,137

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Fox International Productions (FIP), Silvatar Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1