Dead Still (2014)

Upon the death of his great grandfather, Brandon Davis a wedding photographer inherits an antique camera famous for taking Victorian death photography. After photographing his subjects they start to die from horrible, bizarre deaths.

Director:

Philip Adrian Booth

Writer:

Philip Adrian Booth

Stars:

Ray Wise, Ben Browder, Gavin Casalegno

Cast

Credited cast:
Ray Wise	...	Wenton Davis
Ben Browder	...	Brandon
Gavin Casalegno	...	Bobby
Elle LaMont	...	Ivy Monroe
Carrie Lazar	...	Jenna
Steffie Grote	...	Crow Head
Han Soto	...	Camera Clerk
Lawrence Turner	...	William
Eric Ruff	...	Professor Mcklaren
Toby Nichols	...	Young Brandon
Corey Mendell Parker	...	Detective Calhoun
Heather Buckley	...	Hidden Mother
Shawn Sanz	...	Groom
Evelyn Boyle	...	Lela
Aspen Steib	...	Wedding Party Guest #1

Storyline

Upon the death of his great grandfather, Brandon Davis (Ben Browder) a wedding photographer inherits an antique camera famous for taking Victorian death photography. After photographing his subjects they start to die from horrible, bizarre deaths, then reappearing as eerie death portraits. One by one Brandon begins to lose people very close to him as he struggles to uncover the haunting mystery behind the cursed camera. When his eleven year old son goes missing, Brandon discovers the camera has supernatural powers and has trapped his son inside of it. He must now risk all and journey beyond the realm of all imagination, to fight the hideous entities within, save his son and reverse the deadly curse that plagues them before they all become....Dead Still.

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Plot Keywords:

supernatural power | psychotronic film | gothic | gore | victorian photography | 

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Taglines:

Stay still, dead still.

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Goofs

During the opening credits, one of the company names is misspelled as "+Enteratinment" instead of "+Entertainment."

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Connections

Edited into Gasparilla International Film Festival News Package (2015)

User Reviews

Not worth the time spent to watch it.

I was sorely disappointed in this film. It had stylistic potential which it never fully exploited. Ben Browder, Ray Wise and all the children turned in fine performances, but the rest of the cast with speaking lines were stiff, awkward, one dimensional, and sometimes just annoying. One has to wonder if, despite their professional credits, they've ever acted at all. It's somewhat shocking to find them working alongside the likes of skilled actors such as Browder and Wise.

The plot was a tired re-tread of a haunted camera trope, supposed "based on true events". One comes to expect this sort of statement from the Booth Brothers, but we could have done it this time out.

As a result of this, watching Dead Still became something of an endurance sport. Perhaps turning it into a drinking game would have improved the experience.

Details

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dead Still

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twintalk Entertainment, Spooked Productions, Alkali Digital

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1