Havenhurst (2016)

A troubled young woman takes up residence in a gothic apartment building where she must confront a terrifying evil.

Director:

Andrew C. Erin

Writers:

Andrew C. Erin, Daniel Farrands

Stars:

Julie Benz, Belle Shouse, Josh Stamberg

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Julie Benz	...	Jackie / Jamie
Belle Shouse	...	Sarah
Josh Stamberg	...	Tim
Danielle Harris	...	Danielle
Douglas Tait	...	Jed
Matt Lasky	...	Ezra
Dendrie Taylor	...	Tammy
Toby Huss	...	Wayne
Jennifer Blanc-Biehn	...	Paula St.clair (as Jennifer Blanc)
Fionnula Flanagan	...	Eleanor
Currie Graham	...	Mike
Carrie Armstrong	...	Jen
Gwen Holloway	...	Alexis

Storyline

A troubled young woman takes up residence in a gothic apartment building where she must confront a terrifying evil.

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Plot Keywords:

apartment | acid | gore | drinking | alcohol | 

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 February 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

La resurrección del mal

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$289,299

Company Credits

Production Co:

Protocol Entertainment, Twisted Pictures, Parismony Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Seen in the apartment building is a portrait and news clippings of notorious serial killer H. H. Holmes, who owned a hotel in Chicago which became known as his murder castle. The hotel was designed with false walls, secret passageways, and an incinerator in the basement to dispose of his victims' bodies. Holmes confessed to murdering 27 people but only 9 could be confirmed, and some estimate he may have tortured and killed as many as 200 hotel guests prior to being caught.

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Goofs

As Tammy has acid poured on her face, her face "melts" however her hands appear to be impervious even though she tried to block the acid with them.

User Reviews

Havenhurst: Nice jigsaw with a couple of pieces missing

Julie Benz & Danielle Harris in the same film? Yes please, I thought when the credits began but alas it wasn't meant to be. Harris may possibly have been there as a favour to someone as her total screen time is barely 60 seconds.

Havenhurst is a gigantic apartment building for people to put their lives back together. It's full of former alcoholics, drug addicts and various criminal types and that's where our heroine moves in seeking her missing best friend.

If you play nice it's a great place to live but should you return to your old ways you'll find yourself in a world of trouble.

Julie Benz is an incredible actress, a tour de force and is always fantastic to watch. It's rare to see her as the leading lady so it was nice to see her get her chance here. She does a brilliant job and the movies concept is actually quite intriguing especially near the end where a big twist occurs.

I walked away from this feeling that something was missing, maybe the delivery wasn't on point, maybe it was too short or maybe the finale didn't appease me. Regardless Havenhurst is a decent enough watch and could potentially see a sequel or even a franchise.

The Good:

Julie Benz

Great twist

Very original

The Bad:

Awful cover

Feels incomplete somehow

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Julie Benz doesn't age, seriously it's getting ridiculous

Danielle Harris may well have been in the movie more than I realised, she's just so tiny maybe I missed her