Asylum (2014 film)

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Asylum
Asylum 2014 Movie Poster.jpg
Directed byTodor Chapkanov
Screenplay byChris Mancini
Tex Wall
Produced by Moshe Diamant
Suvo Evtimov
Bobby Ranghelov
Starring Stephen Rea
Bruce Payne
Hristo Shopov
Caroline Ford
Cinematography Lorenzo Senatore
Production
company
Release dates
  • April 4, 2014 (2014-04-04)(Japan)
  • June 2, 2015 (2015-06-02)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Asylum is a 2014 American horror comedy film directed by Todor Chapkanov and starring Stephen Rea, Bruce Payne, Hristo Shopov, and Caroline Ford. [1] The film was released to DVD in Japan on April 4, 2014 and was released in the United States on June 2, 2015. Asylum is part of After Dark's "After Dark Originals" series and stars Stephen Rea as a man who must stop his brother from releasing the forces of darkness upon the world. [2]

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Plot

The film follows a riot squad that enters an insane asylum to try to deal with a hostage situation involving some of the inmates. The group is quickly overwhelmed by the patients, who quickly attack the squad members. The resulting chaos causes the group to lose two of their members and the situation turns more tense when they realize that they are completely cut off from the outside world. Not only are all of the doors locked, but none of their communication devices seem to work properly. It is at this point that they realize that they aren't fighting against normal mental patients, but ones that have been possessed by a dark and evil force. Things take a darker turn when one group member discovers that the leader of this group is his own brother.

Cast

Production

The film's script was written by horror writer and director Chris Mancini, who pitched Asylum to After Dark. Mancini intended to serve as the movie's director, only for After Dark to instead assign Chapkanov as the movie's director and move the film's production to Bulgaria. [3] [4] Mancini's script was heavily re-written and altered from its original state and according to some review websites such as DVD Verdict and HorrorNews.net, After Dark enlisted Mancini to insert comedy into the film in an effort to salvage the production due to them seeing Chapkanov's finished film as poor in quality. [3] [5]

Reception

Influx Magazine panned Asylum, writing that ""It’s ultimately a rather weak affair (and really difficult to grade knowing the average viewer walking into this coldly will have an entirely different take on the result), but despite the best efforts of Mancini and friends to salvage this mess, I think the patient is lost and they should have just pulled the plug." [4] HorrorNews.net criticized the film as being "a mess, from the moment the film starts, you can see it and feel it". [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "First Look At After Dark's 'Asylum,' Dark Circles' & 'Red Clover'!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Exclusive First Look: After Dark Originals' Asylum Poster". STYD. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  3. 1 2 Loomis, Darryl. "Asylum (review)". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 Rector, Rob. "Asylum (Review)". INFLUX Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  5. 1 2 Danna, Corey (2014-12-17). "Film Review: Asylum (2014)". Horrornews.net. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
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