Seed (2007 film)

Last updated
Seed
Seedposter.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Uwe Boll
Written byUwe Boll
Produced byUwe Boll
Dan Clarke
Shawn Williamson
Starring Michael Paré
Will Sanderson
Ralf Möller
Jodelle Ferland
Thea Gill
Andrew Jackson
CinematographyMathias Neumann
Edited byKaren Porter
Music byJessica de Rooij
Production
companies
Boll KG Productions
Pitchblack Pictures
Distributed by Vivendi Entertainment
Release date
  • April 27, 2007 (2007-04-27)(Germany)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million
Box office$155,362

Seed is a 2007 Canadian horror film written, produced, and directed by Uwe Boll. [1] Filming ran from July 17 to August 11, 2006, in British Columbia, Canada, on a $10 million budget.

Contents

Plot

As a boy, a reclusive and antisocial Sufferton resident, Max Seed, was disfigured in a school bus crash that killed everyone involved. In 1973, Seed began torturing and murdering people, filming some of his victims starving to death in his locked basement and racking up a body count of 666. In 1979, Detective Matt Bishop arrests Seed in a siege that claims the lives of five of Bishop's fellow officers. Seed is sentenced to death by electric chair and incarcerated on an island prison, where he is a model inmate, only acting out when he kills three guards who try to rape him.

On Seed's execution date, the electric chair fails to kill him after two shocks. Not wanting Seed to be released due to a state law that says any convicted criminal who survives three jolts of 15,000 volts each for 45 seconds walks, the prison staff and Bishop declare Seed dead and bury him alive in the prison cemetery. Seed digs his way out of his grave a few hours later and returns to the prison, where he kills the executioner, doctor, and warden before swimming back to the mainland. The next day, while investigating the massacre, Bishop realizes Seed was responsible when he discovers the serial killer's empty cemetery plot.

Over several months, Seed kills dozens of people, with one long shot showing him beating a bound woman with a lumberjack's axe for five straight minutes. One day, a videotape showing Bishop's house is sent to the detective's office. Knowing this means Seed will go after his family, Bishop races home, finding his wife, Sandy, and daughter, Emily, gone, and the four officers charged with guarding the house dismembered in the bathroom.

Driving to Seed's old residence, Bishop is lured into a basement room containing a television and a video camera and locked inside. The television turns on and depicts Seed with Sandy and Emily. Emily informs Bishop that Seed wants Bishop to shoot himself, but Sandy tells him not to do it, claiming Seed will kill them anyway. Bishop tries to negotiate by having Seed shoot him himself, but Seed does not accept it and kills Sandy with a nail gun, prompting Bishop into shooting himself in the head, believing that doing so will make Seed release his daughter. Instead, Seed takes the daughter to the room containing her father's corpse and locks her in it, leaving her to die. As Emily sobs for her two dead parents, the film ends as Seed is free to continue his killing spree with no end.

Cast

Release

The film was shown on the Weekend of Fear Festival in Erlangen, Germany on April 27, 2007. Director Uwe Boll was there to present the film and also to answer questions. Before the film started Boll emphasized the brutality of the film. Furthermore, he pointed out that PETA, who receive 2.5% of worldwide sales of the film, made archival recordings of animal cruelty available for the use in Seed's introduction, [2] though this footage was obscured on-screen. Boll stated that this alteration had occurred in the processing laboratory without his knowledge.[ citation needed ]

Home media

The DVD release includes a trailer for the film and an Executing Seed featurette. The DVD also includes a short film by Richard Gale titled Criticized and a copy of the video game Advent Rising for PC, both which are unrelated to the Seed film. [3]

Reception

Jonathan Melton of the Eye for Film gave the rating of one star out of five, explaining "endless faults" with the film: "the characters are uninteresting and forgettable, the dialogue is almost non-existent, the plot is riddled with holes. In short, this is not a good movie (the lowest rating on Eye For Film is one star, but if I could I would give it less)." [4] The DVD release was also struck down with one of five score, with the review stating that "almost by accident, [the featurette] manages to tell you more about a film set than dozens of other behind the scenes features on better films." [5]

Johnny Butane of Dread Central gave the film a score of two out of five. [3]

Awards

Sequel

A sequel, directed by Marcel Walz and entitled Blood Valley: Seed's Revenge, was released in 2014. It was produced by Boll, and stars Caroline Williams, Christa Campbell, Nick Principe, Jared Demetri Luciano, Manoush, Natalie Scheetz, Annika Strauss, and Sarah Hayden. [6]

Related Research Articles

<i>Alone in the Dark</i> (2005 film) 2005 film by Uwe Boll

Alone in the Dark is a 2005 action horror film directed by Uwe Boll and written by Elan Mastai, Michael Roesch, and Peter Scheerer. Based on the video game series of the same name, it stars Christian Slater, Tara Reid, and Stephen Dorff as paranormal investigators who combat a supernatural threat. The film's story is a loose adaptation of the game Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare (2001).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Uwe Boll</span> German filmmaker (born 1965)

Uwe Boll is a German filmmaker. He came to prominence during the 2000s for his adaptations of video game franchises. Released theatrically, the films were critical and commercial failures; his 2005 Alone in the Dark adaptation is considered one of the worst films ever made. Boll's subsequent projects, released during the 2010s, were mostly released straight to home media. After retiring in 2016 to become a restaurateur, Boll returned to filmmaking in 2022. His films are financed through his production companies Boll KG and Event Film Productions.

<i>Maniac Cop 2</i> 1990 American slasher film directed by William Lustig

Maniac Cop 2 is a 1990 American slasher film directed by William Lustig and written by Larry Cohen. It is the second installment in the Maniac Cop film series. It stars Robert Davi, Claudia Christian, Michael Lerner, and Bruce Campbell, with Robert Z'Dar returning as Matthew Cordell, an undead police officer-turned-serial killer following his own murder.

<i>Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence</i> 1992 American film

Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence is a 1992 American slasher film written by Larry Cohen and directed by William Lustig. It is the third and final installment in the Maniac Cop film series.

<i>BloodRayne</i> (film) 2005 film by Uwe Boll

BloodRayne is a 2005 action horror film directed by Uwe Boll, from a screenplay written by Guinevere Turner. It is based on the video game franchise of the same name, from Majesco Entertainment and game developer Terminal Reality, of which it acts as a loose prequel to the first game. It is also the third video game film adaptation made by Boll, who previously made House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark. The film stars Kristanna Loken, Michael Madsen, Matthew Davis, Will Sanderson, Billy Zane, Udo Kier, Michael Paré, Meat Loaf, Michelle Rodriguez, Ben Kingsley and Geraldine Chaplin.

<i>In the Name of the King</i> 2007 film by Uwe Boll

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, is a 2007 German-American action-fantasy film directed by Uwe Boll and starring Jason Statham, Claire Forlani, Leelee Sobieski, John Rhys-Davies, Ron Perlman and Ray Liotta. It is inspired by the Dungeon Siege video game series. The English-language film was an international co-production and filmed in Canada. It premiered at the Brussels Festival of Fantastic Films in April 2007 and was released in theatres in November 2007.

<i>House of the Dead</i> (film) 2003 film by Uwe Boll

House of the Dead is a 2003 action horror film directed by Uwe Boll, from a screenplay by Dave Parker and Mark Altman. Based on The House of the Dead video game franchise, it stars Jonathan Cherry, Tyron Leitso, Clint Howard, Ona Grauer, Ellie Cornell, and Jürgen Prochnow. The film takes place on a fictional island infested by zombies, forcing survivors to fight their way off. Not a direct adaptation of the individual entries, Boll described the film as a prequel to the original 1996 game. House of the Dead was Boll's first film to be released theatrically, in addition to his first video game adaptation.

<i>Postal</i> (film) 2007 action comedy film

Postal is a 2007 action comedy film co-written and directed by Uwe Boll, and starring Zack Ward, Dave Foley, Chris Coppola, Jackie Tohn, J. K. Simmons, Verne Troyer, Larry Thomas, David Huddleston and Seymour Cassel.

Jenifer (<i>Masters of Horror</i>) 4th episode of the 1st season of Masters of Horror

"Jenifer" is the fourth episode of the first season of Masters of Horror. It originally aired in North America on November 18, 2005. It was directed by Dario Argento and written by and starring Steven Weber. "Jenifer" is adapted from a 10-page black-and-white comic book story, written by Bruce Jones and illustrated by Bernie Wrightson, that originally appeared in issue #63 of the horror anthology title Creepy.

<i>Case 39</i> 2009 film by Christian Alvart

Case 39 is a 2009/2010 American supernatural horror film directed by Christian Alvart, and starring Renée Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Bradley Cooper, and Ian McShane.

<i>Alone in the Dark II</i> (film) 2008 film by Peter Scheerer and Michael Roesch

Alone in the Dark II is a 2008 horror film written and directed by Peter Scheerer and Michael Roesch and starring Rick Yune, Rachel Specter and Lance Henriksen. It is a standalone sequel to Uwe Boll's 2005 film Alone in the Dark, featuring an entirely new cast and a story that is unrelated to the original film.

<i>Creepshow 3</i> 2006 American film

Creepshow 3 is a 2006 American comedy horror film, and a sequel to Stephen King and George A. Romero's horror anthology films Creepshow (1982) and Creepshow 2 (1987). It was directed and produced by Ana Clavell and James Dudelson. The film stars Kris Allen, A. J. Bowen, Emmett McGuire and Stephanie Pettee. Like its predecessors, the film is a collection of tales of light-hearted horror: "Alice", "The Radio", "Call Girl", "The Professor's Wife", and "Haunted Dog", although there is no EC Comics angle this time around. The film was panned by critics.

<i>Furnace</i> (film) 2007 American film

Furnace is a 2007 horror film written and directed by William Butler. It stars Danny Trejo, Michael Paré, Tom Sizemore, Ja Rule, and Paul Wall.

<i>Rampage</i> (2009 film) 2009 Canadian film

Rampage is a 2009 action film written and directed by Uwe Boll and starring Brendan Fletcher, Michael Paré, Shaun Sipos and Lynda Boyd. It received a theatrical release in Germany, though was released direct-to-video in the rest of the world. It was Boll's first film to gain mainly positive reviews. The film was followed by two sequels Rampage: Capital Punishment (2014) and Rampage: President Down (2016).

<i>In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds</i> 2011 film

In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds is a 2011 fantasy adventure film directed by Uwe Boll. The film stars Dolph Lundgren, Natassia Malthe and Lochlyn Munro. It is the sequel to the 2007's In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale starring Jason Statham. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States and Canada on December 27, 2011. The German Blu-Ray release included its 3D version.

<i>Rampage: Capital Punishment</i> 2014 American film

Rampage: Capital Punishment is a 2014 action film and a direct sequel to the 2009 film Rampage. It is directed by Uwe Boll and was released on August 19, 2014. A third film in the series was released in 2016, Rampage: President Down.

<i>Blood Valley: Seeds Revenge</i> 2014 film

Blood Valley: Seed's Revenge is a 2014 American horror film written and directed by Marcel Walz. It is the sequel to 2007's Seed. Blood Valley was produced by Uwe Boll, who wrote and directed the original film.

<i>The Gardener</i> (1974 film) 1974 American film

The Gardener is a 1974 American horror film written and directed by James H. Kay and starring Joe Dallesandro and Katharine Houghton.

<i>Sharkansas Womens Prison Massacre</i> 2016 American film

Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre is a 2016 American science fiction action horror film directed by Jim Wynorski and starring Dominique Swain and Traci Lords. It was released direct-to-DVD in the U.S. on May 3, 2016.

<i>Anger of the Dead</i> 2015 film directed by Francesco Picone

Anger of the Dead is a 2015 Italian zombie film written and directed by Francesco Picone.

References

  1. ↑ Peter Brown, "Exclusive Interview: Director Uwe Boll Plants a SEED and can take a Punch – Part Two [ permanent dead link ]," iFMagazine.com (10/9/2008)
  2. ↑ SEED - Ein Horrorfilm, der den Tieren hilft (Seed: A Horror-Film that helps animals)
  3. 1 2 Johnny Butane (23 September 2008). "Seed (DVD)" . Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Jonathan Melton (7 February 2009). "Seed". Eye for Film. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Jonathan Melton (7 February 2009). "Seed (DVD)". Eye for Film. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  6. ↑ Moore, Debi (7 September 2014). "Seeds Planted for Seed 2: The New Breed". Dread Central . Retrieved 7 November 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.