Alone in the Dark (2005 film)
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| Directed by | Uwe Boll |
| Produced by | Uwe Boll Wolfgang Herold Shawn Williamson |
| Written by | Elan Mastai Michael Roesch Peter Scheerer |
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Alone in the Dark by Infogrames |
| Starring |
Christian Slater Tara Reid Stephen Dorff |
| Music by | Reinhard Besser Oliver Lieb Bernd Wendlandt Peter Zweier |
| Cinematography | Mathias Neumann |
| Edited by | Richard Schwadel |
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| Distributed by | Concorde Filmverleih (Germany) Lions Gate Films (US) |
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96 minutes |
| Country | Canada Germany United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $10.4 million |
| Alone in the Dark: Music from and Inspired by Alone in the Dark | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | January 25, 2005 |
| Genre | Heavy metal |
| Length | 151:47 |
| Label | Nuclear Blast |
| Producer | All Shall Perish, Matt Bayles, Rob Caggiano, Steve Carr, Andy Classen, Jean-Francois Dagenais, Brian Joseph Dobbs, Dying Fetus, Patrick W. Engel, Steve Evetts, Fear Factory, Robert Flynn, Jacob Hansen, Tuomas Holopainen, TeeCee Kinnunen, Meshuggah, Misery Index, Fredrik Nordström, Zack Ohren, Eric Rachel, Nick Raskulinecz, Samael, Ben Schigel, Andy Sneap, Waldemar Sorychta, Patrik J. Sten, Peter Tägtgren, Devin Townsend, Paul Trust, Zeuss |
Alone in the Dark is a 2005 Canadian-German-American action horror film loosely based on the fourth installment of Infogrames' video game series of the same name. Directed by Uwe Boll, the film stars Christian Slater as supernatural detective Edward Carnby (the main character in the games), Tara Reid as the scientist assisting him, and Stephen Dorff as the government operative who joins forces with them.
The film was a critical and commercial failure, and is widely considered one of the worst films ever made. Despite this, a sequel was released in 2008.
Edward Carnby (Slater) is a detective who specializes in the occult & other paranormal subjects. He was apparently the subject of strange experiments when he was a child, leaving him with heightened abilities as well as a "sixth sense" that allows him to sense the paranormal. Throughout the film, we also learn that Carnby used to work for Bureau 713, a secret government organization that seeks to protect the world from paranormal dangers.
In his spare time, Carnby investigates the disappearance of the Abkani, an ancient Mayan-like civilization that worshipped demonic creatures from another dimension. Central to the plot are several artifacts un-earthed in 1967 and now on display at the city's Museum of Natural History, at which Carnby's ex-girlfriend Aline (Reid) is the assistant curator. While working on a missing-child case, Carnby soon finds himself investigating the very scientist who conducted experiments on him as a child. He also finds himself working with Aline and former protégé (now rival) Commander Burke, his replacement at Bureau 713, to stop an invasion of the Alien-like demonic creatures who are pouring through a portal opened by the Abkani artifacts.
Blair Erickson came up with the first drafts of the script for Alone in the Dark. According to Erickson, Uwe Boll changed the script to be more action packed than a thriller. Erickson stated his disgust and his working relationship towards Boll on Somethingawful.com.
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