Beneath (2007 film)
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| Directed by | Dagen Merrill |
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Sean Covel Troy Craig Poon Chris "Doc" Wyatt |
| Written by | Kevin Burke Dagen Merrill |
| Starring |
Nora Zehetner Matthew Settle Carly Pope Gabrielle Rose Jessica Amlee Warren Christie Brenna O'Brien Patrick Gilmore Don S. Davis John Emmet Tracy Tom McBeath |
| Cinematography | Mike Southon |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Classics |
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August 7, 2007 (DVD) |
| Language | English |
Beneath is a straight-to-DVD thriller-horror film co-produced in a first time partnership between Paramount Classics (a Viacom subsidiary) and MTV Films (although both co-purchased the rights to Hustle & Flow in 2005). The film is directed by the newcomer Dagen Merrill, who co-wrote the script with Kevin Burke, and the list of producers include Sean Covel and Chris Wyatt (Napoleon Dynamite, Think Tank), as well as Troy Craig Poon. In Paramount Classics's first horror movie, which marks the company's expansion from acquisitions into the production arena, the cast includes Nora Zehetner (Brick, May, R.S.V.P., Everwood) and Matthew Settle (U-571, Band of Brothers). Shooting started 2005 in Vancouver, the film was released on DVD August 7, 2007. It was the first direct-to-video title produced by MTV Films.
On the way home from visiting her parents' grave, Christy (Nora Zehetner) crashes the car into a rock. The impact throws Christy to safety, but her older sister, Vanessa (Carly Pope), is trapped inside when the car explodes. Vanessa initially survives, though disfigured and completely burnt. Christy is sent to Pine Bluff Psychiatric Care Center for treatment while her sister is treated by her husband Dr. John Locke (Matthew Settle), at home with the assistance of the nurse Claire Wells (Eliza Norbury), and his rather stern mother, Mrs Locke (Gabrielle Rose). When Vanessa has a heart attack and dies, Christy has a breakdown at the funeral service screaming that her sister is alive in the coffin. Christy moves to California for pre-med, but remains haunted by nightmares and weird visions. Six years later, Christy returns to Edgemont for a funeral. Vanessa's husband and mother-in-law regard her coldly, but Amy (Jessica Amlee), Christy's niece who is afraid of "dark things" behind the walls of the house, asks her to stay.
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