The Pyramid (film)
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| Directed by | Grégory Levasseur |
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Alexandre Aja Mark Canton Chady Eli Mattar Scott C. Silver |
| Written by | Daniel Meersand Nick Simon |
| Starring |
Ashley Hinshaw Denis O'Hare James Buckley Daniel Amerman |
| Music by | Nima Fakhrara |
| Edited by | Scott C. Silver |
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Silvatar Media
Fox International Productions |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $16.9 million |
The Pyramid is a 2014 American horror film directed by Grégory Levasseur, produced by Alexandre Aja, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is presented as found footage documenting the exploration of a recently discovered pyramid by a team of archaeologists. Written by Daniel Meersand and Nick Simon, the film stars Ashley Hinshaw, Denis O'Hare, James Buckley and Daniel Amerman. The Pyramid was released on December 5, 2014, and was negatively received by critics.
During the 2012–13 uprisings in Egypt, an archaeological team discovers a vast pyramid buried 600 feet (180 m) below the surface. Further examinations of the pyramid's apex reveals that the structure is three-sided, unlike any pyramid previously discovered. They locate a tunnel leading into the apex of the pyramid. While breaking into the opening, toxic air is released poisoning a worker. Soon after, Egyptian authorities order the team to leave the site because of a violent uprising in nearby Cairo. Team leader Dr. Miles Holden (O'Hare) and his daughter Nora argue over whether to obey the order. They eventually agree to send in a remotely-controlled rover vehicle – named Shorty – to enter the pyramid and document its interior.
While examining a small portion of the structure, Shorty is attacked by an unknown creature and goes offline. The portion of the team that has remained at the site decide to enter the pyramid to recover Shorty. After finding only a piece of the rover, they discover the wire tracing their way back out was cut. Realizing they may be lost, they enter a room with an unstable floor that collapses beneath them. Team member Zahir (Amir K) is wounded by the falling debris which pins his leg to the floor. Sunni (Nicola), another team member, attempts to climb up a small opening but is attacked by a creature hidden at the top and falls back down. Forced to leave Zahir behind, they look for another way out. Within moments, they hear Zahir scream and return to find only a bloody trail leading up the wall.
They are pursued through a narrow tunnel by a pack of the creatures Sunni encountered, which have a cat-like appearance. An Egyptian soldier who found another way into the pyramid finds and rescues them in time pulling them out of the tunnel. After killing a few of the creatures, he peers into the tunnel and is suddenly seized, being pulled inside snapping his back in the process. Left to fend for themselves, the team stumbles into a sand trap but manage to escape. During the chaos, however, Sunni falls into a spike pit and dies shortly after.
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