Blumhouse Productions
Management 360
New Line Cinema
Tremendum Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
The Gallows Collection
The Gallows
Every school has its spirit.
20 years after a horrific accident during a small town school play, students at the school resurrect the failed show in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary of the tragedy - but soon discover that some things are better left alone.
- Original title
- The Gallows
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $100,000
- Revenue
- $42,964,410
Filipe Manuel Neto
Apr 8, 2024 · via TMDB
**Predictable, unoriginal, without great qualities, but still minimally decent.** I usually have low expectations when it comes to horror films because, in order to find a hidden gem, we have to dig through a lot of rubbish. This film, however, isn't as bad as I thought it might be: it's not original (the “Stage Fright” films are good examples of very similar material), it's not memorable, it's not perfect, it's stupidly predictable, but it entertains and creates some dramatic tension. The story is anything but new: a high school theater group will try to stage the play in which, around twenty years earlier, a student met a tragic and stupid death because of a failure in one of the stage props. It turns out that, in these twenty years, this play has become almost cursed, saying the name of the boy who died on stage has become bad luck and the very theater where it all happened seems to be haunted. To make things even more complicated, several members of the cast are disgruntled and don't want the play to go ahead. That's how three of them decide to go to the theater at night and vandalize it. From here on, everything is prepared for the scare show that the ghost will offer us. The film intelligently bets on “found footage” cinematography, which would be better and more credible with fewer cuts, edits and sudden transitions to night footage. I've seen several films with this style and this was the most imperfect and unpleasant. I dare say that Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing, directors and screenwriters, were happier filming than editing their work, and that this was, in part, the consequence of several failed attempts to obtain a softer parental rating. The production budget is visibly weak and there is an effort to make the most of what there is but, as a whole, the film is surprisingly effective, without complicated graphic resources or expensive effects. The cast doesn't have any big names, but young promises trying to make their way in the tough world of entertainment. None of them seemed particularly gifted to me, but Reese Mishler and Pfeifer Brown at least tried to do something good. Ryan Shoos is simply stupid, and Cassidy Gifford is only in this film because the directors felt it necessary to include a girl with breasts big enough to widen the eyes of teenagers in the audience.
Gimly
Dec 18, 2019 · via TMDB
A near exact replica of that _Goosebumps_ episode "Phantom of the Auditorium" both in essential plot as well as video quality/acting calibre. _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._
Reno
Oct 9, 2017 · via TMDB
**A night before the play!** It is my personal opinion that I did not find the film any good. There's nothing new in it. Even those who haven't seen many films could name a couple of similar films. The best ones. The worst part was, in horror films, ten guys go in and only one comes out. Sometimes none. The found-footage presentation was okay for such concept. The film was short and one day event based. Most of the story was on the night in an auditorium. The initial part had fair space to kick-start the tale with a simple intro. And then the following event did not stay up to the buildup. The basic storyline itself was very weak. The characters, and their behaviours, all easily gives out the upcoming scenes. So predictable, even the twist was ordinary. The way it ended was worse than ordinary. I felt the final scene with the cops was totally unnecessary. There's nothing wrong with the actors. Even filmmaking was acceptable. But I don't know how the production company okayed the screenplay. One of the low cost film, but earned better. Despite not received well by all the quarters. I would always encourage such small films, but I can't suggest it. _2/10_
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Reese Mishler
Reese
Pfeifer Brown
Pfeifer
Ryan Shoos
Ryan
Cassidy Gifford
Cassidy
Price T. Morgan
Stage Boy
Mackie Burt
Cheerleader #1
Travis Cluff
Mr. Schwendiman
Alexa Benson
Drama Student
Rebecca Dowty
Parent of the Nerd
Mackie Burt
Cheerleader
Chris Lofing
Director
Travis Cluff
Director
Chris Lofing
Editor
Couper Samuelson
Executive Producer
Walter Hamada
Executive Producer
Benjamin Forkner
Producer
Chris Lofing
Producer
Guymon Casady
Producer
Jason Blum
Producer
Travis Cluff
Producer
Malia J. Granite
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Chris Lofing
Writer
Travis Cluff
Writer
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Passenger
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Banned from Broadcast 3: Stalker Hell Chapter
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Unhinged: Retribution
The Flower Tapes
Rites
Full Disclosure
I Curse This Land
Consumed
Monsters
Brackish
The Abandoned
The Last Word
A Coincidental Engagement
Uncommon Bond
Wanna Come Inside
Lesbian Psycho
Shadow
Winemaker
Carne
Doll
Escape
The Final Apostle
Potatoface
EL TELÉFONO
Black Sheeps
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Grim Reaper 3
STICKS
DOXED
Detour
Untitled Amityville Horror Film
The Conjuring: First Communion
Providence
Under My Skin
Cat Cam
RORSCHACH
No No Place Hotel
TATTOO
Untitled
Untitled
Scream
Talk to Me
The Loved Ones
Fear Street: 1994
Haunt
Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor
Jeepers Creepers
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Hell House LLC
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Whistle
Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI
Jeepers Creepers 2
House of 1000 Corpses
The Haunting in Connecticut
Haunter
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
The Last House on the Left
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Happy Birthday to Me
April Fool's Day
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Sometimes They Come Back
The Blackcoat's Daughter
The Sacrifice Game
Trick
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