Drag Me to Hell (2009)

Director:

Sam Raimi

Writers (WGA):

Sam Raimi (written by) &
Ivan Raimi (written by)

Release Date:

29 May 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Christine Brown has a good job, a great boyfriend, and a bright future. But in three days, she's going to hell.

Plot:

A loan officer ordered to evict an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse, which turns her life into a living hell. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try and save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point.

Plot Keywords:

Button | Curse | Bank | Mortgage | Witch

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Alison Lohman	...	Christine Brown
Justin Long	...	Clay Dalton
Lorna Raver	...	Sylvia Ganush
Dileep Rao	...	Rham Jas
David Paymer	...	Mr. Jacks
Adriana Barraza	...	Shaun San Dena
Chelcie Ross	...	Leonard Dalton
Reggie Lee	...	Stu Rubin
Molly Cheek	...	Trudy Dalton
Bojana Novakovic	...	Ilenka Ganush
Kevin Foster	...	Milos
Alexis Cruz	...	Farm Worker
Ruth Livier	...	Farm Worker’s Wife
Shiloh Selassie	...	Farm Worker's Son
Flor de Maria Chahua	...	Young Shaun San Dena

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of horror violence, terror, disturbing images and language.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | Hungarian | Czech

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45266) | UK:15 | Australia:MA | Ireland:15A | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | France:-12 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-15 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:PG | Germany:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Iceland:16 | South Africa:16LV | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:18 | Argentina:13 | Mexico:B | Japan:G | Brazil:14 | Austria:16

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Cameo: [Sam Raimi]The director makes a cameo as a spirit during the exorcism scene.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Mrs. Ganush puts her teeth back into her mouth, her real teeth can be seen. This happens when Mrs. Ganush attacks Christine in her car.

Quotes:

Milos: [possessed by the Lamia] I don't want your cat, you dirty pork queen!

Movie Connections:

References The Evil Dead (1981)

Soundtrack:

Sleepy Time

Drag me to this movie

As that is the only way I would see it again. Boring, predictable and disappointing are the first things that come to mind.

Is it suppose to be a comedy with horror overtones or a horror movie with comedy ? In either case it comes up way short in each. The way the initial car attack scene ended told me all I needed to know about this sad movie. The old lady has a chance to finish her off then and there but nooooooooo.., that would make too much sense. It's one thing to suspend belief at a movie, it's another to suspend your intelligence. The few scares are phoned in ahead of time and the predictable ending (not matter what,horror always survives or wins)just makes me shake my fist at the writing. If you're 13 ( the target audience in my opinion) or never seen any good horror films you may enjoy some of it, but I give it a BIG thumb down and I'm now moving on...