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Suspended Animation (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 26 Fresh: 13  Rotten:13 Average Rating: 5.3/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins

Synopsis: Director John Hancock scared film audiences in 1971 with LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH. More than 30 years later, he returns to the world of horror with SUSPENDED ANIMATION, a chilling and gruesome frightfest set in the snowy hills of Northern Michigan as well as the Hollywood hills of... Director John Hancock scared film audiences in 1971 with LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH. More than 30 years later, he returns to the world of horror with SUSPENDED ANIMATION, a chilling and gruesome frightfest set in the snowy hills of Northern Michigan as well as the Hollywood hills of California. Alex McArthur stars as Tom Kempton, an award-winning movie animator who decides to get away from it all for a while with two friends, so off they go snowmobiling in the middle of nowhere. When Kempton has to go back for something, he gets waylaid by the crazy Boulette sisters, Vanessa (Laura Esterman) and Ann (Sage Allen), who have a habit of capturing, cooking, and eating strangers. Kempton eventually escapes, but that leads only to more trouble, as he becomes obsessed with finding out everything he can about the Boulette family, even tracking down a woman and her son--who just might be continuing the evil bloodline. Hancock's taut psychological thriller is based on a novel written by his wife, actress Dorothy Tristan. The film combines elements of such classic films as DELIVERANCE, MISERY, and THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, integrating plenty of blood and gore into the intense story. Angelo Badalamenti's entrancing score elevates the terror, with a surprise lurking around just about every corner. The film was produced on an extremely low budget and shot with a Sony Hi Definition camera by Hancock's own FilmAcres company. [More]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Alex McArthur, Sage Allen, Laura Esterman, Rebecca Harrell, Jeff Puckett

Director: John Hancock
Screenwriter: Dorothy Tristan
Producer: Bob Hiler
Composer: Angelo Badalamenti

DVD Info

Release:

Nov 3, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region [unknown]
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Additional Release Material:

  • Featurettes - 1. Behind-the-Scenes

Text/Image Galleries:

  • Photo Gallery
  • Director Biography

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3/5

O roteiro surpreende ao fugir do convencional e trocar o suspense pelo drama, oferecendo, no processo, ótimas atuações (especialmente de Esterman).

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04/19/05
Pablo Villaca
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03/27/04
V.A. Musetto
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12/21/03
Mike Bracken
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11/14/03
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1.5/4

These twisted sisters rank among horror's most bizarro murderesses.

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11/05/03
Peter Debruge
Premiere Magazine
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3/5

Somewhere between a nighttime soap opera and an EC Horror comic book...

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11/04/03
Jeremiah Kipp
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11/02/03
James Kendrick
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11/02/03
Jonathan W. Hickman
Entertainment Insiders
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3/5

It's not a masterpiece, but it's effective.

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11/02/03
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine
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F

Piece of junk.

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11/01/03
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2/4

Since the movie's sensibility ranges from the preposterous to the absurd, there are few genuine frights.

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11/01/03
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
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Not great but mildly absorbing, Suspended Animation suffices for an evening’s entertainment.

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11/01/03
Eric Monder
Film Journal International
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[P]oorly conceived, badly acted...

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10/31/03
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher
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The film is like vomiting and then expecting your shoes to come out of your mouth. Neither is a pleasant experience, but on some level it has to be seen to be believed.

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10/30/03
Erik Childress
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3/5

A sturdy, well-made piece that never quite overcomes its structural flaws.

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10/30/03
Dave Kehr
New York Times
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3/5

If the third-act denoument is predictable, the film has already delivered more twists than the average genre picture.

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10/30/03
Maitland McDonagh
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The devil -- and the delight -- here is in the detours.

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10/30/03
Ron Stringer
L.A. Weekly
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It has pace and variety and, best of all, it consistently has the courage of its imaginative and daring screenplay.

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10/30/03
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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3/4

Although overlong, the picture has a fair measure of jolts and surprises.

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10/30/03
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor
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Anyone who's seen a horror movie in the last 20 years will frequently know what's going to happen next.

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10/30/03
Michael Phillips
Citysearch
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