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==Release==
==Release==

Revision as of 03:22, 29 July 2009

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The Collector
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMarcus Dunstan
Written byMarcus Dunstan
Patrick Melton
Produced byJennifer Hilton
StarringMadeline Zima
Andrea Roth
Daniella Alonso
Robert Wisdom
Josh Stewart
Michael Reilly Burke
CinematographyBrandon Cox
Edited byAlex Luna
James Mastracco
Music byJerome Dillon
Distributed byFreestyle Releasing
Release date
July 31, 2009
Running time
88 min.
CountryTemplate:FilmUS
LanguageEnglish

The Collector is a Template:Fy Template:FilmUS horror film written by Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton and directed by Marcus Dunstan. Originally entitled The Midnight Man, the script was originally intended to be a Saw prequel, but the producers did not want to do a prequel.[1]

Plot

A burglar (Josh Stewart) breaks into an empty house with the intention of robbing a safe. Unknown to him, a masked madman has already laid claim to the home, taken the family under siege, and filled the house with all sorts of lethal traps. The burglar is faced with the moral dilemma of fleeing or saving the family. However, escaping proves to be much harder than he ever could have imagined. The 'mad man' toys with his mind leaving him with an emotional and physical battle...

Cast

Release

The Collector, distributed by Freestyle Releasing, will be released in the US on July 31, 2009.

Reception

Bloody Disgusting reviewed The Collector, and gave the film a 3.5/5. The review noted that The Collector is, "a raw, gritty and uncompromising horror film that puts the previous SAW film to shame." The reviewer also believed that the character of the collector had the potential to become a new horror icon.[2]

References

  1. ^ "How 'The Collector' Was Almost a Prequel to Saw!". Blooding Disgusting. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
  2. ^ "The Collector Review". Blooding Disgusting. Retrieved 2009-07-27.