Drag Me to Hell
| Drag Me to Hell | |
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| Directed by | Sam Raimi |
| Written by | Ivan Raimi Sam Raimi |
| Produced by | Grant Curtis Joshua Donen Joseph Drake Nathan Kahane Sam Raimi Robert G. Tapert |
| Starring | Alison Lohman Justin Long Lorna Raver David Paymer |
| Cinematography | Peter Deming |
| Edited by | Bob Murawski |
| Music by | Christopher Young |
Production company | Ghost House Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | May 29, 2009 |
Running time | 99 mins. |
| Country | Template:FilmUS |
| Language | English |
Drag Me to Hell is an upcoming 2009 American horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi, and co-written by Sam's brother Ivan Raimi. It stars Alison Lohman and Justin Long. The film is set to be released on May 29, 2009. It is Raimi's first directorial horror film in 22 years. It is rated PG-13 in the US and 15 in the UK.
The film is set to be screened out of competition at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Plot
Christine Brown (Lohman) is a hard-working bank loan officer with a good life. With a promotion up in the air between her and another employee, her boss says she needs to demonstrate she can make "the hard calls". When Mrs. Ganush, an elderly Slavic woman, asks for a third extension on her mortgage, Christine denies her in an attempt to prove herself. In desperation, Ganush prostrates herself before Christine, begging and kissing the hem of her skirt. As a crowd of customers and employees gathers, Christine panics and shoves the woman away, gravely insulting her. That night, Ganush, enraged and humiliated, exacts revenge by placing a curse upon Christine. Christine learns from a psychic that she is to be tortured for three days by a demon called the Lamia before being dragged into hell to burn for eternity. Thus, Christine begins a race against time to save her soul from damnation. [2][3]
Cast
- Alison Lohman as Christine Brown
- Justin Long as Professor Clay Dalton
- Lorna Raver as Mrs. Ganush
- David Paymer as Mr. Jacks
Ellen Page was originally cast as Christine, but dropped out of the project due to SAG strike related scheduling issues.[4]
Trivia
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The plot of Drag Me to Hell has striking similarities with the 1996 movie, Thinner.
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Drag Me to Hell". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (March 9, 2008). "Justin Long heading to 'Hell'". Variety. Retrieved December 2, 2008.
- ^ "Raimi Sends Lucas, Raver, Paymer to 'Hell'". Entertainment Weekly. March 27, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
- ^ "Ellen Page Quits Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell". MovieWeb. February 29, 2008.
"We were racing to start production so that we could accommodate Ellen's schedule. But like so many other productions trying to start before the potential SAG strike date, this one needed more time and we had to push back the start of production."