Intruders (2015 film)
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| Directed by | Adam Schindler |
| Written by | T.J. Cimfel David White |
| Produced by | Christa Campbell Matthew Lamothe Brian Netto Robert Van Norden Tommy Vlahopoulos Erik Olsen |
| Starring | Beth Riesgraf Rory Culkin Martin Starr Jack Kesy |
| Music by | Frederik Wiedmann[1] |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Intruders (also known as Shut In or Deadly Home) is a 2015 American horror thriller film directed by Adam Schindler and written by T.J. Cimfel and David White. The film stars Beth Riesgraf, Rory Culkin, Martin Starr, and Jack Kesy.
Plot
Anna suffers from severe agoraphobia and has not left her childhood home in ten years, since her father died. She takes care of her brother Conrad, who is dying of pancreatic cancer, and receives daily deliveries of food from Dan, with whom she is friendly. After Conrad dies, Dan arrives with another delivery of food. Anna explains the situation, and they commiserate over how they both feel trapped in their current situations. Anna shows Dan a large sum of money and offers it to him as a chance to escape his circumstances, but he declines.
The day of Conrad's funeral, three men (Perry, Vance and his brother J.P.) break into Anna's house looking for the money, expecting the house to be empty. When they discover her, they are surprised to find that she cannot leave the house, and also find that she will not reveal the location of the money. Perry decides that they cannot leave Anna alive. Meanwhile, Dan arrives, looking for Anna since she was not at her brother's funeral. The thieves restrain Dan and begin to search the house for the money. Anna escapes, kills Vance, and drags him into the basement. The other two thieves go to the basement to investigate, and Anna activates a switch that retracts the staircase.
Anna confronts Dan, who admits that he told Vance about the money but never intended the robbery. Anna breaks two of his fingers and throws him into the basement. He dislocates his knee in the fall. Using a surveillance system, Anna lures J.P. into a separate room and locks him in. Meanwhile, Perry finds a rock and breaks a lock in an attempt to escape. Anna sneaks into the basement and bludgeons him to death. Dan attempts to escape as well and finds a body in a freezer. Anna puts him in the same room as J.P.
As Anna watches J.P. and Dan, J.P. deduces the truth of their situation: Conrad was a serial killer who lured his victims into the basement and killed them while Anna watched. Anna confirms this but clarifies that all of their victims were child molesters, as was Anna and Conrad's father. Anna promises to release Dan if he kills J.P. and reveals a gun with a single bullet, but Dan refuses. When J.P. grabs the weapon and points it at Dan, Anna unlocks the door. J.P. and Dan escape. J.P. returns to the house and pours gasoline everywhere. Anna attacks and kills him. After Dan leaves without saying a word, Anna walks outside and sets the house ablaze.
Cast
- Beth Riesgraf as Anna Rook
- Rory Culkin as Dan Cooper
- Jack Kesy as J.P. Henson
- Martin Starr as Perry Cuttner
- Joshua Mikel as Vance Henson
- Timothy T. McKinney as Conrad Rook
- Leticia Jimenez as Charlotte
Production
On August 28, 2014, it was announced that Adam Schindler would be directing a horror thriller, Shut In, written by T.J. Cimfel and David White, which Schindler would produce along with Jeff Rice, Lati Grobman and Erik Olsen.[2]
Filming began in late-August 2014 in Shreveport, Louisiana.[2]
Release and reception
The film premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 12, 2015.[3]
The film received mixed reviews. Dennis Harvey of Variety called the film "an efficiently engineered suspenser, with solid performances and a tight pace", though writing that the film's "third act is a bit of a letdown".[1] Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com gave the film two out of a possible four stars, referring to it as a "promising film that leaves a bad taste in your mouth, like a meal well-presented on the plate that just doesn't fill you up".[4]
References
- ^ a b Dennis Harvey (16 November 2015). "Film Review: 'Intruders'". Variety. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ a b Kit, Borys (August 28, 2014). "Beth Riesgraf Starring in Indie Horror Film 'Shut In' (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ Woods, Kevin (April 22, 2015). "First look at Adam Schindler's Shut In, starring Beth Riesgraf". joblo.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ Brian Tellerico (15 January 2016). "Intruders Movie Review & Film Summary (2016)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.