The Black Waters of Echo's Pond

The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
	Theatrical film poster
Directed by	Gabriel Bologna
Written by	Michael Berenson; Gabriel Bologna; Sean Clark
Produced by	Raymond J. Markovich; Jason Loughbridge
Starring	Robert Patrick; Danielle Harris; James Duval; Nick Mennell; Mircea Monroe
Cinematography	Massimo Zeri, AIC
Edited by	Andrew Cohen; Michael Spencer
Music by	Harry Manfredini
Production; companies	Parallel Media; Project 8 Films
Distributed by	Parallel Media
Release dates	11 October 2009 (Freak Show); 9 April 2010 (United States);
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million
Box office	$4,224,409

The Black Waters of Echo's Pond is a 2009 fantasy horror film directed by Italo-American film maker Gabriel Bologna.^[1] It stars Robert Patrick, Danielle Harris, and James Duval.^[2]

Plot

A groups of friends vacation in a plush mansion, where they find a mysterious board game which draws out the nastiest qualities in all of its players.

Cast

Robert Patrick as Pete
Danielle Harris as Kathy
Sean Lawlor as Charles
James Duval as Rick
Mircea Monroe as Veronique
Nick Mennell as Josh
Arcadiy Golubovich as Anton
Electra Avellan as Renee
Elise Avellan as Erica
Walker Howard as Trent
M.D. Walton as Robert
Declan Joyce as Danny
Nitsa Benchetrit as Florence
Adamo Palladino as Niegel
Jason Loughridge as Clint
Steve Eoff as The Butler
Melissa Barker as Inn Keeper
Julie Stensland as The maid #1
Tom Proctor as Thomas
Richard Tyson as Nicholas
Kurt Carley as The Pan

Production

The film was shot in California (USA), at the HIP Studios (West Hollywood), Malibou Lake (Agoura Hills), Topanga Canyon and finally in Turkey.^[3] On 20 March 2010, Parallel Media released the official six-minute theatrical TV advertisement.^[4] The film is based on a screenplay by Sean Clark (the author of Bloody Disgusting), Michael Berenson and the director himself.^[5] In the lead roles, director Gabriel Bologna cast Robert Patrick, Danielle Harris, James Duval,^[6] Nick Mennell, Electra and Elise Avellan.^[7]

Release

It was premiered on October 11, 2009, as part of the Freak Show Horror Film Festival at the yearly Spooky Empire horror convention.^[8] and the limited theatrical release was on April 9, 2010.^[9]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 22% based on 18 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 3.5/10.^[10] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 31 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".^[11]

Marc Savlov from the Austin Chronicle awarded the film three out of a possible five stars, writing, "Far better (and, freakishly, more subtle) at recalling the tone and spirit of Eighties teen moviegoing than the faux-dopey slapstick of Hot Tub Time Machine, Bologna's homage to exsanguinations past is a bloody good updating of past arterial spurters."^[12] Dennis Harvey from Variety gave the film a negative review, writing, "Silly, scareless The Black Waters of Echo’s Pond finds yet another group of disposable youths unleashing yet another ancient evil something or other, to their inevitable detriment. Though this generic horror meller would be most at home debuting on Syfy — perhaps double-billed with Pinata: Survival Island".^[13]

Soundtrack

The score was composed by the Italo-American jazz-soloist and film composer Harry Manfredini.^[14]

References

^ Trailer: The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
^ 'The Black Waters of Echo's Pond' Gets a Limited Theatrical Release Archived 12 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ Theatrical Trailer for 'The Black Waters of Echo's Pond'
^ TV Spots and EPK: The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
^ Theatrical One Sheet for 'Black Waters of Echo's Pond'
^ The Black Waters of Echo's Pond Roll into a Limited Theatrical Release
^ 'The Black Waters of Echo's Pond' Gets Limited Release, New Trailer!
^ New One-Sheet: The Black Waters of Echo's Pond / Theatrical Screening Info
^ Full Theatrical Trailer - The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
^ "The Black Waters of Echo's Pond (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
^ "The Black Waters of Echo's Pond Details and Credits". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
^ Savlov, Marc. "The Black Waters of Echo's Pond - Film Calendar - The Austin Chronicle". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
^ Harvey, Dennis (8 April 2010). "The Black Waters of Echo's Pond". Variety. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
^ The Black Waters of Echo's Pond Sounds Strangely Familiar

External links

[1] Trailer: The Black Waters of Echo's Pond

[2] 'The Black Waters of Echo's Pond' Gets a Limited Theatrical Release Archived 12 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Theatrical Trailer for 'The Black Waters of Echo's Pond'

[4] TV Spots and EPK: The Black Waters of Echo's Pond

[5] Theatrical One Sheet for 'Black Waters of Echo's Pond'

[6] The Black Waters of Echo's Pond Roll into a Limited Theatrical Release

[7] 'The Black Waters of Echo's Pond' Gets Limited Release, New Trailer!

[8] New One-Sheet: The Black Waters of Echo's Pond / Theatrical Screening Info

[9] Full Theatrical Trailer - The Black Waters of Echo's Pond

[rottomatoes-10] "The Black Waters of Echo's Pond (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 19 October 2017.

[metacriticrating-11] "The Black Waters of Echo's Pond Details and Credits". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.

[austinchronicle-12] Savlov, Marc. "The Black Waters of Echo's Pond - Film Calendar - The Austin Chronicle". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 19 October 2017.

[Varietyreview-13] Harvey, Dennis (8 April 2010). "The Black Waters of Echo's Pond". Variety. Retrieved 19 October 2017.

[14] The Black Waters of Echo's Pond Sounds Strangely Familiar

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