Paranormal Island

"Nothing Good Happens After Closing"

2014 1h 22m EN

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★4.5TMDB · 19

ThrillerHorror

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When 3 college kids take a summer job its a chance of a lifetime to bartend at a bar in the middle of a lake! The bar has been around for over a hundred years and is presumed by many locals to be haunted, after the owner killed himself many years before. Unfortunately they miss the last boat off the island and are stuck trying to find a way off. As darkness falls, they quickly realize things are very different after hours as they are hunted by the paranormal caretaker.

“Nothing Good Happens After Closing”

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Cast

Ben Elliott
Jerry
Brian Christensen
Shorty
Randy Wayne
Mike
Briana Evigan
Ivy
Lance Henriksen
Carl
Joe Farina
Officer Becker
Eddie J. Fernandez Jr.
Bartender
Stacy Fuson
Stacy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marty Murray
Writers: Marty Murray
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Marty Murray, shot by Dilip Isaac. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Matt Steinauer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Ben Elliott and Brian Christensen and Randy Wayne carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Nothing Good Happens After Closing".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2292326 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Marty Murray directs. Dilip Isaac behind the camera. Matt Steinauer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 12 years ago.
4Directed by Marty Murray, shot by Dilip Isaac. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Matt Steinauer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ben Elliott and Brian Christensen and Randy Wayne carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Nothing Good Happens After Closing".
8IMDB entry: tt2292326 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Dilip Isaac
Editing: Matt Steinauer
Production design: Merje Veski
Costume design: Kelly Pasek
Makeup / hair: Jillian Erickson
Sound: Patrick Giraudi
Stunt coordinator: Tom Lowell
Runtime: 82 min · 1h 22m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Paranormal Island (2014)

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GenerationofSwine2023-01-13
★ 10/10
Hometown represent!!!!!!! Yeah, OK, I'm not really from Antioch, but close enough to spit and close enough to actually have spent my fair share of time on Blarney Island. From watching the film, yeah, it looks legit. It looks like it was filmed in and around the little town I grew up in. And they made the chain o' lakes look a lot bigger than they actually are. And it has Lance Henriksen in it, so double trouble, I always loved him. It gets an A for effort, especially since it does use the shadows to hide the lack of budget. But ultimately, it still fails in the scare department, mainly because it wants to walk the ine between paranormal and slasher and never really achieves either.

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