The Dead Pit

"They're out."

1989 1h 42m EN

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5.2

MID

★5.2TMDB · 96

Horror

Synopsis

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The arrival of an amnesiac patient in a psychiatric hospital somehow frees a mad doctor, who was shot and entombed with his fiendish experiments in an abandoned wing of the asylum 20 years before.

“They're out.”

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Cast

Jeremy Slate
Dr. Gerald Swan
Cheryl Lawson
Jane Doe
Stephen Gregory Foster
Christian Meyers
Danny Gochnauer
Dr. Colin Ramzi
Geha Getz
Sister Clair
Joan Bechtel
Nurse Kygar
Mara Everett
Nurse Robbins
Jack A. Sunseri
Head Orderly Jensen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brett Leonard
Writers: Gimel Everett, Brett Leonard
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brett Leonard, shot by Marty Collins. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Jeremy Slate and Cheryl Lawson and Stephen Gregory Foster carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They're out.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0122037 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 96 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Brett Leonard directs. Marty Collins behind the camera. Gimel Everett cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Brett Leonard, shot by Marty Collins. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Gimel Everett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jeremy Slate and Cheryl Lawson and Stephen Gregory Foster carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "They're out.".
7IMDB entry: tt0122037 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 96 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 12 different titles around the world.