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- Release Date: 2004
- Runtime: 85 min
- Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Starring: Ray Wise, Lin Shaye, Mick Cain, Alexandra Holden ... see all
- Director: Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Fabrice Canepa
- Plot: For the past 20 years, Frank Harrington has grudgingly driven his family to celebrate Christmas with his mother-in-law. This year, he takes a shortcut. It's the biggest mistake of his... Read more
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| Dec 31, 2007associatedcontent.com
This is a surprisingly good low budget horror film.....With a twilight zone feeling and a twist ending, this is what I would consider a good horror film.....Suspensful, scary, brillantly concieved, and a good horror movie all together.....This is one of my favorite independant horror films ever made and has one of my favorite actresses of horror movies (Lin Shaye).....The cast was magnificent..... ... Full Review
| Dec 31, 2007associatedcontent.com
This is a surprisingly good low budget horror film.....Suspensful, scary, brillantly concieved, and a good horror movie all together.....With a twilight zone feeling and a twist ending, this is what I would consider a good horror film....This is one of my favorite independant horror films ever made and has one of my favorite actresses of horror movies (Lin Shaye).....always, and decent performances from the others..... ... Full Review
| Feb 01, 2006IGN, CA
February 1, 2006 - First time writer/directors Jean-Baptiste Andrea and Fabrice Canepa's 2003 film Dead End won't be winning any awards for plot originality (I predicted the "twist" ending within the first fifteen minutes of the movie), but that doesn't mean this isn't one of the better low-budget/indie horror films to come along in recent memory. ... Full Review
| Apr 02, 2005eFilmCritic.com
DEAD END made me laugh often....But the film's biggest shortcoming is probably the ending -....But allthough the film made me laugh a lot....Aside from the uneven pacing and inappropriate moments of comedy, there are two things that really hamper DEAD END.....made me cringe appropriately during the creepy moments..... ... Full Review
| Dec 12, 2003TotalFilm
Dead End wrings real tension from its simple premise.... ... Full Review
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Dead End (2003)
bbc.co.uk –
2003-11-28
A mysterious woman in white lurches out of the shadows and sends the Harringtons spinning into a dark vortex from which there seems to be no escape. ... Full Article
Dead End Director: Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Fabrice Canepa Genre: Horror Publisher: Lions Gate Films Released: January 30, 2003 MPAA Rating: R Cast: Ray Wise, Lin Shaye, Mick Cain, Alexandra Holden, Billy Asher
culturecartel.com –
2003-01-30
The Road to Nowhere: Dead End A Review by Mike Bracken 12/19/2006 First-time writers/directors Jean-Baptiste Andrea and Fabrice Canepa's 2003 film Dead End won't be winning any awards for plot originality (I predicted the "twist" ending within the first fifteen... ... Full Article
Ray Wise, of Dead End and Swamp Thing, speaks of a possible third movie for Jeepers Creepers. He says his character, Jack Taggart Sr., would go head to head again against the Creeper. ... Full Article