Headspace is a 2005 psychological horror film directed by Andrew van den Houten. The screenplay was written by Steve Klausner and William M. Miller, based on a story by Troy McCombs.
| Headspace | |
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| Directed by | Andrew van den Houten |
| Screenplay by | Steve Klausner William M. Miller |
| Story by | Troy McCombs |
| Produced by | Marius Kerdel William M. Miller Andrew van den Houten |
| Starring | Olivia Hussey William Atherton Sean Young |
| Cinematography | William M. Miller |
| Edited by | Elwaldo Baptiste |
| Music by | Ryan Shore |
Production company | Modernciné |
| Distributed by | Freestyle Releasing |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editAlex, a young man struggling with migraines, is sent to a hospital where he is told his brain uses the frontal lobe more than any normal person. Soon after, he begins hallucinating apparitions while murders are occurring around the city
Principal cast
edit| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Christopher Denham | Alex Borden |
| Olivia Hussey | Dr. Karen Murphy |
| William Atherton | Dr. Ira Gold |
| Sean Young | Mother |
| Mark Margolis | Boris Pavlovsky |
| Larry Fessenden | Father |
| Pollyanna McIntosh | Stacy |
| Paul Sparks | Jason |
| Dee Wallace | Dr. Denise Bell |
| Udo Kier | Rev. Karl Hartman |
| Mercedes Renard | Connie Sanchez |
Release
editHeadspace: The Director's Cut was released via cable and video on demand in North America on April 24 and via DVD & Blu-ray on 19 June 2012.[1]
Critical reception
editNeil Genzlinger of The New York Times:
Not that it's a bad movie, particularly; it has all the necessary gore and beasties and gratuitous nudity that this not-very-demanding genre demands... None of this is very scary, but William M. Miller's cinematography and those big-name cameos keep it interesting.[2]
From TV Guide:
While neither especially chilling nor particularly unpredictable, van den Houten's debut, scripted by Steve Klausner from a story by Troy McCombs and William M. Miller, aspires to little more than the usual stalk-and-slash clichés, it features a number of nice touches, including a knowing nod to H. P. Lovecraft's classic short story Pickman's Model and a slew of familiar faces in small roles, such as Udo Kier as a spooky priest and Dee Wallace-Stone and William Atherton as baffled doctors.[3]
References
edit- ^ Woman, The (2012-04-23). "Headspace: The Director's Cut Heading to VOD on April 24th; DVD to Follow June 19th". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (2006-02-15). "Headspace – Review – Movies – New York Times". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
- ^ "Headspace Review". Movies.tvguide.com. 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2011-08-04.