Session 9 Movie Review 2001

Hazardous materials contractor Gordon (Mullan) bids on a job to remove asbestos from a run-down insane asylum. He secures the contract by promising to complete the work in a week, although under ideal circumstances it should take a month. Unfortunately, "ideal circumstances" are not afoot in the creepy booby hatch. The oppressive atmosphere soon gets to Gordon and his crew, who begin turning on each other after the discovery of nine audio tapes confirming rumors of satanic rituals and torture of patients. Somewhat marred by editing that gives away the plot too early, and also by the fact that for workers under a deadline, these guys stand around getting freaked out way too much. Shot using Sony's CineAlta HD digital video cameras instead of film.

Distribution

Artisan Entertainment, 2700 Colorado Ave., Ste. 200, Santa Monica, CA 90404, Phone: (310)449-9200, Fax: (310)255-3730, URL: http://www.artisanent.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 100 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Supernatural Horror, Sanity Check, Mental Hospitals

Screenplay

Brad Anderson, Stephen Gevedon

Cast

Peter Mullan, David Caruso, Josh(ua) Lucas, Brendan Sexton, Paul Guilfoyle, Stephen Gevedon

Cinematography

Uta Briesewitz

Director

Brad Anderson

Music

Climax Gold Twins

Other

Tom Williams, Barry Cole, Christopher Covert, Brad Anderson, Roger Danchik, Aimee E. McCue, Sophie Carlhian

Producer

David Collins, Dorothy Aufeiro, Michael Williams, Scout Productions, USA Films