Lighthouse (film)
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Director Simon Hunter Music director Debbie Wiseman Duration Language English | 5/10 IMDb Genre Horror, Thriller Cinematography Tony Imi Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date November 17, 1999 (1999-11-17) (Sweden)
July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17) (United Kingdom) Writer Simon Hunter, Graeme Scarfe (story) Cast James Purefoy (Richard Spader), Rachel Shelley (Dr. Kirsty McCloud), Christopher Adamson (Leo Rook), Paul Brooke (Captain Campbell), Don Warrington (Prison Officer Ian Goslet), Christopher Dunne (Chief Prison Officer O'Neil (as Chris Dunne))Similar movies Straight Outta Compton , Alvin and the Chipmunks , Adele at the BBC , Cradle Of Filth: Pandaemonaeon , Rolling Stones - Shine a Light , Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Tagline The brightest light hides your darkest fear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crossing the lighthouse aka the insperables 1999 english subtitles
Lighthouse (released as Dead of Night in the United States) is a 1999 British horror film directed by Simon Hunter. The film follows survivors of a shipwreck being preyed on by an escaped psychotic convict who beheads his victims. It was shot in Cornwall for the main locations (lighthouse, beaches rockshores), and Hastings in East Sussex.
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Plot
A prison ship on its way to a remote island prison runs aground on rocks and sinks. Mixed survivors of cons and prison guards struggle ashore, only to discover to their horror that another survivor has made it ashore before them. Murderous psychotic Leo Rook not only had a hand in the ship's sinking but has decapitated all but one of the island's lighthouse crew. Stranded, with no means of escape or way to call for help, the survivors must face a night of terror. They know Leo does not want anyone to learn he survived the shipwreck and is hell-bent on adding their severed heads to his collection.
Reception
The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. Peter Bradshaw from The Guardian gave the film a negative review, calling it "[a] straightforward, unimaginative slasher picture". Shephen Holden from The New York Times gave the film a mostly negative review, calling it "[a] grade-C British horror thriller", but also stated that the film was not without its crude pretensions. Kim Newman from Empire awarded the film a negative 2 out of 5 stars, calling it "uneven".
References
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