Deadwood Park

20072007
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1h 57m

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4.5/10

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Horror Mystery

The small community of Eidolon Crossing once boasted a flourishing economy and great prosperity, fueled by Dogwood Park, an amusement park at the edge of town. Then the child murders began. ... Read allThe small community of Eidolon Crossing once boasted a flourishing economy and great prosperity, fueled by Dogwood Park, an amusement park at the edge of town. Then the child murders began. When the first child's corpse was discovered at Dogwood Park, the town knew they had been ... Read allThe small community of Eidolon Crossing once boasted a flourishing economy and great prosperity, fueled by Dogwood Park, an amusement park at the edge of town. Then the child murders began. When the first child's corpse was discovered at Dogwood Park, the town knew they had been pulled into a horrible nightmare. As more murdered children were unearthed on the amusemen... Read all

IMDb RATING

4.5/10

501

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

139,537

76,898

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Director
- Eric Stanze
Writers
- Jessie Seitz(story)
- Eric Stanze(screenplay & story)
Stars

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Trivia
The carousel music heard in the movie and over the end credits is a recording of an actual 1920's Wurlitzer Carousel Organ.

Goofs
In the 1955 flashback sequence the 2 park attendants are wearing laminated plastic ID badges. Laminated badges like these weren't developed until the late 1960's. See: United States Patents US3228129 and US3486257.

Connections
Referenced in Satan's Cannibal Holocaust (2007)

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9/10

Beautiful, Moving and Intelligent Ghost Story

Its not often I feel compelled to write a review and generally when I do its normally negative so it gives me great pleasure to type these positive words.

For all the trailer park/multiplex indie haters I'm not associated with the production of this film, I'm from the North East of England.

Deadwood Park is not without its flaws, on occasion the acting is a little amateurish and some of the effects are a little cheesy, personally I think the director should not have used visual effects for the ghosts. That said because of what has been achieved on an obviously tiny budget I think its unfair to focus on the few small bad points especially as they in no way detract from the overall enjoyment.

Eric Stanze has made a film that rarely puts foot wrong in terms of execution, story and plotting. Although the ideas and themes are well worn (MR James, Stephen King and possibly Ringu in terms of structure) fresh life is injected into them through engaging and largely excellent performances, atmospheric locations, fantastic pacing and simply beautiful cinematography.

Deadwood Park succeeds through the total commitment and passion of all those involved and its becoming increasingly rare to see such an effective American film let alone a horror that is not a remake of a Japanese classic or one that relies on cheap shocks and expensive gore.

For me personally this film will prove a great influence in my own cinematic endeavours, now where's that firewire cable.

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