Boogeyman - The black man

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Movie
German title Boogeyman - The black man
Original title Boogeyman
Country of production USA , New Zealand , Germany
original language English
Publishing year 2005
length 86 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
JMK 14
Rod
Director Stephen T. Kay
script Eric Kripke
Juliet Snowden
Stiles White
production Sam Raimi
Robert G. Tapert
music Joseph LoDuca
camera Bobby Bukowski
cut John Axelrad
occupation

Boogeyman - The Black Man (Original Title: Boogeyman ) is an American - New Zealand - German horror film from 2005 . It is a remake of The Boogey Man from 1980. Directed by Stephen T. Kay and written by Eric Kripke , Juliet Snowden and Stiles White .

action

Tim Jensen does a good job as a journalist and has a relationship with Jessica. When he was a child, his father was from the Boogeyman dragged into the closet. Jensen has been traumatized since then. He spent some time in a mental institution.

Jensen's mother dies, after which he returns to his hometown. There he meets Kate Houghton, with whom he was friends at school. A psychologist advises him to spend some time at home, which should help him to overcome his anxiety states. In the end, it turns out that the boogeyman feeds on human fears. Jensen overcomes his fear, thereby defeating him.

Reviews

Kevin Crust wrote in the Los Angeles Times on February 7, 2005 that the film offered neither entertainment nor originality. It would greatly disappoint genre fans.

The lexicon of international films wrote that the "confused horror film" handled "arbitrarily with set pieces from various genre classics without telling a meaningful story" . He tries to " compensate for the absent horror with a very exhausting sound carpet trimmed for shock" .

Cinema magazine wrote that the film was a "conventional but highly exciting thriller with a creepy, good sound and devilish staccato cuts" . He mixes elements of Jeepers Creepers and Nightmare - Murderous Dreams , whereby he provides "a lot of adrenaline" .

backgrounds

The film was shot in Auckland , Waikato ( New Zealand ) and Savannah ( Georgia ). Its production cost was estimated to be $ 20 million. It grossed approximately $ 67.2 million worldwide, including approximately $ 46.4 million in US cinemas. In Germany there were almost 136 thousand cinema viewers. In March 2005 the film was shown at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Films , which was followed in January 2006 by the French Gerardmer Film Festival .

Sequels

In 2008, Boogeyman 2 was released as a direct-to-DVD production in the US . With this film, the film editor Jeff Betancourt made his debut as a director. Sam Raimi and Robert G. Tapert again acted as producers. The focus of the film is the young woman Laura Porter, played by Danielle Savre, who is threatened by a boogeyman during the nights.

A third part, Boogeyman 3 , was released on DVD in January 2009 in the USA. This was also in the German video stores in June 2009.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for Boogeyman - The black man . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , March 2005 (PDF; test number: 101 500 K).
  2. ↑ Age rating for Boogeyman - The Black Man . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ↑ Kevin Crust's review, accessed May 15, 2008
  4. ↑ Boogeyman - The Black Man in the Lexicon of International Films,Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used accessed on May 15, 2008.
  5. ↑ Cinema, accessed May 15, 2008
  6. ^ Filming locations for Boogeyman, accessed May 15, 2008
  7. ↑ Box office / business for Boogeyman, accessed May 15, 2008
  8. ↑ Release dates for Boogeyman, accessed May 15, 2008
  9. ↑ Boogeyman 3, accessed May 16, 2008