The Skulls II

Movie
German title	The Skulls II
Original title	The Skulls II
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2002
length	96 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Joe Chappelle
script	Hans Rodionoff , ; Michele Colucci-Zieger
production	Linda Hawkins , ; Neal H. Moritz , ; John Pogue
music	Christophe Beck
camera	Steve Danyluk
cut	Stephen Lawrence
occupation
	Robin Dunne : Ryan Sommers; Nathan West : Parker Neal; Ashley Tesoro : Ali; Lindy Booth : Kelly; James Gallanders : Greg Sommers; Christopher Ralph : Jeff Colby; Aaron Ashmore : Matt Hutchinson; Andrew Gillies : Winston Taft; Stephen Young : Senator George Milford; Simon Reynolds : Phillip Sprague; Ardon Bess : Mr. Beckford; Sandi Ross : Mrs. Beckford; Margot Gagnon : Dianna Rollins; Patric Masurkevitch : Lacrosse; RD Reid : Professor;
chronology
← Predecessor ; The Skulls - All the Power in the World	Successor → ; The Skulls 3

The Skulls II is an American thriller from 2002 and a sequel to the thriller The Skulls from 2000. Directed by Joe Chappelle , the script was written by Hans Rodionoff and Michele Colucci-Zieger .

action

The student Ryan Sommers joins the secret society The Skulls , which he hopes will offer better career opportunities. He later sees a woman falling from the roof of the organization's building. The death of the woman is portrayed in public as a traffic accident. Sommers' girlfriend, Ali, accuses him of abuse and leaves him. Kelly, who lives with Ali, helps Sommers prove his innocence.

Reviews

The lexicon of international films wrote that the film mobilized “the myth of secret societies in a formulaic and with little tension” and “ wrapped itself in a supposedly threatening campus atmosphere” .

The magazine TV Spielfilm 8/2008 wrote that the film was a "very formulaic campus thriller" . It is "probably the biggest secret" why the third part followed.

Awards

Lindy Booth received the DVD Exclusive Award in 2003 ; Joe Chappelle, Steve Danyluk, Stephen Lawrence and special effects specialist Peter Hunt were nominated for the same award. Steve Danyluk was nominated for the Canadian Society of Cinematographers Award in 2003 . The film was nominated for a 2003 Golden Reel Award from the US Motion Picture Sound Editors .

backgrounds

The film was shot in Toronto and released in the United States on April 9, 2002. The sequel The Skulls 3 followed in 2004 .

Web links

Individual evidence

[1] The Skulls II in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed April 9, 2008

[2] TV Spielfilm 8/2008, page 48

[3] Filming locations for The Skulls II, accessed April 9, 2008

[4] Opening dates for The Skulls II, accessed April 9, 2008