Directed by:
Jeff BurrScreenplay:
Jeff BurrCinematography:
Viorel SergoviciComposer:
Michael ConvertinoCast:
Ryan Francis, David Warner, Daniel Roebuck, James Le Gros, Linda Thorson, Iulian Baltatescu, Gabriel Spahiu, Ion Bechet, Mihai Verbitki, Radu Banzaru (more)VOD (1)
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Jeff Burr, known for his slasher sequels (PUMPKINHEAD 2, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 3), ventures into new terrain with STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS, a genre-bending and macabre tale set during WWII. Two Allied soldiers, the philosophical Losey (Ryan Francis) and psychotic Deming (Scott McDonald), are en route to a court marshal for a heinous war crime when an exploding mine allows them to escape into the desolate no-man's-land. Here they encounter a cannibal priest and eventually stumble on a bizarre fortress of amputees and freaks who have been trained to protect themselves from the outside world. This surreal and twisted film, half art-house and half exploitation, shows glimpses of Terrance Malick's visual poetry and relies heavily on the mad genius of Tod Browning's FREAKS. After two decades of toiling in the horror-film factory, Jeff Burr has finally been able to express his dark and ingenious vision. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ryan Francis
USA
Best movies:
After the Promise (1987) (TV movie)
Hook (1991)
Big Business (1988)
David Warner
UK
Best movies:
Titanic (1997)
Hornblower: Mutiny (2001) (TV movie)
The Omen (1976)
Daniel Roebuck
USA
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
Sweet Jane (1998)
That's What I Am (2011)
James Le Gros
USA
Best movies:
Enemy of the State (1998)
Living in Oblivion (1995)
Zodiac (2007)
Linda Thorson
Canada
Best movies:
The Other Sister (1999)
Sweet Liberty (1986)
Valentino (1977)
Iulian Baltatescu
Romania
Best movies:
The Son of the Mountains (1981)
Straight Into Darkness (2004)
Gabriel Spahiu
Romania
Best movies:
California Dreamin' (Endless) (2007)
Scarred Hearts (2016)
Sweeney Todd (2006) (TV movie)
Ion Bechet
Best movies:
Too Late (1996)
Unidentified (2020)
Retro Puppet Master (1999)
Mihai Verbitki
Best movies:
Jacquou le croquant (2007)
Nostradamus (1994)
Serpent's Lair (1995)
Radu Banzaru
Romania
Best movies:
The Whistleblower (2010)
Sweeney Todd (2006) (TV movie)
Toni Erdmann (2016)
Scott MacDonald
Best movies:
Jarhead (2005)
Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999) (TV movie)
Water for Elephants (2011)
Timothy E. Goodwin
USA
Best movies:
Recount (2008) (TV movie)
Promising Young Woman (2020)
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016) (series)