Darkness Falls
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Short description
Darkness Falls is a horror thriller set in the small town of Darkness Falls, where a legend has persisted for around 150 years. Matilda Dixon, a woman known for giving children small gifts when they lost their baby teeth, was wrongly accused of a crime and killed by a mob of townspeople. Her spirit is said to haunt the town, targeting anyone who sees her in the dark. Kyle Walsh saw her as a child and has lived in fear of the dark ever since, though nobody believed his story except his childhood friend Caitlin. Years later, Caitlin asks him to return home because her younger brother Michael is suffering from similar visions. Kyle agrees, and the three become caught up in the town's long-running curse.
The film was directed by Jonathan Liebesman, marking his first feature, made before The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, Battle: Los Angeles, Wrath of the Titans and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. James Vanderbilt, John Fasano and Joe Harris wrote the screenplay, with Fasano also producing alongside William Sherak and Jason Shuman. Chaney Kley plays Kyle, Emma Caulfield plays Caitlin, Lee Cormie plays Michael, Sullivan Stapleton appears as Officer Matt Henry, Emily Browning plays young Caitlin and Angus Sampson plays Ray. Made in Australia and the United States, it runs 86 minutes.
The ratings place Darkness Falls near the middle of the scale. It holds 5 out of 10 on IMDb from 35,000 votes and 5.6 out of 10 on TMDB from 680 votes. A critics' rating of 3.4 out of 10 from 130 reviews is noticeably lower than either audience figure, indicating that reviewers responded less favourably than general viewers did.
What's left behind the scenes
- One of the script versions stipulated that the creature would only appear at the very end of the film. The studio executives didn't like this, and Stan Winston (1946-2008) was hired to create a different Tooth Fairy. The resulting creature had nothing in common with the first version proposed by Steve Wang, however, McFarlane Toys released a figurine of the creature created by Wang.
- The creator of the first version of "Tooth Fairy", Steve Wang, claims he came up with "Angel of Death", but this image had to be abandoned due to changes in the plot. Initially, the "Tooth Fairy" makeup was applied to actor Doug Jones.
- The end credits run for 11 minutes. They were extended because otherwise the film was considered too short for theatrical release.
- The sensory deprivation chamber is, in fact, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner.
- Matilda Dixon's wails in the film are recorded heavy sighs and groans of a sleeping elderly woman. In the moments where Matilda screams, the recording was sped up, while where she breathes heavily and makes other sounds, the recording was slowed down.
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