Echo (2008)

Horror Movies & Sci-Fi Movies Database	03.18.08

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The film follows, Darren, cold and calculating mob hitman, attempting to have a normal life with his unsuspecting girlfriend, Theresa, inadvertently comes across the path of another killer: a brutal and sadistic serial killer only known as the Angel of Mercy. As the walls of his perfect facade begin to crumble, he must face a killer hellbent on destroying his very existence. Movie Tagline: What happens when killer meets killer? Title: Echo Release Date: August 02, 2008 Runtime: 99 mins Genre: Horror All Genres: Horror, Thriller Languages: English Country: USA Colors: Color IMDB Rating: 6.4 Buried.com Rating: 7.4 - (Rate This Horror Movie at Buried.com) Category: Horror Movies Starting With E Director(s): Mark Cantu Cast: Jennifer Ayala ...Office Worker #1 Dru Barcus ...Crime Scene Photographer Jason Lee Boyson ...Darren Stensland Michael D. Burger ...The Angel of Mercy Susan Burger ...Office Worker #3 Mark Cantu ...Detective Capa Michael Carpenter ...Roger Karen Elvonna ...Detective Emily Burnett Laura Evans ...Stacy Parks Chris Gonzales ...Club Bartender Sergio Guerra ...Vicente Ralph Guerrero ...Detective Cruz Phillip Lobo ...Detective Robert Vargas John Michael Martinez ...Thomas Manelli Amber McConnell ...Office Worker #2 Jason 'Shark' McGuckian ...2nd Hit Man Monica Lee Perez ...Office Worker#4 Joe Rios ...Sgt Joe Rivas Caitlin Rose ...Theresa Fleming (as Caitlin Williams) Paul Scofield ...Gerald Sorenson Remaining Cast: Producer(s): Jennifer Ayala Michael D. Burger Michael Cantu Shannon Collins Writer(s): Mark Cantu Michael D. Burger Michael Cantu Jennifer Ayala More Movie Taglines: What happens when killer meets killer? Movie Trivia: Co-writers Mark Cantu and 'Jennifer Ayala' were the original authors of the story, which was going to be more exploitation-based than an actual crime drama. The change in tone came through when Mark Cantu began shooting the trailer as a proof-of-concept for investors. There are several nods to other crime dramas and thrillers throughout ECHO: Darren's last name (Stensland) comes from L.A. Confidential (1997); Detective Capa (Mark Cantu) is named after Capa from Danny Boyle's Sunshine (2007); the murder scene where Darren goes to kill Vicente is an homage to the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960); in the scene where Sorenson (Paul Scofield) is executed, the framing of the shot is meant to evoke a similar scene from Miller's Crossing (1990); and finally, the scene in which Darren drives to the warehouse to uncover the truth is a small nod to the ending of Christopher Nolan's Memento (2000). Sorenson's body was meant to be shown in the crime scene where Vargas and Burnett are introduced; however, since there were delays with make-up f/x on the day, director Cantu decided to shoot without the body, and insert close-ups of carnage later. Director Bryan Oritz has a brief appearance as "Detective H. West," an homage to the Jeffrey Combs' character from RE-ANIMATOR. Ortiz is another actor/writer/director from San Antonio. Co-writer/director Mark Cantu wrote the first 70 pages of the final shooting script in roughly 4 days. Although there were several minor changes to the script in terms of dialogue, a majority of the draft is intact for the film. IMDB Links: » User Comments at imdb.com » More information at imdb.com Keywords: Echo  ...[more] Keywords All: Seen it? Rate it Currently 7.40/10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rating: 7.4 out of 10.0 - 50 votes cast total buy movie on dvd del.icio.us  |  digg  |  reddit Enter your zipcode for movie listings: » BACK TO HORROR MOVIES LIST