Escapee
| Escapee | |
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| Directed by | Campion Murphy |
| Produced by |
Scott W. Anderson Faith Ford Jason Hewitt |
| Written by | Campion Murphy |
| Starring |
Dominic Purcell Christine Evangelista Melissa Ordway Scott Elrod |
| Music by | Jermaine Stegall |
| Cinematography | Neil Cervin |
| Edited by | Matt Hathcox |
Production company |
Tall Tales Entertainment Nantucket Productions Hollywood Media Bridge Films In Motion Escapee Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Escapee is a 2011 mystery thriller film written and directed by Campion Murphy.
Plot
On a class field trip to a mental hospital, psychology major Abby Jones (Evangelista) has a disturbing meeting with a dangerous patient, Harmon Jaxon (Purcell). Later on, she studies with her two roommates unaware of the dark impact she had on him. As the weather turns stormy, Harmon works his way towards Abby.
Abby and her roommate Lynn (Chaikin) receive a visit from Carter Thomas (Elrod), the neighbor who is a police officer, who warns them about a local voyeur preying on locals. He assures them that he is close by and as long as that they should keep their curtains closed and doors locked.
Meanwhile, Harmon works his way towards them slowly and methodically for a showdown between them.
A lot of murders happen and the end is still to write.
Cast
- Dominic Purcell as Harmon Jaxon
- Christine Evangelista as Abby Jones
- Melissa Ordway as Renee Sanders
- Danny Nucci as Professor Jeremy Davis
- Kadeem Hardison as Detective Pars
- Carly Chaikin as Lynne Petersen
- Justin Gaston as Kyle Roberston
- Faith Ford as Detective Alison Jensen
Critical reception
Due to not receiving domestic theatrical distribution, few critics reviewed the film. From BZ Film:
There are movies that can simply be put into “forgettable” category. ESCAPEE falls right in there. Supposedly ESCAPEE was based on true events that took place in one of the producer's hometown of Alexandria, Louisiana. Maybe so, however this doesn’t make this film any different, as one has to really think hard and work even harder to make a serial killer movie worth watching.[1]
Home media
The film was released on DVD/Blu-ray disc through Starz/Anchor Bay in the United States on April 16, 2013.[2]