The Black Waters of Echo's Pond

The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
Theatrical film poster
Directed by Gabriel Bologna
Produced by Raymond J. Markovich
Jason Loughbridge
Written by Michael Berenson
Gabriel Bologna
Sean Clark
Starring Robert Patrick
Danielle Harris
James Duval
Nick Mennell
Mircea Monroe
Music by Harry Manfredini
Cinematography Massimo Zeri, AIC
Edited by Andrew Cohen
Michael Spencer
Production
company
Parallel Media
Project 8 Films
Distributed by Parallel Media
Release date
  • October 11, 2009 (2009-10-11) (Freak Show)
  • April 9, 2010 (2010-04-09) (United States)
Country United States
Language English
Budget $5 million
Box office $224,409

The Black Waters of Echo's Pond is a 2009 fantasy horror film directed by Italo-American filmmaker Gabriel Bologna[1] and stars Robert Patrick, Danielle Harris and James Duval.[2]

Plot

Party animal Rick (James Duval), wild child Veronique (Mircea Monroe), uptight Robert (M.D. Walton) and six other friends vacation in a plush mansion, where they find a mysterious board game. But the game proves dangerous when it draws out the nastiest qualities in all of its players. As buried fears, resentments, greed and attractions quickly and unsettlingly emerge, the game's goal becomes crystal clear: stay alive.[3]

Cast

Production

The film was shot in the United States in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Malibou Lake, Agoura, Topanga Canyon, California and finally in Turkey.[4] On 20 March 2010 Parallel Media released the Official six-minute Theatrical TV spot.[5] The film is based on a screenplay from Bloody Disgusting author Sean Clark, Michael Berenson and the director himself Gabriel Bologna.[6] Bologna cast in the lead roles Robert Patrick, Danielle Harris, James Duval,[7] Nick Mennell, Electra and Elise Avellan.[8]

Release

It premiered on October 11, 2009 as part of the Freak Show Horror Film Festival at the yearly Spooky Empire horror convention.[9] and the limited theatrical release was on April 9, 2010.[10]

The film's DVD release was long-delayed, with some thinking it would never come to fruition. In January 2011, the filmmakers announced there were actively seeking a distribution deal and promised fans that a DVD would be released. The film was released on DVD & Blu-Ray on September 10, 2013, four years after its original theatrical run.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 22% based on 18 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 3.5/10.[11] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 31 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[12]

Marc Savlov from Austin Chronicle awarded the film three out of a possible five stars, stating "Far better (and, freakishly, more subtle) at recalling the tone and spirit of Eighties teen moviegoing than the faux-dopey slapstick of Hot Tub Time Machine, Bologna's homage to exsanguinations past is a bloody good updating of past arterial spurters."[13] Dennis Harvey from Variety gave the film a negative review writing, "Silly, scareless The Black Waters of Echo’s Pond finds yet another group of disposable youths unleashing yet another ancient evil something or other, to their inevitable detriment. Though this generic horror meller would be most at home debuting on Syfy — perhaps double-billed with Pinata: Survival Island".[14]

Soundtrack

The score was composed by Italo-American jazz-soloist and film composer Harry Manfredini.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Trailer: The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
  2. ↑ 'The Black Waters of Echo's Pond' Gets a Limited Theatrical Release Archived 2011-07-12 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ http://www.netflix.com
  4. ↑ Theatrical Trailer for 'The Black Waters of Echo's Pond'
  5. ↑ TV Spots and EPK: The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
  6. ↑ Theatrical One Sheet for 'Black Waters of Echo's Pond'
  7. ↑ The Black Waters of Echo's Pond Roll into a Limited Theatrical Release
  8. ↑ 'The Black Waters of Echo's Pond' Gets Limited Release, New Trailer!
  9. ↑ New One-Sheet: The Black Waters of Echo's Pond / Theatrical Screening Info
  10. ↑ Full Theatrical Trailer - The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
  11. ↑ "The Black Waters of Echo's Pond (2010) - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "The Black Waters of Echo's Pond Details and Credits - Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Metacritic. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  13. ↑ Savlov, Marc. "The Black Waters of Echo's Pond - Film Calendar - The Austin Chronicle". Austin Chronicle.com. Marc Savlov. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  14. ↑ Harvey, Dennis. "The Black Waters of Echo's Pond – Variety". Variety.com. Dennis Harvey. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  15. ↑ The Black Waters of Echo's Pond Sounds Strangely Familiar
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