The Black Waters of Echo's Pond

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

The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
Theatrical film poster
Directed byGabriel Bologna
Produced byRaymond J. Markovich
Jason Loughbridge
Written byMichael Berenson
Gabriel Bologna
Sean Clark
StarringRobert Patrick
Danielle Harris
James Duval
Nick Mennell
Mircea Monroe
Music byHarry Manfredini
CinematographyMassimo Zeri, AIC
Edited byAndrew Cohen
Michael Spencer
Production
company
Parallel Media
Project 8 Films
Distributed byParallel Media
Release date
  • 11 October 2009 (2009-10-11) (Freak Show)
  • 9 April 2010 (2010-04-09) (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million
Box office$224,409

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 advertisement.[5] The film is based on a screenplay by Sean Clark (the author of Bloody Disgusting), Michael Berenson and the director himself.[6] In the lead roles, Bologna cast Robert Patrick, Danielle Harris, James Duval,[7] Nick Mennell, Electra and Elise Avellan.[8]

Release

It was 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 happen. In January 2011, the filmmakers announced that they were actively seeking a distribution deal and promised that a DVD would be released. The film was released on DVD and 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 the Austin Chronicle awarded the film three out of a possible five stars, writing, "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 the 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 12 July 2011 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.com. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  12. "The Black Waters of Echo's Pond Details and Credits". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  13. Savlov, Marc. "The Black Waters of Echo's Pond - Film Calendar - The Austin Chronicle". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  14. Harvey, Dennis. "The Black Waters of Echo's Pond". Variety. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  15. The Black Waters of Echo's Pond Sounds Strangely Familiar
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