Ring of Darkness is a 2004 fantasy horror film directed by David DeCoteau and starring Ryan Starr, Matt T. Baker, and Adrienne Barbeau.
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| Directed by | David DeCoteau |
| Written by | Ryan Carrassi Michael Gingold Matthew Jason Walsh |
| Produced by | Sylvia Hess Charles Arthur Berg (line producer) Paul Colichman Andreas Hess Stephen P. Jarchow (executive producers) |
| Starring | Ryan Starr Matt T. Baker Adrienne Barbeau |
| Music by | Ryan Starr Jojo Draven[1] |
| Distributed by | DEJ Productions Regent Worldwide Sales LLC (worldwide) |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Language | English |
Although never released into American theaters, the movie was released worldwide, and translated into several languages other than English, such as French, Spanish, Italian and German.[citation needed]
Plot summary
editThe lead singer of boy band 'Take 10' vanishes. The band—which is secretly composed of zombie cannibals—conducts an American Idol type contest to find a replacement.
Cast
edit- Colin Bain as B.J.
- Matt T. Baker as Jake
- Adrienne Barbeau as Alex
- Greg Cipes as Gordo
- Eric Dearborn as Max
- Jaclyn Gutierrez as Female assistant
- Josh Hammond as Lousy contestant
- Jonathan McDaniel as Coordinator
- Jeremy Jackson as Xavier
- Stephen Martines as Shawn
- Jeff Peterson as Jonah
- Margarita Reyes as Rebecca
- Ryan Starr as Stacy
- Mink Stole as Fletcher
- Irina Voronina as Amethyst
- Suzanne Whang as Television Reporter
- John Wynn as Kyle
- Jon Prutow as 1950s Boy Band Member
- Jamisin Matthews as 1980s New Wave band member
- Delno Ebie as 1950s Boy Band Member
- Michael Haboush as 1980s Band Member
- Murray SawChuck as 1980s Rock Roll Singer (Flashback)
- James Townsend as 1950s Boy Band Member
Production
editFilming for Ring of Darkness was completed in eight days, based on a script Ryan Carassi, Matthew Jason Walsh, and Fangoria editor Michael Gingold. Per DeCoteau, the film's premise had initially been completely different.[2]
Adrienne Barbeau's character Alex was initially written for a man and DeCoteau had wanted the role filled by either Antonio Sabato, Jr. or Dolph Lundgren. The choice was made to make Alex a woman and Barbeau was brought in to portray the character.[2]
Reception
editRing of Darkness was reviewed by both Felix Vasquez Jr. of Cinema Crazed and Jon Condit of Dread Central,[3] both criticizing the film for its acting and plot.[4]
Per Darren Elliott-Smith, Ring of Darkness, along with DeCoteau's The Brotherhood and Ancient Evil: The Legend of the Mummy II, is an example of the reactionary "coming out" narrative where "the 'Newcomer' can be read as a sexually confused individual who is attracted by the erotic allure of the 'Monster group' who are coded as queer".[5]
References
edit- ^ Jojo Draven - Scores Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Bad Boys and Scream Queens: An Interview with David DeCoteau". Mondo Digital. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ Vasquez Jr, Felix (October 16, 2005). "Ring of Darkness (2004)". Cinema Crazed. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ "Ring of Darkness (2004)". Dread Central. 2005-04-01. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ Elliott-Smith, Darren (2016-09-30). Queer Horror Film and Television: Sexuality and Masculinity at the Margins. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-1-78673-137-1.
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