The Forsaken 2001

The Forsaken

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It's all been done before, and done better.

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Driving cross-country to deliver a vintage Mercedes, Sean (Kerr Smith) does the one thing he wasn't suppose to do -- pick up a hitchhiker. From that moment on, his road trip is transformed into a surreal and terrifying nightmare. Sean's new companion, Nick (Brendan Fehr), is not the laid back, aimless traveler he seems to be. He is a hunter. And his prey is a roving band of forsaken youths who feed upon hapless victims found in the dead of the night -- in a word, vampires.
  • Rating:
    R (Language|Gore|Sexuality|Strong Violence)
  • Genre:
    horror
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    J.S. Cardone
  • Producer:
    Scott Einbinder, Carol Kottenbrook
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     original
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $6.7M
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Sandstorm Films
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Kerr Smith
Sean
Brendan Fehr
Nick
Izabella Miko
Megan
A.J. Buckley
Mike
Johnathon Schaech
Kit
Phina Oruche
Cym
Matt Reid
Dutton
Simon Rex
Pen
Alexis Thorpe
Teddy
Carrie Snodgress
Ina Hamm
J.S. Cardone
Director
J.S. Cardone
Writer
Scott Einbinder
Producer
Carol Kottenbrook
Producer
Norman Buckley
Film Editor
Martina Buckley
Production Designer
Steven Bernstein
Cinematographer
Ferne Cassel
Casting
Alexandra Patsavas
Music Supervisor
Johnny Lee Schell
Original Music
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  • Oct 28, 2012
    Gritty and dark, The Forsaken is a frightening vampire thriller. The story follows a driver who's transporting a car to Miami, but runs afoul of a group of vampires when he picks up a hitchhiker that turns out to be a vampire hunter. The film has quite a unique vampire mythology, and the plot is rather interesting. However, the directing is weak and some of the acting is particularly poor. The Forsaken is entertaining and has a fair amount of action, but it has its share of problems too.
    Dann M Super Reviewer
  • May 16, 2012
    Kerr Smith is so gorgeous. Pretty bad movie, interesting premise, but awful script and cinematography. I watched the whole thing, but if it wasn't for Kerr I wouldn't have watched it. Cool title for the movie "The Forsaken" sounds so badass. Too bad it wasn't. Could've been though had I rewritten and directed it.
    Japes . Super Reviewer
  • Aug 06, 2011
    Pretty cool. I like how the ending sets it up for a sequel, but the protagonists are so genuinely likable, its a shame they never followed through and made The Forsaken 2. Check this out if you like vampire films.
    Stephen S Super Reviewer
  • Feb 17, 2011
    The Forsaken has got to be the best vampire flick since 1987's The Lost Boys. The film oozes of sexuality that made The Lost Boys such a great film. The Forsaken takes elements from a few classic vampire films, and combines them into one entertaining horror yarn. Though not original and lacking in serious talent, The Forsaken is a notch above recent vampire films such as Blade. Whats so great about this film is that it brings back all the elements of what made a vampire film so good. Flawed of course, but very entertaining, The Forsaken is one iof the better vampire films of recent memory. Combining elements of road movies such as The Hitcher with Near Dark, director J.S Cardone does a fairly good job at crafting a mildly scary horror film. The Forsaken can be seen as almost a return to form in the vampire genre because at this point in horror, vampire films had lost their touch, the traditional elements such as using a wooden stake through the heart, garlic and holy water. We had vampires that could walk through sunlight. All do respect, but wtf? Vampires are night creatures. They don't sparkle or walk through sunlight and live, they burn to death. The Forsaken embraces classic vampire lore with a modern day feel and the film is faithful to a true vampire film. Take it as you will, but considering the whole Twilight craze a few years after this film was released, at least we have a film like this to remind us that vampires were truly terrifying and NOT something to be twisted and manufactured to teenage girls. The Forsaken is a very good film and before one dismisses it, you should at least give this film a chance.
    Alex r Super Reviewer
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