The Deaths of Ian Stone (2007)

Director:

Dario Piana

Writer (WGA):

Brendan Hood (written by)

Release Date:

4 January 2008 (Turkey)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Live everyday like it's your last.

Plot:

Deaths tells the story of an all-American guy who is murdered each day by horrifying pursuers, only to wake up in slightly different lives to experience the terror of being murdered again.

Plot Keywords:

Shirtless Male Bondage | Surgery | Love | Head Brace | Monster

Cast

Mike Vogel	...	Ian Stone
Jaime Murray	...	Medea
Christina Cole	...	Jenny Walker
Michael Feast	...	Gray
Charlie Anson	...	Josh Garfield
Michael Dixon	...	Brad Kopple
George Dillon	...	Referee
Marnix Van Den Broeke	...	Harvester 1
Andrew Buchan	...	Ryan
Bill Nash	...	Terrified Man
Anthony Warren	...	Carl
Jason Steadman	...	Pedestrian
Jason Durran	...	Man Waiting for Phone Booth
Jeff Peterson	...	Harvester 2
Tom Bodell	...	Elevator Passenger

Also Known As:

The Deaths of Ian (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, some drug content and brief language.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Japan:R-15 | USA:R | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA (2007) | Malaysia:18PL | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Battersea Park, Battersea, London, England, UK

Company:

SWFX

Quotes:

[first lines]
Josh Garfield: Stone!

starts out great but once you know what's going on it's all downhill

At the beginning of this film, Ian Stone is at a hockey game, after which he takes a lady friend home after an embarrassing finish. After he's dropped her off he finds a body in the road in a rainstorm & something strange happens....after which he is sitting in an office, and then he's a cab driver, and then...what the heck is going on? There appears to be some things that are after Ian, but why? Who is he that makes him so special? And who is this blonde woman, who appears in each "new life" with him? A strange man, who knows Ian (but Ian doesn't know him) takes him aside and tries to explain, but he's dragged off into a basement, only to appear again later. It seems that Ian is not what he seems, but he doesn't remember, and that whatever these things are, he's apparently one of them who decided he didn't want to be, anymore.

This was interesting when you didn't know what was going on, but as soon as an explanation is offered up, things go downhill from there. Love conquers all, and that sort of thing.

The creatures are rather interesting, at first, but once you've seen them clearly a couple times, not so much. Kind of reminds me of an "Iron Maiden" album cover.

Just one of the several mediocre "After Dark Horrorfest" offerings...and why is Ian the only one that's not British? 5 out of 10.