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The Phantom Eye

1999 · 62 min

A scrappy, tongue-in-cheek vault crawl that mixes cheap scares with film-nerd jokes and a ticking clock.

Directed by: Gwyneth Gibby
Genres: Comedy, Horror
Starring: Roger Corman, Sarah Aldrich, David Sean Robinson

Overview: Two film students must find a movie in the AMC vault. They have until midnight. If they survive and find the film they can leave the vault. If not then they will die and become part of the movie forever. So where is "The Phantom Eye?"

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Directed by: Gwyneth Gibby
Genres: Comedy, Horror
Starring: Roger Corman, Sarah Aldrich, David Sean Robinson

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Tone: campystrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
survival
death
obsession
media
Places: workplace
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	5
Humour	6
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, horror
Directed by: Gwyneth Gibby
Written by: Neal Marshall Stevens
Starring: Roger Corman, Sarah Aldrich, David Sean Robinson, Frank Gorshin, Jonathan Haze, Michael J. Anderson
Cinematography: Christopher Manley
Runtime: 62 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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