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Curse of the Forty-Niner

2002 · 86 min

A cheesy slasher that delivers gory kills and a spooky mine setting with little depth.

Tagline
They Axed For It!
Overview
A group of friends discover gold deep inside an old mine. But by taking the gold and think they've hit it big, they awaken a long dead miner who's Hell Bent on protecting his treasure.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • greed
  • revenge
  • survival
  • violence
  • death
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour3
Realism4
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
John Carl Buechler
Written by
Antonio Olivas
Starring
Karen Black, John Phillip Law, Richard Lynch, Vernon Wells, Martin Kove, Jeff Conaway, Brad H. Arden, Sean Hines
Cinematography
James M. LeGoy
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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