United States / Feb 07, 2009 / R
Some urban legends are real.
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
When Derek moves to a new town and discovers a shortcut through the woods to his high school, he learns about a crazy old man who lives near its path: Legend has it that he abducted a group of teenagers years ago. Ignoring the warning, Derek and his friends set out to uncover the dark secret that's buried deep in the woods. But will they survive to tell it?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Bastian | Benjamin (1940s) |
| Cavan Cunningham | School Administrator |
| Shannon Jardine | Ms. Milan |
| Tracy-Lynn Pugsley | Irene |
| Nicholas Elia | Tobey |
| Josh Emerson | Taylor |
| Scott Lyster | Dougie |
Genres
MysteryHorrorThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Shortcut |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Minds Eye Entertainment, Scary Madison Productions |
| Release date | 7 febbraio 2009 |
| Executive producer | Jack Giarraputo, Adam Sandler |
| Production | Tyler Spindel, Ingo Vollkammer, Scott Sandler, Dan Hannon, Scott Einbinder, Brian Witten |
| Writer | Scott Sandler, Dan Hannon |
| Editing | Jake York |
| Cinematography | Mark Irwin, Layton Burton, Rob Parrell, Jesse Sannerud, Dean Stinchcombe |
| Assistant directors | Elizabeth Farrer, Michael Neumann, Nicholaus Goossen |
| Lighting | Andrew Gordon |
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| Camera operators | Layton Burton, Rob Parrell, Jesse Sannerud, Dean Stinchcombe, Mark Irwin |
| Additional photography | Layton Burton, Rob Parrell, Jesse Sannerud, Dean Stinchcombe, Mark Irwin |
| Production design | Marian Wihak, Andrea Spakowski |
| Art direction | Andrea Spakowski, Marian Wihak |
| Set decoration | Andrea Spakowski, Marian Wihak |
| Music | Michael Suby |
| Sound | Michael Suby |
| Costume design | Sonja Clifton-Remple, Tracy George, Tamara Harrod |
| Makeup | Tracy George, Tamara Harrod, Sonja Clifton-Remple |
| Hairstyling | Tamara Harrod, Tracy George, Sonja Clifton-Remple |
| Budget | 5.000.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
South Korea / Dec 13, 2012
Portugal / Aug 17, 2016 / M/16
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