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Movie Info
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Director -
David Bruckner , Jacob Gentry , Dan Bush -
Producer -
Alexander Motlagh , Jacob Gentry -
Screenwriter -
David Bruckner , Jacob Gentry , Dan Bush -
Distributor -
Magnolia Pictures -
Production Co -
POP Films , Shoreline Entertainment -
Rating -
R (Pervasive Language|Brief Nudity|Strong Brutal Bloody Violence) -
Genre -
Horror -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Feb 22, 2008, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Feb 17, 2017 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$249.9K -
Runtime -
1h 41m
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