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The Plague (also known as Clive Barker's The Plague) is a 2006 horror film directed by Hal Masonberg and written by Masonberg and Teal Minton. It was produced by Clive Barker.

The Plague
Directed by	Hal Masonberg
Written by	Hal Masonberg Teal Minton
Produced by	Clive Barker Jorge Saralegui Martin Wiley Matt Milich Tim O'Hair Anthony DiBlasi
Starring	James Van Der Beek Ivana Miličević
Cinematography	Bill Butler
Edited by	Ed Marx
Music by	László Reményi
Production companies	Midnight Picture Show Armada Pictures
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date	September 5, 2006 (2006-09-05)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

In 1983, simultaneously one day all of the world's children under the age of nine fall into a catatonic state. For the next ten years, every child who is born, is born in a state of catatonia. During this state, the children experience seizures twice a day and seem to develop superhuman strength. In 1993, all the children wake up, hell-bent on killing all adults. Things get even worse when the adults realize the children have a sort of collective brain—what one learns, they all learn. The children get smarter by the hour. First they disable the engines in almost every car and then set up roadblocks to stop the adults from escaping. Then they learn how to use firearms. The children also take the souls of the ones they kill as a part of deliverance. The adults must find a way to stop them before it's too late.

Cast

• James Van Der Beek as Tom Russel
• Ivana Miličević as Jean Raynor
• Brad Hunt as Sam Raynor
• Joshua Close as Kip
• Brittany Scobie as Claire
• Bradley Sawatzky as Nathan Burgandy
• John P. Connolly as Sheriff Cal Stewart
• Dee Wallace as Nora
• John Ted Wynne as Dr. Jenkins
• Arne McPherson as David

Release

The Region 1 DVD was released September 5, 2006.[1] The Plague: Writer's & Director's Cut, exists but has, to date, has remained unreleased.[2]

Reception

Bloody Disgusting rated it 3/5 stars and wrote, "But even as the premise of The Plague continues to titillate and intrigue, the film can’t quite deliver on its promise, rendering it slightly entertaining and ultimately forgettable."[3] Steve Barton of Dread Central rated it 2/5 stars and wrote, "Clive Barker may have in some way produced this mess and lent his name to it, but rest assured there’s nothing Barker-esque about it. All that's here is a giant missed opportunity which — pardon the really bad, yet fitting pun — you should avoid like the plague."[4] Scott Weinberg of DVD Talk rated it 2.5/5 stars and wrote that it does not live up the premise, instead "devolving into yet another (and very stale) zombie-type chase thriller".[5] David Johnson of DVD Verdict wrote, "The Plague is an inscrutable movie that starts out strong, but loses forward momentum, eventually grinding to an awkward halt."[6]

See also

• Village of the Damned (1960 film) (similar plot)

References

External links

• The Plague at IMDb
• The Plague at AllMovie
• The Plague at Rotten Tomatoes
• Official website

На других языках

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- [en] The Plague (2006 film)

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[ru] Чума (фильм, 2006)

«Чума» (англ. The Plague) — фильм ужасов американского режиссёра Хэла Мейсонберга, снятый в 2006 году. В титрах указано название «Clive Barker’s The Plague», однако Клайв Баркер является только продюсером фильма. Иногда в русских изданиях фильм именуется «Кома».

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