Area 407 (originally titled Tape 407: The Mesa Reserve)[1] is a 2012 American found footage science fiction horror film directed by Dale Fabrigar and Everette Wallin, starring Samantha Lester, James Lyons, Melanie Lyons and Abigail Schrader.[2]

Area 407
Directed byDale Fabrigar
Everette Wallin
Written byRobert Shepyer
Produced byMatt Allen
Mitch Dickman
Michael Haskins
Starring
  • Samantha Lester
  • James Lyons
  • Melanie Lyons
  • Abigail Schrader
CinematographyBryan Olinger
Edited byHunter Hill
Music byMatt Dahan
Production
companies
Suzanne DeLaurentiis Productions
Cloud Nine Pictures
Entertainment Factory
Distributed byIFC Films
Release date
  • 27 April 2012 (2012-04-27)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

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  • Samantha Lester as Jessie
  • James Lyons as Jimmy
  • Melanie Lyons as Laura Hawkins
  • Abigail Schrader as Trish
  • Samantha Sloyan as Lois
  • Brendan Patrick Connor as Charlie
  • Ken Garcia as Charlie

Release

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The film was released to Video on Demand on 27 April 2012.[3]

Reception

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William Goss of Film.com gave the film a rating of "D" and wrote "For some reason, the motivation of panic seems like a consistent rationale for ensemble hysteria in low-budget films like these, and I’d be able to forgive it all -- well, most of it -- if Area 407 had actually made with some effective frights or a more inventive mythology rather than amateurishly cashing in on this trend of handheld hokum."[4] Jinx of Dread Central gave the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5 and wrote, "As a traditionally shot narrative feature, this movie would’ve been terrible. As a found footage flick? It’s punishment."[5]

The film received a positive review in HorrorNews.net.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Barton, Steve (27 September 2011). "Uncover the Mystery of Tape 407". Dread Central. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ^ The Deadline Team (18 April 2012). "IFC Midnight Acquires Rights To Found-Footage Pic 'Area 407'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. ^ Barton, Steve (18 April 2012). "IFC Enters Area 407". Dread Central. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. ^ Goss, William (27 April 2012). "Review: Area 407 is All Screams, No Scares". Film.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  5. ^ Jinx (4 May 2012). "Area 407 (2012)". Dread Central. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  6. ^ Halen, Adrian (11 July 2020). "Film Review: Area 407 (2012)". HorrorNews.net. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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