A teenager investigates the case of a missing local baby, though he discovers a dark secret that has been unleashed in his town, and an evil spirit that will stop at nothing to find its heir... Read allA teenager investigates the case of a missing local baby, though he discovers a dark secret that has been unleashed in his town, and an evil spirit that will stop at nothing to find its heir.A teenager investigates the case of a missing local baby, though he discovers a dark secret that has been unleashed in his town, and an evil spirit that will stop at nothing to find its heir.
- Wylie
- (as Daryl 'Chill' Mitchell)
- Keg Stand Assistant #2
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWylie tells Julian all the people in Louis Le Prince's 2-second film 'Round Hay Garden Scene' died as soon as they made the movie. In reality, only Le Prince's mother-in-law, Sarah Whitley, died after making the film, 10 days later.
- GoofsWhen Quinn films himself at the end, the camera pans down from the house to his face. When Julien watches the video, the camera pans up from the ground to Quinn's face.
- Quotes
Julian Miller: He was adopted? It says Harlan's real parents died when he was four, born in New York, bounced around foster homes until the Diehl family adopted him.
Riley: Well yeah, a lot of poor families do it for subsidy money.
Julian Miller: His real name is Harlan Prince, descendant of the mysterious Louis Le Prince.
Riley: Mysterious who?
Julian Miller: Louis Le Prince.
Riley: Never heard of him.
Julian Miller: Well that's why he's mysterious.
- ConnectionsFeatures Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)
The film is actually about a group of teenagers who are trying to make their own horror film when they stumble on a particularly nasty supernatural force that links back to their town's past. In many ways, Playback is little more than a (supernatural) slasher film that loosely borrows from superior works like The Ring. You may even forget that Christian Slater is in the film because his character has so little to do.
Playback is okay. If you can ignore its miss-selling and are just looking for a run-of-the-mill horror to fill an hour and a half, then this one will probably do. Yes, there are a fair few unexplained bits that may leave you with a question mark or two over your head, but, like I say, it's far from perfect, but it just about makes the grade.
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- Also known as
- Playback: Bloodline
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,600,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $264
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $252
- Mar 18, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $57,587
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1