The Basement (film)
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Nathan Ives
Nathan Ives
Sean Decker
Nathan Ives
Sean Decker
Mark Heidelberger
Jackson Davis
Cayleb Long
Tracie Thoms
Sarah Nicklin
| The Basement | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Brian M. Conley Nathan Ives |
| Written by | Brian M. Conley Nathan Ives Sean Decker |
| Produced by | Brian M. Conley Nathan Ives Sean Decker Mark Heidelberger |
| Starring | Mischa Barton Jackson Davis Cayleb Long Tracie Thoms Sarah Nicklin |
| Cinematography | Kenneth Stipe |
| Edited by | Brady Hallongren |
| Music by | Aaron J. Goldstein |
| Distributed by | Uncork'd Entertainment |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Basement is a 2017 American horror film directed by Brian M. Conley and Nathan Ives. The film stars Mischa Barton, Jackson Davis, Cayleb Long, Tracie Thoms, and Sarah Nicklin. The film premiered at Shriekfest in Los Angeles on October 7, 2017. It received a 10 market theatrical and digital release in the United States on 15 September 2018.[1]
A deranged serial killer known as Bill Anderson (or "The Gemini") tortures and slays his victims in the basement of his San Fernando Valley home.
Craig Owen (Long), a famous guitarist, goes to the convenience store when his wife, Kelly, asks him to get more champagne. While out, Craig receives two seductive text messages from a woman named Bianca, which he promptly deletes. He was kidnapped in the parking lot. Bill tortures him throughout the night by cutting off his fingers, knocking out his teeth (and forcing Craig to chew and swallow them at one point), and pretending to be various characters in a bizarre drama, including a clown, a police officer, a detective, a prisoner, a doctor, a lawyer, a father, a mother, and a prison guard. The mother gives Craig a nail file, which he uses to cut through his restraints while Gemini eats upstairs. Craig frees himself and escapes the basement, only to be recaptured. He wakes up to Bill dressed as a priest, who makes him confess and take communion before carving the Gemini zodiac symbol into Craig's forehead. Bill returns dressed as an executioner and waits for 6:00 AM. Eventually, he decapitates Craig with a blowtorch.
Meanwhile, Craig's wife Kelly invites her best friend Bianca over to discuss where Craig might be. Kelly reveals to Bianca that Craig is having an affair and wants to kill whoever it could be. Bianca stays the night and falls asleep on the sofa after Kelly drugs her.
In the morning, Bill arrives at the house dressed as a police officer. He assures her that he killed Craig. Kelly points to Bianca and tells Gemini to 'take out the trash'.
In the last few minutes, a flashback set one month earlier reveals that Bill and Kelly are twins, and she knows all about his killing spree. She also knows that Craig is having an affair with Bianca and asks Bill to kill Craig.[2]
Cast
- Mischa Barton as Kelly Owen
- Jackson Davis as Bill Anderson
- Cayleb Long as Craig Owen
- Tracie Thoms as Lauren
- Bailey Anne Borders as Bianca
- Kareem J. Grimes as Andre
- Sarah Nicklin as Reporter Amanda Kincaid
- Maria Volk as Allison Perry
- Jessica Sonneborn as Carlee
- Christa Conley as Mia
Production
Conley and Ives wrote the script together in the fall of 2015, and they were inspired by films such as Sleuth, Seven, and The Silence of the Lambs.[3]