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Movie Info
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Director -
Adam Green -
Producer -
Scott Altomare , Sarah Elbert , Cory Neal -
Screenwriter -
Adam Green -
Distributor -
Anchor Bay -
Production Co -
Radioaktive Film , ArieScope Pictures -
Rating -
R (Nudity|Language|Sexual Content|Strong Bloody Horror Violence) -
Genre -
Horror -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 7, 2007, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 30, 2016 -
Runtime -
1h 23m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)
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