A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend believes that she has released creatures from a sealed ash pit in the basement of her new home.A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend believes that she has released creatures from a sealed ash pit in the basement of her new home.A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend believes that she has released creatures from a sealed ash pit in the basement of her new home.
- Awards
- 4 nominations
- Housekeeper
- (as Edwina Ritchard)
- Caterer
- (as Emelia Burns)
- Director
- Writers
- Guillermo del Toro
- Matthew Robbins
- Nigel McKeand(1973 teleplay)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe runes carved into the stone over the furnace that the creatures live down spells out "Be Afraid" in Elder Futhark.
- GoofsKim ends up tangled in the ropes of the fairies and dragged down into the basement. This tragedy is a loose end. No police report is filed, no other characters are shown to react to this and the aftermath of this event is never built up on. This is because the creatures must take one life to replenish their numbers each time they come out. In the original movie, Kim is their target, to make her one of their own. The taking of Kim at the end of the movie and her speaking later on with the creatures implies that she was turned into one of them and is no longer human. This is idea is further encouraged by one of the creatures who seems to hold a resemblance to Blackwell who was also taken along with his son.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Creatures: They will find us. We must fight.
Kim: No. We will go deeper, and we will wait. They will forget, and others will come.
Creatures: When will they come?
Kim: Soon, soon.
Creatures: Yes.
Kim: We have all the time in the world.
Creatures: Yes.
Kim: All the time in the world.
Creatures: All the time in the world.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Nostalgia Critic: The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (2011)
- SoundtracksWhen You and I Were Young, Maggie
Written and Performed by John McCormack
Courtesy of Bluebird/Novus/RCA Victor
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
Sally rejects Kim and feels lonely in the mansion and while walking on the real estate, she finds that the manor has a hidden basement. Alex's employee William Harris (Jack Thompson), who is a descendant of Blackwood, warns Sally to never go to the basement but the girl overhears voices in the ash pit calling her. However Sally brings a wrench and removes the bolts of the ash pit cover. Sooner Sally finds that evil creatures that fear the light have escaped from the underground through the ash pit and are threatening her. However, Alex and Kim believe that it is only her imagination.
"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" is a remake of a 1973 film that I have never seen. The cinematography and the performance of the girl Bailee Madison are great. Unfortunately the lame screenplay has many plot holes and, for example, the disappearance of Kim and the weird events that the guests have witnessed have no consequence in the end of the story.
The DVD has interviews and behind stage footages and it is visible the interference of Guillermo del Toro in the direction. Unfortunately his participation is not enough to save this film. My vote is five.
Title (Brazil): "Não Tenha Medo do Escuro" ("Don't Be Afraid of the Dark")
- claudio_carvalho
- Feb 18, 2012
Details
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- Countries of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- Đừng Sợ Bóng Tối
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $24,046,682
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,525,728
- Aug 28, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $38,269,529
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1