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*Drag Me to Hell* is a 2009 American comedy horror film directed by Sam Raimi. The screenplay was written by Ivan Raimi and Sam Raimi, with production handled by Rob Tapert, Sam Raimi, and Grant Curtis. The cast includes Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, and Dileep Rao. Christopher Young composed the music, which was released as an original motion picture soundtrack in 2009. The film was produced by Universal Pictures and Ghost House Pictures, among other companies, and distributed by Universal Pictures.
Set in Los Angeles, the narrative focuses on themes of the supernatural, curses, and careerism. The film has a runtime of 99 minutes and is rated PG-13. It was released in 2009, with specific dates listed as January 1, June 11, and August 13, as well as May 27. The production had a budget of 30,000,000 and generated revenue of 91,388,487.
Critical reception included a Metascore of 83 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 92%. On IMDb, the film holds a rating of 6.6 based on 231,492 votes, while TMDb lists a vote average of 6.476 from 4,071 votes. The film has received 7 wins and 24 nominations.
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6.5After denying a woman the extension she needs to keep her home, loan officer Christine Brown sees her once-promising life take a startling turn for the worse. Christine is convinced she's been cursed by a Gypsy, but her boyfriend is skeptical. Her only hope seems to lie in a psychic who claims he can help her lift the curse and keep her soul from being dragged straight to hell.
Cast
- Alison Lohman as Christine Brown
- Justin Long as Clay Dalton
- Lorna Raver as Mrs. Ganush
- Dileep Rao as Rham Jas
- David Paymer as Mr. Jacks
- Adriana Barraza as Shaun San Dena
Themes
- work
- gypsy
- gore
- curse
- psychologist
- psychic
- evil
- loan officer
- obituary
- engagement ring
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
229,962 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
83/100
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Genres
- Horror
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 7 wins & 24 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Sam Raimi
- Written by
- Sam Raimi Ivan Raimi
- Produced by
- Robert Tapert Grant Curtis
- Starring
- Alison Lohman Justin Long Lorna Raver Dileep Rao David Paymer Adriana Barraza
- Cinematography
- Peter Deming
- Edited by
- Bob Murawski
- Music by
- Christopher Young
- Production company
- Ghost House Pictures
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Release dates
- March 15, 2009 ( 2009-03-15 ) ( SXSW ) May 29, 2009 ( 2009-05-29 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 99 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- English Spanish
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $90.8 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Drag Me to Hell is a 2009 American supernatural horror film directed and co-written by Sam Raimi with Ivan Raimi, starring Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao, David Paymer, and Adriana Barraza. The story focuses on a loan officer who, in an effort to prove to her boss that she can make the "hard decisions" at work, chooses not to extend an elderly woman's mortgage. The old woman places a retaliatory curse on her that, after three days of escalating torment, will plunge her into the depths of Hell to burn for eternity.
Drag Me to Hell was developed by Sam and his brother, Ivan, who wrote the script for a film titled The Curse in the 1990s as a dark, cautionary fable. Conceived as a "cruel morality tale," the script was intentionally designed to punish a well-intentioned protagonist for making a single selfish mistake, capturing the visceral, slapstick-horror tone of Raimi’s earlier Evil Dead films. However, they shelved the project to focus on other films, eventually completing the script in 2007. Following the massive commercial success of his Spider-Man film trilogy (2002–2007), Sam Raimi wanted to return to his low-budget, independent horror roots. He partnered with Ghost House Pictures to produce the film independently from major studio constraints. It was shot in Tarzana, California in 2008 with a budget of $30 million.
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