Mirrors (2008)
Horror, Mystery |
Mirrors is a American supernatural horror film directed by Alexandre Aja, starring Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, and Amy Smart. The film was first titled Into the Mirror, but the name was later changed to Mirrors. Filming began on May 1, 2007, and it was released in American theaters on August 15, 2008.
The film was originally scripted as a straightforward remake of the 2003 South Korean horror film Into the Mirror which is rated 15 by KMRB. However, once Aja was brought on board and read the script, he was dissatisfied with the particulars of the original film’s story. He decided to retain the original film’s basic idea involving mirrors, and to incorporate a few of its scenes, but otherwise crafted a new story and script for his version of the movie A sequel titled Mirrors 2 was released in 2010.
A security guard runs through a subway station until he enters a room he cannot escape and starts begging his reflection in a mirror for his life. His reflection uses a shard to slice into its own throat; the wound reflects upon the real security guard’s body, killing him.
Ben Carson, a suspended police detective, begins his first day as a night security guard at the Mayflower, a luxury department store that was gutted by a fire and shuttered five years prior. The building still contains numerous mirrors from the store.
Director: Alexandre Aja
Writers: Alexandre Aja (screenplay), Grégory Levasseur (screenplay), Sung-ho Kim (Korean motion picture “Into the Mirror”)
Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Amy Smart, Cameron Boyce, Arika Gluck, Mary Beth Peil, John Shrapnel
►Cast:
| Kiefer Sutherland | … | Ben Carson |
| Paula Patton | … | Amy Carson |
| Cameron Boyce | … | Michael Carson |
| Arika Gluck | … | Daisy Carson (as Erica Gluck) |
| Amy Smart | … | Angela Carson |
| Mary Beth Peil | … | Anna Esseker |
| John Shrapnel | … | Lorenzo Sapelli |
| Jason Flemyng | … | Larry Byrne |
| Tim Ahern | … | Dr. Morris |
| Julian Glover | … | Robert Esseker |
| Josh Cole | … | Gary Lewis |
| Ezra Buzzington | … | Terrence Berry |
| Aida Doina | … | Rosa (as Doina Aida Stan) |
| Ioana Abur | … | Front Desk Sister |
| Darren Kent | … | Jimmy Esseker |
| Roz McCutcheon | … | Jimmy’s Mother |
| Adina Rapiteanu | … | Young Anna |
| William Meredith | … | Young Doctor |
| Bart Sidles | … | Police Inspector |
| Cai Man | … | Neighbor |
| Jingdong Qin | … | Neighbor |
| Anca Damacus | … | Burning Woman |
| Tudor Stroescu | … | Delivery Man |
| Liliana Donici | … | Mirror Person |
| Aurelia Radulescu | … | Mirror Person |
| George Dumitrescu | … | Mirror Person |
| Irina Saulescu | … | Mirror Person |
| Valeriu Pavel | … | Mirror Person |
| Greg Nicotero | … | Guy Playing Pool |
| Peter Wrobell | … | Student |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia