The Lost (2005)

Director:

Chris Sivertson

Writers:

Jack Ketchum (novel)
Chris Sivertson (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror

Tagline:

What's the worst thing you've ever done?

Plot:

Hanging out at some campgrounds one nice summer day, 19-year-old Ray Pye (Marc Senter) decides to murder two young women...

Plot Keywords:

Shot In The Head | Pregnant Woman Murdered | Murder | Female Frontal Nudity | Female Nudity

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Marc Senter	...	Ray Pye
Shay Astar	...	Jennifer Fitch
Alex Frost	...	Tim Bess
Megan Henning	...	Sally Richmond
Robin Sydney	...	Katherine Wallace
Michael Bowen	...	Detective Charlie Schilling
Ed Lauter	...	Ed Anderson
Dee Wallace	...	Barbara Hanlon (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Erin Brown	...	Lisa Steiner
Ruby Larocca	...	Elise Hanlon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Ayers	...	Eddie
Tony Carreiro	...	Tom Wallace
Katie Cassidy	...	Dee Dee
Cynthia Cervini	...	Etta
Rob Elk	...	Lenny Bess
Trevor Graciano	...	Ray's Friend
Cornelia Guest	...	Katherine's Mom
Alice Hirson	...	Mrs. Griffith
Jesse Hlubik	...	Officer Shack
Jack Ketchum	...	Teddy Panik
Cristiana Ladki	...	Tonianne Primiano
Mike McKee	...	Mr. Griffith
Shelli Merrill	...	Liz Wellman
Tony Moras	...	Roger
Linda Pine	...	Waitress
Richard Riehle	...	Bill Richmond
Helen Siff	...	Jane Pye
Eddie Steeples	...	Stevie-Ray
Justin Stone	...	Ken Wellman
Luke Y. Thompson	...	Handsome country club patron
Jason Thornton	...	Detective Edwards

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Finland:K-18

Company:

Silver Web Productions

Fans of Ketchum and low budget films will enjoy

First off, some people just can't get into low-budget films. And I agree many are unwatchable. However I've also found some decent films among the crap. Bottom line, if you have a problem sitting through indie films. Then this movie probably won't change your mind. However if you're a fan of Jack Ketchum (who wrote the novel it was based on) then you'll probably enjoy it. It manages to stay pretty close to the book, other then the book being set in the late 60's. At first I thought this was going to be a problem, but as the movie goes on it kind of takes on a timeless feel. And being a low-budget movie, setting it in another era would have been too costly. The acting was pretty good for an indie, the actor who plays Ray Pye pretty much nailed the look and essence of the character.

I caught this movie at the Rue Morgue convention where there was a Q&A with Jack Ketchum afterwards. Which was pretty interesting, he explained how low-budget films allow the director to follow his sometimes grisly story lines more accurately. That's OK with me, I don't mind low-budget movies, especially when they're based on such powerful writing.