Sway (2009)

Horror Movies & Sci-Fi Movies Database	07.18.09

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Henry Driver, prisoner #A-9161, is also a life long "good guy" and clearly innocent of the crime of murder, is suddenly released from prison; he immediately goes home to a frighteningly cool reception; suspicious already that his family was involved in the crimes for which he is serving time, he is told the release was a "clerical mistake" and that he must then return to prison. He finally puts his foot down and takes matters into his own hands. He's been "pushed around" his whole life and he's not going to take it anymore. He snatches the warden's pistol out of his hand and takes a number of hostages into the main block with him, but he soon discovers that his "hostages" do not scare easily. The majority of them have psychiatric problems and believe the hostage taking is a game. To compound matters, a number of "needy" people in the surrounding community hear rumors about the crisis and believing him to be some sort of heroic or messianic figure, flock to the jail to support him. The warden, facing a very tight race for mayor, is trying meanwhile to keep the crisis a secret. Unable to control the situation, he slowly starts to go mad. Meanwhile, Driver's family, having committed the egregious crimes for which he has been blamed, are preparing to get into the jail and kill him. They try. And so do several others. The warden must make a move before the situation blows wide open. What results is a grand climax in which the prisoners [i.e., hostages] decide together to bust out while the warden's thugs decide to bust in. Title: Sway Release Date: October 17, 2009 Genre: Horror All Genres: Horror Languages: English Country: USA Colors: Color IMDB Rating: 0.0 Brimstone Pit Rating: 1 - (Rate This Horror Movie) Category: Horror Movies Starting With S Director(s): Josh Vargas Cast: Travis Ammons ... Jayson Champion ... Melanie Donihoo ... Ben Dugley ... Bobby Haworth ... Mel House ... Pip O'Sullivan ... Bill Ross ... Jeremy Sumrall ... Marcus Vasquez ... Aaron Walden ... Heather Westwood ... James Wetuski ... Remaining Cast: Producer(s): Burton Bailey Ben Dugley Greg Hilligiest Joel Jenkins Pip O'Sullivan Andrew Rose Dione Rose Josh Vargas Marcus Vasquez Justin Whitney Writer(s): Josh Vargas Composer(s): Ben Dugley Greg Hilligiest Tommy Malice Josh Vargas Justin Whitney Movie Trivia: Highly influenced by the films of David Lynch, Kenneth Anger, and Jim Van Bebber, as well as the writings of Joe R. Lansdale. After a fallout with most of the cast and crew, Vargas produced, shot, directed, and edited the film almost completely on his own with the help of Ben Dugley and Greg Hilligiest, who are good friends. SWAY features cameos by fellow Texas filmmakers, Mel House (Walking Distance) and Jeremy Sumrall (Possum Walk.) The "Transvestite" who was to play the part of the "transvestite" didn't show up on day one and so Jim Klock, who plays the sheriff, seamlessly jumped into the role, playing the part with relish. We made the transvestite the sheriff's twin brother. Several of the cast were "discovered" at local karaoke bars and performed flawlessly. The "Transvestite" who was to play the part of the "transvestite" didn't show up on day one and so Jim Klock, who plays the sheriff, seamlessly jumped into the role, playing the part with relish. The transvestite became the sheriff's twin brother. Several of the cast were "discovered" at local karaoke bars and performed flawlessly. IMDB Links: » User Comments at imdb.com » More information at imdb.com Seen it? Rate it Currently 1.00/10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rating: 1.0 out of 10.0 - 64 votes cast total buy movie on dvd del.icio.us  |  digg  |  reddit Enter your zipcode for movie listings: » BACK TO HORROR MOVIES LIST