Pit and the Pendulum (2009)
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Land: United States
Alternative Title: The Pit and the Pendulum, Die Grube und das Pendel, Le Puits & Le Pendule, Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum
Regisseur: David DeCoteau
Writer: Edgar Allan Poe, Simon Savory
Produktion & Genre
Auszeichnungen & Ähnliche
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Schlüsselwörter
Schlüsselwörter: bare chested male, bare chested male fighting, briefs, cactus, clock, experiment, female nudity, gay, gay interest, gay kiss, gay sex, homoerotic, homosexual, homosexuality, hypnosis, pain, psychotronic film, seduction, weightlifter, z movie
Geschichte
Seven students respond to an advertisement for an experiment aiming to eliminate the sensation of pain, led by the enigmatic scientist JB Divay at his secluded institute. Initially amused by JB's peculiar fascinations with hypnosis, clocks, and cacti, the group grows uneasy as their peers start vanishing one by one. Plucky student Jason confronts JB about her suspicious activities but discovers too late that JB has Kyle, Jason's boyfriend, strapped to a table beneath a swinging pendulum blade.
Zusammenfassung
Pit and the Pendulum (2009) is a horror-thriller directed by David DeCoteau. Set in a remote institute headed by the mysterious scientist JB Divay, seven students arrive seeking to participate in an experiment focused on eliminating pain sensation. The narrative explores themes of trust, deception, and psychological manipulation as the group unravels the true intentions behind their host's eccentricities. The film is notable for its psychotronic elements, including hypnosis sessions and a suspenseful final showdown involving a razor-sharp pendulum blade.
