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Director:
William Mesa
Writers:
John G. Jones (writer)
Victoria Parker (writer)
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Genre:
Horror | Mystery
User Comments:
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Jeff Rector ... Scott Griffin

George Saunders ... Justin Reid (as George Phillip Saunders)
Rebecca Kyler Downs ... Rebecca Lacey
Red Montgomery ... Katherine

Brian Carlton ... Richard Locke
Lyndis Durwin ... Maggie Stewart
Tom Gumper ... Mr. Gregory
Betty Bernt ... Mrs. Gregory
Eric Abrahamson ... Guest at Dinner Party (as Eric Abrahamson)
David Culp ... Guest at Dinner Party
Penny A. Mesa ... Guest at Dinner Party (as Penny Mesa)
Cynthia Hatfield ... Guest at Dinner Party
Nick Davis ... Guest at Dinner Party
Christina Wegler ... Elizabeth
Arthur Mesa ... Jamie
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Riky Ash ... Communications officer
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Directed by
William Mesa 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
John G. Jones  writer
Victoria Parker  writer

Produced by
Michael Collins .... executive producer
Joshua Culp .... associate producer
Nick Davis .... associate producer
John G. Jones .... executive producer
Victoria Parker .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Robert Dolin 
 
Cinematography by
William Mesa 
David Stump 
 
Film Editing by
Jaime Fowler 
John Travers 
 
Art Direction by
Victoria Boswell 
 
Makeup Department
Cynthia Hatfield .... makeup artist
Krista Heske .... assistant makeup artist
Cynthia Leadman .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
James Reid .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nick Davis .... first assistant director
Richard Kilroy .... second unit director
Penny A. Mesa .... second assistant director (as Penny Mesa)
David Prior .... first assistant director: second unit (as David Britten Prior)
 
Art Department
John Coats .... storyboard artist (as John Coates)
Georgia Miles .... assistant set dresser
Christina Wegler .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Susan Arrieta .... post-production sound coordinator
John 'Pee Wee' Carter .... sound effects editor
John 'Pee Wee' Carter .... sound re-recording mixer
Smith Craig .... sound re-recording mixer
Cameron Hamza .... sound mixer
Tom Kam .... projectionist: sound post-production
Deanie Kepner .... foley artist
William Komar .... foley mixer
William Komar .... sound re-recording mixer
Bruce Murphy .... dialogue editor
Walter Spencer .... dialogue editor
Christopher M. Taylor .... boom operator (as Christopher Taylor)
 
Special Effects by
Cory Gertak .... special effects makeup
John C. Hartigan .... special effects coordinator
 
Visual Effects by
Mark Corzine .... optical composite
Tim Everitt .... additional visual effects
Dave Gregory .... optical supervision
William Mesa .... visual effects director
Mesrop Abrahamian .... dust removal (restoration) (uncredited)
Steven J. Brooks .... dust removal (restoration) (uncredited)
John Coats .... dust removal (restoration) (uncredited)
Bonnie Dombrowski .... dust removal (restoration) (uncredited)
Shauna M. Hirdler .... dust removal (restoration) (uncredited)
John P. Mesa .... dust removal (restoration) (uncredited)
Dan Novy .... dust removal (restoration) (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Riky Ash .... stunts
Marc Cass .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Abrahamson .... best boy grip (as Eric Abrahamsson)
Kevin M. Beach .... best boy grip
Steve Bisharat .... chief lighting technician
Christopher Briles .... second assistant camera
Mike Carter .... best boy electric
Chris Dawson .... first assistant camera
Carl Eldorado .... still photographer
Mike Ewalt .... best boy electric
Larry Glover .... best boy electric
Eric Hossner .... animation camera operator
David Johnson .... second assistant camera: second unit
Matt Kirksey .... grip: second unit
David Laufle .... first assistant camera: second unit
Dave Lockwood .... gaffer: second unit
David Mead .... gaffer: second unit
John P. Mesa .... director of photography: second unit
Tiffany Weston .... second assistant camera
David Winner .... key grip
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carolyn Lancey .... wardrober
 
Editorial Department
Carla Eldorado .... post-production coordinator
Helen Hand .... assistant film editor
Lincoln Kupchak .... additional editor
Box Lee .... second assistant film editor
Jim Moss .... negative cutter
Shanagan Pinson .... second assistant film editor
Boyd Steer .... negative cutter
Michelle Vogler .... first assistant film editor
Jay Wiechman .... negative cutter
Nick Zacharia .... color timer
 
Other crew
Shauna Babbs .... script supervisor
William Bookston .... production assistant
Eric Brenizer .... production assistant
Carla Eldorado .... assistant to producer
Michael Ewalt .... production assistant
Dirk Foster .... production assistant
Beverley Hartigan .... ultimate effects assistant
Ronald Jackson .... unit publicist
Larry Larson .... ultimate effects assistant
Judd Lillejord .... production assistant
Melissa Limmer .... title typography
Thomas Ordorff .... ultimate effects assistant
Casey Parker .... production assistant
Susan Parker .... assistant to producer
Susan Parker .... location manager
James Takishita .... production assistant
Kimberly Weeks .... script supervisor: second unit
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dark Encounters
The Black Gate (USA) (DVD title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for demonic images and some sensuality.
Runtime:
USA:80 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
USA:PG-13

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
It's linear, boring and uninteresting. Average., 13 August 2006
5/10
Author: siderite from Romania

The acting is mostly horrible. The lead is decent, though. The effects and editing are bad. The story is silly, with devil worshipers trying to "open the gate" to Hell and all that. The good guy is a psychic with knowledge of the occult and comes to fix the problem.

So, if you look at it differently, there is a problem with a door and they call in the mystical locksmith. With a lot of mambo jumbo that none of us, non technical people, would understand, he fixes the door and everybody goes back happy.

Am I joking? Not really. This movie is just as interesting as watching the locksmith fixing your front door and therefore I will stop here.

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