Eden Lake (2008)

Director:

James Watkins

Writer:

James Watkins (writer)

Release Date:

12 September 2008 (UK)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

A weekend by the lake, with views to die for.

Plot:

Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences.

Plot Keywords:

Lake | Young Couple | Lost In Woods | Bleeding To Death | Bicycle

Awards:

4 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Kelly Reilly	...	Jenny
Michael Fassbender	...	Steve
Tara Ellis	...	Abi
Jack O'Connell	...	Brett
Finn Atkins	...	Paige
Jumayn Hunter	...	Mark
Thomas Turgoose	...	Cooper
James Burrows	...	Harry
Tom Gill	...	Ricky (as Thomas Gill)
Lorraine Bruce	...	Tanya
Shaun Dooley	...	Jon
James Gandhi	...	Adam
Bronson Webb	...	Reece
Lorraine Stanley	...	Nat
Rachel Gleeves	...	Mel (as Rachel Gleaves)
Mark Devenport	...	Ashley
Alex Palmer	...	Paul
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eliza Elkington	...	Child in Classroom (uncredited)

Directed by
James Watkins

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
James Watkins		writer

Produced by
Christian Colson	....	producer
Richard Holmes	....	producer
Ivana Mackinnon	....	associate producer
Diarmuid McKeown	....	associate producer
Paul Ritchie	....	co-producer

Original Music by
David Julyan

Cinematography by
Christopher Ross

Film Editing by
Jon Harris

Casting by
Julie Harkin

Production Design by
Simon Bowles

Set Decoration by
Lisa Chugg

Costume Design by
Keith Madden

Makeup Department
Sophie Brice	....	makeup artist
Sophie Bryce	....	makeup artist
Clarice Gill	....	assistant makeup artist
Paul Hyett	....	prosthetic makeup designer
Kristyan Mallett	....	prosthetics technician
Leah Mercieca	....	special makeup effects artist
Kirstie Stanway	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Jennifer Wynne	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alison Banks	....	second assistant director
Joe Barlow	....	additional third assistant director
Paul Bennett	....	additional assistant director
Matt Carver	....	first assistant director
Clare Glass	....	third assistant director: dailies
Beatrice Manning	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Gerry Atkinson	....	props
Alex Boswell	....	chargehand stand-by props
John Botton	....	props
Matthew Broderick	....	stand-by props
Roy Chapman	....	property master
Lisa Chugg	....	production buyer
Melloney Cunnell	....	assistant art director
Simon Duric	....	storyboard artist
Robert Haynes	....	stand-by art director
Ruth Pickard	....	art department assistant
Ben Vokes	....	art runner: reshoots

Sound Department
Hugo Adams	....	foley editor
Ben Barker	....	supervising sound editor
Sandy Buchanan	....	adr recordist
Sandy Buchanan	....	foley recordist
James Corless	....	sound mix technician
Nina Hartstone	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor
Andrea King	....	foley artist
Richard Pryke	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jack Stew	....	foley artist
Ivor Talbot	....	sound mixer
Ian Tapp	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tarn Willers	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Richard Magrin	....	special effects technician
John Rafique	....	special effects supervisor
Nick Smith	....	special effects technician
Chris Watson	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Håkan Blomdahl	....	digital artist: Filmgate
Zachary Bloom	....	scanning and recording: Framestore CFC
Matthew Bristowe	....	digital lab producer: MPC
Paul Burke	....	scanning and recording: Framestore
James Cundill	....	IQ editor
Max Horton	....	colourist
Mathias Larserud	....	visual effects artist
Linus Lindbalk	....	digital artist: Filmgate
Begoña Lopez	....	digital lab producer: MPC
Emelie Nilsson	....	digital artist: Filmgate
Lee Rankin	....	scanning and recording: Framestore CFC
Jacob Svensson	....	digital artist: Filmgate
Sean Wheelan	....	visual effects producer: FILMGATE
Pat Wintersgill	....	on-line editor

Stunts
Richard Bradshaw	....	stunt coordinator
Tony Christian	....	stunt double
Rick English	....	stunt double
Belinda McGinley	....	stunt double
Andy Wareham	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Theo Berman	....	camera trainee
James Chesterton	....	camera trainee
Philippe Cointepas	....	focus puller: dailies
Johann Cruickshank	....	best boy: re-shoots
Warwick Drucker	....	key grip
Stuart Hurst	....	gaffer: re-shoots
Sebastian Lamb	....	camera runner
Andy McBrearty	....	gaffer
Barry McCullagh	....	electrician
Richard Miles	....	electrician
James Perry	....	additional clapper loader
Ang Richards	....	second assistant camera
Ang Richards	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
John Taylor	....	Steadicam operator
Roger Tooley	....	Steadicam operator
Nick Wall	....	still photographer
Jimmy Ward	....	second assistant camera: second unit
John Watters	....	camera operator: "b" camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kate Laver	....	key costume stand-by
Holly Smart	....	costume stand-by

Editorial Department
Siobhan Boyes	....	post production coordinator
Tamsin Jeffrey	....	first assistant editor
Laura Jennings	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Dana Niu	....	orchestrator
Alison Wright	....	score coordinator: Air Edel

Other crew
David Barr	....	floor runner
Ajay Bhatt	....	medic
Caroline Bowker	....	script supervisor
Nicky Coats	....	production accountant
Matt Curtis	....	title designer
Lara Davis	....	production secretary
Kathryn Deighan	....	runner
Elton Farla	....	medical coordinator
Lee Francis	....	production assistant
Dorothee Freytag	....	location assistant: re-shoots
Sam Holmes	....	floor runner
Steve Mortimore	....	location manager
Asha Sharma	....	assistant location manager: re-shoots
Joss Spry	....	runner
Katherine Tibbetts	....	production coordinator
Ben Vokes	....	runner
Jason Wheeler	....	location manager

Production Companies

• Rollercoaster Films (presents)
• Aramid Entertainment Fund (as Aramid Entertainment) (in association with) (presents)

Distributors

• Atlantic Film (2009) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distribution (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Optimum Releasing (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Atlantic Film (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Atlantic Film (2009) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Dimension Extreme (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Madman Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
• Pan Vision Oy (2009) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• PlayArte Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Weinstein Company, The (2009) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Elements Special Effects (physical effects)
• Filmgate (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Compuhire  computer graphics
• Docfarla Medical Support  medical support
• Fatts  post-production script services
• Fuji Photo Film  motion picture film supplied by
• Midnight Transfer  dailies transfer
• TLO Film Services  action vehicles

Also Known As:

Райское озеро (Russia) [ru]
Cauchemar au Lac de l'Eden (Canada: French title) [fr]
I symmoria tis limnis (Greece) (TV title) [el]
Kan gölü (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
O Lago Perfeito (Portugal) (literal title) [pt]
Sem Saída (Brazil) (DVD title) [pt]
Silencio en el lago (Mexico) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some nudity and brief drug use.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | Ireland:18 | France:-16 | USA:R | Sweden:15 | Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) | Singapore:M18 | Taiwan:R-18 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/18 | Iceland:18 | Denmark:15 | Australia:R (2009) | New Zealand:R18 | Mexico:C | Turkey:18+

Filming Locations:

Black Park, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Rollercoaster Films

Trivia:

When Jenny stares into the mirror before attacking and killing Cooper you can just make out etched onto the mirror of the old park information board: "Who Is Mother Nature's Most Dangerous Enemy?".

Goofs:

Continuity: Although the entire movie is set and was filmed during summertime with leafy trees and lush undergrowth, the additional aerial filming was obviously carried out in fall and repeatedly shows sequences with leafless vegetation and all the foliage lying on the ground.

Quotes:

Brett: Follow the blood!

Crackingly realistic UK 'chav' horror

From start to finish this film is a masterclass in confronting our views on revenge and on how we choose which 'side' to be on in any given situation.

The two adult leads are almost immediately plunged into a nightmare where children have the upper hand and where respect for adults is thrown out of the window yet the adults still view the amoral, feral youth as children (at least initially).

Eden Lake plays as virtually a documentary of Britain in 2008 and as a film gives us a stark reflection of what is happening in this country today. The only difference being that Eden Lake takes place in the countryside while the real violence in the UK takes place on our city streets.

James Watkins has managed to create real tension, real suspense and some real terror in his directorial debut. So many UK horror films come with great expectations and so many fail, but with Eden Lake, Watkins has crafted a contemporary film that is instilled with the nastiness and vicious spirit of 70s/early 80s horror such as 'Last House on the Left'.

Disturbing, challenging, thought provoking and downright electrifying in places, this is one of the best horror films of the past few years and one of the best British films this decade.