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2005 Certificate 15
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Jeff Burr, known for his slasher sequels (PUMPKINHEAD 2, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 3), ventures into new terrain with STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS, a genre-bending and macabre tale set during WWII. Two Allied soldiers, the philosophical Losey (Ryan Francis) and psychotic Deming (Scott McDonald), are en route to a court marshal for a .. Read more

Starring Ryan Francis, Scott MacDonald
Director Jeff Burr
Genres Action/Adventure, Drama

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Straight Into Darkness cover art

Straight Into Darkness

Jeff Burr, known for his slasher sequels (PUMPKINHEAD 2, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 3), ventures into new terrain with STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS, a genre-bending and macabre tale set during WWII. Two Allied soldiers, the philosophical Losey (Ryan Francis) and psychotic Deming (Scott McDonald), are en route to a court marshal for a heinous war crime when an exploding mine allows them to escape into the desolate no-man's-land. Here they encounter a cannibal priest and eventually stumble on a bizarre fortress of amputees and freaks who have been trained to protect themselves from the outside world. This surreal and twisted film, half art-house and half exploitation, shows glimpses of Terrance Malick's visual poetry and relies heavily on the mad genius of Tod Browning's FREAKS. After two decades of toiling in the horror-film factory, Jeff Burr has finally been able to express his dark and ingenious vision.

Starring Ryan Francis, Scott MacDonald
Director Jeff Burr
Studio BLACKHORSE ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 31 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Action/Adventure, Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 27 Nov 2006
Production year: 2005
Format DVD

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  • Quite possibly the best World War II Film ever released sitting on your video store shelves. And Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks had nothing to do with it.

    • Absolute Horror.com
    • Posted 08 Oct 2007

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 0 stars

    RUBBISH

    MANAGED TO WATCH THE FIRST 15 MINUTES THEN FAST FORWARD AND SENT IT BACK,NO STORY LINE AND PATHETIC ACTING.DONT WASTE YOUR TIME

      • A customer from UP NORTH
      • Posted 03 Dec 2006 18:12

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Not THAT bad

    Not exactly what it says on the tin but watchable enough, although the wife did fall asleep before the end it was right enough

      • A customer from further up north
      • Posted 21 Apr 2007 18:18

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      Jeff Burr, known for his slasher sequels (PUMPKINHEAD 2, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 3), ventures into new terrain with STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS, a genre-bending and macabre tale set during WWII. Two Allied soldiers, the philosophical Losey (Ryan Francis) and psychotic Deming (Scott McDonald), are en ...