Dark Floors (2008)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Pete Riski

Writers:

Pekka Lehtosaari (written by)
Lordi (original idea) ...

Release Date:

8 February 2008 (Finland)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

The Lordi Motion Picture

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Zombie | Hospital | Cult Favorite | Nurse | Wheelchair

Cast

Lordi		(as Mr. Lordi)
Kita
Amen
Ox
Awa
Skye Bennett	...	Sarah
Noah Huntley	...	Ben
Dominique McElligott	...	Emily
Ronald Pickup	...	Tobias
William Hope	...	Jon
Leon Herbert	...	Rick
Philip Bretherton	...	Walter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Calton	...	Voice on Radio
Laura Faarinen	...	Nurse
Maggy Fellman	...	Voice on Radio (voice)
Mikael Gustafsson	...	Patient
Eveliina Haataja	...	Corpse in 2nd Floor Operation Room
Ulla Hämeenaho	...	Corpse in 2nd Floor Hallway / Zombie's Hands
Anniina Keiskander	...	Nurse
Jonna Kinnunen	...	Expecting Couple
Jarmo Korteniemi	...	Doctor
Minna Kuusisto	...	Doctor
Mari Liimatainen	...	Nurse
Niko Männikkö	...	Doctor
Iiris Mikkonen	...	Corpse in Minor Operating Room / Corpse in 2nd Floor Operation Room
Jari Sarja	...	Doctor
Jarmo Saurio	...	Doctor
Milla Suoraniemi	...	Nurse
Armi Tenkula	...	Nurse
Hannu Tihinen	...	Nurse
Kaisa Vainio	...	People in Information Desk Room

Also Known As:

Dark Floors: The Lordi Motion Picture (Finland) (promotional title)
Punainen liitu (Finland) (working title)
Red Chalk (International: English title) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence and disturbing images.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

Finland | Iceland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Oulu, Finland

Company:

Icelandic Filmcompany, The

Trivia:

The film had the largest set ever built for a Finnish film.

Quotes:

Sarah: I want the red crayon!

Soundtrack:

Beast Loose In Paradise

Record Low

Once again we Finns have made it: we tried to reach a star but eventually found ourselves lying in a deep ditch.

Movies are usually categorized in A and B classes, and sometimes even in a C class, if the movie is terribly bad. In case of the Dark Floors movie, a special D class is needed, so that not to violate the C class movies of which many may be quite unique and much better than Dark Floors.

Wednesday night was the World premier in Oulu, Finland. The premier was set in the local ice hockey hall. The movie didn't contain anything novelty, and the story was so stupid and naive that it is not worth describing it here. The band members of a D class (as well, of course) heavy group (called Lordi) with rubber masks and ridiculous costumes, obviously trying to look like monsters, suddenly appeared and disappeared in the movie making it miserably funny.

The movie is made for 15 years old or older people who are mentally 9 years old. Maybe the Lordi fans are that kind of people. This is absolutely a camp movie, so anyone loving camp movies: here you are! The local newspaper Kaleva spent a double page for the movie. This clearly shows that having a World premier of a D class movie is a real happening in a middle-sized town in Northern Finland.

The producer claims (or threatens) that there will follow nine sequels. My guess is that this is the first and will be the last one. And that is good for everyone.