Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming
Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming | |
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Written by | Ernie Barbarash |
Directed by | Ernie Barbarash |
Starring | Rob Lowe Marnie McPhail Ben Lewis |
Music by | Norman Orenstein |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Philip Stilman Claire Welland |
Cinematography | François Dagenais |
Editor | Mitch Lackie |
Running time | 89 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Syfy |
Release | August 11, 2007 |
Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming is a 2007 American
The film was released on DVD as Stir of Echoes 2.
Plot
Ted Cogan (
A few booms and crackles later, an Iraqi girl comes out of the van, then the whole thing catches fire, and Ted finds that they have just killed an innocent family. Ted tries to save the girl, but the vehicle explodes and Ted's unit is attacked, leaving Ted in a coma.
Two weeks later, Ted wakes up and gets to return home to his wife Molly (Marnie McPhail) and teenage son Max (Ben Lewis) in Chicago, but he is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder complicated by the extreme guilt he feels about the Iraqi family's deaths. Little does Ted know that the terror has only just begun. He starts having visions of a burned man who wants him to right a wrong.
As Ted begins to lose his grip on both his sanity and his family, he seeks medical support for his post-traumatic stress disorder, but his financial situation does not allow him to pay for a treatment, and the government denies him. Ted enlists the aid of an equally unhinged psychic named Jake Witzky (Zachary Bennett) to help him understand his terrifying and relentless dreams. Jake encourages Ted to figure out what the burned man wants.
Max's girlfriend Sammi (Tatiana Maslany) and their friend Luke (Shawn Roberts) get killed in a car crash that injures Max. This leads to a series of messages from the spirit haunting Ted, which reveals itself as the spirit of Farzan (Vik Sahay), an Arab-American college student who was beaten up and then set on fire. Farzan wants Ted to find his killers—whose identities shock Ted to the very core.
Sammi and Luke were devastated and extremely angry about the deaths of their fathers in Iraq. Max was angry about what happened to Ted in Iraq. That resulted in them becoming furious at
As Ted and Molly grapple with what to do next, they argue about Max's future. Ted wants to go to the police because it's morally right, but Molly reminds him of the innocent people he killed as a soldier, leading to an impasse. Ted asks the spirit of Farzan to reveal his wishes, and breaks down under the pressure of the vision. Molly races to get a doctor for Ted, but returns to find him possessed as the spirit and holding a loaded gun to Max's head. A nurse runs for help while Ted and Molly fight over the weapon. Ted, still under the control of the angry spirit, asks Molly to kill him and turns the gun on himself. In the struggle, Ted accidentally shoots Molly and she dies in his arms. As she takes her last breath, she begs the angry spirit not to harm her son.
At Molly’s burial Ted is explaining to Max why it was necessary to turn him in for the murder, and asks Max to forgive him. The police then take Max to return him to jail. The last scene shows Ted locked up in a mental hospital where the spirit of Molly visits him to ask if the spirit of the murdered boy is now satisfied.
Cast
- Rob Lowe as Ted Cogan
- Marnie McPhail as Molly Cogan
- Katya Gardner as April
- Zachary Bennett as Jake Witzky
- Ben Lewis as Max Cogan
- Tatiana Maslany as Sammi
- Shawn Roberts as Luke
- Vik Sahay as Farzan
- Colin Williams as Drexel
- Pj Lazic as Nunez
- Krista Sutton as Tessa
- Neil Crone as Gary
- Elias Zarou as Iraqi Officer
- Nicholas Carella as Kablinsky
- Cristine Prosperi as Iraqi Girl
- Jason Mercury as Translator
- Bill Lake as Colonel
- Shari Hollett as Army Doctor
- Greer Kent as Administrator
- Mike 'Nug' Nahrgangas Security Guard
- Eugene Clark as Older Vet
- Lucy Filippone as Latina Woman
- Mikayla Serena Alpas as Carlita "Little Carlita"
- Jasmin Geljo as Maintenance Man
- George Buza as Albino Man
- Grace Lynn Kung as Friendly Nurse
- Kim Roberts as Head Nurse
- Anne Tager Page as Alice "Old Lady Alice"
Production
The film was shot in
on November 20, 2007.Reception
Reviews for the film were predominantly negative, with
See also
References
- ^ Daley, Brian. "Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ Stir of Echoes 2: The Homecoming Horror.com
- ^ Allard, Jeff (December 10, 2007). "Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming". Retrieved February 25, 2017.