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Death Sentence (2007 Film)
''Death Sentence'' is a 2007 American vigilante action thriller film directed by James Wan and written by Ian Jeffers. It stars Kevin Bacon as Nick Hume, a mild-mannered executive who becomes a vigilante after his son is murdered during a gang initiation, leading to a violent cycle of retribution. The cast also includes Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Preston, Aisha Tyler, and John Goodman. The film is loosely based on the 1975 novel ''Death Sentence'' by Brian Garfield, which serves as a sequel to his earlier work '' Death Wish''. Although the novel continues the narrative of ''Death Wish'', the film is unrelated to the '' Death Wish'' film series. ''Death Sentence'' was released theatrically by 20th Century Fox on August 31, 2007, and later on DVD on January 8, 2008. It grossed over $16 million worldwide. While it received negative reviews upon release, its critical reception has become more mixed over time, with some reassessing the film's direction and tone, contributing to its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wan
James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is an Australian filmmaker. He has primarily worked in the horror fiction, horror genre as the co-creator of the ''Saw (franchise), Saw'' and Insidious (film series), ''Insidious'' franchises and the creator of The Conjuring Universe, ''The Conjuring'' Universe. The lattermost is the list of highest-grossing horror films#Top 25 highest-grossing horror film franchises and film series, highest-grossing horror franchise at over $2 billion. Wan is also the founder of film and television production company Atomic Monster. Wan made his feature directorial debut with ''Saw (film), Saw'' in 2004. The ''Saw'' franchise became commercially successful and grossed more than $1 billion globally. Following a period of setbacks, Wan found new success with the ''Insidious'' series, in which he directed the Insidious (film), first film in 2010 and its Insidious: Chapter 2, 2013 sequel. The same year as the second ''Insidious'', Wan directed the The Conjuring, fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Box Office Mojo
Box Office Mojo is an American website that tracks box-office revenue in a systematic, algorithmic way. The site was founded in 1998 by Brandon Gray, and was bought in 2008 by IMDb, which itself is owned by Amazon. History Brandon Gray began the site on August 7, 1998, making forecasts of the top-10 highest-grossing films in the United States for the following weekend. To compare his forecasts to the actual results, he started posting the weekend grosses and wrote a regular column with box-office analysis. In 1999, he started to post the Friday daily box-office grosses, sourced from Exhibitor Relations, so that they were publicly available online on Saturdays and posted the Sunday weekend estimates on Sundays. Along with the weekend grosses, he was publishing the daily grosses, release schedules and other charts, such as all-time charts, international box office charts, genre charts, and actor and director charts. The site gradually expanded to include weekend charts goin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Garrett
Jordan Garrett (born December 17, 1992) is an American actor. Biography Garrett has made guest appearances in numerous television shows, including '' Law & Order: SVU'', ''Crossing Jordan'', ''Criminal Minds'', '' Six Feet Under'', ''Medium'', ''Hidden Hills'', '' ER'', and ''Without a Trace''. He auditioned for the lead role in the 2006 movie '' Saving Shiloh'', but lost the part to Jason Dolley, instead being cast in a supporting role. Garrett appeared in ''Death Sentence'', as teenager Luke Hume, and ''The Least of These''. Filmography *''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (season 6, episode 6) *''The Least of These'' (2008) *''Death Sentence'' (2007) *'' Saving Shiloh'' (2006) *'' Thank You for Smoking'' (2006) *''Totally Baked: A Pot-U-Mentary'' *''Sixty Minute Man'' *''Junior Pilot'' *''Sevens Eleven'' *''Medium'' *''Easy'' *''Hidden Agenda'' *''By Appointment Only'' *''Melissa and Joey Melissa is a feminine given name. The name comes from the Greek word μέλισ� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zachary Dylan Smith
Zachary Dylan Smith (born November 23, 1994) is a former American actor. Biography Smith's career began in community theatre when he was six years old. He played Bob Gilbreth in ''Cheaper By the Dozen'' and before moving into films continued with other stage performances including ToTo in ''The Wizard of Oz''. His break came when he was cast as the young Dale in TV production '' 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story'' (2004) and he later landed a recurring role on the TV series '' One Tree Hill'' as young Dan. He played Brendan Hume in the feature film ''Death Sentence'' (2007) which starred Kevin Bacon Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8, 1958) is an American actor. Known for various roles, including leading man characters, Bacon has received numerous accolades such as a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Bacon made his featu .... He plays young Chase in ''Rex'' (2008) and ten-year-old Leonidas in '' Meet the Spartans'' (2008). Filmography References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Lafferty
Stuart Lyle Lafferty (born October 1, 1987) is an American actor. He is the younger brother of James Lafferty. Early life Lafferty was born in Hemet, California, to Angelica and Jeffrey Lafferty, who own a local construction company. His older brother is actor James Lafferty. He attended Hemet High School, where he played basketball for the Bulldogs. Career He has modeled for stores such as Ocean Pacific, Champs Sports, and L.L. Bean and began performing in commercials at a young age. He has also appeared on '' One Tree Hill'' with his older brother in season 1 episode 22; "The Games That Play Us" and in season 2 episode 19; "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning". Lafferty also appears alongside his brother in Kate Voegele Kate Elizabeth Voegele ( ; born December 8, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She made her musical debut in 2003, with the release of her extended play ''The Other Side''. She performed numerous local live shows to promote the ...'s " Only F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh Whannell
Leigh Whannell (; born 17 January 1977) is an Australian filmmaker and actor. He has written multiple films that were directed by his friend James Wan, including ''Saw (2004 film), Saw'' (2004), ''Dead Silence'' (2007), ''Insidious (film), Insidious'' (2010), and ''Insidious: Chapter 2'' (2013). Whannell made his directorial debut with ''Insidious: Chapter 3'' (2015), and has since directed three more films: ''Upgrade (film), Upgrade'' (2018), ''The Invisible Man (2020 film), The Invisible Man'' (2020), and ''Wolf Man (2025 film), Wolf Man'' (2025). Whannell and Wan are the creators of the Saw (franchise), ''Saw'' franchise. Whannell wrote the first installment, co-wrote the Saw II, second and Saw III, third installments, was producer or executive producer for all the films, and appeared as the List of Saw characters#Adam Stanheight, Adam Stanheight character in three of the installments. He was also the writer of the Saw (video game), ''Saw'' video game (2009), and co-writer of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt O'Leary
Matthew Joseph O'Leary (born July 6, 1987) is an American actor. He made his debut in the made-for-television Disney Channel Original film '' Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire'' (2000), and would go on to star in the thriller ''Domestic Disturbance'' (2001) opposite John Travolta. He also had supporting roles in '' Frailty'' (2001), and the independent neo-noir film ''Brick'' (2005). In 2011, he starred opposite Rachael Harris in the critically acclaimed independent film ''Natural Selection'', followed by a lead role in '' Fat Kid Rules the World'' (2012). He had a minor part in Gore Verbinski's ''The Lone Ranger'' (2013), and lead roles in the horror films '' Stung'' (2015) and ''Bokeh'' (2017). Career O'Leary auditioned for the lead in '' Home Alone 3'' and made his acting debut in the lead role in 2000 in the made-for-television film '' Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire''. He was subsequently cast in the thriller ''Domestic Disturbance'', playing the son of John Travolta's chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapel
A chapel (from , a diminutive of ''cappa'', meaning "little cape") is a Christianity, Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. First, smaller spaces inside a church that have their own altar are often called chapels; the Lady chapel is a common type of these. Second, a chapel is a place of worship, sometimes Interfaith worship spaces, interfaith, that is part of a building, complex, or vessel with some other main purpose, such as a school, college, hospital, palace or large aristocratic house, castle, barracks, prison, funeral home, hotel, airport, or military or commercial ship. Third, chapels are small places of worship, built as satellite sites by a church or monastery, for example in remote areas; these are often called a chapel of ease. A feature of all these types is that often no clergy are permanently resident or specifically attached to the chapel. For historical reasons, ''chapel'' is also often the term u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychiatric Hospital
A psychiatric hospital, also known as a mental health hospital, a behavioral health hospital, or an asylum is a specialized medical facility that focuses on the treatment of severe Mental disorder, mental disorders. These institutions cater to patients with conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and Eating disorder, eating disorders, among others. Overview Psychiatric hospitals vary considerably in size and classification. Some specialize in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients, while others provide long-term care for individuals requiring routine assistance or a controlled environment due to their psychiatric condition. Patients may choose voluntary commitment, but those deemed to pose a significant danger to themselves or others may be subject to involuntary commitment and involuntary treatment, treatment. In general hospitals, psychiatric wards or units serve a similar purpose. Modern psychiatric hospitals have e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is List of municipalities in South Carolina, the second-most populous city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, South Carolina, Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County, South Carolina, Lexington County. It is the center of the Columbia metropolitan area, South Carolina, Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 858,302 in 2023, and is the Metropolitan statistical area, 70th-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States. The name Columbia (name), "Columbia", a poetic synonym of "the United States of America", derives from the name of Christopher Columbus, who explored the Caribbean on behalf of the Spanish Crown. The name of the city of Columbia is often abbre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cult Following
A cult following is a group of fans who are highly dedicated to a person, idea, object, movement, or work, often an artist, in particular a performing artist, or an artwork in some medium. The latter is often called a cult classic. A film, book, musical artist, television series, or video game, among other things, is said to have a cult following when it has a very passionate fanbase. A common component of cult followings is the emotional attachment the fans have to the object of the cult following, often identifying themselves and other fans as members of a community. Cult followings are also commonly associated with niche markets. Cult media are often associated with underground culture, and are considered too eccentric or anti-establishment to be appreciated by the general public or to be widely commercially successful. Many cult fans express their devotion with a level of irony when describing such entertainment. Fans may become involved in a subculture of fandom, eith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Wish (film Series)
The ''Death Wish'' franchise is an American vigilante action-thriller film series based on the 1972 novel by Brian Garfield. The films follow the character Paul Kersey, portrayed by Charles Bronson in the original series, and Bruce Willis in the 2018 remake. While the first film received mixed reviews, the subsequent sequels, as well as the remake, were panned by critics. The series made $87 million against a combined production budget of $61 million. Charles Bronson was the only actor to have appeared in all five films. Background Paul Kersey Kersey was born in East Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1921. Kersey's father was an English-American who originated from Northern England and his mother comes from Provo, Utah. Kersey's Norman English ancestor, Pierre Whítmoré Keèrsye, anglicized his surname to ''Kersey''. Paul was raised around guns and became a good shot as a child. After Paul's father was killed in a hunting accident, his mother prevented him from being aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
