''Area 407'' (originally titled ''Tape 407: The Mesa Reserve'') is a 2012 American
found footage science fiction horror film directed by
Dale Fabrigar and Everette Wallin, starring Samantha Lester, James Lyons, Melanie Lyons and Abigail Schrader.
Cast
* Samantha Lester as Jessie
* James Lyons as Jimmy
* Melanie Lyons as Laura Hawkins
* Abigail Schrader as Trish
*
Samantha Sloyan
Samantha Sloyan is an American actress. Sloyan is best known for her roles in ''In the Key of Eli'', ''Scandal'', ''Hush'', ''Midnight Mass'', and ''Grey's Anatomy''.
Early life
Samantha Sloyan was born in Los Angeles County, California. S ...
as Lois
* Brendan Patrick Connor as Charlie
* Ken Garcia as Charlie
Release
The film was released to Video on Demand on 27 April 2012.
Reception
William Goss of ''
Film.com
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'' gave the film a rating of "D" and wrote "For some reason, the motivation of panic seems like a consistent rationale for ensemble hysteria in low-budget films like these, and I’d be able to forgive it all -- well, most of it -- if Area 407 had actually made with some effective frights or a more inventive mythology rather than amateurishly cashing in on this trend of handheld hokum." Jinx of ''
Dread Central
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'' gave the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5 and wrote, "As a traditionally shot narrative feature, this movie would’ve been terrible. As a found footage flick? It’s punishment."
The film received a positive review in ''HorrorNews.net''.
References
External links
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* {{rotten-tomatoes, area_407, Area 407
American science fiction horror films
2010s science fiction horror films
Found footage films
2010s American films
2012 films