''Somebody Help Me'' is a 2007 American
horror television film
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...
starring
Marques Houston
Marques Barrett Houston (born August 4, 1981) is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer, songwriter, and actor. A member of the R&B group IMx, Immature/IMx from 1990 until 2002, Houston went solo in 2003. As an actor, he is best known for his ...
and
Omarion
Omari Ishmael Grandberry (born November 12, 1984), better known by his stage name Omarion, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actor and dancer. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the boy band B2K. The group achieved success in the e ...
, written and directed by their music producer,
Chris Stokes.
The film premiered on
BET
Black Entertainment Television (acronym BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting African-American audiences. It is owned by the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global via BET Networks and has offices in New York City, Los A ...
on October 31, 2007, and was released on
DVD
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in United States on November 13, 2007.
Plot
''Somebody Help Me'' is the story of Brendan Young (
Marques Houston
Marques Barrett Houston (born August 4, 1981) is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer, songwriter, and actor. A member of the R&B group IMx, Immature/IMx from 1990 until 2002, Houston went solo in 2003. As an actor, he is best known for his ...
) and Darryl Jennings (
Omarion Grandberry
Omari Ishmael Grandberry (born November 12, 1984), better known by his stage name Omarion, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actor and dancer. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the boy band B2K. The group achieved success in the e ...
) as they head off with their girlfriends, respectively Serena (
Brooklyn Sudano
Brooklyn Sudano is an American actress and director. She starred as Vanessa Scott in the ABC comedy series ''My Wife and Kids'' and later played the leading role in the 2006 drama film ''Rain''. Sudano has appeared in films such as '' Alone in t ...
) and Kimmy (Alexis Fields), and friends for a weekend's stay at a remote cabin in the woods. After the couples settle in, things take an eerie turn. One by one, the group ends up missing or dead, while the remaining few are forced to band together to figure out who or what is behind these killings.
The murderer kills his victims by slicing off parts of their bodies. The killings in order include: Barbara (Jessica Friedman) having part of her head sliced, Andrea (
Amanda Lee) having her entire scalp ripped off, Mike (
Garristone Koch), Barbara's boyfriend having his eyes and fingernails ripped out, the sheriff having his throat slit, and Ken (
Luke Fryden), Andrea's boyfriend having his teeth ripped out then being smothered to death. Nicole (
Jessica Szohr
Jessica Karen Szohr (;) is an American actress. She started her screen career appearing on television shows such as ''My Wife and Kids'' (2003), ''Joan of Arcadia'' (2004), '' What About Brian'' (2007) and ''CSI: Miami'' (2007). She gained recogn ...
) dies from an asthma attack when the man does not give her an inhaler.
The killer's daughter, Daisy (
Brittany Oaks
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...
), sings "Ring around the Rosie" throughout the movie, and helps Brendan free the others in the end. Three of the teenagers end up dead, and Olsen comes in time to save Brendan and free Serena, Darryl, Kimmy, and Nicole's boyfriend, Seth (Christopher Jones).
The last scene is the murderer and Daisy having their car searched and the policeman letting him go as Daisy sings "Ring Around The Rosie" again.
Cast
*
Marques Houston
Marques Barrett Houston (born August 4, 1981) is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer, songwriter, and actor. A member of the R&B group IMx, Immature/IMx from 1990 until 2002, Houston went solo in 2003. As an actor, he is best known for his ...
as Brendan
*
Omarion
Omari Ishmael Grandberry (born November 12, 1984), better known by his stage name Omarion, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actor and dancer. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the boy band B2K. The group achieved success in the e ...
as Darryl Jennings
*
Brooklyn Sudano
Brooklyn Sudano is an American actress and director. She starred as Vanessa Scott in the ABC comedy series ''My Wife and Kids'' and later played the leading role in the 2006 drama film ''Rain''. Sudano has appeared in films such as '' Alone in t ...
as Serena
* Alexis Fields as Kimmy
* Sonny King as Corbin
* Brittany Oaks as Daisy
* Stephen Snedden as Deputy Adams
*
Christopher Jones as Seth
*
Jessica Szohr
Jessica Karen Szohr (;) is an American actress. She started her screen career appearing on television shows such as ''My Wife and Kids'' (2003), ''Joan of Arcadia'' (2004), '' What About Brian'' (2007) and ''CSI: Miami'' (2007). She gained recogn ...
as Nicole
* Luke Frydenger as Ken Thomas
* Jessica Friedman as Barbara Hilton
* Amanda Lee as Andrea
* Garrison Koch as Mike
* Donna DuPlantier as Nurse
* Irene Stokes as Store Clerk
* Todd Thomas as Officer, Road Block
* Jim Wilkey as Sheriff Bob
* John Wiltshire as Olsen
* Devonne Burch as Sean
Sequel
A sequel, ''
Somebody Help Me 2
''Somebody Help Me 2'' is a 2010 horror film starring Marques Houston and Omarion, and is written and directed by their music producer, Chris Stokes. As the sequel, it follows up the events of ''Somebody Help Me'', which was released in 2007. The ...
'', premiered on
BET
Black Entertainment Television (acronym BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting African-American audiences. It is owned by the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global via BET Networks and has offices in New York City, Los A ...
on October 29, 2010.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 0499573, Somebody Help Me
2000s slasher films
2000s teen horror films
2007 films
2007 horror films
2007 television films
American slasher films
American teen horror films
American horror television films
Films shot in California
2000s English-language films
2000s American films