Octane
Written by Stephen Volk
(2003)
(2003)
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Stressed-out single mother Senga thinks her eyes are playing tricks on her when she begins to see strangely unsettling sights along a dark and desolate highway. But it's all a prelude to the surreal nightmare that begins when her rebellious young daughter disappears.
Stressed-out single mother Senga thinks her eyes are playing tricks on her when she begins to see strangely unsettling sights along a dark and desolate highway. But it's all a prelude to the surreal nightmare that begins when her rebellious young daughter disappears.
"A caffeine-fuelled nightmare road trip" Black Hole
"An onslaught of Lynchian surrealism" William Thomas, Empire
"Adams has a confident visual style, effectively capturing Senga's moments of dozy consciousness before nodding off. Indeed her half-awake, half-asleep state could have been used to more dramatic effect to heighten the ambiguity of the plot a la Gaslight or Suspicion. Nevertheless, Stowe's strident and underused screen presence makes it eminently watchable and helps lift Octane out of the ordinary" Mike Goodridge, Screen Daily
Octane was retitled Pulse in the USA
"An onslaught of Lynchian surrealism" William Thomas, Empire
"Adams has a confident visual style, effectively capturing Senga's moments of dozy consciousness before nodding off. Indeed her half-awake, half-asleep state could have been used to more dramatic effect to heighten the ambiguity of the plot a la Gaslight or Suspicion. Nevertheless, Stowe's strident and underused screen presence makes it eminently watchable and helps lift Octane out of the ordinary" Mike Goodridge, Screen Daily
Octane was retitled Pulse in the USA
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Director: Marcus Adams
Producers: Alistair MacLean-Clark, Basil Stephens
Executive Producers: Tim Smith, Carlo Dusi, Melvyn Singer, Bill Allan
Director of Photography: Robin Vidgeon
A Random Harvest/Harvest Pictures PLC/Harvest Pictures II Ltd/ Take 4 Partnerships Production (2003, UK/LUX)
Senga Wilson...................Madeleine Stowe
Nat....................................Mischa Barton
Recovery Man..................Norman Reedus
Backpacker.......................Bijou Phillips
The Father........................Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Joyrider.............................Leo Gregory
Director: Marcus Adams
Producers: Alistair MacLean-Clark, Basil Stephens
Executive Producers: Tim Smith, Carlo Dusi, Melvyn Singer, Bill Allan
Director of Photography: Robin Vidgeon
A Random Harvest/Harvest Pictures PLC/Harvest Pictures II Ltd/ Take 4 Partnerships Production (2003, UK/LUX)
Senga Wilson...................Madeleine Stowe
Nat....................................Mischa Barton
Recovery Man..................Norman Reedus
Backpacker.......................Bijou Phillips
The Father........................Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Joyrider.............................Leo Gregory
