The road ambiguity in the ending showing 150 of 194. I am sure these questions will be answered in munger road 2. An independent genre entry about teens investigating a reputed haunted area of a remote road, the film is solidly produced and compelling. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Munger road featured a relatively unknown cast, other than oscarnominated actor bruce davison xmen, and was filmed in 16 days in st.
Who hasnt driven munger road at midnight, just because. With munger road, writerdirector nicholas smith has boldly flipped that axiom on its ear by. My real life fright on munger road easy as riding a bike. Munger road is a slowburning, mostly effective horror film that eschews genretypcial gore and jolts for tension and dread. Munger road official movie trailer 2011 hd youtube. The plot of munger road is good and thrilling, except the ending. I dont know the exact date but a while back a school bus that was filled with kids stopped on the railroad on munger road. The road shares the premise of the novel on which it is based. Munger road sequel foiled by financing snags chicago tribune. Information and translations of munger in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Munger road cast starring bruce davison, trevor morgan, brooke peoples, randall batinkoff, bill j. The other man comes up saying they have been following when he is introduced to the family, the woman seemed to be in extreme distress about what the boys situation was.
Its not like this was a 2 star movie ruined by a shitty ending, this was already a bad movie with an even worse ending. Written by karin crighton dvd released by freestyle digital media. Munger road on dvd 0187595799 from vivendi visual entertainment. Munger road on dvd september 18, 2012 starring bruce davison, randall batinkoff, brooke peoples, lauren storm. The railroad crossing near stearns road is said to be the site of supernatural activity as noted in a 2011 movie munger road supernatural phenomena. Harry, ron and hermione first meet harry potter and the philosophers stone duration. The other road featured a equally strange name, but was more deserted. Sep 30, 2011 munger road favorite movie button overview. Both film should expand, but the latter should have a better shot at earning some. The ending is abrupt and without direction, leaving. Now i realize i lived a bit south of the eerie and fabled railroad crossing north of army trail, and most of my cycling took place on the south end of the road. The haunting of munger road urban legends unexplained. Onedimensional characters devoid of personality making stupid decisions are the only things that drive. Charles north high school grad get oscarnominated actor bruce davison to star in his new indie horror film munger road, shot right here in.
As two cops go on a search, the uncover evidence that a sadistic killer has re. It is set on the eve of scarecrow fest friday sunday of columbus day weekend but also great as a halloween scary movie. Written and directed by nicholas smith 2011, 90 minutes, rated pg dvd released on september 11th, 2012. Munger road cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Sep 28, 2011 in the suv are four teenagers who have made the unwise decision to drive out to munger road, scene of a legendary local tragedy in which a school bus was hit by a train. Charles police officers search for a killer the same night four teenagers go missing on munger. Its just that the one few good ideas kept it from being rated lower.
Aug 19, 2012 munger road is thus another in a long line of indie films that are instantly forgettable. It is based on the haunted namesake road located in the state of illinois. Jun 18, 2011 motorcycle ride on the willisville mountain road. If you like ready or not you are looking for twists and turns, scary and suspense movies about with fiancee, rite, deal with the devil, game, murder, ritual and wealth themes of comedy, horror and mystery genre shot in usa or canada. The characters spend so much time on the road and mccarthy describes the road so well. Munger road sequel foiled by financing snags chicago. Bruce davison, randall batinkoff, trevor morgan back at my late high school years, my mum watched fingerprints 2006, a movie about a mystery tied to an urban legend where ghost kids push cars to safety should the vehicle stall in the middle of some train tracks, leaving little creepy fingerprints behind as proof they were there.
Munger road is a great thriller and suspense movie,i enjoyed the cast especially bruce davidson. Munger road a couple miles from my house which is a couple miles from my parents house which goes to show you once you go st. Jun 16, 2010 i just finished the road, and i was wondering if anyone had input on the ending. The first story involves a group of four teens who drive down the titular road to see. The night before the annual scarecrow festival in st charles, illinois, 2 law enforcement officers are put to the test. Munger road is a road in dupage and cook counties in illinois, running through the villages of bartlett and wayne. For example i distinctly recall the new family has a dog in the movie, which would imply i hope they havent gotten to the point of eating people yet. On the eve of the scarecrow festival, four teenagers disappear along munger road.
I gave this movie a 5 star the plot was pretty good but the whole tunnel kind of went left field when basically it took the cop in the tunnel longer than the cop in the car and by the end of the movie he was still in the tunnel. Munger road 2011 horror, thriller, mystery movie directed. I finished reading this a few hours before i actually saw the movie so the details surrounding the plot blur a little bit. Movies like munger road if you like munger road you are looking for suspenseful, scary and twists and turns movies about with police investigation, danger, law enforcement, urban legend, small town, crimes and missing person themes of horror, mystery and thriller genre shot in usa.
The boys believe they can get video proof that ghosts of dead children hang around near a train intersection. Everything was going fine throughout the movie and near the end, it may really make you thrilled, until at the very end, you will find the movie munger road is incomplete, as it ends abruptly with showing to be continued. Its not like this was a 2 star movie ruined by a shitty ending, this was already a. There are major spoilers for the film, the road and also the book, which is very similar, especially regarding the ending. I understand that a good horror movie often leaves one with questions at the end, but this movie felt incomplete. Theres a somewhat commonly held axiom in screenwriting, make something happen on every page. It felt very odd without any indication ago in the poster or throughout the movie. Charles police officers search for a return killer the same night four teenagers go mis. Munger road movie director opening restaurant in elgin state and. Im not sure what the whole story about munger road is but ill just say what ive heard. The story is very believable and first time director smith does a fantastic job.
Mush together bits of my bloody valentine, dead end, wind chill. The first story involves a group of four teens who drive down the titular road to see if a local legend is true. Munger road is a 2011 american independent horror film starring bruce davison. Oct 27, 20 munger road featured a relatively unknown cast, other than oscarnominated actor bruce davison xmen, and was filmed in 16 days in st. Munger road is two movies in one, neither of which has a satisfactory ending. Munger road movie director opening restaurant in elgin. The end result is an overlong film that lacks almost anything that can be considered true suspense. The characters spend so much time on the road and mccarthy describes the road so well that it hovers over the novel as a major image. The man behind the horror movie munger road is set to open a. Well, if you want to be technical about it, there are lots of roads, especially since i a do not live in a cow town and 2 roads easier ways to get to my uncrustables. Staring bruce davison, trevor morgan, randall batinkoff and brooke peoples. The ghost story in the film is inspired by an actual munger road urban. As legend has it, munger road located in elgin, 35 miles nw of chicago has a stretch of road featuring some railroad tracks, which are supposedly haunted. On the eve of the annual scarecrow festival, two st.
Munger road is supposedly a haunted railroad in illinois. I will not spoil the ending as there is a twist but the ending features a to be continued, meaning that there will be a second film. Sep 16, 2011 munger road official movie trailer 2011 hd. Suspense, surprises, and lots of local flavor for the folks around st charles, illinois. The characters do stop at a few houses, but these function as pauses in their journey. In the film, the road, a father played by viggo mortenson guides a son kodi smitmcphee in a postapocalyptic landscape practically devoid of life and humanity. But for some reason, i always felt something strange about going near that areaeven in broad daylight. In the suv are four teenagers who have made the unwise decision to drive out to munger road, scene of a legendary local tragedy in which a school bus was hit by a train. Highways and interstates and some minor roads comprise the setting of this novel. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing munger road near you.
The story line is very cool and the movie moves at a great pace. Jul 22, 2012 munger road keeps its special events to a bare minimum, relying on the fear of the unknown to keep the watcher in the dark. Apr 05, 20 on the eve of the annual scarecrow festival, two st. The railroad crossing near stearns road is said to be the site of supernatural activity as noted in a 2011 movie munger road. Regarding the book, i dont remember if such a dog exists. Everything you need to know about munger road movie 2011. Released september 30th, 2011, munger road stars bruce davison, randall batinkoff, trevor morgan, brooke peoples the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 25 min, and received a score of out.
Writerdirector nicholas smith clearly knows what he wants from this movie and gets it. Northern back roads willisville mountain road youtube. Police launch a search after four teens go missing the night before their towns annual. Munger road is thus another in a long line of indie films that are instantly forgettable.
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