SPHE Press Release: Dark Country

In His Directorial Debut, Thomas Jane (HBO’s “Hung”, The Punisher) Stars in the Suspenseful Horror Thriller

DARK COUNTRY

Co-starring Lauren German (Hostel: Part II), Ron Perlman (Hellboy 2: The Golden Army) and Chris Browning (Terminator Salvation)

From a Producer of Premonition and Walking Tall

ONE WRONG TURN…INTO THE DARK

October 6, 2009, on DVD

Culver City, CA (7/27/09) – This Halloween season, buckle your seat belts for a terrifying ride into DARK COUNTRY, the new horror thriller from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, debuting on DVD October 6, 2009. A nail-biting suspense film in the vein of Lost Highway and The Twilight Zone, DARK COUNTRYstars Thomas Jane, headliner of HBO’s hit series “Hung” and The Punisher.  Jane also makes his directorial debut with this tense thriller, which recalls the film noir classics but injected with the turbo charged thrills modern audiences have come to love from the horror genre.

Bonus features include audio commentary with Director/Actor Thomas Jane, Academy Award® nominated screenwriter Tab Murphy (Best Adapted Screenplay, Gorillas in the Mist, 1989), and Producer Patrick Aiello, plus a Making-Of Featurette that takes viewers behind the scenes of this uniquely smart and visceral horror film.

Synopsis

Thomas Jane (HBO's "Hung", The Punisher) stars in this suspenseful horror thriller.  Also starring Lauren German (Hostel: Part II) and Ron Perlman (Hellboy II: The Golden Army).

Two honeymooners rescue a mysterious car crash survivor in the Las Vegas desert. But their decision to save the man becomes increasingly regrettable when he turns on them, forcing the newlyweds to do the unthinkable. In a blur of paranormal chaos, the couple must take drastic measures to cover up their actions from the local police, ultimately leading each character to an inescapable fate.

DARK COUNTRY was produced by Ashok Amritraj (Premonition, Walking Tall) and Patrick Aiello in conjunction with Sony’s Stage 6 Films.  DARK COUNTRY has a run time of approximately 88 minutes and has been rated R for some violence, bloody images, language and sexuality.  

DVD Bonus Material

·        Audio Commentary with Director/Actor Thomas Jane, Academy Award® nominated Screenwriter Tab Murphy and Producer Patrick Aiello

·        “Journey to Dark Country” Making-Of Featurette