Drag Me to Hell

Name: Drag Me to Hell
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 2009-05-27
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao, David Paymer

Christine Brown has a good job, a great boyfriend, and a bright future. But in three days, she's going to hell.

Drag Me to Hell (2009)

Timing: 1:39 (99 min)

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Video for the film Drag Me to Hell — Official Trailer

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Release date

2009-05-27

Country

United States

Production

Universal Pictures, Mandate Pictures, Ghost House Pictures, Buckaroo Entertainment, Curse Productions

Genre

Horror, Thriller

Budget

$30 000 000

Box office

$90 842 646

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Director

Sam Raimi

Actors

Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao, David Paymer, Adriana Barraza, Chelcie Ross, Reggie Lee, Molly Cheek, Bojana Novaković
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Scenario

Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi

Producer

Sam Raimi, Grant Curtis, Robert Tapert, Joseph Drake, Nathan Kahane, Joshua Donen

Camera operator

Peter Deming

Composer

Christopher Young

Artist

Steve Saklad, Steven Samanen

Audition

John Papsidera

Editing

Bob Murawski
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Short description

After denying a woman the extension she needs to keep her home, loan officer Christine Brown sees her once-promising life take a startling turn for the worse. Christine is convinced she's been cursed by a Gypsy, but her boyfriend is skeptical. Her only hope seems to lie in a psychic who claims he can help her lift the curse and keep her soul from being dragged straight to hell.

What's left behind the scenes

The director's brother appears in the film as a doctor. His face is not shown, only his voice is heard.
The film features a 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, which was first used in "The Evil Dead", also directed by Sam Raimi, and appeared in other films of his.
Lalo Schifrin's 'The Exorcist Symphony' had not been used anywhere previously (except in the trailer for 'The Exorcist' in 1973). It is heard at the end of 'Drag Me to Hell'.
Sylvia Ganush's car number is 99951.
The medium in the film is named Ram Jas. His name is similar to Ram Dass, the name psychologist Richard Alpert took after becoming a New Age spiritualist guru.
The goat led to the demonic summoning session is mechanical. The filmmakers abandoned the idea of using a live goat because it was too cute and distracted everyone during filming. This is revealed in the film's behind-the-scenes video diary.
David Palmer's character was named after James Jacks, a longtime friend and producer of Sam Raimi.
Elliot Page (formerly known as Ellen Page) was originally cast to play the role of Kristina, but due to commitments to other filming projects, they left the project.
Sam Raimi's cameo: one of the spirits appearing during the demon's exorcism.
In the film, Shawn San Dena speaks about her deceased husband, Sander, who was also a medium. This is a tribute to Sam and Ivan Raimi's older brother, Sander, who drowned at the age of fifteen.
The film's script was written by Sam and Ivan Raimi immediately after completing 'Army of Darkness' in 1992, but Sam was busy with other projects and couldn't get 'Drag Me to Hell' made.