Vanishing on 7th Street

Plot

The population of Detroit has almost completely disappeared, but a few remain. As daylight disappears they realize that the Dark is coming for them.

Release Year: 2010

Rating: 4.9/10 (11,778 voted)

Critic's Score: 50/100

Director:
Brad Anderson

Stars: Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton, John Leguizamo

Storyline
When a massive power outage plunges the city of Detroit into total darkness, a disparate group of individuals find themselves alone. The entire city's population has vanished into thin air, leaving behind heaps of empty clothing, abandoned cars and lengthening shadows. Soon the daylight begins to disappear completely, and as the survivors gather in an abandoned tavern, they realize the darkness is out to get them, and only their rapidly diminishing light sources can keep them safe.

Cast:

Hayden Christensen
–

Luke

John Leguizamo
–

Paul

Thandie Newton
–

Rosemary

Jacob Latimore
–

James

Taylor Groothuis
–

Briana

Jordan Trovillion
–

Concession Girl

(as Jordon Trovillion)

Arthur Cartwright
–

Security Guard

Neal Huff
–

Chicago Reporter

Hugh Maguire
–

Patient

Erin Nicole
–

Paige

(as Erin Nicole Brolley)

Stephen Clark
–

Male TV Anchor

Carolyn Taylor
–

Female TV Anchor

(as Caroline Clifford-Taylor)

Larry Fessenden
–

Bike Messenger

Nicholas Yu
–

Chinese Reporter

(as Nick Yu)

Taglines:
Stay in the light

Details

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Release Date: 5 February 2011

Filming Locations: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Box Office Details

Budget: $10,000,000

(estimated)

Gross: $22,197
(USA)
(13 March 2011)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes:
A gasoline powered generator is in continuous use in the bar's basement throughout most of the movie, giving off clearly visible fumes. No one is even bothered by this, let alone asphyxiated.

Quotes:

[first lines]

Concession Girl:
[squinting]
You um, do you uh, your light…

Paul:
What? Oh, uh, I'm such a moron.

Concession Girl:
How's the movie?

Paul:
Ah you know, Adam Sandler gets in a mess, wife gets pissed, runs from some people… predictable, formulaic, fart jokes. You wouldn't like it.

Concession Girl:
Mmm. How would you know what I like?

User Review

what?

Rating: 3/10


While parts of the movie peaked my interest, overall, it was very
disappointing. A vague plot, poor script, weak effects and actors
trying their best to make it work. Too bad they failed. A movie with
this premise has great potential, it can lead the viewer down a path
and let the audience intellectually fill in the blanks. In order for
that to occur, the movie itself must provide the plot points, the
material that that allows, and draws the viewer to want to connect the
dots and create, so to speak, their own movie within a movie. I just
gave up, and so, apparently, did the filmmakers. I won't gave away
anything, because there really isn't anything to tell.