The Gallows

Plot synopsis:
In October 1993, there is a high school performance of "The Gallows". The parents of Charlie Grimille record the play and admire their son's performance. Near the end of the play, Charlie's character is set to be hung at the gallows. Tragedy strikes when the door beneath Charlie's feet opens and he falls through with a noose around his neck, effectively hanging and killing him in front of his co-stars and the entire audience.In the present, 20 years later, a student at the same high school, Ryan (Ryan Shoos) tapes his friend (and the events of the film) Reese Houser (Reese Mishler) as he is in a production of "The Gallows" playing the same character Charlie played. Reese acts alongside his crush Pfeifer (Pfeifer Brown), but he never gets to kiss her during their big scene together. Ryan follows Reese and mocks the play while also recording several parents watching the rehearsals. Ryan speaks to a woman who was there during the original performance and witnessed Charlie's death.During the day, Ryan continues to mess around with the theater crew and also to hang out with his girlfriend Cassidy (Cassidy Gifford). Ryan finds out about Reese's crush on Pfeifer and decides to play wingman, so he finds Pfeifer and asks her how she feels about Reese and doing the play with him. She dances around the questions and expresses confidence in the play. As Ryan leaves her, he finds a door that never locks. This gives him an idea that he pitches to Reese and Cassidy in which they will sneak in at night and sabotage the play's set. Ryan knows Reese doesn't want to do the show for any reason other than to impress Pfeifer, so he coerces Reese into doing it so he can later console Pfeifer when she's devastated to see the set ruined.Ryan goes to Reese's house where he's arguing with his dad Rick (John Tanksly) over Reese doing the play. Reese takes Ryan and Cassidy to the school to set off their plan. They knock over some set trees and smash a few things before unscrewing the stairs leading to the gallows. Pfeifer shows up after claiming to have seen Reese's car. Ryan not-so-discreetly leaves the camera to record Reese trying to tell Pfeifer his reason for being there. As they talk, Ryan hears a loud thump that sounds like a bell tolling. The kids get a bit worried and try to leave, only to discover that the door that doesn't lock has somehow now been locked. They can't call for help because they have no signal. In their frustration, Cassidy blabs to Pfeifer that they were there to destroy the set, making Pfeifer angry with all of them, but especially Reese.The four look for an exit when they come across a room filled with files and other documents. They go into an office with a TV that plays footage featuring news coverage of Charlie's death, including the actual incident as well as an interview with Charlie's girlfriend Alexis Ross, the same woman that Ryan spoke to earlier that day. A cast photo is shown of the original cast, and they learn that Charlie was the understudy for the real actor that called in sick. Reese recognizes the person in the photo and runs all the way to the school's memorial of the play to find the same photo. They look on the back of the photo to see the name "Rick Houser", meaning it was Reese's dad that Charlie replaced.Ryan gets separated from the others and we see some footage through his phone. He gets spooked by more loud noises and runs to rejoin his friends. An invisible force pulls Cassidy up by the neck and leaves a mark around it, convincing everyone that there is something unfriendly amongst them.They then go back to the auditorium to spot a vent through which they can crawl. As the noises intensify, Ryan gets frustrated and starts taunting the presence by constantly saying Charlie's name, which has always been bad luck to utter. Ryan climbs a ladder to reach the vent, only to get thrown off by a strong force, causing him to break his leg. Reese and Pfeifer go look for help while Cassidy stays with him. Moments later, Reese and Pfeifer find Cassidy outside the auditorium, unable to re-enter. They hear Ryan yelling until a loud snap is heard. The door opens and the kids can't find Ryan. They find his phone with the screen cracked.We see the last bit of footage from Ryan's phone, showing his messed up leg while Cassidy is with him. She steps out to call the others when the door slams shut. Ryan panics and momentarily sees a figure dressed as the Hangman from the play, holding a noose. Ryan tries crawling away and doesn't see the figure anymore. Seconds later, he is pulled up by his neck.Reese holds the camera to try and keep the light on. While continuing to find a way out, Reese walks through the locker room and hears his phone ringing. It's been placed in a locker, but he sees it's his dad calling. Reese smashes the lock and gets the phone. He tries talking to his dad but only hears static, and then his own voice saying, "He wants me. He's coming for me."Outside, Cassidy cries by herself, unaware that the Hangman is walking behind her. She grabs the camera and looks at the mark on her neck, which has gotten more bruised. She then sees a noose around her neck, and she is pulled away quickly.Reese and Pfeifer pull the fire alarm to try and get the authorities to respond. It goes off but also alerts the Hangman to their presence. He follows them through the auditorium as they make their way to the top of the auditorium, with him nearly grabbing Reese. Up there, they find Ryan and Cassidy's bodies still hanging. They keep running until they see the unlockable door is now re-opened, but no authorities are there. Reese runs outside, but Pfeifer doesn't follow him. Reese makes it outside but hears Pfeifer gasping for air. He runs back in for her and sees her choking onstage. As he tries to help her, the spotlight hits them. Realizing what the spirit wants them to do, they act out their final scene in the play, in which the dialogue parallels their actual thoughts and words, since Reese knows it's him that the Hangman/Charlie wants. Reese finally kisses Pfeifer and walks over to the now-illuminated gallows. He puts the noose around his neck while Pfeifer continues to recite her lines in character. Charlie's spirit tightens the noose around Reese and pulls the lever, hanging Reese. Pfeifer stands onstage and joins hands with Charlie's invisible spirit. Together, they take a bow, while one person in the auditorium starts clapping.... Alexis Ross.The in the final scene, two policemen are entering Pfeifer's home. There's pictures on the wall of Pfeifer and Alexis together. Putting the pieces together, it becomes clear that Pfeifer is Charlie's daughter born after his death. One officer enters the bedroom where footage of the original play is being shown. He looks to the side and is startled to see Alexis brushing Pfeifer's hair. He sees Charlie's death on TV and asks, "Charlie Grimille?" The two ladies look at him with soulless eyes, and Pfeifer responds, "You really shouldn't say that name." The officer looks out the room to see a noose pull his partner against the wall. He turns around to find Charlie, who promptly attacks him.

Tags: suspenseful, murder, paranormal, horror, flashback, revenge, prank

Review:
Do not, I repeat, Do not fall for the made up 10 star reviews...( It's obvious those affiliated with producing this garbage want to pique the interest of others so they give fake ratings & reviews, hoping others will be interested enough to see it- & they make more $$) Take it from me, Wasting my $ & time on this terrible so-called "movie" left me leaving the theater very upset I wasted $ on this trash & annoyed.
Now,after seeing ( most of ) the movie ( ended up walking out, it was THAT BAD) and then seeing the 10 star reviews, I KNOW the ratings on here can't be trusted...( until you see at least 5,000 - 10,000 people rated it) SO- save your $ , time & irritation -skip this boring, sad excuse & find something better....
Pros:-A few decent performances-Good production design-Has the potential to be scaryCons: -Insufferable main character-Bullshit plot twist that makes no sense-Plot itself is nonsensical-Relies on cheap jump scares-Has a few good ideas, but they're usually screwed up somehow.-Found footage style is given no explanation3/10 (Horrible).
The film is another entry in the overcrowded found footage genre and the story's cameraman was obnoxious and idiotic right from the start.All the characters here are paper-thin and clichéd, they make stupid decisions to put themselves needlessly in peril.But generally there isn't much peril, or danger, or scares.
Distractingly amateurish, The Gallows looked as if it was shot for fifty quid in a spare weekend.It's very annoying to pay a lot of money to see a film as awful as this in the cinema, because it's not even worth a rental.Avoid paying to see the full film and just watch the trailer for free, that way you won't feel robbed..
Spend your time and money on other films, like 'It Follows' which came out this year a way better psychological horror or even Insidious 3 where they have much better intense moments.
The found footage genre is really odd one.I seen to number of them , I liked a lot of them but I hated few of them else And there are some feel are OK.If we the gallows falls in the hated pile, when I first saw the teaser Trailer at insidious 3, I thought it looked and sound really good .
But sadly that was not the case.The doing play on stage but some goes wrong when is accidentally hung on stage.The the movies onto modem time and people getting ready for the same play But the football player who is really bad actor on stage (and off stage as well)They break into school at night and trash stage, then when movie Start to up, with the door that never locks , is locked!What this movie is missing is that that there was no atmosphere at all , I didn't find anything creepy or scary at all.Even the jump scene didn't work and I saw them coming a mile away.I didn't like how the movie ended , it was predicableI going to give this 2 out of 10.
But they are discovered in the act by the play's lead actress and then everything goes to hell as the four find themselves trapped in the building with the vengeful ghost of the boy who died in The Gallows.Another found footage movie trying to find a hook in a played out horror subgenre.
It has most of the usual found footage problems, including my favorite: characters continuing to film the terrifying goings-on in the movie even when all logic would dictate they should drop the camera.
Twenty years later, to honor the cast and the late Charlie Grimille, the students of Beatrice High School decide to resurrect the show, with a student named Pfeifer (Pfeifer Brown) directing the play.Former football star turned thespian Reese (Reese Mishler) has decided to take on the lead role this time around, much to the dismay of his father, who wanted him to continue football, and his pal Ryan (Ryan Shoos), who hangs around the set during rehearsals just to ridicule and belittle the castmates.
Reese, Ryan, and Ryan's girlfriend Cassidy (Cassidy Gifford) go along with their asinine plan, breaking into the school late at night, but once they wind up meeting Pfeifer at the school, they encounter a barrage of paranormal activity and strange occurrences from what is believed to be Charlie's undead ghost.Such is the premise for "The Gallows," the umpteenth rendition of the found footage genre, which I claimed to be "uniformly dead" following the release of 2012's "The Devil Inside." With "The Gallows," a film made on a shoestring budget and released by Blumhouse, a known indie horror company, no new ground is broken but the ground that the film manages to chart is interesting, twisty, and a great deal of fun.I've always found high school/college drama rooms and theaters to be creepy places where one can find just about any old prop or relic.
This movie definitely won't win any awards in the originality department, and the acting (something I usually never mention) is largely uneven from a couple of the cast members, but the worst thing about The Gallows is the atrocity that is the ending.
*** review contains spoilers*** worst movies of (2015) well the first time when i saw the trailer it looked so scary dark and red intense Most of the time we're treated to feet treading floors, epileptic hand-held cameras prowling creepy passages, and dramatic lapses when the characters avert the cameras from the action.
Unfortunately, sound of horror movie and also i like the ideas of movie but then when it turned out to be one of worst movies i have ever seen no likable characters let me tell everyone i am done with found footage movies they even don't go for long as 81 minutes long it was little longer then Unfriended but unless it was better movie then this.
and no likable characters in movie, completely one of idiots in movie acting is very terrible very terrible theyneeded to go drama school more they were worst actors and characters in movie they could got someone else in but even the movie is boring half way i was bored completely i wasn't scared expect for when it was dark and felt same way it was scary Plot: 20 years after a horrific accident during a small town school play, students at the school resurrect the failed show in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary where Charlie Grim is student who did the play then got hanged in stage then later on it still goes on 2013 then these stupid characters(Ryan shoos)Ryan was such pointless, idiot pointless character making himself number 1 idiot front of people at school and specially stage in movie even such a worse movie i have ever saw and he was with friends with Reese and Cassidy specially they find Pfeifer Ryan wanted trash the play down not respecting the place when someone died ?
and even the girl he liked girl and ruined the stage killing i thought it was lame death scenes all the characters got hanged because it's called gallows they don't die different way lame every different horror kills them the different way but this just hanging, the title of gallows is lame name i liked the trailer all staff but movie was going to be titled stage fright witch has better name apart from using boring name the gallows witch sounds like boring name it's only 1 Gallow there's not many gallows title should of named the Gallow that's it.
movie was going on since 2012 even Ryan making things a lot worse for all his friends got them in danger but i wish he's friends said no that's it got all his friends killed in movie the thing is all actors are so bad like i can't stand it i always think about leaving the theater this movie wasn't scary at all it was just worst story, i love idea of movie with darkness how scary it was i like found footage films but this killed it the all thing no point of making it :/ some of scenes are very scary and dark i like idea of movie with scary is haunted and all that but this with gallows and another crap was like what ?
but the trailer didn't had same scenes in movie i can't remember witch ones but then some how movie didn't do much there's not much too say i am glad this movie got 4.5 very short story line like grade 3 kid had written this movie, movie needs to be more to be scary, more of running around the all school surviving but ending killed it there's not much to write about all plot it mean to watch movie goes for 91 minutes no need for to write plot for this review.
Well, that's pretty much my situation with regards to The Gallows...I saw the trailers for the cinematic release, looked forward to it coming out onto Blu-ray, but only to be disappointed after finally seeing the film.What disappointed me about The Gallows wasn't because it was another found-footage film or that it was another high school "teeny" horror, but because out of those adjectives I used above, it's pretty boring, dull, and lifeless for the most part.
The worst problems is that falls into the cliché that the vast majority of such films have: the classic characters and their so burned development, the classic jump scares, the classic entity/monster/ghost that -somehow- is killing just for the sake of the plot, the classic perfect end to the murderer.I'm mean...
not a fan of movies filmed like this though, the camera made me wanna throw up, by the end i was nauseated and had a headache that was trying to split my skull open.But on the horror level it actually wasn't that bad.
If indeed one day we find ourselves in communication with a great race equal to our technological advancements let us all hope that these visitors do not find a copy of found footage horror film The Gallows, as their judgements upon mankind may be non-recoverable.A film so daft and downright dumb it's hard to fathom how it came into existence in the first place, The Gallows as directed by duo Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing (seriously it took two people to make this turkey!) is the type of film where you can feel your brain cells disappearing with each passing minute as annoying characters make unintelligible decision upon unintelligible decision and seemingly solvable solutions are ignored in the sake of more shakily handled "scares".A new low in the past it's use by date genre of found footage horrors, The Gallows plunges to previously unseen depths of narrative drivel to tell the story of painfully badly acted teenage brats breaking into their seemingly medievally secured school to wreck the set to an upcoming play only to be haunted by an ominous fiend who locks them in the school facility (really there's not a single window that could be smashed to break out of?) to wreck all manner of nasties on them.Watch on in disbelief as these unlikeable creations knock pot plants down, "dismantle" sets by taking a piece of wood out of a stage setting and generally fail at their objective only to be bettered or worsened by the fact that their school break in just happens to be in a school that seemingly has forgone any type of security, whether it be guards, cameras, motion detectors or even the locking of a door that would take 1 minute to fix, this school does not care who wonders its grounds come closing time!
It's almost as if The Gallows creators Cluff and Lofing decided they were onto narrative gold or perhaps just an easy paycheck and set forth on making their film no matter if anything actually made sense or if logic was totally bypassed, it's almost akin to a home movie production, just far less funny or enjoyable.The Gallows is neither scary or original and nothing about the film feels even remotely believable, even in a genre that's not supposed to be clothed in reality.Taking place around some seriously lax logic and scenarios, The Gallows gets its rating purely based around the fact it's something that needs to be seen to be believed as for those that thought modern day horrors and found footage films had reached their lowest ebbs, The Gallows is here to show us all that the bar has been set even lower.In other words, all copies of this film should be locked away or simply destroyed quick smart before the intergalactic visitors arrive!
I am a big horror movie fan, The Trailer for this film looked good so i couldn't wait for it to come out to watch it.
"The Gallows" is even worse than rubbish; - an utterly boring and amateurish effort with an uninteresting story, loathsome lead characters and shaky camera movements that are possibly even more irritating than in every other found-footage movie ever made.
Oh, the film thinks it explains itself with a random, nonsensical twist ending, but in actuality there's little to bond the story other than a red filter and hyena like screams from off-screen.Besides the idiotic plot, these characters are so painfully written that you may need a sedative to quell the rising anger you will feel at the back of your throat.
"The Gallows" is a horror movie in which we watch a group of friends trying to destroy the scene of a play.
I really don't want to put too much thought on this review,if the writers and directors (yes,two people directed this)don't take the time to write a decent script and create a decent movie I'm not going to make a serious in depth review.This film is insulting to people that want to work in film,it is a joke,the characters in this film are the most unlikable people I have ever seen in a movie.I was rooting for the villain of this movie to kill these idiots(not that the villain is very good either,he actually kinda sucks).And of course we come to the problem with most horror movies today,god damned jump scares,i didn't get scared at any time in this film,there is ZERO suspense,all these guys are trying to do is a cheap jump scare,this movie is found footage and when you find out the reason why it's found footage you will either laugh or cry from how stupid it is.There are two twists in this movie that make the twist in The Happening look like genius.A quick note to all horror directors,jump scares and ear piercing sounds are not scary..
Skip The Gallows unless you're looking for a movie with lots of jump scares or something to laugh at with your friends at the films absurdity..
If the fact that the characters names were also the real names of the actors didn't stop you from watching this movie, then this being an outdated first person blare witch style horror film minus the horror should.
When I saw the trailer I couldn't wait to see it.It looked awesome.After watching The Gallows I'm just glad I didn't pay to go see it.That would've been a MAJOR waste of $$$.It started off good enough even though there wasn't all that much to it.I thought I'd end up actually liking the movie (Boy was I wrong) It started falling apart near the very end & the final ending was just straight up garbage.I absolutely hated it.I hope The Gallows is 1 & done.As much as Hollywood LOVES to make Sequels I truly hope The Gallows doesn't get 1.The movie was bad enough the 1st time that there shouldn't be a 2nd.If you're thinking of paying to watch The Gallows, Take my advice & wait till you can see it for free.There are way better movies out there that you could be spending your $$$ on.
When the horror starts (and it takes a lot of time for it to start) most scenes are filmed in such an annoyingly bad lighting (even for a found footage movie) and everything looks so unnatural and staged, that it's really hard to even follow the movie, let alone care about anything that happens in it.
You are 110 times better watching "My Little Ponys" than this.When I first seen the Trailer, I thought it was gonna be awesomeness and good like other awesome Horror films.
Another found footage film" - no one everWithin 2 minutes of watching The Gallows I didn't care about the story or the characters at all.
I wouldn't watch it again though.There are the usual bits where the camera shows things that couldn't be seen if it was hand held by one person and the almost permanent low light or black became a bit irritating at times but as I said above - it was watchable.The most interesting fact for me is that the estimated budget was $100,000 but it has so far grossed almost $23m - a better percentage return than many high budget movies which makes me wonder what made so many people want to go watch it..
The poster's main image is a girl who looks like she's scared and crying, making the potential moviegoer wonder what happened to her – or what might be about to come out of those red and black shadows to do her harm.Now, only if the movie were as effective as the publicity surrounding it.The film's action begins in late October 1993, when a character named Charlie Grimille is performing in a play called "The Gallows" and suffers the same fate as the Charlie Grimille in the story from 1983.
Today we jump into the latest teen horror movie entitled the Gallows, which also acts as another attempt to revive found footage films.