Spiral (2007 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = Spiral
| image = spiralposter.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster for the film
| director = Joel David Moore
Adam Green
| writer = Jeremy Boreing
Joel David Moore
| producer = Cory Neal
Jeremy Boreing
| starring = Amber Tamblyn
Joel David Moore
Zachary Levi
Tricia Helfer
| cinematography = Will Barratt
| editing = Cory Livingston
| music = Todd Caldwell
Michael "Fish" Herring
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2007|01|27|Santa Barbara Film Festival|2008|02|08|United States}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| gross = $3,072 (US){{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spiral.htm | title=Spiral }}
}}
Spiral is a 2007 American psychological thriller directed by Joel David Moore and Adam Green, and starring Moore, Amber Tamblyn, Zachary Levi, and Tricia Helfer. The original screenplay for the film was written by Moore and Jeremy Danial Boreing.
Spiral was an Official Selection and was awarded the "Gold Vision" Award at the 22nd Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2007. The "Gold Vision" Award is given for the "most innovative and unique film with an inspiring and groundbreaking vision."
Plot
The story follows lonely introvert Mason, a telesales insurance company worker by day and talented painter as well as a lover of classic jazz by night. His only friend is his boss, Berkeley (Levi), who keeps an eye on him and humors his bizarre behavior. When awkward Mason meets social Amber, a new co-worker, he begins to come out of himself, and reveals the depth and darkness of his mind.
Cast
- Joel David Moore as Mason
- Amber Tamblyn as Amber
- Zachary Levi as Berkeley
- Tricia Helfer as Sasha
- David Muller as Will
- Annie Neal as Diana
Production
Spiral was filmed in Portland, Oregon.
Soundtrack
Because jazz is such an important part of the plot, Joel David Moore wanted to use a completely original score.{{cite podcast|title=Spiral + Bad Santa with Joel David Moore|url=https://doublefeature.fm/2009/spiral-bad-santa|date=February 12, 2009|accessdate=July 29, 2015|website=Double Feature}} It was composed by Todd Caldwell and Michael Herring. It features Brad Leali on alto sax, Jay DaVersa on trumpet, Royce Chambers playing tenor and soprano sax, Todd's father Don Caldwell on tenor sax, and Ted Greenberg on drums.{{cite web|title=The Feeling of Intensity: Jazz Musician Todd Caldwell pours hundreds of hours into film|first=William|last=Kerns|date=July 9, 2006|accessdate=July 29, 2015|url=http://lubbockonline.com/stories/070906/ent_070906029.shtml}}
Reception
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The film received mixed reviews from critics. As of February 17, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 60% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 5 reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008200-spiral/ |title=Spiral - Movie Reviews, Trailers, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2008-02-17 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes}} Metacritic reported the film had a weighted average score of 40 out of 100, based on 4 reviews.{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/spiral |title=Spiral (2008): Reviews |accessdate=2008-02-17 |publisher=Metacritic}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0491162|Spiral}}
- {{mojo title|spiral|Spiral}}
- {{rotten Tomatoes|10008200-spiral|Spiral}}
- {{Metacritic film|title=Spiral}}
{{Adam Green}}
{{Joel David Moore}}
Category:2007 psychological thriller films
Category:2000s English-language films
Category:American psychological thriller films
Category:English-language thriller films
Category:Films directed by Adam Green