Reaping

Theatrical Release Date: 2007 04 05 (USA)

UPC: 012569829732

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Children in Peril]

Summary: Her faith shaken by a family tragedy from which she was never quite able to fully recover, a professor of theology from Louisiana State University moonlighting as a debunker of unexplained religious phenomena finds herself faced with an apocalyptic series of events that seem to reflect the ten plagues of Exodus in director Stephen Hopkins' Southern gothic chiller. The terrified citizens of Haven, LA, have been beset by swarms of locusts and watched as rivers turned to blood. As if that wasn't enough to put the fear of God into any Bible-reading Christian, ominous rumors of a local swamp cult have left many of the small-town citizens turning to prayer for fear that the end is finally nigh. Enter Katherine Winter (Hilary Swank), a skeptical myth-buster and renowned theology scholar with a special knack for spotting religious trickery. Though at first exceedingly confident that she will uncover a human component behind the otherworldly occurrences, Katherine quickly learns that just because one doesn't believe in the supernatural doesn't necessarily mean that it doesn't exist. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Horror

Features: Science of the 10 Plagues: The Search for Scientific Explanations
The Characters: cast members reflect
A Place Called Haven: explore this exotic landscape
The Reaping: The Seventh Plague: those creepy bugs
AnnaSophia Robb's Scary Story: the young actress portraying Loren narrates and recreates a scary story she's written

Reaping

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 10/16/2007

Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 2.40:1

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 99 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish,Portuguese

Michael Hastings

After every Oscar, it seems Hilary Swank needs to reassert her B-movie roots, and what better way to do it than with The Reaping, a nonsensical Biblical horror flick packed with every macguffin and cheap freak-out trick in the book. Making yet another ploy for a sci-fi/special effects box-office bonanza, Swank plays the most hilariously dedicated religious-myth debunker this side of a Mystery Science Theater presentation, no matter what physical evidence - raining frogs, boils, gnats, etc. - there is to the contrary. The 10 plagues in The Reaping occur with such regularity, you could set your watch to them; most are laughable, but the locusts are a commendably creepy feat of CGI wizardry. Top it all off with a dream sequence within a dream sequence, two or three twist endings and an open door for a sequel that will most likely never happen, and you've got a terrible horror flick - but also an enjoyably swift guilty pleasure. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide

Cast and Crew: Philip Glass  Composer (Music Score) 
Carey Hayes  Screenwriter 
Chad Hayes  Screenwriter 
Stephen Hopkins  Director 
Joel Silver  Producer 
Robert Zemeckis  Producer 
John Frizzell  Composer (Music Score) 
Herbert W. Gains  Producer 
Bruce Berman  Executive Producer 
Steve Richards  Executive Producer 
Susan Levin  Producer 
Erik Olsen  Executive Producer 
Susan Downey  Producer 
Hilary Swank  Actor 
David Morrissey  Actor 
Idris Elba  Actor 
AnnaSophia Robb  Actor 
Stephen Rea  Actor 
William Ragsdale  Actor 
John "Spud" McConnell  Actor 
David Jensen  Actor 
Yvonne Landry  Actor 
Samuel Garland  Actor 
Myles Cleveland  Actor 
Andrea Frankle  Actor 
Mark Lynch  Actor 

Country: USA