The List (2007 film)

The List
The List
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Gary Wheeler
Written by	Michelle Hoppe-Long; Johnston H. Moore; Gary Wheeler; Robert Whitlow;
Produced by	Robert Whitlow; Kathy Whitlow; Gary Wheeler; Kevin Downes;
Starring	Malcolm McDowell; Chuck Carrington; Hilarie Burton; Will Patton;
Cinematography	Tom Priestley Jr.
Edited by	Jonathan Olive
Music by	James Covell
Distributed by	Level Path Productions; Mountain Top Releasing;
Release date	April 22, 2007;
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$138,814 (US)

The List is a 2007 American thriller film directed by Gary Wheeler and based on the novel of the same name by Robert Whitlow. The film was shot in Wilmington, North Carolina. It stars Malcolm McDowell, Chuck Carrington, Hilarie Burton and Will Patton. The List was released on April 22, 2007, and grossed $138,814 at the US box office. It was released on DVD by 20th Century Fox in 2008.

Plot[]

After the American Civil War, a group of Southern plantation owners form a secret society. Through the present, their male heirs are inducted into the society. This continues until the present, when it is decided to kill off the newest heirs, two young adults who learn how to rely on their Christian faith to expose the secret society.

Cast[]

Malcolm McDowell as Desmond Larochette
Chuck Carrington as Renny Jacobsen
Hilarie Burton as Jo Johnston
Will Patton as Harriston
Pat Hingle as Gus Eicholtz
Mary Beth Peil as Daisy Stokes
Elizabeth Omilami as Mama A
Afemo Omilami as Al Jenkins
as Bart Maxwell
as Robert Roget
as Jerrod Weiss
as Michael Flournoy
Nicholas Pryor as Harold Smithfield
as Amos Candler
Tim Ware as Thomas Layne

Production[]

Director Gary Wheeler had trouble casting the role of Larochette. As an independent production, his budget was limited, and he had trouble making connections with high profile actors. When actor Tim Ware found Larochette had not been cast, he offered to contact McDowell on behalf of Wheeler. Shooting took place in Wilmington, North Carolina.^[1]

Release[]

The List was released theatrically in 2007 through select states in the South including North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Virginia.^[1] The film would visit a select city for a few weeks beginning in Charlotte on August 12, 2007.^{[citation needed]} It grossed a total of $138,814.^[2]

A further releasing campaign was planned for 2008 with intent to spread outside of the South.^{[citation needed]} 20th Century Fox soon set a June 10, 2008, DVD release date.^[3]

Reception[]

Ken Hanke of Mountain Xpress rated it 2.5/5 stars and called it "a slickly produced, low-budget, faith-based thriller that's light on the thrills and heavy on the faith".^[4] In rating it 5/10 stars, George Tiller of PopMatters wrote, "So what we wind up with is a muddled bit of Southern Gothic lite that somehow manages to be a pretty enjoyable movie."^[5] David Cornelius of DVD Talk rated it 2/5 and criticized the film's transition from drama to supernatural thriller. Cornelius described it as "always just a little too melodramatic, a little too hokey, a little too saccharine".^[3]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Hotz, Amy (2017-09-27). "Movie on the main line". Star-News. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
^ boxofficemojo.com, "The List (2007)".
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Cornelius, David (2008-06-10). "The List". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
^ Hanke, Ken (2007-11-28). "The List". Mountain Xpress. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
^ Tiller, George (2008-06-25). "The List". PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-04-20.

External links[]

[star-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Hotz, Amy (2017-09-27). "Movie on the main line". Star-News. Retrieved 2017-04-20.

[2] xofficemojo.com, "The List (2007)".

[dvd-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Cornelius, David (2008-06-10). "The List". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2017-04-20.

[4] Hanke, Ken (2007-11-28). "The List". Mountain Xpress. Retrieved 2017-04-20.

[5] Tiller, George (2008-06-25). "The List". PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-04-20.

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