Don't Look Back
Synopsis
A young family are heading west: to a new home, a new job and a new beginning. But, during a brief stop at a roadside diner, a sinister presence joins them for the rest of the journey. As they head off into the storm charged night their worst nightmare is about to emerge.
Meanwhile at Uncle Max's Diner, Juliet, a young English girl travelling around America, is working the late shift. It's a typical night at the old highway stopover, full of the usual characters that enjoy the hospitality and taste of the 'good old US of A'.
However, this wouldn't turn out to be an ordinary evening for Juliet as the 'comings and goings' between staff and regulars is overshadowed by the arrival of a disturbing customer.
Here lies the setting to this chilling thriller based on a true and harrowing story.
Details
- Year
- 2002
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 90 mins
- Format
- 35mm Fuji
- Director
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Nicholas A J Sherard
- Producer
- Robin Kennedy
- Executive Producer
- Robin Kennedy
- Editor
- Jackie Ophir
- Screenwriter
- Stephen Marcus, Nicholas A. J. Sherard
- Director of Photography
- John Keen
- Sound
- Roger Johnson, Martin Hedley
- Composer
- Julian Brenan
- Principal cast
- Oliver Tobias, Stephen Marcus, Jennifer Calvert, Kevin Howarth, Charlotte Rogers, Suzy Cooper, David Curtiz
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
New Forest Pictures
43 Lumley RoadCheam
Surrey SM3 8NP
UK
T 00 44 (0)20 8641 0170
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