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August Underground

Seen it?

2002 | 70 min | Horror

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a lukewarm 4.0 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for horror fans. If you loved Peeping Tom or Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, start here.
The mood
Scary and gory.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 10 min.
What might put you off
Some graphic violence despite the NR rating.

Imagine walking down the street and finding an unmarked VHS tape. Curiosity piqued, you take it home and pop it in. What starts off as two men screwing around with a video camera quickly transforms into an ultra-realistic torture sequence where the unidentified psychopaths tape their exploits as they torment and violate a woman tied to a chair. The devastation of your morals continues throughout the entirety of the footage, while subtly revealing the killer's shattered pasts via the interaction with their victims and each other.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesBelow par

    4.0 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 197K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Fred Vogel

  • Fred VogelPeter Mountain
  • Kyle DealmanHimself
  • Allen PetersMan Behind the Camera
  • Casey EganeyGirl in supermarket
  • Dan FriedmanHimself
  • AnnMarie ReveruzziLaura (Girl in Cellar)
  • Alexa IrisHitchhiker
  • Victoria JonesOld Woman
  • Aaron LaBonteYounger Twin / Tattoo artist
  • Ben LaBonteOlder Twin