The Echo (2008 film)
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The Echo is a 2008 American
remake Horror film
from a Filipino film
originally titled Sigaw
(translates into either "Shout" or "Scream" in English). Yam Laranas
who co-wrote and directed the original film
, also directed the remake movie, which was written by Eric Bernt
.
East Village, New York, where his lonely mother lived and passed away while he was incarcerated. He finds a job as mechanic at
the Houston Auto Repair shop owned by the supportive Hector Rodriguez and tries to rebuild his life.
However, he is deemed an outcast and his former friends and neighbors do not want to talk to him. He meets his former
girlfriend,Alyssa, who works as waitress and studies in a design school, and they tentatively resume their relationship. Bobby begins hearing weird noises and finds blood in his apartment, and overhears an argument between an abusive police officer and his
wife and their daughter next door in Room 517. He finds bottles of pills in the bathroom and learns from the manager that his mother had locked herself in her apartment for a week prior to her death.
When Bobby next hears an argument ensue in Room 517, he bangs on the door and tries to intervene. The police officer comes
to his door and tells him to mind his own business. On another evening, Bobby overhears the police officer beating his wife next
door, and the daughter standing in front of his door. He invites her in and calls the police on the tenants next door. However,
it turns out that Room 517 has been empty for several years. Bobby continues to hear things; his experiences affect his job
performance, and his relationship with Alyssa starts to deteriorate, with her thinking he is crazy.
Meanwhile, one other tenant had been experiencing the same visions as Bobby—he comes face-to-face with the ghosts in his
apartment, and his body is later discovered, with the police looking at Bobby as a possible suspect. The ghosts of the mother and
daughter begin haunting other individuals who have connections with Bobby and the apartment building: Alyssa, as she is taking her
design final; Hector, when he comes to Bobby's apartment in order to apologize for a misunderstanding. While interrogating other
tenants, Bobby discovers that, years ago, an abusive police officer had beaten his wife to death when she tried to leave him, and
dumped his daughter's body down the garbage chute. But although the wife had banged on other people's doors and screamed for help,
no one had been willing to intervene (including Bobby's mother, who had then experienced the haunting), and the ghosts of the
family continued to haunt the apartment.
Hector, while looking for Bobby, dies by falling down a staircase after running from the
ghost of the daughter. Alyssa, also haunted by the ghosts, runs to Bobby's apartment looking for him, but winds up being dragged
to Room 517 by the ghost of the police officer—mimicking the way the wife was murdered. Bobby hears Alyssa's screams of pain, and
saves her. While tending to her back in his room, Bobby witnesses the scene as it had occurred those years ago; yet, this time,
Bobby doesn't let the entire scene play out and rushes to intervene just as the police officer is about to give the final blow to
the wife. The wife then incapacitates the husband and embraces her daughter in relief.
United States
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remake Horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
from a Filipino film
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
originally titled Sigaw
Sigaw
Sigaw is a 2004 Filipino horror film directed by Yam Laranas, the title translates into either "Shout" or "Scream" in English but has been released as The Echo internationally to avoid confusion with the US horror film Scream. The film was a box office success in the Philippines where the horror...
(translates into either "Shout" or "Scream" in English). Yam Laranas
Yam Laranas
William Laranas is a Filipino director and cinematographer.-Early life:He took up Medical Technology at Immaculate Conception College, but dropped out after his second year....
who co-wrote and directed the original film
Sigaw
Sigaw is a 2004 Filipino horror film directed by Yam Laranas, the title translates into either "Shout" or "Scream" in English but has been released as The Echo internationally to avoid confusion with the US horror film Scream. The film was a box office success in the Philippines where the horror...
, also directed the remake movie, which was written by Eric Bernt
Eric Bernt
Eric Bernt has built most of his career as a writer for Hollywood box office films. He made his directorial debut in 2005 with the movie Vegas Baby...
.
Plot summary
After serving prison time for manslaughter, Bobby is released on probation from Rikers, and moves to the old apartment inEast Village, New York, where his lonely mother lived and passed away while he was incarcerated. He finds a job as mechanic at
the Houston Auto Repair shop owned by the supportive Hector Rodriguez and tries to rebuild his life.
However, he is deemed an outcast and his former friends and neighbors do not want to talk to him. He meets his former
girlfriend,Alyssa, who works as waitress and studies in a design school, and they tentatively resume their relationship. Bobby begins hearing weird noises and finds blood in his apartment, and overhears an argument between an abusive police officer and his
wife and their daughter next door in Room 517. He finds bottles of pills in the bathroom and learns from the manager that his mother had locked herself in her apartment for a week prior to her death.
When Bobby next hears an argument ensue in Room 517, he bangs on the door and tries to intervene. The police officer comes
to his door and tells him to mind his own business. On another evening, Bobby overhears the police officer beating his wife next
door, and the daughter standing in front of his door. He invites her in and calls the police on the tenants next door. However,
it turns out that Room 517 has been empty for several years. Bobby continues to hear things; his experiences affect his job
performance, and his relationship with Alyssa starts to deteriorate, with her thinking he is crazy.
Meanwhile, one other tenant had been experiencing the same visions as Bobby—he comes face-to-face with the ghosts in his
apartment, and his body is later discovered, with the police looking at Bobby as a possible suspect. The ghosts of the mother and
daughter begin haunting other individuals who have connections with Bobby and the apartment building: Alyssa, as she is taking her
design final; Hector, when he comes to Bobby's apartment in order to apologize for a misunderstanding. While interrogating other
tenants, Bobby discovers that, years ago, an abusive police officer had beaten his wife to death when she tried to leave him, and
dumped his daughter's body down the garbage chute. But although the wife had banged on other people's doors and screamed for help,
no one had been willing to intervene (including Bobby's mother, who had then experienced the haunting), and the ghosts of the
family continued to haunt the apartment.
Hector, while looking for Bobby, dies by falling down a staircase after running from the
ghost of the daughter. Alyssa, also haunted by the ghosts, runs to Bobby's apartment looking for him, but winds up being dragged
to Room 517 by the ghost of the police officer—mimicking the way the wife was murdered. Bobby hears Alyssa's screams of pain, and
saves her. While tending to her back in his room, Bobby witnesses the scene as it had occurred those years ago; yet, this time,
Bobby doesn't let the entire scene play out and rushes to intervene just as the police officer is about to give the final blow to
the wife. The wife then incapacitates the husband and embraces her daughter in relief.
Cast
- Kevin DurandKevin DurandKevin Serge Durand is a Canadian actor known for his roles as Joshua in Dark Angel, Martin Keamy in Lost, Fred J. Dukes in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the Archangel Gabriel in Legion, and Little John in Robin Hood....
- Walter - Jesse BradfordJesse Bradford- Early life :Bradford was born Jesse Bradford Watrouse in Norwalk, Connecticut, the only child of actors Terry Porter and Curtis Watrouse, who appeared in commercials, soap operas, and industrial films. His mother also played his character's mother in Hackers...
- Bobby - Iza CalzadoIza CalzadoIza Calzado is a Filipina actress, TV host, performer and model, working as one of GMA-7's contract artists.- Biography :...
- Gina - Amelia WarnerAmelia WarnerAmelia Warner is an English actress and songwriter. As of October 2011, Warner is a signed musician to Island Records and works under the name, 'Slow Moving Millie'.-Early life:...
- Alyssa - Pruitt Taylor VincePruitt Taylor VincePruitt Taylor Vince is an American award-winning character actor who has made many appearances in film and television.-Personal life:Vince was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana...
- Joseph - Jayne EastwoodJayne EastwoodJayne Eastwood , also credited as Jane Easton or Jane Eastwood, is a Canadian actress most famous for appearing in the 2002 film Chicago. She was one of the original cast members of the Toronto branch of The Second City, and was a semi-regular on SCTV...
- Lucille Jiminez - Carlos LeonCarlos LeonCarlos Manuel Leon is a Cuban personal trainer and actor and is most famous for being Madonna's baby daddy, as she gave birth to their daughter, Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon, on October 14, 1996....
- Hector - Stacey LaBerge - Student
- Hrant AlianakHrant AlianakHrant Alianak , also billed as Harant Alianak or Grant Aljanak, is an Armenian-Canadian actor and playwright. In 1988 he was nominated for the Genie Award "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role" for his role in the 1987 film Family Viewing. He played Pete in the 1995 movie with Adam...
- Max - Louise Linton - Katie
- Courtenay J. Stevens - Older Cop
- Vanessa Petronelli - Waitress
- Bathsheba Garnett - Old Russian Woman
- Jamie Bloch - Carly
- Paulette Sinclair - Helen Davis
- George Santino - Manager
- Martin Hinz - Detective
- Brendan Carmody - University student