When two bus crash survivors awake to discover that they are the only people left in their town, they work together to unravel the truth behind the strange events.
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Title: After (2012)
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Cast
| Credited cast: | |||
| Steven Strait | ... | Freddy | |
| Karolina Wydra | ... | Ana | |
| Madison Lintz | ... | Young Ana | |
| Sandra Ellis Lafferty | ... | Aunt Lu | |
| Ric Reitz | ... | Doctor | |
| Jackson Walker | ... | Phil | |
| Bob Penny | ... | Elderly Man | |
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Chase Presley | ... | Young Freddy |
| April Billingsley | ... | Caretaker | |
| Sabyn Mayfield | ... | Carnival Attendant | |
| Jennifer Spriggs | ... | Nurse 1 | |
| Tyrin Niles | ... | Chuck (as Tyrin Niles Wyche) | |
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Michael Dinardo | ... | Clay |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Steve Coulter | ... | Doctor 2 | |
| Jacqueline Springfield | ... | Nurse 2 | |
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When two bus crash survivors awake to discover that they are the only people left in their small town, they must form an unlikely alliance in a race to unravel the truth behind their isolation. As strange events begin to unfold, they start to question whether the town they know so well is really what it seems. Written by Anonymous
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Rated PG-13 for some thematic elements and frightening images | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Freddy: This whole house will be gone in a couple of hours.
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Performed by Sabyn Mayfield
Written By Michael Baiardi and Sabyn Mayfield
Produced By Michael Baiardi
Published By Soundfile Publishing (ASCAP)
Courtesy Of Soundfile Records
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The name of the town in which Ana and Freddy grew up is Pearl. Wild-cultured pearls are best known from being discovered in oysters and other mollusks, but the allegorical use here is that it is a precious center of a town that is apparently going to be destroyed by the Black Fog (which has, of course, another meaning, not to be spoiled here). Just as a pearl is surrounded by the mollusk that produced it, and just as the mollusk is surrounded by the sea, the town of Pearl is surrounded by what appears, at first, to be a home-like quality, which is soon surrounded by a greater darkness. See more »Goofs
When the car pulls up to the smoky wall and Freddy and Ana are looking up at it, you can see the reflection of sky on the windshield, not the smoky wall. See more »Quotes
Ana: Maybe we should just stay here. I have a basement.Freddy: This whole house will be gone in a couple of hours.
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At the end of the credits is a short scene that shows Ana and Freddy on a packed bus. She is sleeping on his shoulder and he looks content. See more »Soundtracks
It's A Long Dark RoadPerformed by Sabyn Mayfield
Written By Michael Baiardi and Sabyn Mayfield
Produced By Michael Baiardi
Published By Soundfile Publishing (ASCAP)
Courtesy Of Soundfile Records
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EnglishRelease Date:
14 September 2012 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$650,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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I just watched the movie After on Netflix. I don't recall having heard anything about it previously, no reviews or anything of the sort. I was pleased with what I saw.
It's difficult to discuss the movie without giving anything away and there are other movies with similar premises, but this one was well-executed.
Two strangers from the same town meet one another on a bus, with a bit of abbreviated and failed flirtation, shortly before there is a severe accident. The next thing we know they are the only two people apparently alive and active in their town. There are no corpses and no signs of life beyond the two of them. Surrounding the town is a wall of black, swirling mist with lightning and thunder active within it...and the wall is closing in.
It doesn't take altogether too long before the two protagonists discuss the possibility that they might both be dead, so they aren't as stupid as the characters in a lot of movies along these lines. We get to know them both pretty well along the way, through surprisingly natural conversation and glimpses into the past, without a lot of unnecessary exposition.
I won't go into any further details, you'll need to watch it yourself if you want those, but the acting is good and the production quality is high enough that it doesn't feel like a low budget movie at all. It's always kind of nice to go into watching a movie without any idea what to expect and to be pleasantly surprised.