Session 9

2001
R
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

64K

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Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.

Director
- Brad Anderson
Writers
- Brad Anderson
- Stephen Gevedon
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

64K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Brad Anderson
Writers
- Brad Anderson
- Stephen Gevedon
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total

Security Guard
(as Charles Broderick)

Lonnie Farmer

Doctor
(voice)

Larry Fessenden

Craig McManus

Jurian Hughes

Mary Hobbes
(voice)

Sheila Stasack

Wendy
(voice)

Linda Carmichael

Wendy
(uncredited)

Sean Daly

Vision
(uncredited)

Director
- Brad Anderson
Writers
- Brad Anderson
- Stephen Gevedon
All cast & crew
Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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Storyline

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Trivia
Actor David Caruso reports in the official Production Notes that he saw "something pass my window" when shooting inside the Bonner Medical Building of Danvers State Hospital. "I didn't want to tell anybody, because people would start looking at me strangely..." Actor Peter Mullan also reports strange happenings on the set. He claims that while filming on the roof, a voice in his head told him to jump off to see what would happen. Mullan said the building brought out a morbid kind of "overactive curiosity."

Goofs
Peter Mullan kept forgetting to limp during his scenes resulting in many continuity errors. These are noted in the director's commentary as well.

Quotes
Gordon: You!
[points at Phil]
Gordon: You come with *me.*
Phil: Hey!
[points back at Gordon]
Phil: Fuck *youuuu.*

Alternate versions
The US DVD contains an additional subplot that was removed from the final cut of the film. A homeless woman resides in Danvers State Hospital, and watches the crew go about their business. Initially presented as a menacing "being", shown as collecting objects (rubbish, leaves, insects) in threes in a room, she then becomes more and more human through the film. The crew observe things to give her presence away. She witnesses their murders, and becomes scared. She then kills Gordon at the end in retribution. Unfortunately, it is badly cut, and shows at several points during the film.

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Demon Movies (2015)

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Review

Featured review

8/10

Imperfect but smart and genuinely creepy

With a brilliant premise, "Session 9" is a slow build of genuine atmospheric creepiness. More akin to Nicolas Roeg's classic "Don't Look Now" than more recent horror fare with high body counts, director Brad Anderson effectively builds tension in layers of voiceovers and (mostly subtle) foreshadowing to build to a climax of madness, with sparing use of the cheaper horror devices. Unfortunately the characters are not as fleshed out as one would have hoped, so we are left with some unanswered questions (we would have liked to have met Gordon's family and Hank's girlfriend. Why did Mike drop out of law school?). Though the subtle horrors of this film may fail to grasp the short attention spans of younger moviegoers who consider "I Know What You Did Last Scream" to be the de facto standard of the genre, this is a very cleverly executed, if imperfect, thriller.