Asylum (2007 film)

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Asylum

"Asylum" at Winthrop University
Directed by David R. Ellis
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Ayslum is a thriller movie from 20th Century Fox set to come out in 2007. The director of Snakes on a Plane, David R. Ellis is directing. Parts of the movie were filmed on campus at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC.

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[edit] Plot Summary

A college student discovers her dorm was once a notorious asylum. [1] According to Winthrop's campus newspaper, The Johnsonian, a group of college freshmen with troubled pasts and nightmares are at Richard Miller University for orientation a couple of weeks prior to the beginning of classes. They stumble into an old restricted area and awaken the spirit of a mad scientist who tortures and torments the students in the same way he tortured the patients in 1939 at Burke Asylum. [2]

[edit] Cast

  • Carolina Garcia as Maya
  • Travis Van Winkle as Tommy
  • Sarah Roemer as Madison
  • Jake Muxworthy as Holt
  • Cody Kasch as String
  • Ben Daniele as Brandon

[edit] Miscellaneous Set Info

Entrance to Winthrop University as seen during filming
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Entrance to Winthrop University as seen during filming

Just as some interesting side information, here are some of the things changed on campus at Winthrop for the movie:

  • Main Winthrop University name changed to Richard Miller University at entrance to campus.
  • Tillman Hall changed to Tagert Hall.
  • Tillman Hall changed to Burke Asylum, Public Institute for the Young for flashbacks.
  • Winthrop Police car decals were covered with "Richard Miller University" decals.
  • However, they kept Winthrop's colors - garnet and gold.

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