White Noise: The Light
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| White Noise: The Light | |
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| Directed by | Patrick Lussier |
| Produced by | Shawn Williamson |
| Written by | Matt Venne |
| Starring | Nathan Fillion Katee Sackhoff |
| Music by | Normand Corbeil Hal Foxton Beckett Tom Elkins |
| Cinematography | Brian Pearson |
| Editing by | Tom Elkins Patrick Lussier |
| Distributed by | Paramount Vantage |
| Release date(s) |  January 5, 2007 |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | USA/Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | 10 million |
| Preceded by | White Noise |
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White Noise: The Light, also marketed as White Noise 2, is a 2007 horror thriller film, directed by Patrick Lussier and written by Matt Venne. It is a stand-alone sequel to the 2005 film White Noise, directed by Geoffrey Sax. Lussier and Sax worked together on the 1996 television movie Doctor Who.
Budgeted at approximately $10 million,[citation needed] the film is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and terror, some disturbing images, thematic material and some language. The film was released to movie theaters internationally and was released direct-to-DVD in the United States on January 8, 2008.
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[edit] Plot summary
After witnessing the murder of his wife and young son at the hands of Henry Caine (Craig Fairbrass) who then turned the gun on himself, Abe Dale (Nathan Fillion) is so distressed that he attempts to take his own life. A near-death experience follows that leaves Abe with the ability to identify those who are about to die. He acts on these premonitions to save three people from death, among them a nurse met during his recovery, Sherry Clarke (Katee Sackhoff). Abe soon learns that Henry not only survived, but that he shares Abe's newfound ability. Investigating further, Abe discovers that three days after cheating death, those whose lives he saved will be possessed and compelled to take the lives of others. Accepting this responsibility, Abe comes with the terms of a horrible fact that he must consider killing to prevent further tragedy.
[edit] Soundtrack
In the film, Abe witnesses a children's prayer concert that includes "The Spirit of Radio" by Rush, as arranged by Terry Frewer, a Vancouver-based composer, and performed by a Vancouver youth choir.[citation needed]
[edit] Reception
White Noise: The Light surprisingly grossed $8.24 million internationally as of January 27, 2008[1] and an additional $3.39 million in U.S. video rentals as of January 27, 2008.[2]
[edit] Savin' Me Music Video
Some movie and music critics relate[citation needed] the concept of White Noise: The Light to the music video for "Savin' Me" by Nickelback. In this video, a man is saved from getting run over by a bus by a seemingly homeless man. After this experience, the man sees numbers over people's heads, representing their rank in line to die. At the end of the video, a woman the man saves seemingly inherits the ability as well.
