Storage 24
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| Directed by | Johannes Roberts |
| Produced by |
Manu Kumaran Noel Clarke |
| Screenplay by |
Johannes Roberts Davie Fairbanks Marc Small Noel Clarke |
| Story by | Noel Clarke (original idea) |
| Starring |
Noel Clarke Colin O'Donoghue Antonia Campbell-Hughes Laura Haddock |
| Music by | Christian Henson |
| Cinematography | Tim Sidell |
| Editing by | Martin Brinkler |
| Studio |
Unstoppable Entertainment Big Yellow Films Medient Entertainment |
| Distributed by |
Universal Pictures Magnolia Pictures Magnet Releasing |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $646,175[1] |
Storage 24 is a 2012 British sci-fi/horror film, directed by Johannes Roberts.
Plot
An unspecified disaster occurs on board a military plane, which causes the aircraft crash into Greater London, releasing its highly classified contents across the city. Following the crash, a malfunction at the Storage 24 facility causes the security gates to lock down, inadvertently trapping several people inside: Mark, Charlie, Chris, the building receptionist, a maintenance engineer, Nikki, and Charlie's girlfriend Shelley. Charlie arrives at the facility with his best friend Mark shortly after the accident, unaware what has happened, intent on confronting his recently ex-girlfriend. The confrontation is brief, and he quickly discovers she has been cheating on him with Mark. Meanwhile, the engineer and the receptionist are attempting to unlock the security gates. They venture into the facility basement to access the electrical controls. The engineer is attacked and killed by a creature of unknown origin. The receptionist flees into the facility and hides in an open storage room.
The power in the facility is cutting in and out, and the characters are forced back together when they discover they cannot leave the building. Looking around, they discover Chris huddled in a room, apparently unable to speak, and covered in blood. By following the drops of blood, they quickly discover that above the drop-ceiling panels are the shredded remains of the engineer. As Nikki tumbles from the room looking ill, she is grabbed by an old man and threatened with an electrical toothbrush. They knock the man unconscious and tie him up, believing he is responsible for the murder. When he comes to, they learn he was not involved in the murder, and is merely a resident of a nearby storage unit, hiding away from his wife. When Chris can finally speak, they learn that a creature of some kind is loose in the facility with them, and they are not safe.
Together they hide in the unit owned by the old man, as he is able to lock it from the inside. The man then helps them to piece together what must have happened, by showing them the news from a collection of televisions he has wired up. They see that London is in a state of total lockdown, with fighter jets and tanks encircling the area. The old man believes the creature must have been on board the crashed aircraft. They decide their only hope is to escape from the facility, and to do that they will need the equipment the engineer had with him in the basement. Before they make a move for the basement, they decide to use the ventilation pipes connecting the units in order to search other units for weapons.
Mark and Charlie search a number of units, but find only a few simple weapons, such as a knife, a crowbar, and some fireworks. As they try to return, the creature finds them and starts trying to break into the vents. As Mark turns to help Charlie up to another level of ventilation, the creature breaks through the vents inches from Charlie, and Mark quickly leaves Charlie behind, thinking that he is dead. Mark returns to the group and hands out the weapons, telling them that Charlie is gone. Making their way towards the basement, the group is confronted by the creature not far from the unit, and the old man sacrifices himself to give the others time to escape.
Charlie somehow managed to escape the creature in the ventilation pipes, and quickly encounters the group; there is a slightly awkward reunion, Mark looking astonished he is still alive. Charlie and Nikki then proceed into the basement to find the electronic device to open the door while Mark and Shelley wait in the reception area. They find the device, and return to see Mark standing alone. He tells them Shelley is gone, the same way he reported Charlie was gone. Charlie insists on going to rescue her, despite Mark arguing that they just have to leave, and he doubles back with Nikki.
In a storage unit nearby, Shelley is held captive by the creature as it prepares to kill her. She manages to stab the creature with the knife and escapes, until she is cornered in another unit. Charlie and Nikki boobytrap a stuffed animal dog toy with the fireworks, and set the toy down the hallway. The fireworks explode, giving Charlie a chance to rescue Shelley and escape, pursued by the creature.
They return to the reception area to find Mark has rigged the door shut with a crowbar. They shout for him to let them in, but he merely walks away, leaving them trapped. Charlie manages to break the door open, where he takes the device from Mark and begins trying to open the gates. Just then the creature breaks into the reception area through the wall behind Mark, and kills him. After a short struggle, Charlie manages to kill the creature by plunging the crowbar through the creature's abdomen.
Charlie finally releases the security gate, and they move outside to the street. Shelley apologizes to Charlie, and they turn to take in the scene. In an unexpected twist, it seems London is ablaze, under heavy siege from dozens of alien spaceships. The movie ends abruptly without further clarification.
Cast
- Noel Clarke as Charlie
- Colin O'Donoghue as Mark
- Antonia Campbell-Hughes as Shelley
- Laura Haddock as Nikki
- Jamie Thomas King as Chris
- Alex Price as Jake
- Ned Dennehy as David
- Geoff Bell as Bob
- Ruth Gemmell as Ruth
- Davie Fairbanks as Greg
- Robert Freeman as the Alien
Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 43% on the tomatometer, with a rating of 4.9/10 based on 21 reviews.[2] Jeremy Clarke from The Guardian said "Johannes Roberts' warehouse-set monster flick is unexpectedly entertaining", giving the film four stars out of five.[3] Kim Newman from Empire gave the film three stars out of five and called it "a superior British horror sci-fi."[4]
Box Office Gross
According to Box Office Mojo's statistics Storage24 grossed $646,175 worldwide. It entered the UK chart at number 13, making $372,153. In Turkey it entered at number 7 in the charts and in Hong Kong it entered at number 10. In the US it was released for one day, on one screen, making $72, before being released on DVD and VOD through Magnolia.
References
- ↑ "Storage 24". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
- ↑ "Storage 24". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ↑ Clarke, Jeremy (2012-06-26). "Storage 24 - Review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ↑ Newman, Kim. "Storage 24 Review". Empire Online. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
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