The Curve

Director: Dan Rosen Dan Rosen

Overview

"The Curve, Dan Rosen's thriller about murder on a college campus, comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a trailer. Though there is not much on this disc, the competent transfer and inexpensive list price make it worth a look for genre enthusiasts."

Product Details

Release Date:	04/20/1999
UPC:	0031398709237
Original Release:	1998
Rating:	R
Source:	LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:32:00
Sales rank:	33,100

Special Features

Movie trailer; Previews

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Matthew Lillard	Tim
Michael Vartan	Chris
Randall Batinkoff	Rand
Keri Russell	Emma
Dana Delany	Dr. Ashley
Tamara Craig Thomas	Natalie
Anthony Griffith	Detective Schipper
Bo Dietle	Detective Amato
Kevin Ruf	Ernie
Henry Strozier	Chancellor Alexander
Ben Livingston	Jimmy
Kris McGaha	Renee
Christy Stratton	Bee Girl
Cheryl Goode	Bartender
David P. Moore	Register Boy
Nora Pierce	Register Girl
Amy Raymond	Jezebel
Ron Furman	Cigar Guy
Bernard Rosen	Mr. Ashley
David Zellner	Deadhead,Deadhead
Anthony Griffin	Detective Shipper
Kevin Huff	Ernie
Shark	Composer

Technical Credits

Dan Rosen

Dan Rosen	Director,Screenwriter
Michael Amato	Producer
Michel Chambat	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Paul Couch	Stunts
Ian Jessel	Executive Producer
Jeremy Lew	Producer
Karen Margiotta	Casting,Casting
Pierre Salfon	Executive Producer
Theodore Schipper	Producer
Alain Siritzky	Executive Producer
Pierre Kalfon	Executive Producer
Dwayne Dell	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

The Curve is a decently twisty thriller whose title is both a reference to the academic grading curve and an indicator that the plot will toss a lot of curveballs. In part because of the presence of typecast schemer Matthew Lillard, who's gleefully at home in double-crossing revenge fantasies set in the college environment, The Curve sometimes recalls Scream, but without the sense of fun and self-aware parody. In fact, the level of spite and ill will is so high that it's really not much fun at all. There's something disturbing about the callousness with which these characters attempt to ruin one another, making the whole thing seem a little exaggerated. It also has the off-putting self-congratulatory feel of a movie too proud of its incisive ambitions. Still, it's hard to deny that there's style to its dark tone and serpentine plot developments, and probably some accuracy to the mean spirit of college students jealous of each other's achievements. After its Sundance screening, The Curve went straight to video, where its cast of up-and-comers -- including Keri Russell, who had made a splash as the star of TV's Felicity by this point -- earned the film an appreciative cult following.