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Curse of the Talisman (2001) [PG-13]

Release Date:
January 16, 2001

Original Title:
Curse of the Talisman

Genres:
Horror | TV Movie

Production Companies:
Coote Hayes Productions
Paramount Television

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 92

The past unlocked. A myth released.

Overview from TheMovieDB

Attempting to do a favor, teenager Jeremy Campbell, (Jesse Spencer) is given a strange statue from his work and keeps it in his basement. Given a box of strange charms as well, he becomes fascinated with a strange talisman found inside. Using it as leverage to meet Fiona, (Sara Gleeson) and Miranda, (Tempany Deckert) from school and get invited to a Halloween Party, he becomes convinced that the statue has come alive and produced a hibernating bat. Tracking down the collection, priest Eccleston, (Rob Mullinar) arrives in town to see that the statues are safe, which really contain a race of gargoyles from the Middle Ages that were to destroy the world before being turned to stone. It manages to get loose from his basement, it launches a reign of terror through the community that doesn't seem to end. Realizing the true intentions of the gargoyles, they race to stop them before they complete their mission.

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Production

Associate Producer:
Marc van Buuren

Casting:
Tom McSweeney

Clapper Loader:
Darcy Yuille
Ben King

Director:
Colin Budds

Director of Photography:
Ben Nott

Executive Producer:
Greg Coote
Jeffrey M. Hayes

First Assistant Director:
Rob Visser

Focus Puller:
Margie McClymont

Line Producer:
Sharon Miller

Original Music Composer:
Garry McDonald
Laurie Stone

Producer:
Darryl Sheen

Production Design:
Eugene Intas

Script Supervisor:
Jackie Sullivan

Second Assistant Director:
Rachael O'Brien

Second Unit Director:
Ian 'Thistle' Thorburn

Special Effects Coordinator:
Bruce Bright

Third Assistant Director:
Chris Sheen

Writer:
Duncan Kennedy

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