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Mermaid Down

  • 2019
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
11K
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Alexandra Bokova in Mermaid Down (2019)
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Body HorrorDark FantasyFantasyHorrorMysteryThriller

A mermaid is ripped from the Pacific, her tail is chopped off and she's thrown into a mental home where no one believes she is a mermaid.A mermaid is ripped from the Pacific, her tail is chopped off and she's thrown into a mental home where no one believes she is a mermaid.A mermaid is ripped from the Pacific, her tail is chopped off and she's thrown into a mental home where no one believes she is a mermaid.

  • Director
    • Jeffrey Grellman
  • Writers
    • Kelly Lauren Baker
    • Jeffrey Grellman
  • Stars
    • Alexandra Bokova
    • Meggan Kaiser
    • Burt Culver
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.3/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jeffrey Grellman
    • Writers
      • Kelly Lauren Baker
      • Jeffrey Grellman
    • Stars
      • Alexandra Bokova
      • Meggan Kaiser
      • Burt Culver
    • 211User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Alexandra Bokova
    Alexandra Bokova
    • The Mermaid
    Meggan Kaiser
    Meggan Kaiser
    • The Ghost
    Burt Culver
    Burt Culver
    • Dr. Beyer
    Michelle Gallagher
    • Sandra
    • (as Michell Gallagher)
    Megan Therese Rippey
    Megan Therese Rippey
    • Reyna
    E. Shepherd Stevenson
    E. Shepherd Stevenson
    • Fisherman Stanley
    • (as Shepherd Stevenson)
    Amber Gaston
    • London
    Caroline Dunaway
    Caroline Dunaway
    • June
    Shani Drake
    Shani Drake
    • Alex
    Erin LaMere
    • Linda
    Eryn Rea
    Eryn Rea
    • Charlotte
    Ashley Cordelia
    • Rebecca
    Phillip Andre Botello
    Phillip Andre Botello
    • Dr. Miller
    Drew Moore
    • Lawrence
    Graham Drake-Maurer
    • James-Michael
    Cara Bamford
    Cara Bamford
    • Susan
    Jessica Honor Carleton
    Jessica Honor Carleton
    • Nurse Margaret
    Melissa Lugo
    Melissa Lugo
    • Nima
    • (as Melissa Perl)
    • Director
      • Jeffrey Grellman
    • Writers
      • Kelly Lauren Baker
      • Jeffrey Grellman
    • All cast & crew
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    5begy

    Not the worst movie out there

    I'm giving it a slightly higher rating than it actually deserves, because clearly a lot of work went into this movie from a bigger than usual cast and crew, and the result is not horrible.

    The writing is not the worst thing about the movie, because the premise was actually interesting (enough to make me want to watch the movie), there is some sort of a plot in there, and there is even an attempt at some character development. But the story is still weak.

    The acting was pretty decent from most of the cast (the old man in the beginning, the asylum inhabitants and its female employees), with some exceptions (the goofy dude in the beginning, the evil doctor, the male orderlies). The main villain especially seemed extremely wooden and seemed to have a multitude of evil hobbies - as many as the writers could come up with/fit into the runtime. That being said, maybe it's not the actor's fault - maybe he was just following the direction he was given. I certainly felt that the actress playing the main nurse had to literally slow down her delivery or just act dumb in order to make the scenes more believable.

    Which brings me to the directing, camerawork, and editing of this movie. All of that felt very amateurish, to the point that I think in the hands of a more experienced / talented director this could have been a much better movie. The scene transitions are non-existent. Plotlines are sometimes so disjointed, and in one case there is no explanation of how characters A and B, who were locked up in the previous scene, are now sitting and watching TV with everyone else. The "contemplative" scenery is simply hammered in at random points. Oh, and I immediately guessed that the director was male, when one of the female characters suddenly decided to lower her shorts to expose her ass to the camera. Or when the main character, who had been wearing a hospital gown, apropos nothing disrobed completely and started walking around like that. Or when the nurse finally decided to cover the naked girl, the closest thing at hand was a white bodysuit that was a perfect fit, which she called "kinky". Or when a bunch of women, who are in the middle of escaping from the asylum, decide to go take a dip in the pond/lake/river in the middle of the night, and undress down to their underwear (which is of non-standard design). I was expecting all of the actresses to completely undress at some point in the movie, but after this scene the gratuitous nudity was dialed back, so I stuck it out till the end.

    Overall, you're likely to enjoy it only if you go with very low expectations and don't mind some violence in your movies, even if it's not depicted that well.
    6Otkon

    A bizarrely interesting experience.

    After they paid for the prosthetic fish tail, there clearly was nothing left in the budget. The main part of the movie (supposedly set in a small psychiatric home for women) was most definitely filmed in someone's Topanga Canyon bungalow - likely unbeknownst to the homeowner who was away in Cabo for a week. The crew also probably borrowed his boat and traded a down-on-his-luck sea captain a bottle of Old Smuggler for the use of his trawler.

    That being said. The film is made in earnest with some serious gusto and heart. The acting is pretty good. There is some lore to the story. Tense moments. Silly ones. It's a strange blend of genres. But I couldn't stop watching.

    I can only imagine what it could have been with a little bigger financing.
    mikelawsoninc

    Refreshing and surprising

    Was skeptical due to such low ratings. But we were pleasantly surprised. The Mermaid - wow that actress did not come to play! Looking forward to seeing more of her in movies she made it so believable and I think saves the whole movie. Giving it a 10 because it deserves higher rating. My wife and daughter cried at the end. Good story, warning for kids watching though- tail chopping is wild, and there is some nudity but tasteful.
    Georgia-16859

    WHOA!! :)

    Yo, I don't know what yall talking about man this film is HELLA DOPE! I was expecting some princess story and was pleasantly surprised that it's hella sick. Dope acting and The Mermaid is FIRE Shoutout for the diversity!
    7joshual-83834

    Not what I expected

    To my surprise it's actually pretty good, some of the cast was great. Silly plot but interesting enough to keep watching.

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      This film was made for $85K ($85,000).
    • Quotes

      Ship Capitan: A blanket of maps begets a handful of gnats is what my granddaddy would say to me on egg and sausage mornings. Drink your water in a tub full of bourbon. And why, for the matter of scotch, and my lady's crotch, do movies always act like mermaid's breathe water? Obviously mermaids are mammals because they look part human, for goodness gracious, righteous books, and boots of my ancestors' sake. Do they not?

    • Connections
      Features Bonanza (1959)
    • Soundtracks
      Ave Maria
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      By Franz Schubert

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    • Release date
      • October 15, 2019 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Indiegogo
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Người Cá Báo Thù
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA(location)
    • Production companies
      • Grellman Film
      • Heartpine Pictures
      • Mermaid Down
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    • Budget
      • $85,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $116,466
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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