Session 9

Session 9
Dark, brown-tinted and horror-themed image of a man in an asbestos-removal suit (to the right side of the poster), with an image of a chair (in the middle of the image) and an image of a large castle-like building at the top of the image. The text "Session 9" is emboldened in white text in the middle of the image, and near the bottom of the image is written, "Fear is a place."
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBrad Anderson
Written by
  • Brad Anderson
  • Stephen Gevedon
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyUta Briesewitz
Edited byBrad Anderson
Music byClimax Golden Twins
Production
companies
Distributed byUSA Films[1]
Release date
  • August 10, 2001 (2001-08-10)
Running time
100 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.6 million[2]

Session 9 is a 2001 American psychological horror film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Anderson and Stephen Gevedon. It stars David Caruso, Peter Mullan, Brendan Sexton III, Josh Lucas, and Gevedon as an asbestos abatement crew who take a clean-up job at an abandoned mental asylum amid an intense work schedule, growing tensions, and mysterious events occurring around them. Its title refers to a series of audio-taped sessions with an asylum patient that run parallel to the crew's experiences.

The film marked a tonal departure for Anderson, who previously directed only romantic comedies. Production took place on location at the Danvers State Mental Hospital in Danvers, Massachusetts. While not a financial success, Session 9 developed a reputation as a cult film.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Session 9". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Session 9 (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Tobias, Scott (November 24, 2010). "Session 9". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.