Aftershock (2012 film)

This article is about the 2012 film. For the 2010 film of the same name, see Aftershock (2010 film). For the 1990 film of the same name, see Aftershock (1990 film).
Aftershock
US theatrical release poster
Directed byNicolás López
Screenplay byNicolás López
Eli Roth
Guillermo Amoedo
Story byNicolás López
Eli Roth
Produced byEli Roth
Brian Oliver
Miguel Asensio
StarringEli Roth
Andrea Osvárt
Ariel Levy
Natasha Yarovenko
Nicolas Martinez
Lorenza Izzo
CinematographyAntonio Quercia[1]
Edited byDiego Macho Gómez[1]
Music byManuel Riviero
Production
companies
Cross Creek Pictures
Dragonfly Entertainment
Distributed byDimension Films[2]
RADiUS-TWC (United States)
Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures (Chile)[3]
Release dates
  • September 11, 2012 (2012-09-11) (TIFF)[4]
  • May 10, 2013 (2013-05-10) (United States)[5]
Running time
89 minutes[6]
CountriesUnited States
Chile
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million[7]
Box office$294,696[3]

Aftershock is a 2012 disaster horror film directed by Nicolás López and was written by López, Eli Roth, and Guillermo Amoedo, from a story by Roth and López. The film stars Roth, Andrea Osvárt, Ariel Levy, Natasha Yarovenko, Nicolas Martinez, and Lorenza Izzo as a group of travelers who are in an underground nightclub in Chile when a massive earthquake hits and quickly learn that reaching the surface is just the beginning of their nightmare.

An American and Chilean co-production, Aftershock had premiered at the TIFF on September 11, 2012, and was theatrically released in the United States on May 10, 2013 by Dimension Films and RADiUS-TWC. The film grossed only $294,696 and received generally mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, who criticized its depiction of the 2010 8.8 earthquake in Chile as well as its writing, characters and plot.

  1. ^ a b "Aftershock | Reviews | Screen". Screendaily. 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ^ Ryan Turek (2012-09-07). "Dimension Films Closing In On Eli Roth-Produced Aftershock, Clown". Shock Till You Drop. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  3. ^ a b "Aftershock (2013)". Box Office Mojo. 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  4. ^ "Toronto 2012: What Eli Roth's Midnight Madness Vehicle 'Aftershock' Could Do for a Moribund Dimension". IndieWire. September 7, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  5. ^ Douglas, Edward (2013-05-10). "Aftershock -2013". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  6. ^ "AFTERSHOCK - British Board of Film Classification". Retrieved June 11, 2013.[dead link]
  7. ^ Eli Roth & Ray Oldhafer The Adam Carolla Show on YouTube Eli Roth interview at 47 minutes. "Aftershock we did for around 2 million and I got the money from some doctors in Buffalo."