Octane (film)

Octane
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMarcus Adams
Written byStephen Volk
Produced byAlistair MacLean-Clark
Basil Stephens
Starring
CinematographyRobin Vidgeon
Edited byTrevor Waite
Music byOrbital
Simon Boswell
Production
company
Random Harvest[3]
Distributed byFour Horseman Films[3]
Release date
  • 14 November 2003 (2003-11-14)[1]
Running time
91 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom[2]
Luxembourg[2]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10.5 million[3]
Box office$15,840,000[4][better source needed]

Octane (released as Pulse in the United States) is a 2003 horror film directed by Marcus Adams and starring Madeleine Stowe, Mischa Barton, and Norman Reedus. The film follows a divorced mother and her teenage daughter on a late-night road trip, and the mother's battle to find her daughter after she gets caught up with a bizarre cult of young criminals at a truck stop.

Shot largely in Luxembourg, the film features a soundtrack by dance duo Orbital. It was released in the United Kingdom on 14 November 2003, having previously screened at the CineVegas Film Festival in the United States. Upon its release, the film was noted by some critics (such as Variety) for blending elements of American road films with surrealist horror.[5]

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  2. ^ a b Quigley, Eileen S., ed. (2007). Motion Picture Almanac. Quigley Publishing Company. p. 447. ISBN 978-0-900-61080-6.
  3. ^ a b c "Octane". Variety. Deal Memos. 9 (13–24). Baskerville Communications Corporation: 76. 2002.
  4. ^ Box office / business for Octane (2003)
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