Panic Button is distributed on DVD and BluRay in the UK by Showbox, and in the USA/rest of world by Phase 4 Films – VOD screenings include Sky Movies Box Office (UK), Comcast (USA) and many more.įour young people win a competition of a lifetime Jo (Scarlett Alice Johnson – Adulthood), Max (Jack Gordon – Heartless) Gwen (Elen Rhys – Season Of The Witch) and Dave (Michael Jibson – Cemetery Junction) are heading off on an all expenses paid trip to New York courtesy of the social network site. The film World Premiered at Film4 Frightfest London 2011 and has screened at global Film Festivals including Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF). It stars Scarlett Alice Johnson, Jack Gordon, Michael Jibson, Elen Rhys and Joshua Richards. Bloody Disgusting called the movie "a lame cyber-bullying metaphor disguised as a mildly diverting Brit B-flick.Panic Button is an acclaimed horror/thriller from Movie Mogul Films, Directed by Chris Crow, Produced by John Shackleton, Screenplay by Frazer Lee with co-writers John Shackleton, David Shillitoe and Chris Crow. Dread Central criticized the movie's "undercooked climax and frankly preposterous final scene", but praised the film's acting and directing. Panic Button was released onto DVD and Blu-ray on 7 November 2011.Ĭritical reception for the film was mixed. The film has been screened at the London FrightFest Film Festival and at the Cannes Film Festival. Joshua Richards as Alligator/ Rupert Turner.The film ends with them walking away hand in hand. and tells her that she is no longer Sophie, but Lucy. Jo's daughter, Sophie, is shown with the man who was the alligator. News reporters talk about the wreckage, confirming the video went viral. With 6 minutes to impact, Jo runs to the exit of the plane and manages to open the plug door, getting sucked out of the plane just before it crashes into the sea. He is going to release the video of their ordeal and tells Jo he harmed her daughter. The alligator reveals that all four of them had watched the video and made disparaging comments about it rather than trying to save her. Jo, as the only survivor, is shown a video of a girl, Lucy Turner, committing suicide. Before he goes back into the cockpit, he tazes Jo. Jo tries to convince him that they are already dead. Jo and the pilot stand off and the alligator demands he goes back into the cockpit or else his family will die. Max starts to feel ill as he dies Jo reveals that she has poisoned him with the wine as her task. Max finds his laptop and attempts to get help, but the pilot demands the laptop from him, and destroys it. Max breaks through into the hold and finds the bodies of their friends - they have been watching recordings of them being killed. Gwen tries to stop him and Jo breaks her neck. Max realises the plane's hold adjoins the bathroom, and starts to break through with an axe. Gwen tries to seduce Max in the bathroom, as this is now her task. They are shown Max's brother having an arm cut off and Dave's fiancée being killed by the alligator. Max reveals that he is not actually Max, he hacked into Max's account to take the prize. They have 45 minutes to complete the tasks, after which the plane will be crashed and they will all die. They are shown someone close to them and told that if they fail in the task that person will die. They are all then told to come one at a time to the plane's bathroom to be given an individual task. When Dave refuses to continue and Max tries unsuccessfully to send an email for help, the screen shows them apparently live footage of friends being tortured and killed. The next round of questions reveals even more lies about their sexual pasts, which the alligator says have been tracked through their All2gether accounts. The alligator then reveals the embarrassing lies they have told. An animated alligator on-screen asks them a series of personal questions that they are supposed to answer truthfully. As they board the private jet, they are asked to relinquish their mobile phones and take part in the in-flight entertainment – a new online gaming experience. The film is a horror thriller, intended as a cautionary tale on the dangers of online social networking.įour young people win the competition of a lifetime Jo ( Scarlett Alice Johnson), Max ( Jack Gordon), Gwen ( Elen Rhys) and Dave ( Michael Jibson) head off on an all expenses paid trip to New York, courtesy of the social network. Panic Button is a British independent film released in 2011.
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