A young woman enlists in an underground game of pain endurance in the hope of winning the million dollar prize. She soon learns the real opponent is the man who's running the game, as he employs horrific methods to manipulate and defeat her.
Acting
Abbi Butler's physical performance sells every scream
Practical Effects
Disgusting effects that'll make you check your own teeth
Direction
Giordano stretches $5 into genuine dread
Director
Bob Giordano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 12 days on a shoestring budget, proving resource constraints often fuel better horror than studio polish.
The tooth extraction scene used practical effects so convincing that crew members reportedly walked off set.
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