Darkness Falls (1999 film)

Darkness Falls: A Dangerous Obsession
Directed by	Gerry Lively
Written by	John Howlett
Based on	Dangerous Obsession by N. J. Crisp
Starring	Sherilyn Fenn Ray Winstone Tim Dutton
Music by	Guy Farley
Cinematography	Adam Santelli
Editing by	David Spiers
Studio	Film Development Corporation Isle of Man Film Commission Vine International Pictures
Distributed by	Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Release date(s)	August 27, 1999 (1999-08-27)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Darkness Falls is a 1999 drama film by John Howlett (loosely adapted on N. J. Crisp's psychological thriller Dangerous Obsession) and directed by Gerry Lively.

The film was shot in late 1997 on the Isle of Man.

Plot

With his pregnant wife at death's door after a car crash, desperate husband John Barrett (Winstone) invades the home of Mark Driscoll (Dutton) and holds both Driscoll and his rich, neglected wife Sally (Fenn) hostage in order to understand the events that led to his wife ending up in a coma.

However, N.J. Crisp was so appalled at the film adaptation of his play and how his famously intricate plot had been turned on its head without his permission by a producer, Alan Latham that he insisted on having his name removed from the final print.

Featured cast

Actor	Role
Ray Winstone	John Barrett
Sherilyn Fenn	Sally Driscoll
Tim Dutton	Mark Driscoll
Robin McCaffrey	Jane Barrett
Michael Praed	The Hitman

External links

• Official site at Vine International Pictures
• Darkness Falls at the Internet Movie Database
• Darkness Falls at Allmovie