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The Item

  • 1999
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
2.7/10
989
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The Item (1999)
ActionComedyCrimeDramaHorrorMysterySci-FiThriller

Four convicts become embroiled in what seems like an easy way to get a million dollars. Enlisted to pick up a sealed box and guard it for one day, the four men let their curiosity take over ... Read allFour convicts become embroiled in what seems like an easy way to get a million dollars. Enlisted to pick up a sealed box and guard it for one day, the four men let their curiosity take over and decide to look at its contents.Four convicts become embroiled in what seems like an easy way to get a million dollars. Enlisted to pick up a sealed box and guard it for one day, the four men let their curiosity take over and decide to look at its contents.

  • Director
    • Dan Clark
  • Writer
    • Dan Clark
  • Stars
    • DawnMarie Ferrara
    • Dan Clark
    • Dave Pressler
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    2.7/10
    989
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dan Clark
    • Writer
      • Dan Clark
    • Stars
      • DawnMarie Ferrara
      • Dan Clark
      • Dave Pressler
    • 68User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

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    DawnMarie Ferrara
    DawnMarie Ferrara
    • Lauren
    • (as DawnMarie Velasquez)
    Dan Clark
    • Alex
    Dave Pressler
    Dave Pressler
    • Martin
    Dan Lake
    • Fatty
    Ron Fitzgerald
    Ron Fitzgerald
    • Dr. Ody
    Romy J. Sharf
    • Nurse Nicky
    Judy Jean Kwon
    • Rita
    Kyle B. Cunningham
    • Joseph
    Steven K. Mok
    • Drag Queen #1
    Peter Sean Maloney
    • Robin
    • (as Peter Sean)
    Paul Balagot
    • Drag Queen #2
    Alexandre Pierre
    • Drag Queen #3
    Alden Bunyan
    • Paulie
    • Director
      • Dan Clark
    • Writer
      • Dan Clark
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    1Trancers22

    One of the worst I have seen.....

    OK, I had more fun watching Microwave Massacre that this steaming loaf. I enjoy a good B-Movie with some beer and a buddy, but this one hurt. I have a friend and we get together to watch what we term "Schmeg Movies". We enjoy the low budget gag/horror films. We have survived the likes of Manos The Hands Of Fate, Jack Frost 1&2, Psycho From Texas, Street Trash, Brain Damage, etc... But this movie was one of those where the people involved took themselves WAY to seriously! They actually thought they were making "Pulp Fiction" meets "Dead Alive" or something of the sort! The whole thing is very weak! It even looks like it was shot on a home video camera! Artisan should be ashamed of themselves for marketing this piece of trash like it is a real movie! Even the DVD case is deceiving! From the looks of it you are getting a real movie. 16x9 anamorphic, DD 5.1, commentary, etc..... You have been warned.......
    1jenning1

    weird phallic thing lurking in a box

    i can honestly say this movie has haunted me since the night i watched it 11 years ago when i was 9 yrs old. my mother would often rent me and my little brother movies, particularly horror films, and then would obviously leave us alone to watch them while she went about her business. So as you can imagine, me and my brother were very confused at what exactly we were viewing, me being 9 him 7. The scene that is forever burned into my mind was when the girl had some sort of sexual encounter with the giant penis worm alien, who had some sort of penis worm alien tentacle if i recall correctly. Who knows? maybe i created this disturbing memory, or could it be real? i haven't seen the movie since so i don't know the answer. Confused is an understatement. Side note: my mother often just picked a movie according to the cover art without further investigation, so me and my bro always ended up watching some kind of soft core porn as a result, this one being a fonder memory, along with movies that featured topless women answering telephone calls or doing topless detective work on some sort of tropical island resort. fond memories, good childhood.
    grrlpunk

    3 words...Kung Fu Transvestite

    I rented this movie because the back of the box sounded awesome and I love horror flicks. Little did I know I was renting one of the cheesiest movies of all time. This one goes right up on my list. I don't mean cheesy as in "funny B movie" and worth watching...I mean cheesy like I wish I didn't waste my time and the $1.99+tax to rent it. I would have had a better time trying to count the blades of grass on my lawn. It had a couple of chuckle-worthy parts but that lasted for all of 1.9 seconds. The only saving grace for this movie was the "Kung Fu Transvestite" and the little weird parts that you might miss if you blink. Of course, they aren't worth the effort to actually see what I'm talking about.
    1Sinthetic211

    Worst Movie in Existence

    First thing i have to say: this is the worst movie in movie history. I rented this movie based on the cover alone. I'd honestly say the cover art may have cost two times as much as the entire video. I hate putting Independent movies down but this had to be said. I could honestly make a movie with my camera and friends in two days three to make a story line and it would be better than this. This is by far the worst movie I've ever seen. And I am 99% positive it really cannot get any worse. plain and simple the worst movie ever to be thought of or made.

    Although I say this movie should be rented so you can experience first hand the worst movie ever. It truly shows how bad a movie can get. On a good note the movie is actually so bad that your interested in staying and watching it to see how much worse it can really get and it provides a good source of comedy (that wasn't intended). If this directors goal was to make the worst movie ever he succeeded in every way possible.
    thisisbenkatz

    Pathetic

    This film was ridiculously bad. I think whoever picked it out at the video store merely mistook it for another. First and foremost the film is shot using what appears to be a $20 video camera found by the producers at a Madison, WI Goodwill Store. The massive amounts of fake blood are so overdone its comical. The acting is similar to that of a pornographic film in quality. Any attempt to portray this film as "artsy" or to suggest that I merely missed the ideas and or themes could only come from the pompous holier than thou movie types who sip $38 latte's and read crappy modern poetry in an attempt to look smart in their black berets.

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    • Release date
      • January 28, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El baúl
    • Filming locations
      • Buttes in Palmdale, California, USA(chase scene in desert at sunset)
    • Production companies
      • Item Productions
      • Silver Sage Productions
      • Trillion Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
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    • Sound mix
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