Octane (Pulse) (2003)
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17% of critics liked it
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28% of users liked it
(2,648 ratings)
Television commercial director and music video maker Marcus Adams directs the U.K. thriller Octane, shot entirely in Luxembourg. Madeleine Stowe stars as overprotective mother Senga Wilson, who doesn't want her teenage daughter Nat (Mischa Barton) to get into trouble. While driving down the road… More Television commercial director and music video maker Marcus Adams directs the U.K. thriller Octane, shot entirely in Luxembourg. Madeleine Stowe stars as overprotective mother Senga Wilson, who doesn't want her teenage daughter Nat (Mischa Barton) to get into trouble. While driving down the road with her mother one night, Nat jumps out of the car and escapes with a bunch of backpackers. It turns out the crowd she's running with is really an evil cult that's out for blood, led by a freaky guy they call The Father (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). In order to save her daughter, Senga embarks on a thrilling journey into a rave/dance underworld of violent twentysomethings while she copes with her own past. The techno soundtrack was provided by Orbital. Octane premiered in the U.S. at the 2003 CineVegas International Film Festival and was renamed Pulse for its eventual video release. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Directed By
- Marcus Adams
- Genres
- Art House & International, Horror
R,
- In Theaters
- Jul 20, 2004 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Josh Bell, Las Vegas Weekly
Once you scratch the surface, there's nothing underneath.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...the film's storyline is hopelessly convoluted and dull.
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Brian Mckay, eFilmCritic.com
Starts as a pretty effective little thriller in the 'Road Trip turns deadly' vein -- and then takes a hard left turn into a field full of stupid.
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Cast
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Madeleine Stowe
as Senga
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Norman Reedus
as Recovery Man
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Bijou Phillips
as Backpacker
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Mischa Barton
as Nat
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers
as The Father
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Samuel Fröler
as Marek
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Nigel Whitmey
as Detective Ned Stephens
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Sam Douglas
as Crash Site Detective
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Jenny Jules
as Highway Patrol sergeant
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Tom Hunsinger
as CSI man
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Glenn Wrage
as Highway Patrol cop
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Shauna Shim
as paramedics
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Dean Gregory
as Christian missionary
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Martin McDougall
as motivational speaker
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Sarah Drews
as Christine
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Patrick O'Kane
as trucker
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Stephen Lord
as carjacker
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Gary Parker
as vacation man
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Amber Batty
as vacation woman
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David Menkin
as paramedic
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Raffaello Degruttola
as Highway Patrol cop
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Monica Hudgins
as Southern Woman
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Cesar Bayona Pinto
as Latino busboy
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Veronique Koch
as cashier
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A'se Dunbar
as cashier
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Nicolette Christie
as teenage girl
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Rachel Pollack
as menu girl
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Emma Drews
as teenage girl (video)
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Leo Gregory
as Joyrider
