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February 2026
13/13/13 13-13-13 poster.jpg Film poster James Cullen Bressack David Michael Latt Paul Bales James Cullen Bressack Trae Ireland Erin Coker Jody Barton Jared Cohn Calico Cooper Jessica Cameron Chris Ridenhour Brian Weber Robert Stuvland The Asylum The Asylum Edel Media & Entertainment Lime Lights Pictures Peacock Films 2013 10 1 U.S. United States English
13/13/13 is a 2013 American horror film written and directed by James Cullen Bressack for The Asylum.Blacladder Ed review 13/13/13 http://influxmagazine.com/131313-dvd/ https://archive.today/20160124174442/http://influxmagazine.com/131313-dvd/ dead January 24, 2016 May 20, 2015 Influx Magazine October 1, 2013 It stars Trae Ireland, Erin Coker, Jody Barton, Jared Cohn, Calico Cooper, and Jessica Cameron.
Plot
For a thousand years man has been adding a day to the calendar every 4 years and in doing so violated mankind's interpretation of the Mayan Calendar's prediction that the world would end in 2012. On the 13th day of the 13th month of the new millennium, survivors confront a world of demons. On 13/13/13 the entire human race (with the exception of those born on a leap day) go insane. Those who were born on a leap year are stuck to battle the demons.
Cast
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Trae Ireland as Jack
Erin Coker as Candace
Jody Barton as Quentin
Jared Cohn as Alex
Calico Cooper as Marcy
Jessica Cameron as The Receptionist
J. Scott as Joe
Bill Voorhees as Trevor
Tiffany Martinez as Kendra
Greg Depetro as Dr. Palumbo
John Andrew Vaas as Dr. Pappas
Jackie Bressack as Meredith
David Brite as Gurney Doctor
Buz Wallick as News Anchor Chet Cheney
Veronica Ricci as Female News Anchor
Jack Ricardo Miller as Security Guard
Cory Jacob as Burn Victim
Mildraide Lazarre as Crazed Woman
Tim Lott as Crazed Neighbor
Kori Agee as Background Crazy
Critical response
Fangoria panned the film, noting that The Asylum took a break from its fare of oversized monsters to present this film "devoid of any creatures that instead tries its hand at suspense—and ultimately leaves one wishing for more shark tales." Director James Cullen Bressack presented his supernatural take on The Crazies but, being backed by The Asylum meant "a tiny budget, brief shooting schedule and lack of quality talent", resulting in a film that failed to give a compelling story. The dialogue was considered "groan-inducing" and the score "grating". The storyline had characters going "bonkers" and the film was weakened by simply spending "too much time showing people sitting around and laughing at each other". Add Trae Ireland's lead character of Jack offering a "pointless backstory at the wrong time, and you’ve got a film where everyone is going insane, but perhaps none more than the viewer." They offered that the film missed its intended mark. "The photography, audio and editing are all inconsistent—though they’re what one might expect from a film whose DVD cover image never appears in the movie itself. Interesting fact about the Mayan calendar: On the date of 13/13/13, there won’t be any color correction. The unimpressive special features include a making-of segment, a gag reel and some trailers", and concluded "13/13/13 is an effort that offers very little worth. If only the Mayans could have seen this coming, they might have adjusted their calendar accordingly".Smith J.D. "13/13/13" (DVD Review) http://www.fangoria.com/new/131313-dvd-review/ May 20, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150520153309/http://www.fangoria.com/new/131313-dvd-review/ May 20, 2015 Fangoria December 26, 2013
Starburst Magazine noted that despite Bressack having a strong background in film 13/13/13 "is a bad film. It is a poorly conceived, ill-judged piece of filmmaking that relies entirely on disappointingly tiresome shock tactics to draw any cohesive response from its audience".Townsend John 13/13/13 review https://starburstmagazine.com/reviews/dvd-and-blu-ray-home-entertainment-reviews/11193-131313-dvd May 20, 2015 Starburst Magazine February 18, 2015 February 19, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150219051759/http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/dvd-and-blu-ray-home-entertainment-reviews/11193-131313-dvd dead
Contrarily, Ain't It Cool News felt that despite some weaknesses the film contained enough expected surprises to be worth a watch, writing "one of the things that makes Bressack’s films appealing to me is the personal level which he is unafraid to venture to." The film contained "some very effective scenes, mostly involving kids who get either caught in the mêlée or affected by the disease, but for the most part it doesn’t plumb the depths to which Bressack’s other films dare go".Bug Ambush AICN Horror looks at 13/13/13 https://aintitcool.com/node/65019#7 May 20, 2015 Ain't It Cool News November 8, 2013
Awards and nomination
2014, won 'Best Director' for James Cullen Bressack at Underground Monster Carnival
See also
12/12/12 (film)
11/11/11 (film)
References
External links
official website
13/13/13 at the Internet Movie Database
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