Darkness Falls (1999 film)

Darkness Falls is a 1999 British drama film by John Howlett, very loosely adapted from N. J. Crisp's psychological thriller Dangerous Obsession and directed by Gerry Lively.^[1] The film was shot in late 1997 on the Isle of Man.

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

Plot

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

Cast

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