The Steam Experiment
Posted by Rodneyon 10. 09. 2008in News Chat
We have news of a film set to terrorize people in a Turkish bath house! Starring Val Kilmer! We get wind of this project from our friends at comingsoon:
Val Kilmer, Armand Assante, Eric Roberts, Megan Brown and Patrick Muldoon will star in indie suspense thriller The Steam Experiment, says The Hollywood Reporter. The feature revolves around six people trapped and terrorized in an urban Turkish bathhouse.
Kilmer plays a former university professor who overheats his hostages to prove that humans will devolve into chaos under the pressures of global warming. He tells a detective (Assante) that their location will be revealed if his hypothesis is printed as the local paper’s front-page headline. The six potential victims are a former pro football player (Roberts), a former actress (Brown), a nurse (Muldoon), a waitress (Eve Mauro), a restaurateur (Quinn Duffy) and a writer (Cordelia Reynolds). As temperatures rise, the desperate detainees fight for survival.
I like the idea of crazed scientists going to extremes to get their message out. They have the answers, and people don’t listen. They offer suggestions, and they don’t act. They give warnings of doom and people think they are overreacting. Some scientists are probably rolling in bed right now saying “what’s it going to take for people to listen”, so it’s not that much of a Hollywood stretch to think that someone may snap and resort to a diabolical plan for media attention.
I like the premise of this film, but find the Turkish Bath house to be a bit much. I would prefer if a run of the mill building just had the furnace rigged, a Turkish bath house is a place where you would expect things to be hot, and you could also hang out totally nude and enjoy much of your sauna torture till you pass out. Getting locked in at work and having the heat cranked is far more terrifying.
Then again, terror in a bath house is pretty hilarious.
This sounds like the premise for one of those shitty Scary Movie parodies. Except maybe a little bit funnier.
Also reminds me of Michael Crichton’s Storm Warning, only steamier.
this sounds utterly stupid.
is paris hilton in it?
man val wtf?
Wow, Doug. You are completely out of touch. Batman is the only super hero who has no powers. He has to rely on his intellect, physical fitness (Yes, he’s huge: 6 feet 2 inches. 225 pounds.) A guy who dresses up as a bat, has no gun, and who fights crminals with his bare hands is a bitch?????? Are you high, Doug????
On occasion.
I just never got into Batman amigo, I was out of line to call him a bitch though.
“Val Kilmer, Armand Assante, Eric Roberts, Megan Brown and Patrick Muldoon”
Hey kids can you say “Straight to video”?
50 bucks that the DVD cover will feature Kilmer’s and Robert’s heads and a disembodied hand holding a gun to either ones face.
this is actually filming in my city (grand rapids, mi) as part of our states new film initiative. it’s big news in this little burg.
wow. Kilmer’s got a little belly on him.
this does sound like a straight-to-blockbuster gem which is unfortunate because I think Vilmer is a talented guy.
(Type your comment here. Make sure you’ve read the commenting rules before doing so) film is supposed to cost 4.5 mill, being filmed currently only 1.5miles away from were i live
(Type your comment here. Make sure you’ve read the commenting rules before doing so)i have been working on this set for a couple of weeks now, i cant waait to see the finished product.
Hope this mid-western setting will make for a good Movie.. I to am from Grand Rapids… Good Luck with da movie and hope many more will be shot here!
Need extras give me a drop at my E-mail! mikeleemi1@surfbest.net
The movie hardcore with george c scott was also filmed in GR.
this movie was a waste of my time. horrible acting, terrible plot, and frequent trails off topic. the carnival in his mind has nothing to do with the experiment. kilmer really let himself go with his appearance and weight as well as his acting. throughout the movie, you get a “jack nickleson” and “heath ledger’s joker” vibe. please, if you’re going to be the crazy bad guy, find a personality of your own.