The Woods (2006) on Netflix
R20061h 31mHorrorMysteryThriller
In 1965, rebellious teenager Heather Fasulo is sent by her estranged parents to Falburn Academy, a boarding school in the woods, where she hears voices at night and a classmate bullies her.
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- IMDb5.6/1013,591 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes67%
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Plot summary
In 1965, after provoking a fire in a forest, the rebel teenager Heather Fasulo is sent to the boarding school Falburn Academy in the middle of the woods by her estranged mother Alice Fasulo and her neglected father Joe Fasulo. The dean Ms. Traverse accepts Heather in spite of the bad financial condition of her father. The displaced Heather becomes close friend of he weird Marcy Turner, while they are maltreated by the abusive mate Samantha Wise. During the nights, Heather has nightmares and listens to voices from the woods, and along the days she believes that the school is a coven of witches. When some students, including Marcy, simply vanish, Heather believes she will be the next one.
Cast
- Jane Gilchristas Ms. Cross
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Woods (2006)
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- During post-production on The Woods, director Lucky McKee was at odds with United Artists after studio head Bingham Ray was replaced in a buyout; after a test screening drew overwhelmingly negative audience responses, the studio fired the post-production team and hired replacements.
- Angela Bettis, who starred in Lucky McKee's earlier film May, recorded the ambient voices that emanate from the woods throughout The Woods.
- Director Lucky McKee's father graduated high school in 1965, the year The Woods is set, and his fondness for Lesley Gore led the film to use several Gore songs, among them "You Don't Own Me".
