The Pyramid
2014 · United States · 89 min
- Director
- Grégory Levasseur
- Producer
- Alexandre Aja, Mark Canton
- Music
- Nima Fakhrara
- Cinematography
- Laurent Tangy
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
Cast
What it is about
An American archaeological team uncovers an unknown pyramid in the Egyptian desert during a period of political unrest. Under a tight deadline set by local authorities, they decide to go inside anyway. When contact with a robot sent into the structure is lost, the team finds itself lost in passages that seem endless and begins to sense that something is following them.
How it was made
Directed by Grégory Levasseur, the found-footage film was produced by Alexandre Aja and Mark Canton. Daniel Meersand and Nick Simon wrote the screenplay, Nima Fakhrara composed the score, and Laurent Tangy handled the cinematography. Ashley Hinshaw, Denis O'Hare and James Buckley lead the cast. The studio 20th Century Studios took on distribution after acquiring the rights in July 2014.
Reception and legacy
It opened on December 5, 2014, in 589 North American theatres and took in only about $1.3 million, well below expectations. Critics were largely hostile: Rotten Tomatoes gives it 13% from 45 reviews, and some commentators named it among the worst films of 2014.
Stills
Trailer
Clicking loads the video from YouTube (privacy-enhanced mode). Open on YouTube
Trivia
Acquisition of rights
The distributor acquired the film's rights in July 2014, and a December release date was set that same year.
Home release
It reached video on demand on April 17, 2015, and DVD and Blu-ray on May 5, 2015.
Original Cinematopedia text based on Wikipedia (es) and Wikipedia (en) and Wikidata.