As Above, So Below is a 2014 American found footage horror film directed by John Erick Dowdle and written by Dowdle and his brother Drew. The film was produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Universal Pictures, making it the first film in Legendary's deal with Universal. The film was released theatrically on August 29, 2014.
Movie Details:
Directed by: John Erick Dowdle
Produced by: Patrick Aiello, Alec Hedlund
Written by: Drew Dowdle, John Erick Dowdle
Starring: Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge
Music by: Max Richter
Cinematography: Léo Hinstin
Edited by: Elliot Greenberg
Production company: Legendary Pictures
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release dates: August 29, 2014
Running time: 93 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $5 million
Box office: $21.1 million
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Plot:
Scarlett, a young alchemy scholar, continues her dead father's work searching for the Flamel stone, created by Nicholas Flamel to create gold and grant eternal life. After finding the Rose Key in a cave in Iran, she travels to Paris. She then enlists the help of George, her former lover whom she abandoned in Turkey while in pursuit of the stone. Along with Benji the camerama, they translate Flamel's headstone, which contains a riddle that leads them to a point underneath the streets of Paris. She then enlists the help of a guide called Papillon, his girlfriend Souxie, and friend Zed to search the Catacombs beneath Paris, France. George explicitly refusing to go, but is driven into the caves with the group when they are spotted by police. After crawling through a narrow tunnel which collapses, they find themselves before a door that Papillion is reluctant to breach, as the only people who have gone through, including Pap's friend the Mole, have never been seen again. Early on in the venture, they encounter some female Cultists whom are singing satanic rituals and have possessed appearances. After proceeding deeper into the catacombs, they encounter the Mole, who agrees to guide them out, and informs them that the way out is down. They eventually find a tomb with a preserved Templar Knight, a mound of treasure, and the Flamel Stone. Removing the stone, Scarlett realizes too late that the treasure is a trap, and the room collapses. The Mole is lost under the rubble and is abandoned by the group. With the Flamel Stone, Scarlett heals the group's injuries. They find a drawing of a door on the ceiling along with a Gnostic Star of David, symbolizing "As above, so below," meaning there is a door hidden in the floor. Going through the opening, they find a tunnel with "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here" in Greek, identical to the entrance to Hell. Passing through, they find a dark reflection of the room they just left, including the Mole, who attacks and kills Pap's girlfriend, Souxie. They realize they must continue and go deeper. Along the way, Benji the cameraman is pushed to his death down a hole by the lead female cultist, who caught his eye in Paris and again, while singing the satanic rituals. Later they encounter a burning car and occupant, presumably an incident from Pap's past who pulls in Papillon and sinks into the floor. As they continue they see apparitions of Satan and other terrifying spirits. Statues in the wall come to life and bite open George's throat. After trying to drag him further, George murmurs "Vitriol," another riddle from earlier, and Scarlett realizes the Flamel stone itself is yet another trap, and that only by returning it will she find the real stone. She races back to the crypt and finds a polished mirror, which gives her the magical abilities of the stone. She returns to George and kisses him, healing his wounds, and explains that where they are is about confronting their torments, such as George's brother who drowned and her father who committed suicide. Zed also admits that the ghost of a child they've been seeing is his, though he has repeatedly denied it. They jump down a deep hole, landing at the bottom, and find a manhole. Pushing it down, they pull themselves out onto the streets of Paris and to safety.