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“The Autopsy of Jane Doe” Review

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I learned a valuable lesson last night that I’d like to pass along to all of you, dear readers. Are you listening? Good…here it is: do not, under any circumstances, watch The Autopsy of Jane Doe alone at night in the dark. Movies as terrifying as Autopsy should be viewed in daylight only, with a crowd of close friends nearby so that you can all look at each other and giggle nervously as if you’re not afraid; but you will be afraid.

Written by Ian Goldberg and Richard Naing, The Autopsy of Jane Doe starts out with a nice, gory autopsy (go figure, right?) being performed by a father (Tommy) and son (Austin) played by the venerable Brian Cox and Emile Hirsch respectively. Other than the gore, all seems pretty ordinary as the two work side-by-side, the father clearly being the subject-matter expert looking to pass his expertise onto his son. read more

IFC Midnight Acquires THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE

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IFC Midnight has picked up the U.S. rights to The Autopsy of Jane Doe, directed by Andre Ovredal (Troll Hunter). It is his first English-language film.   Emile Hirsch stars in the film from IM Global. The story centers around a father and son coroner team who are sent  a Jane Doe, who is the victim of a mysterious homicide.  As they try to identify her, they find increasingly bizarre clues to her terrifying secrets.

The film, which also stars Brian Cox and Ophelia Lovibond, was written by Ian B. Goldberg.   Fred Berger, Eric Garcia, Ben Pugh and Rory Aitken of 42 are producing, while IM Global’s Stuart Ford, Matt Jackson and Steven Squillante are executive producing.   read more