Boogeyman is a 2005 United States/New Zealand production horror film, directed by Stephen T. Kay. The film is a take on the classic "boogeyman", or monster in the closet. Booegyman was Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of horror and terror/violence and some partial nudity and 14A in Canada for frightening scenes, and disturbing content.

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• You thought it was just a story...

Plot

On the surface, Tim Jensen (played by Barry Watson) seems to be a normal person, with a steady job and a good relationship with his girlfriend Jessica (played by Tory Mussett). However, a terrifying event that he witnessed as a child has left him traumatized, where his father was taken by the boogeyman that lived in his closet. Since then, he has taken precautions to ensure that the boogeyman cannot get to him, such as sleeping on a mattress on the floor, and removing all closets from his home and keeping all his clothes in a dresser drawer.

After a Thanksgiving trip with Jessica to her parent's house, Tim learns that his mother, Mary (played by Lucy Lawless), has died. He is forced to return to his childhood home; a Victorian-era house in the country. After dealing with the funeral, he visits the psychiatric ward where he lived after the death of his father. His former counselor advises him to spend a night at the house to finally overcome his fear. Tim reluctantly returns to the house to confront his demons.

However, despite enjoying a reunion with Kate, his childhood friend (played by Emily Deschanel), he becomes convinced that he is being watched by the same entity that has terrorized him his entire life.

Eventually the Boogeyman starts to take his friends and he finds himself in a final showdown with his infamous fear. In the end, it turns out that Tim needed to face his fears to defeat the Boogeyman. The Boogeyman feeds on human fears.

Cast

• Barry Watson as Tim Jensen
• Emily Deschanel as Kate
• Skye McCole Bartusiak as Franny
• Lucy Lawless as Mary Jensen
• Tory Mussett as Jessica
• Andrew Glover as Boogeyman

See also

• 2005 in film

External links

• Official site

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