Four friends break into an abandoned insane asylum in search of a death certificate which will grant one of them a large inheritance. However, finding it soon becomes the least of their worries in a place haunted by dark memories.
Eloise is an American thriller film directed by Robert Legato and written by Christopher Borrelli. The film stars Eliza Dushku, Robert Patrick, Chace Crawford, Brandon T. Jackson, Martin Klebba, Nicole Forester, Jordan Trovillion, Amber Whelan, Camille Bresie Cooke, Milica Govich and Annie Kitral. The film released on February 3, 2017 in United States.
The film is shot on location in the real Eloise Insane Asylum, which used to be one of the largest mental institutions in the world. It began as one building in Westland, Michigan in 1832, before rapidly growing into a 78-building complex, complete with its own fire and police departments, train station, post office and farms. The asylum finally closed in 1982, and has since been used as many things such as a daycare center, a homeless shelter, and a business office. Many of the outlying buildings such as the bakery, firehouse, tavern, and powerhouse are in ruins beyond repair.
About the Story
We open with pictures and audio about the real Eloise asylum and the fire that destroyed the building in 1982. The first scene shows a woman named Pia in an asylum being questioned by a detective. The detective shows Pia some pictures and tells her that they found her brother and friend’s deceased bodies, but don’t know where her friend Jacob is. Jacob is working on a car and is contacted by an attorney to let him know his father has passed away.
After meeting with the attorney, Jacob is told he is going to to get 1.2 million dollars, but he has to prove that an unknown aunt has passed away also. Jacob finds out that even though his dad had cancer, the cancer didn’t kill him he decided to take his own life. Jacob goes to his father’s house and retrieves a weird box containing various items and a drawing of an old Chevy.
While looking through the contents, an unknown person has broken into the house. Jacob goes into his father’s room where he committed suicide and is startled by his friend Dell. Dell steals a pocket watch, and then they go to a bar to hang out. Pia is the bartender and makes Jacob buy a round for the whole bar because it’s his birthday. Dell tells Jacob that he needs 20 grand, and Jacob agrees to help him if Dell agrees to help Jacob get his aunt’s records.
When Jacob goes to the asylum to pick up the records, he noticed it’s been sent to the annex building. He would need a court order to get the rest of the records which could take six to seven months. After bribing the clerk he leaves, she types up an admission to the asylum for Jacob. Jacob accidentally backs up into a shopping cart filled with trash bags. He apologizes to the homeless man, but the guy doesn’t say a word.
Jacob and Dell decide to break into the annex building, but they don’t know exactly where the room is located. They look up a guy named Scott who has blueprints to the buildings. They meet up at Scott’s house, who is obsessed with the building. When they are talking about to breaking into the building Pia walks in revealing she is actually Scott’s sister.
Eloise (2017)
Directed by: Robert Legato
Starring: Eliza Dushku, Robert Patrick, Chace Crawford, Brandon T. Jackson, Martin Klebba, Nicole Forester, Jordan Trovillion, Amber Whelan, Camille Bresie Cooke, Milica Govich, Annie Kitral
Screenplay by: Christopher Borrelli
Production Design by: Bill Boes
Cinematography by: Antonio Riestra
Film Editing by: Greg D’Auria
Costume Design by: Courtney Hoffman
Set Decoration by: Kim Thrasher
Art Direction by: Gary Warshaw
Music by: Ronen Landa
MPAA Rating: R for language and horror violence.
Studio: Vertical Entertainment
Release Date: February 3, 2017
