The Shortcut

Feb 7, 2009

1h 40m

★ 4.7

Some urban legends are real

Overview

When Derek moves to a new town and discovers a shortcut through the woods to his high school, he learns about a crazy old man who lives near its path: Legend has it that he abducted a group of teenagers years ago. Ignoring the warning, Derek and his friends set out to uncover the dark secret that's buried deep in the woods. But will they survive to tell it?

Genres

Mystery

Horror

Thriller

Production Companies

Minds Eye Entertainment

Scary Madison

Happy Madison Productions

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Cast

Derek

Drew Seeley

Lisa

Shannon Woodward

Mark

Dave Franco

Christy

Katrina Bowden

Old Man / Ivor

Raymond J. Barry

Mr. Hartley

Kent Allen

Derek's Mom

Wendy Anderson

Benjamin (1940s)

Jeremy Bastian

School Administrator

Cavan Cunningham

Ms. Milan

Shannon Jardine

Irene

Tracy-Lynn Pugsley

Tobey

Nicholas Elia

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