A night of unimaginable terror awaits twelve-year-old, Bobby, and his best friend, Kevin, when they are abducted on their way home from school. Managing to escape his confines, Bobby navigates the dark halls, praying his presence goes unnoticed as he avoids his captor at every turn. Even worse is the arrival of another deranged stranger, whose mysterious arrangement with the kidnapper may spell certain doom for Kevin. With no means of calling for help and miles of dark country in every direction, Bobby approaches a difficult crossroad take his chances in the fields, or find a means to free his friend. Unable to leave Kevin behind, Bobby embarks on a rescue mission, determined to get them both out alive… or die trying.
The movie is a throwback to a time when ordinary people enjoyed simple pleasures like going to their club, or taking in the pictures and growing their chrysanthemums in the adjoining greenhouse garden...so very British. It is these very ordinary people that some artists have a great sympathy and admiration for in our often self-serving world. Nothing extraordinary about the movie or the couple but almost 60 years on, the acting still makes it a delight to watch.
小男孩汤姆(瑞恩·博克 Ryan Burke 饰)过生日,小伙伴们齐来祝贺,妈妈还特意请来一个蹩脚的小丑演员理查德·格林多(罗斯·诺贝尔 Ross Noble 饰)为大家表演。但是这个绰号“针(Stitches)”的小丑表演太糟糕了,接连遭到小伙伴们的嘲弄和笑话,更因孩子们的恶作剧惨死现场。6年后,至今依旧为当年的噩梦所困扰的汤姆(汤米·奈特 Tommy Knight 饰)迎来新的生日。派对当天,新朋旧友齐齐到来,当然小丑理查德也不会缺席。 传说一个小丑没完成表演就死去的话,他的灵魂永远也得不到安息。夜幕降临,汤姆再次经历了一个充满血浆和死亡的生日……