The Shortcut
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“Some urban legends are real.”
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?
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Cast
14 people
Drew Seeley
Derek
Known for
Another Cinderella Story
Lovestruck: The Musical
Shannon Woodward
Lisa
Known for
Westworld
Common Side Effects
Dave Franco
Mark
Known for
Now You See Me
Nerve
Katrina Bowden
Christy
Known for
30 Rock
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
Raymond J. Barry
Old Man / Ivor
Known for
Born on the Fourth of July
Training Day
Kent Allen
Mr. Hartley
Also in
The Englishman's Boy
Innocents
Wendy Anderson
Derek's Mom
Known for
Just Friends
Tideland
Jeremy Bastian
Benjamin (1940s)
Also in
Corner Gas
Cavan Cunningham
School Administrator
Known for
Corner Gas
A.R.C.H.I.E.
Shannon Jardine
Ms. Milan
Known for
Chained
Walled In
Tracy-Lynn Pugsley
Irene
No other roles listed
Nicholas Elia
Tobey
Known for
White Noise
War
Nicholaus Goossen Director · Dan Hannon Writer Scott Sandler Writer
Budget $5M · United States release February 7, 2009 · Produced in United States, Canada
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Production
Minds Eye Entertainment
Production
Scary Madison Productions
Production
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Studio
Happy Madison Productions
Production
United States · Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 7, 2009
Theatrical
Portugal
August 17, 2016 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 13, 2012 · Theatrical
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