Closed for the Season (film)

2010 American film

Closed for the Season

Directed by| Jay Woelfel
Written by| Jay Woelfel
Produced by| Jay Ellison
Jon D. Wagner
Starring| Damian Maffei
Aimee Brooks
Joe Unger
Cinematography| Jose Cardenas
Jay Ellison
Edited by| Jay Ellison
Jay Woelfel
Music by| Jay Woelfel

Production
companies

The Lenz Films
Shadowcast Pictures

Distributed by| Velocity Home Entertainment

Release date

* March 13, 2010 (2010-03-13)

Running time

| 111 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Closed for the Season is a 2010 supernatural thriller film written and directed by Jay Woelfel,[1] starring Aimee Brooks, Damian Maffei, and Joe Unger.[2]

## Plot[edit]

The film tells the story of Kristy who, wakes up to find herself trapped beneath the ruins of a dilapidated wooden roller coaster inside an abandoned amusement park. She quickly finds herself being terrorized by the myths and urban legends that have become part of Chippewa Lake’s 130-year history. While attempting to escape, Kristy runs into James, whose parents are the caretakers of the park. James listens to Kristy and helps her investigate. James discovers that he, too, is now trapped inside the park. Kristy and James encounter a mysterious carny in clown makeup, who once was responsible for operating the amusement park’s roller coaster but who died many years previously. He advises the couple that their only escape is to relive and survive all the life-threatening tales from the park’s past and to ride the now-operational rides in the park one final time.

## Production[edit]

The film was written and directed by Jay Woelfel, and produced by ShadowCast Pictures; Jay Ellison and Jon Wagner worked as executive producers.[3] It was shot in Chippewa Lake, Ohio and Los Angeles, California.[4] The film is based upon folklore surrounding an amusement park in Chippewa Lake, Ohio.[5] Many of the film's scenes were shot on the site of the long-closed amusement park, using some of the derelict attractions as backgrounds.[6][7]

## Release[edit]

The film premiered on March 12, 2010 at the Monster-Mania 14[8] and is part of the Famous Monster Convention.[9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Closed For The Season Premieres At MonsterMania Archived 2012-08-20 at the Wayback Machine. shocktillyoudrop.com. Retrieved August 2011
2. ^ Catch the Premiere of Closed for the Season this March. dreadcentral.com. Retrieved August 2011
3. ^ Official Podcast of Closed for the Season Archived 2010-04-21 at the Wayback Machine. brewkahassault.com. Retrieved August 2011
4. ^ Closed for the Season Now Open for Business. 28dayslateranalysis.com. Retrieved August 2011
5. ^ New One-Sheet Poster For Closed For The Season. shocktillyoudrop.com. Retrieved August 2011
6. ^ Cleveland.com - "Chippewa Lake providing thrills again -- for horror film". blog.cleveland.com. Retrieved 19 September 2010
7. ^ Catch the Premiere of Closed for the Season this March. dreadcentral.com. Retrieved August 2011
8. ^ Monster Mania. monstermania.net. Retrieved August 2011
9. ^ Famous Monster Convention - Film Screamings Archived 2010-05-19 at archive.today. famousmonstersconvention.com. Retrieved August 2011

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Closed for the Season at IMDb