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Stay Alive

Stay Alive

Play It To Death.

20065.81h 26m

Overview

After the brutal death of a friend, a group of friends find themselves in possession of a video-game called "Stay Alive," a blood-curdling true story of a 17th century noblewoman known as the Blood Countess. After playing the game when they know they shouldn't, however, the friends realize that once they die in the game — they die for real!

Directed by William Brent Bell
Written by William Brent Bell, Matthew Peterman
Produced by Peter Schlessel, James D. Stern, McG
Box OfficeBudget: $9.0MRevenue: $27.1M

Top Cast

Jon Foster

Jon Foster

Hutch

Samaire Armstrong

Samaire Armstrong

Abigail

Frankie Muniz

Frankie Muniz

Swink

Sophia Bush

Sophia Bush

October

Jimmi Simpson

Jimmi Simpson

Phineus

Adam Goldberg

Adam Goldberg

Miller Banks

Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

Detective Thibodeaux

Milo Ventimiglia

Milo Ventimiglia

Loomis Crowley

Billy Slaughter

Billy Slaughter

Rex

N

Nicole Oppermann

Sarah

Themes & Keywords

hackervideo gamevirtual realityvirtual fightbaroness

About Stay Alive

Stay Alive is a horror, mystery film released in 2006 exploring themes of hacker, video game, virtual reality, virtual fight, baroness. Directed by William Brent Bell, it stars Jon Foster, Samaire Armstrong, Frankie Muniz. After the brutal death of a friend, a group of friends find themselves in possession of a video-game called "Stay Alive," a blood-curdling true story of a 17th century noblewoman known as the Blood Countess. After playing the game when they know they shouldn't, however, the friends realize that once they die in the game — they die for real!

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