The Experiment
The Experiment is a 2010 American drama thriller film directed by Paul T. Scheuring and starring Adrien Brody, Forest Whitaker, Cam Gigandet, Clifton Collins Jr., and Maggie Grace, about an experiment which resembles Philip Zimbardo's Stanford prison experiment in 1971.
Plot
Volunteers arrive for a psychological study led by Dr. Archaleta (Stevens), among them Travis (Brody), a proud anti-war protester, and Michael Barris (Whitaker), a 42-year-old man who still lives with his domineering mother.
More details
author | Donald Francis Bohlinger Paul Scheuring |
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director | Paul Scheuring |
editor | Peter S. Elliot |
events | psychological experiment |
genre | drama thriller |
keywords | aryan brotherhood build domineering mother drown end follow graphic novel head injury insulin isolated locked in morning recreation roll call serve speak |
musicBy | Graeme Revell |
producer | Jeanette B. Milio Marty Adelstein |
productionCompany | Stage 6 Films |
publisher | Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group |
theme | prison psychological thriller |