Reeker (2005)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Dave Payne

Writer:

Dave Payne (writer)

Release Date:

17 February 2006 (Spain)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

Evil Is In The Air

Plot:

Strangers trapped at an eerie travel oasis in the desert must unravel the mystery behind their visions of dying people while they are preyed upon by a decaying creature. |

Plot Keywords:

Reaper | Stuck In The Desert | Toilet | Drill | Slasher

Cast

Devon Gummersall	...	Jack
Derek Richardson	...	Nelson
Tina Illman	...	Gretchen
Scott Whyte	...	Trip
Arielle Kebbel	...	Cookie
Michael Ironside	...	Henry
Eric Mabius	...	Radford
Marcia Strassman	...	Rose
Les Jankey	...	Trucker
David Hadinger	...	The Reeker
Carole Ruggier	...	The Mom
Paul Greenstein	...	The dad
Paul Butcher	...	The Kid
Steven Zlotnick	...	Officer Bern (as Steve Zlotnick)
Christopher Boyer	...	Officer Mansfield

Also Known As:

Dead People 2 (Philippines: English title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | UK:15 | Ireland:16 | France:-12 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-18 | Netherlands:16 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Institution, The

Goofs:

Continuity: During the outhouse scene with Cookie, she gets a nosebleed, and the blood drips down onto her clothes. A few moments and scene cuts later and her clothes are perfectly clean.

Quotes:

Cookie: My parents let me choose my name... when I was three!

Movie Connections:

Followed by No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker (2008)

Follow your nose, this one's not bad at all

Head towards this smell. Really not bad at all given a relatively low budget and mostly unknowns in the lead. Here is a movie that rests its strengths on the very essentials of a good horror movie: scares, creepy atmosphere, and a little humor to ease the tension. The plot is ho-hum with a group of college students making their way across the desert and somehow stranded at a diner. The stalking of an unknown creature begins and they are picked off one by one in various gore filled scenarios. The added intelligence of this movie is that it keeps you guessing almost to the end what is going on. When the twist is finally revealed we are left a little unsatisfied, but like a good roller coaster, the ride was enjoyable even if the scenery was a bit bland.

Many have compared this to Dead End, which in my opinion was horribly drab. Reeker is far superior and if any comparisons should be made it should be to Haute Tension.

This team could certainly do better and will inspire a lot of fanfare for the next go around. But all in all, this Reeker was well worth the time.

Maddis 6/10