Reeker (2005)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Dave Payne

Writer:

Dave Payne (writer)

Release Date:

17 February 2006 (Spain)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

If you can't breathe, then you can't scream.

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:

Desert | Point Of View Shot | Torso Cut In Half | Cut | Pistol

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Nov. 18

3:10 PM

TMC

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 | Iceland: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:

Nelson: You afraid of the dark?
Trip: No I'm afraid of psycho desert crackheads who hunt small animals with Dahmer's garden tools.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

I've Been Looking

not scary and illogical at times

"Reeker" didn't live up to my expectations at all. The film has really surprising turn in the end which, in contrast to "High Tension", is beneficial for this flick as it sheds a new light on a story which until this time has completely no sense. In fact, "Reeker" doesn't deliver anything new and even misuses certain patterns. In addition, the film is not frightening and evokes not much tension, which is significant shortcoming for this kind of flick. Not so frequent gory scenes are anything but original or imaginative. What's more, the flick drags incredibly and is illogical at times. Similarly to other movies of this genre, characters behaves very irrationally. For instance, the scene with a guy jumping out of the window was ridiculous. On the other hand, among virtues of this film I can rate good cinematography and beautiful desert settings. All in all, I regrettably cannot recommend this horror film.