Dark Ride (2006)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Craig Singer

Writers:

Robert Dean Klein (writer)
Craig Singer (writer)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The Last Ride You'll Ever Take...

Plot:

A group of six friends on a road trip stop off at an amusement park attraction named 'Dark Ride', unaware that a psychopath who brutally murdered two girls, has just escaped a mental institution and is seeking refuge there.

Plot Keywords:

Road Trip | Psychopath | Amusement Park | Pirate Flag | Head Split In Half

Cast

Jamie-Lynn Sigler	...	Cathy
Patrick Renna	...	Bill
David Clayton Rogers	...	Steve (as David Rogers)
Alex Solowitz	...	Jim
Andrea Bogart	...	Jen
Jennifer Tisdale	...	Liz (as Jennifer Kelly Tisdale)
Brittney Coyle	...	Colleen
Chelsey Coyle	...	Samantha
Dave Warden	...	Jonah
Jim Cody Williams	...	Ticket Taker
Erin Dawson	...	Pretty Hippie
Jack Doner	...	Old Man
David Ury	...	Attendant #1
Atticus Todd	...	Attendant #2
Steven Mattila	...	Homeless Man

MPAA:

Rated R for strong grisly horror violence and gore, sexuality, nudity, language and some drug content.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | UK:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA (www.videoezy.com.au/default.aspx?page=detail&itemId=46437)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

My2Centences

Trivia:

"Dark ride" is an old term used in the carnival business to describe rides that involve getting in a cart or buggy and traversing a dark, enclosed building designed to have characters or props appear at intervals, designed to surprise or entertain.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When Jen is first picked up she is wearing a bikini top, but when she does the topless scene she only unbuttons her shirt. There was no bikini underneath.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Colleen: Looks like it's closed.
Samantha: Don't be such a wimp. The guy's right there.

Movie Connections:

References Psycho (1960)

Dark Ride take you on a ride to 80 slasher pics

Dark Ride was exactly what it is suppose to be.. A throw back to the 80 horror movie of college age kids being killed and then the surprise twist ending.. It was not the greatest movie but I enjoyed it due to all the memories it brought back, from Funhouse (which it is almost a copy) to the burning, Friday the 13th, sleepaway camp, etc etc.. Acting was OK, and the premise was OK as well, How ever, premise is many years ago, two kids get killed, now years later, the killer escapes and this is when the kids decide to go and look at the ride.. Twist ending later, (its not bad but didn't quite explained how it just ended up that happen at that time, but all in all it was not a bad movie.. Compare to most of the movies of horror filmfest, this was actually one of the better ones..