Dark Ride (2006)

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:

Blood | After Dark Horrorfest | Drugs | Gore | Road Trip

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
Damon Standifer	...	Officer Reggie Burke
Julie Bickel	...	Teen Female #1
Jessica Lobaina	...	Teen Female #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Daniel Bickel	...	Cop #2 (uncredited)

Directed by
Craig Singer

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Robert Dean Klein		writer
Craig Singer		writer

Produced by
Daniel Bickel	....	producer
Peter Block	....	executive producer
Jennifer Booth	....	co-producer
Lorena David	....	co-executive producer
Sam Figler	....	co-producer
Stephen Hays	....	executive producer
Steve Marlowe	....	associate producer
Michael Q. Martin	....	co-producer
Mark A. Roberts	....	co-executive producer
Michael Urbanski	....	executive producer
Chris M. Williams	....	producer

Original Music by
Konstantinos Christides		(as Kostas Christides)

Cinematography by
Vincent E. Toto

Film Editing by
Sam Bauer

Casting by
Ferne Cassel

Production Design by
Fred Andrews

Art Direction by
Russell M. Jaeger

Costume Design by
Meta Moise

Makeup Department
Rocky Faulkner	....	makeup department head
Saul Gallegos	....	special makeup effects artist
Patrick Magee	....	key prosthetics
Jen Nudelman	....	key hair stylist
Jennifer Nudelman	....	key hair stylist
Zena Shteysel	....	key makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tim Brown	....	first assistant director
Jordan Brendan Finnegan	....	second second assistant director
Rosser Goodman	....	first assistant director
Steve Marlowe	....	second second assistant director
Dawn Stewart	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Melissa Poussard	....	storyboard artist
Elizabeth R. Rosenbaum	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Chris David	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris David	....	sound supervisor
Christopher Eakins	....	dialogue editor
David Esparza	....	supervising sound editor
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
John Marquis	....	sound effects editor
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Vince Nicastro	....	foley artist
Eryne Prine	....	foley editor
Terry Rodman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Sayfritz	....	sound designer
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
Fred Apolito	....	special effects technician
Royce Hager	....	special effects technician
Josh Hakian	....	special effects coordinator
J. Michael O'Brien	....	sculptor: Renegade FX
Hill Vinot	....	mold maker: Renegade FX

Visual Effects by
Ines Baumgartner	....	compositor

Stunts
Jim Hart	....	stunt double
Spiro Razatos	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Berglund	....	camera operator
Bernard Cistrunk	....	electrician
Owen Foye	....	electrician
Owen Foye	....	grip
Bryan Gilbert	....	best boy grip
Jerry Gregoricka	....	best boy electric
Trevor Houghton	....	gaffer
Paul Lambiase	....	key grip
Frankie Martinez	....	electrician (as Francisco Martinez)
BJ McDonnell	....	steadicam operator
Rick Peebles	....	grip
Joseph Ruiz	....	dolly grip (as Joe Ruiz)
Lacey Terrell	....	still photographer
Amanda Treyz	....	electrician
Alpheus Underhill	....	grip
Santiago Yniguez	....	camera loader

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Summer Ramsey	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Joshua Duncan	....	first assistant editor
Lance Spindler	....	color timer

Music Department
Mark Sayfritz	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Eli Lozano	....	driver

Other crew
Michael G. Cruz	....	assistant location manager
John Goodwill	....	assistant production coordinator
Josh Holden Hume	....	set production assistant
Linda Leifer	....	script supervisor
Jessica Lyons	....	production secretary
Clark McCutchen	....	production attorney
Richard 'Mercury' Melendez	....	set production assistant
Don Napoli	....	key production accountant
Max Velez	....	assistant to producers
Tanya Renee Wirth	....	key set production assistant
Matthew R. Zboyovski	....	assistant to actor

Thanks
Andy Ross	....	thanks

Production Companies

• My2Centences
• Blue Omega Entertainment

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films (2005) (USA) (all media)
• After Dark Films (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate
• Sunfilm Entertainment GmbH (2007) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Renegade Effects Group (specialty props)

Other Companies

• Blue Omega Entertainment  funding
• 120db Film Finance  funding
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Wilshire Stages, The  ADR recording facility

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 | Argentina:16 | UK:18

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:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When they pull away from the college to begin their road trip, there is a suitcase left in the street that you can see as the car speeds off.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References "The Twilight Zone: The Hitch-Hiker (#1.16)" (1960)

Not exactly what I was expecting, but yeah...

I was extremely excited to see this movie (it was my most anticipated of the Horrorfest lineup) and I'm not too sure what I'm thinking about it at the moment. The plot was very basic and reminded me a lot of your average 80's slasher flicks, but theses are the films I grew up watching, so that's a huge plus. The dialog was far from perfect, but there actually were a few intentionally funny bits that had me and the rest of the theater cracking up. The acting wasn't too awful, but the character of Liz pretty much annoyed the hell out of me the entire time she was on screen. Actually, most of the characters were rude asses and I didn't really care if any of them were going to live or die. The stoner characters were by far the most amusing, though. There were a few scenes of decent gore including a very original beheading that I didn't see coming, and a few scenes built up decent tension and suspense. I also enjoyed the cinematography for the most part. It was very stylized and gave the film it's own unique feel even if the plot and circumstances were clichéd to the max. Also, the killer was very imposing and the mask he wore was really sweet. On the down side, the ending felt incomplete and the unnecessary "twist" was not surprising at all. Almost all of the suspense scenes didn't go anywhere as the killer like to toy with his victims too much and let them get away just in time. This got a little frustrating after a while and I just wanted to see some freakin' action already! Overall, Dark Ride was a much slower paced movie that the preview made it seem, the characters did all of the stupid things that you would expect them to, there was gratuitous nudity and blood (in a few parts) and the killer and setting were very creepy. It was a fun movie, but not one that I would rush out to see by any means of the imagination. I'd give it an above average 6.5/10.