Rest Stop (2006) (V)

Director:

John Shiban

Writer:

John Shiban (written by)

Release Date:

17 October 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

The film follows Nicole Carrow, a young woman who is threatened by a maniac serial killer, after her boyfriend Jess, is abducted in a rest stop.

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Highway Rest Stop | Truck Stop | Stapler | Foot Torture

Cast

Jaimie Alexander	...	Nicole Carrow
Joey Mendicino	...	Jess Hilts
Deanna Russo	...	Tracy Kress
Diane Salinger	...	The Mother (as Diane Louise Salinger)
Curtis Taylor	...	The Ranger
Joseph Lawrence	...	Officer Michael Deacon
Gary Entin	...	Twin #1
Edmund Entin	...	Twin #2
Jennifer Cormack	...	College Student
Mikey Post	...	Scotty
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Childers	...	Father
Nick Orefice	...	The killer / kzl-303 (uncredited)

Directed by
John Shiban

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
John Shiban		written by

Produced by
James Hirsch	....	executive producer
Tony Krantz	....	producer
R.J. Louis	....	line producer
Daniel Myrick	....	producer
Shawn Papazian	....	producer
Reece Pearson	....	assistant producer
John Shiban	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Bear McCreary

Cinematography by
Mark Vargo

Film Editing by
Richard Byard

Casting by
Patrick Baca
Robin Nassif

Production Design by
Phil Dagort

Art Direction by
Ian Phillips

Set Decoration by
Megan Malley

Makeup Department
Bridget Bergman	....	assistant makeup artist
Jamie Kelman	....	makeup department head
Jamie Kelman	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Karine Cruz	....	production supervisor
R.J. Louis	....	unit production manager
Rebecca McGill	....	executive in charge of production
Mark St. John	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patrick Cunningham	....	second assistant director
Shawn Papazian	....	second unit director

Art Department
Bruce Bellamy	....	on-set dresser
David B. Brenner	....	construction coordinator
Nelson Bush	....	leadman (as Nelson Lee Bush)
Brandi Hugo	....	art department assistant
Eugene Wyrick	....	props

Sound Department
Sean Byrne	....	sound editor
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist
David C. Eichhorn	....	supervising sound editor
Klair Ethridge	....	boom operator
Kevin Fisher	....	sound effects editor
Michael C. Moore	....	sound mixer
Peter Michael Sullivan	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Torres	....	foley mixer

Stunts
William H. Burton	....	stunts
Kanin Howell	....	stunts (as Kanan Howell)
Norman Howell	....	stunt coordinator
Don Lee	....	stunt double: Joe Lawrence
Christine Marie	....	stunt double: Jaimie Alexander
Erin Sharkey	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Adcock	....	director of photography: second unit
Kyle Buff	....	dolly grip
Doug Hyun	....	special photographer
Doug Hyun	....	still photographer
Bob E. Krattiger	....	gaffer
J. Steven Matzinger	....	camera operator
Jay Pope	....	grip
Anders Yarbrough	....	camera loader

Casting Department
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting
Brandi S. Hawkins	....	extras casting
Preena Lavingia	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carolyn Berger	....	costume supervisor
Cesar Magana	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Randy Beveridge	....	senior colorist
Kristen Helsing	....	first assistant editor
Sharon Lopez	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Steve Kaplan	....	scoring engineer
Rebecca McGill	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Nino Aldi	....	production assistant
Cory Calhoun	....	assistant: Mr. Krantz
Carol A. Compton	....	script clearance
Michael Feldman	....	key production assistant
Aaron Goldstein	....	assistant: Mr Myrick
Martin Palma	....	key craft service
Mark S. Thomas	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Flame Ventures
• Raw Feed

Distributors

• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• IndieClear  script clearance

Also Known As:

Rest Stop: Dead Ahead (Australia) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and gore, language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

80 min | 85 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:R21 | Germany:18 (JK/SPIO) (cut) | Portugal:M/16 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Flame Ventures

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene when Nicole and Jess are driving, before nearly wrecking into the truck, you can see a camper in her side mirror. Then, in all of the scenes when it switches back to her, the mirror is facing down towards the ground.

Movie Connections:

References Superman (1941)

Soundtrack:

Heal Me

Yet another "hurt-merchant in the middle of nowhere" offering.

*minor spoilage*

It's a shame to see the current state of horror movies...just useless crap built around graphic images of people being cruelly tortured to death. Once upon a time, films like BLOOD FEAST and BLOODSUCKING FREAKS were at least shocking, but today it's all just business as usual(a disturbing thought, really, but save that rant for another time)

Enter REST STOP...an ambitious indie movie in the above-mentioned category, but not a particularly GOOD one, wherein a runaway and her lover meet their grisly fate at a roadside toilet. Along the way, we are introduced to characters who appear and disappear mysteriously, lending this film a slightly supernatural slant(the only element which distinguishes it slightly from other titles of it's type)

Amidst the "fight for your life" thrills, witness an atrocity exhibition of tongue-cutting, flesh-drilling, bone-crunching torture...graphic scenes intended as the "highlights" in films of this type, and they are potent, indeed. Still, REST STOP succeeds only in the gross-out department...all else fails(aside from the performance of the leading lady...her acting, while strained at points, is distressingly believable despite her character being poorly written)

The worst part of it all is the frustratingly non-resolute finale, and any bit of intrigue this film presents is sadly nullified by it.

A mean-spirited amateur attempt, at best. 3.5/10