Otis (2008)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Tony Krantz

Writers:

Erik Jendresen (writer)
Thomas Schnauz (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

Suburban America gone haywire. In the midst of a serial abductor/killer's rampage, a beautiful young teen...

Plot Keywords:

Dark Comedy | Hostage | Abductor | Gore | Serial Killer

Cast

Bostin Christopher	...	Otis Broth
Ashley Johnson	...	Riley Lawson
Daniel Stern	...	Will Lawson
Illeana Douglas	...	Kate Lawson
Kevin Pollak	...	Elmo Broth
Jere Burns	...	Agent Hotchkiss
Jared Kusnitz	...	Reed Lawson
Tarah Paige	...	Kim
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Burt Bulos	...	Agent Nogi
Angelo Custino	...	Scott
Ellie Gerber	...	Kim #1
Brett Golov	...	Trace Tech.
Ashley Greene	...	Kim #4
Ashley Greene	...	Kim #4
David Hill	...	TV Cameraman
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs	...	Orderly
Gary Kraus	...	Mr. Warner
Jamie McBride	...	Police Officer
Shenita Moore	...	Nurse
Nicole Nogrady	...	Sketch Artist
Tracy Scoggins	...	Rita Vitale / Anchorwoman
K.T. Thangavelu	...	Doctor
Kristen Trucksess	...	Mrs. Warner
Yoda Ushery	...	FBI Agent

Directed by
Tony Krantz

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Erik Jendresen		writer
Thomas Schnauz		writer

Produced by
Aaron Billet	....	assistant producer
Steve Ecclesine	....	producer
John Jackson	....	associate producer
Tony Krantz	....	producer
Daniel Myrick	....	producer
Reece Pearson	....	associate producer
John Shiban	....	producer

Film Editing by
Alex Marquez

Casting by
John Jackson

Production Design by
Frank Bollinger

Set Decoration by
Eden Barr

Costume Design by
Danielle Launzel

Makeup Department
R.J. McCasland	....	key makeup artist
Myke Michaels	....	makeup department head
Abby Roll	....	hair stylist
Liz Webster	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Lawreen E. Kayl	....	unit production manager
George Rizkallah	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Judd	....	second second assistant director
Richard J. Levin	....	first assistant director
Barbara Lontkowski	....	second assistant director
Leah K. Nellman	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Jonathan Buchanan	....	property master
Liza Chenault	....	set dresser
Ronald J. Cruz II	....	set dresser
Philip Fitzpatrick	....	art department production assistant
Slade Hammer	....	set dresser
Carl Hoagland	....	leadman
Douglas R. Johnson	....	set painter
Sara Krueger	....	art department coordinator
Erin McKenna	....	painter
Ben Page	....	propmaker
Manuel Plank-Jorge	....	illustrator
Mark Achilles White	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Joshua Adeniji	....	foley editor
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	dialogue editor
Klark Culp	....	utility sound
Shaun Cunningham	....	adr editor
Brent Findley	....	sound effects editor
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
Judah Getz	....	foley mixer
Dick Hansen	....	production sound mixer
Scott Hinkley	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Hinkley	....	sound supervisor
Michael Kaleta	....	boom operator
Cody King	....	sound effects editor
Richard Kitting	....	additional sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Mark Weatherbe	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Lisa Annitti	....	controller: Comen VFX
Kenneth Armstrong	....	digital artist: Comen VFX
Daniel Bryant	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX
Tim Carras	....	visual effects supervisor
Joshua D. Comen	....	visual effects producer
Brandon Criswell	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX
Scott Hale	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX

Stunts
Matthew R. Anderson	....	stunt coordinator
Kelly Bellini	....	stunt double
Max Daniels	....	stunt double
Luke Darnell	....	stunts
Mandy Kowalski	....	stunt double: Ashley Johnson
Nils Allen Stewart	....	stunt double
Scott Workman	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Jason Andrew	....	key grip
Jason Blount	....	camera operator
Josh Ellis	....	additional first assistant camera
Brandon Flohr	....	grip
Nate Havens	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Matt Horochowski	....	dolly grip
Tom Howard	....	lighting technician
David Kagen	....	gaffer
Robyn Link	....	second assistant camera
Marcos Perez	....	grip
Michael Pinkey	....	camera operator
Roberto A. Ramirez	....	best boy grip
Bill Riley	....	best boy electric
Timothy Robert Ryan	....	rigging electrician
Christopher Taylor	....	additional camera operator
Bobby Woo	....	lighting technician

Casting Department
Carla Lewis	....	extras casting
Tal Polany	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rochelle Best	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Emily Koonse	....	first assistant editor
Narbeh Tatoussian	....	digital colorist

Music Department
Tom Trafalski	....	music editor

Other crew
Tom Ara	....	legal counsel
Thatiana Viana Cruz	....	office production assistant
Jenifer Ellis	....	production assistant
Carlos G. Lopez	....	assistant production coordinator
H. Charles Parrish	....	armorer
Kim Rocco Shields	....	script supervisor
Cindy Swartz	....	set medic
Rosana Tomas	....	production coordinator
Greg Uberuaga	....	production assistant
Rayshelle Willis	....	first assistant accountant
James Barbour	....	stand in: Mr. Kusnitz (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Flame Ventures
• Raw Feed

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (uncut)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Comen VFX (visual effects and main title sequence)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Headquarters Casting  extras casting
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production

Runtime:

100 min | Greece:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Australia:MA (2008) | USA:Not Rated (DVD rating) | New Zealand:R18 | UK:15 | Australia:MA | Germany:Not Rated (SPIO/JK) (cut) | USA:Not Rated | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Flame Ventures

Trivia:

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs appears in one shot as an orderly in the hospital. He is wearing the exact same costume his character, Mandingo, wore in Sublime (2007) (V), where he was a satanic orderly.

Quotes:

Reed Lawson: Rectum? Damn near killed him!

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtrack:

Venus

A nice little film.

It was great seeing Daniel Stern & Illeana Douglas back at work. They are both great actors who deserve to be working more. The story starts playing out and you are unsure as to what type of film it's going to be. Torture porn? FBI profiler idolatry? Cat & mouse psychological thriller? ... Comedy? There are a number of nice turns done by the actors here. The head up his ass FBI profiler. Riley, the daughter. Reed, the more than a little disturbing younger brother. Kevin Pollak's Elmo Broth, brother to the antagonist. And finally the nut-job kidnapper/killer Otis Broth who amongst all the different dramatic currents still is able to imbue his character with a bit of poignancy. You'll notice a few holes in the story but, again, this isn't a police procedural that you are watching. Counter to that there are some surprises as to the paths that the characters eventually end up taking. Nothing especially distinctive cinematographically, stylistically or in editing. But it is a good film, and that is enough.