Spiker (2007)

User Rating:

2.2/10   

Director:

Frank Zagarino

Writer:

Richard Preston Jr. (writer)

Release Date:

2007 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot Keywords:

Blood Rails

Cast

Carson Grant	...	Dr. Cowley
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Fedele	...	Deputy McLean
Josh Folan	...	Charlie Quartermain
David 'Shark' Fralick	...	Clive
Elizabeth Giordano	...	Ghost
Michael J. Hein	...	Cop
Matthew Jared	...	Mike Wardell
Linda Johnson	...	Erin Cole
Ginger Kroll	...	Nikki McLean
Lou Martini Jr.	...	Sherrif Paxton
Giselle Rodriguez	...	Lisa Shaw
Adam Shonkwiler	...	Gary Loman
Frank Zagarino	...	Adam Brandis

Directed by
Frank Zagarino

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Richard Preston Jr.		writer

Produced by
Elizabeth Giordano	....	associate producer
Michael J. Hein	....	producer
Frank Zagarino	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Irv Johnson

Cinematography by
Gerry Lively

Film Editing by
R.J. Martin

Makeup Department
Tara Pavoni	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Camille Delgado	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dawn Leuchter	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Max Berman	....	assistant art director
Daniel Maldonado	....	set designer

Sound Department
Gautam Choudhury	....	sound
Paul Moran	....	sound
Angelo Panetta	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thomas Pepe	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Anthony Pepe	....	special effects makeup

Stunts
Jacob Gross	....	stunt driver
Frank Zagarino	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Ansbro	....	electrician
Alex Baev	....	camera operator
Matt Howe	....	gaffer
Adam Lordi	....	grip
James Ryan	....	second assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandra Alexandre	....	wardrobe

Thanks
Kimberly Magness	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Laurel Lane Pictures
• Moodude Films

Distributors

• Artist View Entertainment (2008) (USA) (all media)
• Mti Home Video

Special Effects

• Demonic Pumkins FX

Other Companies

• Film Emporium  insurance by

Also Known As:

Spiker (USA) (new title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, some sexuality and language.

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Long Island, New York, USA

Company:

Laurel Lane Pictures

Goofs:

Factual errors: The cheerleader skirts are split nearly to the waist at ever pleat, but just along the fronts. Actual cheerleader skirts are not made this way.

Quotes:

Charlie Quartermain: Coming from a bunny-fu-fu ass kicker?

Pretty lame slasher snoozer

I wanted to like this more than I did, I tried and tried but in the end it really isn't very good. We begin with the infamous serial killer Adam Brandis, aka Spiker being transported from jail to an asylum. Unsurprisingly, during the transportation he manages to break loose, and off a couple of people, before conveniently coming across a maintenance worker hammering railroad spikes, his weapon of choice. Having armed himself, he heads to his old haunts and comes across a bunch of luckless teens including a girl with a bit of a connection with him. Now, this should make for a decent old school slasher. The film doesn't screw around with irony or post modernism, its cheaply done and should hark back to the fun of the old days for the genre. Unfortunately the film lacks significantly in either the conventional markers of horror goodness, writing, suspense etc. nor the the hallmarks of good trash, gore and nudity. Both gore and nudity are pretty lacking, there is a smidgen of both but nothing to really impress, just the odd splash of fun to stop things from turning to a complete non starter. As the titular killer Frank Zagarino (who also directs) does an OK job. He's a veteran of low budget action and puts across a demeanour not unlike a generic early 90's action villain. Cold, disengaged yet efficient at his work, he gives the film a bit of a kick with his watchable portrayal. Which is more than can be said for the rest of the cast, for other than a semi likable heroine played by Giselle Rodrguez and an amusingly bad ominous turn form David Fralick, no one stands out as either good or effectively rubbish. I didn't have too bad a time watching this, its pretty darned crummy but has a vein of poor movie interest running through it to connect the one or two good bits. Not something I would ever recommend then, but one could still do worse.