Octane (2003)

While on a late night road trip home, a woman must save her rebellious teenage daughter who runs off with a bizarre group of blood-letting psychos.

Director:

Marcus Adams

Writer:

Stephen Volk

Stars:

Madeleine Stowe, Norman Reedus, Bijou Phillips

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Madeleine Stowe	...	Senga Wilson
Norman Reedus	...	Recovery Man
Bijou Phillips	...	Backpacker
Mischa Barton	...	Natasha 'Nat' Wilson
Jonathan Rhys Meyers	...	The Father
Leo Gregory	...	Joyrider
Gary Parker	...	Vacation Man
Amber Batty	...	Vacation Woman
Jenny Jules	...	Highway Patrol Sergeant
Patrick O'Kane	...	Trucker
Martin McDougall	...	Motivational Speaker
Shauna Shim	...	Paramedic #1
David Menkin	...	Paramedic #2
Nigel Whitmey	...	Detective Ned Stephens
Samuel Fröler	...	Marek Wilson

Storyline

Divorced business-bitch Senga Wilson grudgingly drives daughter Nathalie 'Nat' home after a visit to her dad, far away. During a rest-stop, Nat sneaks out with a friend and joins a weird truck-nomadic hippie-like sort of cult, which Senga tails. Its 'father' uses drugs and sex to bind everyone to his bloodthirsty scheme. When Bradford PD detective Ned Stephens investigates, Nat's dad assures him she's safe with him and Senga is pathologically disturbed. Nightmares blur who is imagining or lying what.

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Plot Keywords:

drugs | rest stop | road trip | nightmare | kidnapping | 

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Taglines:

Driven by Evil

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, language, some drug and sexual content

Details

Country:

UK Luxembourg

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 November 2003 (UK)

Also Known As:

Pulse

Filming Locations:

Luxembourg

Box Office

Budget:

$11,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Delux Productions, Four Horsemen Films, Random Harvest Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mischa Barton had her belly button pierced specially for her role in this movie.

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Goofs

When Senga and Nat drive past the scene of the first accident, the background chatter on the police radio loops.

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Quotes

Recovery Man: You stole my sister!
The Father: She was my sister, too.

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Soundtracks

"F.E.A.R."
Ian Brown

User Reviews

A Bizarre Movie With an Excellent and Intriguing Beginning and Ending in a Complete Mess

While driving back home with her spoiled and arrogant teenager daughter Natasha Wilson (Mischa Barton), the divorced and pills addicted Senga Wilson (Madeleine Stowe) stops in a restaurant on the road for a coffee break. When they are leaving the place, Nat invites a mystic and mysterious hitchhiker to travel with them. Later, Nat meets her father Marek (Samuel Fröler) and has a serious discussion with her mother, and she runs away from her mother, joining a weird group. Along the night, Senga tries to find and recover her daughter. "Octane" is a bizarre movie, having an excellent and intriguing beginning (the first fifty or sixty minutes), but ending in a complete mess. The style in the beginning recalls David Lynch, or David Cronenberg, with bizarre situations, but the conclusion is very ridiculous. I do not know what is recently happening with the writers of screenplay of horror movies: they create good plots with intriguing idea, but the conclusions are horrible. Just as an example, "Gothika", "Jeepers Creepers", "The Sin Eater" and "Dreamcatcher" are in this situation. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Octano – O Caminho do Mal" ("Octane – The Way to the Evil")