Decoys (2004)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Matthew Hastings

Writers:

Tom Berry (writer)
Matthew Hastings (writer)

Release Date:

27 February 2004 (Canada)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

They're not what they seem.

Plot:

Luke and Roger are just another couple of college guys trying to lose their virginity. But when Luke sees something unusual, he begins to suspect that the girls on campus aren't exactly...human.

Plot Keywords:

College | Tentacle | Campus | Virginity | Breasts

Cast

Corey Sevier	...	Luke
Stefanie von Pfetten	...	Lilly
Kim Poirier	...	Constance
Elias Toufexis	...	Roger
Meghan Ory	...	Alex
Ennis Esmer	...	Gibby
Krista Morin	...	Vikki Vickers
Marc Trottier	...	Bobby Johnson
Carrie Colak	...	Natasha
Richard Burgi	...	Detective Francis Kirk
Nicole Eggert	...	Detective Amanda Watts
Don Hastings	...	Medical Examiner
Sarah Smyth	...	Rosedale Princess
Leah Graham	...	Melody
Mike Lobel	...	Halloween Jock
Simon Peacock	...	Foreign Exchange Student #1
Karl Claude	...	Foreign Exchange Student #2
Rosey Edeh	...	Reporter Kelly Knoxville
Luigi Saracino	...	D.J.
Deborah Smith	...	Housemother
Sean Tucker	...	Paramedic
Alexis Maitland	...	Gwen
Alana Husson	...	Dakota
Meghanne Kessels	...	Shooter / Barf Girl
Jeff Lawson	...	Town Victim
Stephanie Bauder	...	Ice Queen
Karine Tousignant	...	Alien Creature
Scott Hutchinson	...	Bouncer
Dorina Pagliaro	...	Sorority Sister #1
Shannon Gamble	...	Sorority Sister #2
Steve Patterson	...	Banner Frat Guy #1
Jared Side	...	Banner Frat Guy #2
Anthony D'Ambrosio	...	Javane
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chadwick Allen	...	35 Year Old Man #2 (uncredited)
Sally Clelford	...	Student (uncredited)
Stephanie Lavergne	...	Airline Girl / Sorority Girl (uncredited)
Gavin McKercher	...	Party guest (uncredited)
Renee Mondor	...	Red bikini girl (uncredited)
Michelle Mulligan	...	Student (uncredited)
Christina Sauvé	...	Student (uncredited)

Directed by
Matthew Hastings		(as Matt Hastings)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tom Berry		writer
Matthew Hastings		writer (as Matt Hastings)

Produced by
Franco Battista	....	producer
Tom Berry	....	executive producer
Neil Bregman	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Daryl Bennett
Jim Guttridge

Cinematography by
Daniel Villeneuve

Film Editing by
Isabelle Levesque

Casting by
Corinne Clark
Robin D. Cook
Ginette D'Amico

Production Design by
Csaba András Kertész

Art Direction by
Colleen Marchand

Set Decoration by
Roger Martin

Costume Design by
Sue Fijalkowska

Makeup Department
Crystal Anderson	....	assistant hair stylist
Samantha Caldwell	....	daily assistant makeup artist
Kevin Crawley	....	key hair stylist
Bruno Gatien	....	special makeup effects artist
Nikita Gayana	....	daily assistant makeup artist
C.J. Goldman	....	special makeup effects artist
Ronny Gosselin	....	special makeup effects artist
Tracey Lahey	....	daily assistant makeup artist
Jacqueline A. Lambert-Griggs	....	daily assistant makeup artist
Jonathan Lavallée	....	special makeup effects artist
Annie Lefebvre	....	daily assistant makeup artist
Marie-Josée Lopez	....	key makeup artist
Mark Mignault	....	daily hair stylist
Adrien Morot	....	special makeup effects supervisor
George Tucci	....	special makeup effects artist
Fanny Vachon	....	daily assistant makeup artist
Lise Varrette	....	daily assistant makeup artist
Sylvania Yau	....	special makeup effects coordinator

Production Management
Nancy Boucher	....	production manager
Martin McKay	....	assistant unit manager
Stefan Wodoslawsky	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Franco Battista	....	second unit director
Marielou Bélisle-Pierre	....	third assistant director
Gordon Creelman	....	third assistant director
Renato De Cotiis	....	second assistant director
Sean Dwyer	....	first assistant director
Gavin McKercher	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Nick Boivert	....	storyboard artist
Steven F.S. Bruni	....	daily swing gang
David Clendining	....	carpenter
Kris Clendining	....	second painter
Michael Cormack	....	swing gang
Stephanie Dahmer	....	daily swing gang (as Stephanie L. Dahmer)
Dean Grenville	....	art department assistant: second unit
Adel Lloyd	....	second painter
Larkin MacLeod	....	swing gang
Randall Melanson	....	daily swing gang
Lorelei E. Miller	....	assistant props buyer
Jamie Monroe	....	second carpenter
Patty Normand	....	painter
Marc Reichel	....	assistant set decorator
Marc Reichel	....	daily swing gang
Monique Robert	....	second painter
Erin Robertson	....	painter
Gunnatar Tannis	....	carpenter
Jodi Thain	....	second carpenter
Sandy Thain	....	carpenter
Lisa Thomas	....	painter
Tim Walton	....	property master
Micheline Watson	....	art department coordinator
Tim Winchester	....	assistant property master
Scott Windsor	....	second carpenter
Philip Wood	....	assistant set decorator

Sound Department
Michel B. Bordeleau	....	supervising sound editor
Michel Descombes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Natalie Fleurant	....	adr supervisor
Marc Gagnon	....	sound editor
Geneviève Lapointe	....	foley assistant
Pierre Laroche	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Raymond Legault	....	sound editor
Sylvie Masse	....	sound editor
Sylvie Masse	....	sound effects editor
Grant McAlpine	....	adr recordist
Yves Médam	....	foley assistant
Simon Meilleur	....	foley artist
Mireille Morin	....	adr & dialogue editor
Nathalie Morin	....	foley engineer
Maxime Plessis-Bélair	....	assistant adr editor
Sylvain Richard	....	sound effects editor
Jean Christophe Verbert	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Paul Brassard	....	special effects supervisor
Guillaume Murray	....	special effects supervisor
Ryan Storm	....	creature effects

Visual Effects by
Marc-André Baron	....	character animation
Yves Béland	....	visual effects supervisor
Danny Bergeron	....	visual effects producer
Patrick Bergeron	....	digital compositor
Lucas Janin	....	visual effects
Alain Lachance	....	digital compositor
Alain Lachance	....	visual effects supervisor
Sylvain Lavoie	....	digital compositor
Danny Levesque	....	visual effects
Simon Marinof	....	visual effects
Rene Morel	....	art director
Florent Revel	....	character animator

Stunts
Jason Cavalier	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Adam	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Benoît Alarie	....	key grip
Mike Bainbridge	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mike Bainbridge	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Christian Chabot	....	grip
Frédéric Chamberland	....	Steadicam operator
Andrew Dent	....	generator operator
Alex Dukay	....	still photographer
Antoine Durand	....	best boy electric
Magill Foote	....	video playback operator (as William Magill Foote)
René Fréchette	....	second assistant camera
Eric Godbout	....	first assistant camera
Lewis Hill	....	daily grip
Pierre Jodoin	....	director of photography: second unit
Keith Kerr	....	best boy grip
Andre-Pierre Lampron	....	electrician
Johanne Lapointe	....	daily camera trainee
Brad MacLean	....	crane operator
David McNichol	....	daily electrician (as David McNicoll)
David McNichol	....	gaffer: second unit
John Olts	....	daily electrician
Francis Picard	....	electrician
James Ransom	....	camera trainee
James Ransom	....	second assistant camera: second unit
James Sainthill	....	Steadicam operator
Christian Schnobb	....	daily grip
Benoît Sévigny	....	gaffer
Isaac Tremblay	....	daily grip
Isaac Tremblay	....	key grip: second unit
Richard Venasse	....	daily grip

Casting Department
Sara Kay	....	casting assistant: Canada

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mae Chaffers	....	wardrobe assistant
Jacki Sands	....	key set wardrobe
Jennifer Stroud	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Virginie Blondel-Pelletier	....	post-production coordinator
Jean-François Forget	....	assistant editor
Sébastien Girard	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Matthew Hastings	....	composer: additional music
Matthew Safran	....	music supervisor
Sarah Webster	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Mark D. Acheson	....	transportation
Jasna Jennings	....	transportation coordinator
Adam Weir	....	driver

Other crew
Jay Barut	....	daily production assistant
Eric Bensoussan	....	power pod technician
Patrick Bryson	....	daily production assistant
Andrew Campbell	....	armorer
Geneviève Elie	....	project manager: Technicolor
Melissa Flerangile	....	choreographer
Nick Fletcher	....	daily production assistant
Nancy Goad	....	assistant accountant
Solange Godin	....	craft assistant
Marc Heller	....	assistant: Tom Berry
Manuela Hunger	....	assistant: Franco Battista
Ami Jarvis	....	daily production assistant
Elizabeth Ladouce	....	production secretary
Jayson Langevin	....	office production assistant
Guy Langlois	....	project manager: Technicolor
Hélène Leduc	....	craft service
Jim Levesque	....	set production assistant
Jennifer Manchester	....	assistant: Tom Berry
Sheila O'Gorman	....	unit publicist
David Pearson	....	assistant location manager
E. Andrew Pecs	....	production accountant
Marc Salouze	....	project manager: Technicolor
Mike Smith	....	script supervisor
Matthew Stearns	....	daily production assistant
Pierre Thériault	....	cgi effects supervisor
Lucio Tomaro	....	location manager
Kristopher Waddell	....	daily production assistant
Diandra Yoselevitz	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Téléfilm Canada
• Feature Film Fund
• Movie Network, The (TMN)
• Super Scream Movie Central
• Space: The Imagination Station

Distributors

• Christal Films (2004) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Imagination Worldwide (2004) (worldwide) (all media)
• Lions Gate Films (2004) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Free Dolphin Entertainment (2005) (France) (DVD)
• Future Film (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• SBP (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Star Entertainment (2004) (India) (all media)

Special Effects

• Productions Guillaume Murray (physical special effects)
• Maestro FX (special effects makeup)
• Mokko Studio (digital visual effects)

Other Companies

• Cold Blue Rentals  armourer
• Technicolor Creative Services  titles and opticals
• Technicolor Creative Services  video post-production
• Walter Lighting & Grip  lighting equipment

Also Known As:

Piégés (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and nudity.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Malaysia:18PL | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 (TV rating) | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:M18 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Téléfilm Canada

Trivia:

This is Kim Poirier's first lead role in a film.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The symbol N2 on the spray canister is incorrectly identified as liquid nitrogen. N2 refers to gaseous nitrogen, while liquid nitrogen is labeled LN2.

Quotes:

Constance: I'll have a vodka, chilled. Make it a triple!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Holiday (2006)

Soundtrack:

Rollercoaster

Another Teen Movie

This might surprise many, but i stick to what i feel. I liked this movie. The best part of this movie was the perfect background score given behind particular scenes. There was emotion, romance and comedy in it to make it worth watchable.

Agreed there were many similar movies of these types. But one thing i can say, this one is slightly a cut above the rest. There was no stretching of any particular scene. In other words, you wont get bored and say like " Oh Cmon, get moving, isn't there anything else?" In fact there are some instances where you would wish that the scene would go on for a bit more time.

The actors gave a decent performance and the supporting cast also made their presence felt. So all in all i would recommended this movie to teenagers. It is somewhat similar to Trojan War released in 1997.