One of Them (2003) (V)

Director:

Ralph E. Portillo

Writer:

David Ciesielsky (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 December 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

The teenagers friends Elizabeth, her brother Jeremy, Jessica, Rick and the hothead Trey have a car wreck caused by a sworn of insects...

Plot Keywords:

School | Academy | Monk | Voodoo | Troubled Youth

Cast

Marianne Bennett	...	Trina
David Berechet	...	Taxi Driver
David Boller	...	Luc
Erin Byron	...	Amanda
Kelly Carmichael	...	Elizabeth
Chase Carpenter	...	Jeremy
Gary Cotton	...	Sheriff Sands
Richard Anthony Crenna	...	Daniel
Scott Fishkind	...	Bobby
Paul Geffre	...	Rick
Chandler M. Guidroz	...	Miss Lorita's Customer
Chris Haynes	...	Miss Lorita's Customer
Josh Henry	...	Kyle
Dan Hixson	...	Man Outside Store
John Patrick Jordan	...	Trey
Lindsey Leigh	...	Waitress
Saudia Lorell	...	Bone Reader
Michael Matney	...	Panhandler
Heather Michele	...	Sharon
Bridget Moore	...	Francis
Lisa Moore	...	Elizabeth's Mom
Roger Parham-Brown	...	Man With Drum
Michael Portillo	...	Store Clerk
Vanessa Portillo	...	Young Woman on Street
Brittany Robertson	...	Young Elizabeth
Elyse Rogers	...	Charlene
Brian Sheridan	...	Zander
Osman Soykut	...	Santiago
Jessica Stewart	...	Jessica
Larry Paul Van Loon	...	Man Following Trina
Tessla A. Walters	...	Miss Lorita

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and language.

Runtime:

93 min (Encore-Mystery Library Print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Goofs:

Errors in geography: In the beginning Trina walks over some stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, then later gets out of the taxi which says flat rate to Logan Airport, which is the Boston area.

Quotes:

Zander: Hey, Charlene. Glad to see I'm not the only one stuck here for vacation.
Charlene: Nope. Sharon's here too.
Zander: I thought she was leaving this morning.
Charlene: Yeah, she was. It was weird, her parents called like three in the morning and cancelled their trip. Oh, hey... did you hear about the car accident people?
Zander: Yeah, they're down in the infirmary.
Charlene: Any guys?

Movie Connections:

References Deliverance (1972)

Soundtrack:

Feel the Heat

One of Them, Indeed

When they came up with the title, if the filmmakers meant the seemingly endless stock of poor genre films that are being pumped out in the wake of digital film-making, then this is indeed "one of them". This cheap, irritating and boring "horror" film tries to be a combination of Final Destination and the Skulls.

Viewers are treated to horrible lighting and dismal video quality. The plot, such as it is, concerns a bunch of teenagers who are being hunted by other dead teenagers. I wish I could be more specific, but the story was so confusing and badly written that I am hard pressed to tell you what this movie was about. I just wish that I had bypassed this one altogether.