Reeker (2005)

Director:

Dave Payne

Writer:

Dave Payne

Release Date:

17 February 2006 (Spain)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

If you can't breathe, then you can't scream.

Plot:

Strangers trapped at an eerie travel oasis in the desert must unravel the mystery behind their visions of dying people while they are preyed upon by a decaying creature. |

Plot Keywords:

Desert | Stench | Slasher | Bad Smell | Tent

Cast

Devon Gummersall	...	Jack
Derek Richardson	...	Nelson
Tina Illman	...	Gretchen
Scott Whyte	...	Trip
Arielle Kebbel	...	Cookie
Michael Ironside	...	Henry
Eric Mabius	...	Radford
Marcia Strassman	...	Rose
Les Jankey	...	Trucker
David Hadinger	...	The Reeker
Carole Ruggier	...	The Mom
Paul Greenstein	...	The dad
Paul Butcher	...	The Kid
Steven Zlotnick	...	Officer Bern (as Steve Zlotnick)
Christopher Boyer	...	Officer Mansfield
Wesley Thompson	...	Officer Taylor
Alejandro Patino	...	Velez the Medic (as Alexander Patino)

Directed by
Dave Payne

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dave Payne

Produced by
Ronnie Apteker	....	executive producer
Daniel Barone	....	co-producer
Don Dunn	....	co-producer
Don Dunn	....	line producer
Tina Illman	....	producer
David Kitchens	....	associate producer
Amanda Klein	....	producer
Dave Payne	....	producer
Ben Zarai	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Dave Payne

Cinematography by
Mike Mickens

Film Editing by
Daniel Barone

Casting by
Jamie Sparer Roberts

Production Design by
Paul Greenstein

Art Direction by
Mara A. Spear

Costume Design by
Nicole Abel
Marco Morante

Makeup Department
Pharel Baker	....	key hair stylist
Heather Mages	....	special makeup effects artist
Leah Rial	....	key makeup artist
Jennifer Romo	....	hair stylist
Nick Roth	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Marissa Linn Carus	....	production supervisor
Don Dunn	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steven Hakcer	....	second assistant director
Grace Hall	....	second second assistant director (as Grace Lee)
Brandon Rafferty	....	first assistant director
Khene Tan	....	first assistant director: second unit
Greg Webb	....	first assistant director
Gregory White	....	second unit director

Art Department
Tommy Lewis	....	on-set dresser
Charlie Mckay	....	assistant property master
Terence Mirley	....	on-set constructor
Paul Smith	....	property master
Thom Thinn	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Jason Brooks	....	additional boom operator
Brad Bryan	....	production sound mixer
Gonzalo Espinoza	....	sound effects editor
Randall Gillion	....	sound coordinator
Sean Gray	....	sound assistant
David Kitchens	....	sound supervisor
Michael Kreple	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eric Lalicata	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris McDonough	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Merritt	....	sound assistant
Jessica Pettyjohn	....	sound assistant
Eric Reuveni	....	dialogue editor
Terra Reuveni	....	sound coordinator
Marcus Ricaud	....	boom operator
Ken Skoglund	....	sound effects editor
Ken Skoglund	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris Thomas	....	sound assistant
Ben Zarai	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Marsy Blasgen	....	special photographic effects
Brooke Bradley	....	special effects makeup
Chris Dooley	....	special effects technician
Ron Karkoska	....	special effects makeup
Max Purple	....	special effects technician
Jordu Schell	....	lead sculptor
Mark Villalobos	....	special effects makeup
Hill Vinot	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Donald Andrews	....	life flashbacks designer
Daniel Barone	....	digital compositor
Daniel Barone	....	visual effects supervisor
Timur 'Taron' Baysal	....	digital head destruction
Catherine Brankov	....	rotoscope artist
Ty Brody	....	digital compositor
Emma Cash	....	rotoscope artist
Jennifer Chere	....	visual effects: line producer
Samson Daviess	....	tracker
Randy Fergus	....	dustbuster
William 'Billy' Hancock	....	digital artist
John Hansen	....	rotoscope artist
Vannessa Jarret	....	main titles/concepts & blocking
Hoaung Huy Le	....	designer: Nose Passage
Massoud 'Ollie' Monsef	....	lead 3D animator/modeler
Savannah Morgan	....	digital artist
Charles Roxburgh	....	digital compositor
Charles Roxburgh	....	lead matchmover
Joey Sila	....	digital compositor
Joey Sila	....	lead 3D particle engineer/animator
Joey Sila	....	wire/rig removal
Philip Sisk	....	additional digital compositor
Jennifer Spradling	....	rotoscope artist
John Stewart	....	compositing supervisor
Erynn Taylor	....	tracker
Pete Upson	....	rotoscope artist
Guy Vardaman	....	rotoscope artist
Fred Victors	....	matchmover
Nichole Warren	....	3D animator
Brock Weaver	....	pipeline setup assistant
Giles Willoughby	....	3D particle animator

Stunts
Oliver Keller	....	stunt arranger
Kim Robert Koscki	....	stunt coordinator
Lori Seaman	....	stunts
Rick Seaman	....	stunts
Joanna Shelmidine	....	stunt double
Nancy Thurston	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Todd Baron	....	camera operator
Todd Baron	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Travis Belgard	....	electrician
Brian Christie	....	dolly grip
Chad Cohlmia	....	camera operator: "b" camera
William Cotton	....	camera loader
John DeFazio	....	best boy grip
Ulysses Domalaon	....	first assistant camera
Scott Donahue	....	electrician
Owen Foye	....	grip
Gaston Gaithe	....	camera loader: "b" camera
Cory Geryak	....	director of photography: second unit
Kevin M. Graves	....	grip
David Jones	....	best boy electric
King Lanaux	....	electrician
Gabriel Lewis	....	gaffer: second unit
Alexandra Lucka	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Phil Miller	....	key grip
Phillip Miller	....	key grip
Bob Packo	....	electrician
Haydn Pazanti	....	camera loader
Cricket Peters	....	gaffer
Jason Puliti	....	electrician
Alfredo Rosado	....	second assistant camera
David Starks	....	additional grip
Stephan K. Taylor	....	best boy electric: second unit
Dave Thurlow	....	best boy electric
Gregory White	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Gideon Emery	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amanda Vinopal	....	wardrobe assistant (as Amanda Scholl)

Editorial Department
Daniel Barone	....	colorist
Roger Hinze	....	post-production supervising producer

Music Department
Gideon Emery	....	vocal effects
Madeleine Smith	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Jesse Gonzalez	....	transportation
Richard 'Bongo' Mitchell	....	transportation coordinator
Deane Pearcy	....	driver
Michael Scotty	....	driver: insert car

Other crew
Kenn Barone	....	mechanic
Mark Bell	....	craft service
Daphne Boelsma	....	studio teacher (as Daphne Boelsman)
Juan De Jesus	....	script supervisor: second unit
Michael Fischler	....	production accountant
Ryan Karten	....	production assistant
Duke Lorr	....	title designer: main titles
Lex Loverde	....	production assistant
Carlos Marinez	....	caterer
James Mcgilvray	....	on-set medic
Joe Pantoja	....	security officer
Chris Rattican	....	craft service
Debra Roth	....	production executive
Roy Ruiz	....	security officer (as Roy Roman Ruiz)
David Sergenian	....	production assistant
Darius Siwek	....	key production assistant
Khene Tan	....	location manager
Velma Thompson	....	script supervisor
Truman Van Dyke	....	production insurance
Greg Webb	....	production associate
John Wittgraf	....	production assistant

Thanks
Angelika Illman	....	special thanks
Renée Illman	....	special thanks
Jerry P. Jacobs	....	special thanks
Stephen Jarrett	....	special thanks
Jack Minogue	....	special thanks
Edward Noeltner	....	special thanks
Rita Simonian	....	special thanks
Guy Vardaman	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Institution, The
• Primal Pictures
• Afraid of the Dark

Distributors

• Pathé Distribution (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• Baditri (2006) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Cine Video y TV (2006) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• Alestar (2006) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Bac Films (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distribution (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival)
• Blitz Film (2006) (Yugoslavia) (theatrical)
• Eurocine (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Group Power (2006) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Italia Films (2006) (United Arab Emirates) (theatrical)
• LNK Audiovisuais (2006) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Ram Indo (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Swen do Brasil (2006) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Özen Film (2006) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Cinematographica Blancicia (2007) (Venezuela) (all media)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Eurofilms (2007) (Peru) (all media)
• Future Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Hollydan Works (2010) (Serbia) (DVD)
• Imagine Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
• Media Cooperation One (MC-One) (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Mediafilm (2005) (Italy) (all media)
• Pasatiempo Pictures (2005) (non-USA) (all media) (Central America incl. Equador)
• RTL Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL7)
• Sena (2005) (Iceland) (all media)
• Showtime Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Suraya Filem (2005) (Malaysia) (all media)
• Videoville Showtime (2006) (Canada) (all media)

Other Companies

• Institution Post  post-production facilities
• Juniper Post  sound post-production
• King Media Services  DVD design and authoring
• Monster FX  creature effects

Also Known As:

"Dead People 2" - Philippines (English title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | UK:15 | Ireland:16 | France:-12 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-18 | Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 | Iceland:16 | USA:Unrated | Spain:13 | Brazil:16 | Mexico:B15 | Japan:R-15 | Italy:VM14

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Institution, The

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Gretchen is on the bed, she turns around, and a shard of glass in the window frame flaps in the wind.

Quotes:

Jack:Smell is the first sense you have when you're born... and the last sense you have when you die.

Movie Connections:

Followed by No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker (2008)

Soundtrack:

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scary film, great ending (no spoilers)

Now HERE is a great horror film. I haven't been scared since 28 Days Later or, to a lesser extent, the Ring/Uzumaki series. I gave this film an 8 only because some of the dialogue is trite, and they use some of the "gotcha" gimmicks where the sound increases sharply for an instant to make you jump out of your seat. Other than that very common horror movie tactic, it is a solidly enjoyable film.

The story is great. It proceeds along a very formulaic horror movie story at first. Four or five annoying young adults on their way to a sybaritic party in the middle of nowhere. One is blind, one is a foreign student, one is the blonde, etc. One of them is being secretly pursued by an ex-pharmacy student/drug dealer he recently ripped off who is rumored to have killed others who crossed him. The car breaks down, nobody comes to help, cel phones are dead, and then BAD THINGS start to happen, usually preceded by the choking odor of decomposing bodies (hence, the title). At first these things are only observed, and then they start happening to our protagonists. The ending, however, will probably greatly surprise you, I know it did me, and I'm used to surprise endings.

The acting is good, the special effects are top notch, it's scary, and the story moves at a good pace. Definitely check it out.