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Hostel (2005) -- Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.
Hostel (2005) -- Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.

Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   57,100 votes
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Director:
Eli Roth
Writer (WGA):
Eli Roth (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
6 January 2006 (USA) more
Tagline:
Welcome To Your Worst Nightmare more
Plot:
Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
4 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
Good horror, non-existent story more

Cast

  (in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification)

Jay Hernandez ... Paxton
Derek Richardson ... Josh

Eythor Gudjonsson ... Oli

Barbara Nedeljakova ... Natalya
Jan Vlasák ... The Dutch Businessman
Jana Kaderabkova ... Svetlana
Jennifer Lim ... Kana
Keiko Seiko ... Yuki
Lubomir Bukovy ... Alex
Jana Havlickova ... Vala

Rick Hoffman ... The American Client
Petr Janis ... The German Surgeon
Takashi Miike ... Miike Takashi
Patrik Zigo ... Bubble Gum Gang Leader (as Zigo Patrik)
Milda Jedi Havlas ... Desk Clerk Jedi
Martin Kubacák ... The Scarred Cab Driver
Miroslav Táborský ... The Friendly Police Officer
Paula Wild ... Monique
Vladimir Silhavecky ... Yuri
Barbora Oboznenkova ... Disco Girl

Daniel S. Frisch ... Fanny Pack Man (as Daniel Frisch)
Radomil Uhlir ... The Stoned Manager
Jan Spanbauer ... Jacket Man
Mirek Navratil ... Dutch Bouncer
Vanessa Jungova ... Saskia
Katerina Vomelova ... Dominique
Lubos Vinicky ... Angry Dutch Elf
Petr Sedlacek ... The Toothless Cab Driver
Drahoslav Herzan ... Bob
Daniela Bakerova ... Older Woman
Martina Kralickova ... Pretty Woman
Ota Filip ... Muttonchop
Jakub Habarta ... Slovak Bus Boy

Philip Waley ... Alfie
Mark Taylor ... Brucey
Nick Roe ... Stan
Roman Janecka ... Bottle Thrower
Natali Tothova ... Natalya Shemp
Sandy Style ... Svetlana Shemp (as Petra Kubesova)
David Baxa ... Museum Tortury Guard (as Lord David Baxa)
Gabriel Roth ... Sir Robert Wappus
Miroslav Hanus ... The Nasty Police Officer

Christopher Allen Nelson ... Dutch Police Officer
Josef Bradna ... The Butcher
Zina Blahusova ... Girl
Katerina Cervenkova ... Girl
Veronika Petrova ... Girl
Kristina Kosunova ... Girl
Karel Hrosek ... Girl
Mugi Lhagvadorj ... Girl
Ashley Robbins ... Girl (as Jana Semradova)
Hana Dibelkova ... Girl
Alena Chrastinova ... Girl
Klara S. ... Girl (as Klara Smetanova)
Petra Slavikova ... Girl
Katrina Henesova ... Girl
Hana Vitvarova ... Girl
Mark Bakunas ... Rock God
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stephanie Bauman ... Axelle's Next Victim #1 (uncredited)
Martin Faltyn ... Senior Cozzi (uncredited)
Anya Samantha Jordanova ... Girl (uncredited)
Michaela Kaplanova ... Todd's Hooker (uncredited)

Eli Roth ... American Stoner (uncredited)
Iveta Rucka ... Stuart's Hooker (uncredited)
Karel Vanásek ... Devilku Puppet (uncredited)
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Directed by
Eli Roth 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Eli Roth (written by)

Produced by
Chris Briggs .... producer
Mike Fleiss .... producer
Daniel S. Frisch .... co-producer (as Daniel Frisch)
Eli Roth .... producer
Scott Spiegel .... executive producer
Quentin Tarantino .... executive producer
Philip Waley .... co-producer
Boaz Yakin .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Nathan Barr 
 
Cinematography by
Milan Chadima 
 
Film Editing by
George Folsey Jr. 
 
Casting by
Filipp Grammatikos 
Sigrún Sól Ólafsdóttir  (Casting Director, Iceland) (as Sigrun Sol Olafsdottir)
Ivan Vorlícek 
Kelly Wagner 
 
Production Design by
Franco-Giacomo Carbone 
 
Art Direction by
David Baxa 
 
Set Decoration by
Karel Vanásek 
 
Costume Design by
Franco-Giacomo Carbone 
Paloma Soledad  (as Paloma Candelaria)
 
Makeup Department
Howard Berger .... on-set makeup effects artist
Howard Berger .... special makeup effects designer and creator
Jana Dopitová .... makeup artist
Klaudie Havlova .... additional makeup artist
Kveta Holasova .... additional makeup artist
Grady Holder .... mold department: K.N.B. EFX Group
Rini Lemanova .... key makeup artist
Lorraine Martin .... assistant makeup artist
Christopher Allen Nelson .... on-set makeup effects artist (as Chris Nelson)
Gregory Nicotero .... special makeup effects designer and creator
Andy Schoneberg .... makeup designer
Kevin Wasner .... on-set makeup effects artist
 
Production Management
Philip Waley .... unit production manager
Pavlina Zipkova .... production manager: Czech
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roman Janecka .... first assistant director: Czech Republic
Roman Janecka .... second unit director
Petra Meisnerova .... third assistant director
Philip Seeger .... second assistant director
Mark Taylor .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Milan Babik .... property master
Radan Kapinos .... stand-by props
Alice Kheilova .... assistant to art director
Martina Ter-Akopowá .... art department coordinator
 
Sound Department
Kami Asgar .... adr supervisor
Bob Beemer .... sound re-recording mixer
Tomas Belohradsky .... sound mixer
Brian Best .... supervising sound editor
Vincent Guisetti .... foley artist
Scott G.G. Haller .... supervising dialog editor
Pamela Kahn .... foley artist (as P.K. Spencer)
Tateum Kohut .... sound re-recording mixer
Herwig Maurer .... sound editor
Sean McCormack .... supervising sound editor
Fred Peck III .... sound re-recordist
Stuart Provine .... additional sound effects
Kyle Rochlin .... foley mixer
P.K. Spencer .... foley artist
Petr Stuchlík .... boom operator
Marcelo Teson .... sound editor
Tim Tuchrello .... sound editor
Pavel Vencl .... boom operator
 
Special Effects by
Ozzy Alvarez .... lab technician: K.N.B. EFX Group
Martin Mottl .... special effects technician
Martin Pryca .... special effects supervisor
Caleb Schneider .... special effects technician
Lindsay Vivian .... special effects runner
Jenny Wallace .... special effects runner
Kevin Wasner .... special effects makeup
 
Visual Effects by
Ulysses Argetta .... digital compositor
Ozzie Carmona .... digital artist
Miro Gal .... location visual effects supervisor
Robert Kurtzman .... visual effects supervisor
Jim O'Hagan .... digital compositor: Pacific Title
Franklin Purtiman .... digital effects artist
Andrew Sagar .... digital compositor
Antonio Torres .... digital artist: Pacific Title
Alan Tuskes .... digital effects artist
Bob Wiatr .... digital compositor: Pacific Title
 
Stunts
Jindrich Klaus .... stunt double
Miroslav Lhotka .... stunts
Pavel Vokoun .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Libor Bruha .... first assistant camera
Petr Cejka .... electrician
Shane Daly .... additional cinematographer
Ludek Hynek .... key grip
Ales Kohout .... electrician
Petr Konrád .... gaffer
Zbynek Kunc .... additional photographer
Zbynek Kunc .... focus puller
Filip Majer .... focus puller: second unit
Jan Matejka .... electrician
Zdenek Mrkvicka .... second assistant camera
Vlada Muller .... Steadicam operator
Martin Nahodil .... video playback operator
Radek Skudrna .... additional photographer
Radek Skudrna .... focus puller
Lukas Srajer .... grip
Martin Stepánek .... camera operator
Martin Stepánek .... director of photography: second unit
Dalibor Suchy .... electrician
Petr Sulc .... best boy
Stepan Svoboda .... additional photographer
Stepan Svoboda .... assistant camera
Rico Torres .... still photographer
 
Casting Department
Ineke de Vos .... casting: Netherlands
Jennifer Rudolph .... casting: New York
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jitka Novotna .... wardrobe supervisor
Hana Rambova .... wardrobe assistant
 
Editorial Department
Justin Bergeron .... on-line editor
Jacquelyn Dean .... post-production assistant
Ian Elias .... post-production assistant
Marc Fisher .... finishing editor
Michael T. Forrest .... on-line editor
Charles Kaplan .... associate editor
Stephen R. Sheridan .... color timer
Brad E. Wilhite .... associate editor
Lawrence Howard Williams .... post digital media operator
 
Music Department
Gerry Cueller .... music supervisor
Greg Danylyshyn .... music supervisor
Michael Farrow .... music scoring mixer
Karen Guthery .... orchestrator
Ricky Hernandez .... musician
Penka Kouneva .... orchestrator
Brian Richards .... music editor
Allan Wilson .... conductor
 
Transportation Department
Jan Strasik .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Travis S. Baker .... researcher
Mark Bakunas .... production accountant
Tawnya Brown .... assistant: Mr. Fleiss
Veronika Brtova .... production assistant
Marketa Dankova .... production assistant
Eva Dvorakova .... on-set medic
Olina Edney .... production secretary
Jakub Eliasek .... production assistant
Flax Glor .... publicist
Milda Jedi Havlas .... production assistant
Charles Heaphy .... production financing
Vlasta Hynek .... production coordinator
Kazi Kopecka .... script supervisor
Julie McLean .... assistant: Mr. Tarantino
Kevin Mockrin .... intern
Tony Muro .... publicist
Honza Ondrovcak .... location manager
Hynek Pantucek .... key loader
Gabriel Roth .... documentarian (as Gabe Roth)
Pilar Savone .... assistant: Mr. Tarantino
David Skacelik .... production assistant
Jan Soufek .... production assistant
Jed Strahm .... assistant: Raw Nerve
Richard Tanne .... researcher
Quentin Tarantino .... presenter
Katherin-Ellen Zabehlicky .... production assistant
 
Thanks
Mick Garris .... special thanks
Peter Jackson .... very special thanks
Harry Jay Knowles .... very special thanks (as Harry Knowles)
Takashi Miike .... very special thanks
Fran Walsh .... very special thanks
Ísleifur Þórhallsson .... thanks (as Isleifur Thorhallsson)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Hostel: Part I (Australia) (DVD title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for brutal scenes of torture and violence, strong sexual content, language and drug use.
Runtime:
94 min | Philippines:93 min (cut)
Country:
USA
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | UK:18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Germany:18 (nf) | Australia:R | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:R21 (cut) | Sweden:15 | Mexico:D | Argentina:16 | Portugal:M/18 | Brazil:18 | South Africa:16 | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) | Belgium:KNT | Hungary:18 | Finland:K-18 | South Korea:18 (re-rating) (cut) | South Korea:Limited (original rating) | USA:R (certificate #42205) | Italy:VM14 | Germany:Not Rated (SPIO/JK) (extended version) | France:-16 (with warning) | Norway:18 (self applied) (with warning) | Malaysia:18SG (unrated DVD version) | Malaysia:(Banned) (theatrical) | Hong Kong:III | Japan:R-18 | Italy:VM18 (re-rating)
Company:
Hostel LLC more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Oli speaks a little Icelandic in the film. When knocking on the hotel door Oli yells "Djöfulsins" which literally means "devil", but in the context it kind of the Icelandic "fuck", also Oli says the word "snípur" which means "clit". Also when Josh calls Oli and he gets his voice mail which sounded "Hæ, þetta er Óli, legðu inn skilaboð og ég hringi í þig." which translates "Hi, this is Oli, leave a message and I'll call you back". In the subtitles on the DVD the word "snípur" is misspelled as "sneepur" to avoid people confusing it with the english word "sniper". more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the one street kid throws a stone onto the man's head from the window you can see blood on his head before the stone hits him. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Paxton: Amsterdam, motherfucker!
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Movie Connections:
References The Shining (1980) more
Soundtrack:
Drzim Ti Miesto more

FAQ

What does the non-English dialogue mean?
Is this movie based on a real story?
What are the differences between the Director's Cut and the Extended Version?
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298 out of 540 people found the following comment useful:-
Good horror, non-existent story, 20 December 2005
4/10
Author: Todd Koerner from Hermosa Beach, CA - United States

I like a rip-roaring horror movie as much as the next guy, but this one just didn't do it for me. It certainly felt like it hit all the necessary marks, from nudity and dismemberment to bloody revenge, but at the conclusion, it just felt like eating cotton candy - no real nutritional value, just a sense that I had satisfied some of my prurient appetite without any logical payoff.

The movie was slow in getting started and then the sprinted to a singularly boggling ending. I walked out of the theater asking, "What was the point of all that?" And while this is described as horror, it really should be classified as thriller. There was no explanation or clever twist at the end. Just the end. I'm sure that it will attract an enthusiastic audience of young adults, but the evisceration by the critics will stem any hopes of huge box office.

If your expectations are low enough, and your tastes in gore sufficiently robust, then you are in for a good time. Otherwise, skip this and see a classic Hitchcock film. You'll feel better about yourself.

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