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Hostel (2005)

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Overview

Director:
Eli Roth
Writer (WGA):
Eli Roth (written by)
Release Date:
6 January 2006 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Horror | Thriller 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 | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
4 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(28 articles)
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User Comments:
Eli Roth redeems himself with the kick-ass Hostel 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
Petra Kubesova ... Svetlana Shemp
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)

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 
 
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
Jacquelyn Dean .... post-production assistant
Ian Elias .... post-production assistant
Marc Fisher .... on-line 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
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

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:
USA:R (certificate #42205) | Brazil:18 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Hong Kong:III | Iceland:16 | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) | Netherlands:16 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | Australia:R | Germany:Not Rated (SPIO/JK) (extended version) | Japan:R-18 | France:-16 (with warning) | Finland:K-18 | South Korea:Limited (original rating) | Hungary:18 | Belgium:KNT | Argentina:16 | Mexico:D | Singapore:R21 (cut) | New Zealand:R18 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Sweden:15 | Norway:18 (self applied) (with warning) | UK:18 | Malaysia:(Banned) (theatrical) | Italy:VM14 | Germany:18 (nf) | South Africa:16 | South Korea:18 (re-rating) (cut) | Portugal:M/18 | Malaysia:18SG (unrated DVD version)
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Company:
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When Josh and Paxton return to the Hostel with the girls after the disco, the song in the background is "How Do" by the Sneaker Pimps, a remake of the song Willow sings to seduce Sergeant Howie in The Wicker Man (1973), which is also a film about townspeople conspiring against an outsider. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: In the opening of the movie, Holland (Amsterdam) is supposed to be represented. However, In Holland people speak Dutch and not German like the Dutch characters in Hostel. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Paxton: Amsterdam, motherfucker!
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Movie Connections:
References Don't Look Now (1973) more
Soundtrack:
V Slepych Ulickach more

FAQ

Is this movie based on a real story?
What is the name of the song that plays when Paxton is drugged?
What does the non-English dialogue mean?
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291 out of 578 people found the following comment useful:-
Eli Roth redeems himself with the kick-ass Hostel, 17 September 2005
9/10
Author: Kujo1 from Toronto, ON Canada

I was one of those people that hated everything about Cabin Fever. I wasn't anticipating Eli Roth's next film, but when I heard the Internet buzz around Hostel, and found it was showing at the 2005 TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival), I decided to check it out.

Eli Roth, who was at the screening, mentioned to the audience that this was the first public viewing in North America. He also told us what we were about to see was a work in progress print of the film. What I saw was one hell of a fierce horror flick that works on every level.

All the actors do a great job in this flick. I was especially impressed with Jay Hernandez, and Derek Richardson, two relatively unknown actors. There are a lot of funny scenes, and dialog in the early parts of the film. It's not that slapstick, forced stuff that was so prevalent in Cabin Fever. There also lots of nudity in the early parts in the film as well. When things begin to turn towards horror, you truly feel the sense of terror the characters are going through. The build up to the climax is just done so well. I loved the fact the story is very believable.

Make no mistake about it, this is a violent, sick, and gory flick. It's not for the squeamish. I haven't seen this type of extreme violence in a North America mainstream cinema. The Takashi Miike, and Asian Cinema influences are clearly seen here.

This is a film that will shock people, and remain in there heads well after the film is over. It will be interesting to see how the film is edited, and rated. In it's current state, I don't see how it could get anything less than the dreaded NC-17 rating. I just hope that it's not butchered too much, as the audience deserves to see the film how it was intended. Eli Roth has completely redeemed himself for what I thought was a very poor film in Cabin Fever, and has made one kick-ass horror film.

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