Driftwood (2006)

Riddled with guilt over the loss of his rock star older brother, 16-year-old David Forrester becomes obsessed with death, leading his misguided parents to send him to Driftwood, an ... See full summary »

Director:

Tim Sullivan

Writers:

Chris Kobin, Tim Sullivan

Stars:

Raviv Ullman, Dallas Page, Talan Torriero

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Raviv Ullman	...	David Forrester
Dallas Page	...	Captain Kennedy (as Diamond Dallas Page)
Talan Torriero	...	Yates
David Eigenberg	...	Norris
Jeremy Lelliott	...	Noah
Baelyn Neff	...	Myra
Frankie Levangie	...	Boyle
Connor Ross	...	Jonathan
Cory Hardrict	...	Darryl
David Skyler	...	K.C.
Shahine Ezell	...	Cobey
John Walcutt	...	Quails
Lou Beatty Jr.	...	Doc
Kim Morgan Greene	...	Mrs. Sherman
Russell Sams	...	Dean Forrester

Storyline

Riddled with guilt over the loss of his rock star older brother, 16-year-old David Forrester becomes obsessed with death, leading his misguided parents to send him to Driftwood, an attitude-adjustment Camp for troubled youths run by the sadistic Captain Doug Kennedy and his brutal young henchman, Yates. Once there, David becomes haunted by the spirit of Jonathan, a former inmate who met a mysterious end, and a mystery whose resolution could very well be David's only way out.

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Taglines:

"Haunted by Death. Beaten by Life. No one escapes the Pain."

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

My space

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 December 2010 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Driftwood - O Reformatório

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The youth prison location was discovered by Tim when he watched an AFI Conservatory's cycle film entitled "Mateo", directed by Aaron King, which involved a Latino youth coming of age in a 'youth shelter' camp.

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Connections

Referenced in Doing Time on the Set of Driftwood (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Fallen"
Written by Joey Gabra
Performed by Immaculate Mess
Courtesy of Immaculate Mess and Succulent Sounds

User Reviews

Not much of a fan

The movie clearly hits home with some people, but for me I'm afraid it missed the mark.

From the outset the acting appeared somewhat B-movie-like. Some characters overacted, the script felt unnatural and some of the lines spouted were just clichés from a phrase book.

The lead guy was OK - his acting was clearly what the producers spent their money on. By no means an Oscar-winning performance, he did grab the spotlight but only really thanks to the quite terrible acting around him.

The story is OK - that's all though, "ok". Not great, not inspiring. Nothing new. I only just made it to the end but constantly wished it could have been forwarded.

Seeing as most people here seemed to enjoy it, I can hardly tell you to stay away but it is in no way shape or form a great movie.