Wind Chill (2007)

Two college students share a ride home for the holidays. When they break down on a deserted stretch of road, they're preyed upon by the ghosts of people who have died there.

Director:

Gregory Jacobs

Writers:

Joe Gangemi, Steven Katz

Stars:

Emily Blunt, Ashton Holmes, Martin Donovan

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Emily Blunt	...	Girl
Ashton Holmes	...	Guy
Martin Donovan	...	Highway Patrolman
Ned Bellamy	...	Snowplow Driver
Ian A. Wallace	...	Priest (as Ian Wallace)
Donny James Lucas	...	Stranger (as Donny Lucas)
Chelan Simmons	...	Blonde Girl
Darren Moore	...	Clerk
Linden Banks	...	Proctor
Caz Odin Darko	...	Teenage Boy #1 (as Caz Darko)
Heath Horejda	...	Teenage Boy #2

Storyline

A couple of college students known only as the Girl and the Guy are traveling home to Delaware the day before Christmas Eve. They're on a frozen road that the Guy is convinced is a scenic short-cut. In the middle of nowhere in below freezing conditions they are run off the road by a hit and runner. They soon realize they're caught in a supernatural bubble where a crime from 1953 is doomed to repeat itself, year after year threatening new victims. The Guy attempts to walk back to the last petrol station but his wounds from the crash are worse than he let on.

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Plot Keywords:

college student | freezing | ghost | supernatural | christmas | 

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Taglines:

A Road Many Have Traveled ... But Few Escape

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence and disturbing images

Details

Official Sites:

TriStar Pictures [us]

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 August 2007 (UK)

Also Known As:

Escalofrío

Filming Locations:

Brenda Mines Road, Peachland, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£23,769 (UK) (3 August 2007)

Gross:

£23,769 (UK) (3 August 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blueprint Pictures, Section Eight, TriStar Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

After their car crashes, the guy suggests that the girl operate the car's controls while he tries to push it out of a deep snowbank. However, much of the car is so covered in snow and drifts that it would have been impossible to push it out.

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Quotes

Highway Patrolman: You're not going anywhere!

User Reviews

The view from www.georgevader.co.uk (drunken movie ramblings)

It's a few days before the Christmas holidays when two (unnamed) students share a ride home.After taking a "short-cut" they have a serious accident and find themselves stranded in nowheresville', in the middle of a cold snap and miles from the nearest town, then the 'problems' really begin....

I have to admit I'd heard nothing about this film, in fact I'd never even heard of the title, but it proved to be a bit of a revelation.The two leads Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada) and Ashton Holmes (A History Of Violence) are both very good actors and both put in good performances.The film is well paced, not letting you know too much too soon, it's a very eerie looking movie, the the darkness of the night brilliantly contrasting with the glistening snow, reminiscent of the classic "The Shining".

In an age of shock horror which has become rife in Hollywood over the past decade it nice to see a good old fashioned horror film in the fashion of say John Carpenters "The Fog" or even Peter Jackson's "The Frighteners" which it had elements that were very similar too.

A fine intelligent psychological horror film.