Wind Chill (2007)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Gregory Jacobs

Writers (WGA):

Joe Gangemi (written by) &
Steven Katz (written by)

Release Date:

3 August 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

There Are Worse Things Than Dying

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Road Trip | Fire Truck | Apparition | Barefoot | Highway Patrol

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

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence and disturbing images.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Argentina:16 | Ireland:15A | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 | Australia:MA | Italy:T | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Brenda Mines Road, Peachland, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Blueprint Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: After the girl returns from the telephone pole she opens the right door of the car. Before she gets in the car the newspaper still hangs on the inside of the door window, but in next shot from inside it is gone.

Quotes:

Guy: [gives Girl dirty look after she just gets off the phone]
Girl: What?
Guy: If I have to drive, you have to talk to me.
Girl: What I'm the in flight entertainment?
Guy: That's how this ride sharing thing works ok? Division of labor. We split everything 50/50
Girl: Oh well, I got news for you, I don't get much more entertaining then when I'm on the phone.

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.