Shrooms (2007)

3 couples go to Ireland woods to collect magic mushrooms and trip out. On their way they meet some strange inhabitants of the woods and it doesn't take long until a creepy story is being ... See full summary »

Director:

Paddy Breathnach

Writer:

Pearse Elliott

Stars:

Lindsey Haun, Jack Huston, Max Kasch

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lindsey Haun	...	Tara
Jack Huston	...	Jake
Max Kasch	...	Troy
Maya Hazen	...	Lisa
Alice Greczyn	...	Holly
Robert Hoffman	...	Bluto
Don Wycherley	...	Ernie
Sean McGinley	...	Bernie
Toby Sedgwick	...	Black Brother
André Pollack	...	The Dog
Jack Gleeson	...	Lonely Twin
Mike Carbery	...	Paramedic
Anna Tikhonova	...	Mysterious Woman 1
Goranna McDonald	...	Mysterious Woman 2
Berry Murphy	...	Lonely Twin's Brother

Storyline

3 couples go to Ireland woods to collect magic mushrooms and trip out. On their way they meet some strange inhabitants of the woods and it doesn't take long until a creepy story is being told at the campfire which might be more than just a story. So strange things happen, people start disappearing, silhouettes move through the woods and the creepy story starts to melt into reality. The horror kicks in along with the effect of the mushrooms.

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Plot Keywords:

mushroom | forest | tripping | self defense | ambulance | 

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Taglines:

Get Ready to Get Wasted

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Ireland UK Denmark

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 November 2007 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Alucinação

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,849 (USA) (8 February 2008)

Gross:

$1,849 (USA) (8 February 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Capitol Films, Ingenious Film Partners, Bórd Scannán na hÉireann

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min 86 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The constant bird sounds in the background throughout the film frequently include the very obvious Red-Winged Blackbird which is not found in Europe, never mind Ireland, where the film is set.

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Quotes

Jake: [greeting his friends at the airport] Céad míle fáilte, you Yankee junkie motherfuckers!

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Connections

References Leprechaun (1993)

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Soundtracks

"Jackknife"
Written by Patrick McCarthy
Performed by The Rig Brothers
Produced by The Rig Brothers
Published by Weaverswayed Music (BMI)

User Reviews

Disappointing

I saw the advert for "shrooms" and instantly wanted to see it so i rented a copy. I think the real clincher that will get this film an audience is the fact that it brings the drug element into a horror. I was hoping for a very trippy film that was so messed up you don't know whether to scream or rewind and rethink.

Unfortunately "Shrooms" goes for the premonition approach. After taking a bad shroom, Tera the main girl starts "seeing things". I just thought from that point on i'd seen it all before. I was right. Most of this film is simply people walking around, looking for something with a scared look on their face. The whole back story seems to be a relatively regurgatated camp fire tale that is used in most films "a bad house, kids are abused, one messed up kid left"- come on this just isn't scary.

Admittedly the ending is clever, but again not the most original.

The potential this film had is wasted on what seems to be a boring storyline. Not much trippyness or edge of your seat tension, just another B-grade horror.