Rest Stop (Video 2006)

The film follows Nicole Carrow, a young woman who is threatened by a maniac serial killer, after her boyfriend Jess, is abducted in a rest stop.

Director:

John Shiban

Writer:

John Shiban

Stars:

Jaimie Alexander, Joey Mendicino, Deanna Russo

Cast

Credited cast:
Jaimie Alexander	...	Nicole Carrow
Joey Mendicino	...	Jesse Hilts
Deanna Russo	...	Tracy Kress
Diane Salinger	...	The Mother (as Diane Louise Salinger)
Curtis Taylor	...	The Ranger
Joseph Lawrence	...	Officer Michael Deacon (as Joey Lawrence)
Gary Entin	...	Twin #1
Edmund Entin	...	Twin #2
Jennifer Cormack	...	College Student
Mikey Post	...	Scotty
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Childers	...	Father

Storyline

In Texas, the aspirant actress Nicole Carrow runs away home to Los Angeles with her boyfriend Jess Hilts. They drive through a shortcut in an old road, and when they park in a rest stop, Jess is abducted by the sadistic driver of an old yellow truck. Along the night, Nicole is threatened by the sick maniac, while mysterious things happen to her in the place.

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Plot Keywords:

serial killer | kissing | foot torture | restroom | bare breasts | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and gore, language and some sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 October 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Epomeni stasi: O thanatos

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Home Video, Raw Feed, Papazian-Hirsch Entertainment International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min 85 min (unrated)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Nicole meets Tracey Kress in the bathroom, Tracey tells her she wanted to see the Stones play in Tucson. Later Nicole finds out that Tracey went missing in 1971. The Stones didn't play in Tucson, Arizona until June 14th, 1972.

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Crazy Credits

An additional scene is shown a minute into the credits giving a little back story of the plot.

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Connections

References Superman (1941)

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Soundtracks

"Keep Me"
Written by The Black Keys
Performed by The Black Keys
McMoore McLesst Publishing, BMI
Administered by Chrysalis Music

User Reviews

Could have been good

But it's not. The plot isn't all that bad, the actors aren't all terrible so it should be decent. Instead though despite a good starting point the plot just drags on and suffers from a lot of those "I can't believe he/she is so dumb" moments so often used in horror movies to keep things going. It frustrated me at times watching some of the decision made by the lead character. Also it took way too long to get to the good part of the movie. Anticipation is great but you can't spend over half the movie building it up. A shame too since it got decent exposure upon release and hit right before the big Halloween season. Even so I have a feeling this is going to get at least one sequel, if not more so maybe they'll be able to build on the strong general plot to eventually release something decent.