Rest Stop (2006) (V)

Director:

John Shiban

Writer:

John Shiban (written by)

Release Date:

17 October 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Kissing | Foot Torture | Restroom | Bare Breasts

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
Nick Orefice	...	The killer / kzl-303 (uncredited)

Directed by
John Shiban

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
John Shiban		written by

Produced by
James Hirsch	....	executive producer (as James G. Hirsch)
Tony Krantz	....	producer
R.J. Louis	....	executive producer
Daniel Myrick	....	producer
Robert Papazian	....	executive producer (as Robert A. Papazian)
Shawn Papazian	....	producer
John Shiban	....	producer
R.J. Louis	....	line producer (uncredited)
Reece Pearson	....	assistant producer (uncredited)
John Shiban	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Bear McCreary

Cinematography by
Mark Vargo		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Richard Byard

Casting by
Patrick Baca
Robin Nassif

Production Design by
Phil Dagort		(as Philip Dagort)

Art Direction by
Ian Phillips

Set Decoration by
Megan Malley		(as Megan Malley-Cannon)

Costume Design by
Warden Neil

Makeup Department
Bridget Bergman	....	key makeup artist
Jamie Kelman	....	makeup department head
Jamie Kelman	....	special makeup effects artist
Norma Lee	....	hair department head

Production Management
Karine Cruz	....	production supervisor
R.J. Louis	....	unit production manager
Rebecca McGill	....	executive in charge of production
Mark St. John	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim Charleston	....	first assistant director
Patrick Cunningham	....	second assistant director
Robert Papazian	....	second unit director (as Robert A. Papazian)
Shawn Papazian	....	second unit director

Art Department
Treven Bedwell	....	property master
Bruce Bellamy	....	on-set dresser
Mark Boucher	....	paint foreman
David B. Brenner	....	construction coordinator (as David Brenner)
Nelson Bush	....	leadman (as Nelson Lee Bush)
Devin Crane	....	technical consultant (as Devon Crane)
Pat DiGiulo	....	labor foreman (as Pat Di Giulio)
William Greinke	....	construction foreman
Hugo Hernandez	....	set painter
Brandi Hugo	....	art department assistant (as Brandi M. Hugo)
Alfredo Ortega	....	set painter
Eugene Wyrick	....	assistant property master (as Gene Wyrick)

Sound Department
Nate Arrigoni	....	assistant dialogue editor
Sean Byrne	....	sound editor
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist
Andy D'Addario	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Andrew C. D'Addario)
David C. Eichhorn	....	adr editor (as David Eichhorn)
David C. Eichhorn	....	dialogue editor (as David Eichhorn)
David C. Eichhorn	....	supervising sound editor (as David Eichhorn)
Klair Ethridge	....	boom operator
Kevin Fisher	....	sound effects editor
Kevin Meltcher	....	assistant dialogue editor
Michael C. Moore	....	sound mixer
Jill Schachne	....	foley artist (as Jill Schacne)
Peter Michael Sullivan	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Torres	....	foley mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Dennis Dion	....	special effects coordinator
Donald Mayabb	....	special effects

Stunts
William H. Burton	....	stunts
Kanin Howell	....	stunts (as Kanan Howell)
Norman Howell	....	stunt coordinator
Don Lee	....	stunt double: Joe Lawrence
Erin Sharkey	....	stunt double
Jessie James Thompson	....	stunt double
Christine Marie	....	stunt double: Jaimie Alexander (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Adcock	....	director of photography: second unit
Kyle Buff	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Tom Cantrell	....	lamp operator
Lonnie S. Gatlin	....	best boy electric (as Lonnie Gatlin)
Joseph Graham	....	key grip (as Joe Graham)
Jeremy Griffiths	....	grip
Doug Hyun	....	still photographer
Bob E. Krattiger	....	gaffer (as Bob Kraittinger)
J. Steven Matzinger	....	camera operator (as Steve Matzinger)
Darin Necessary	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Jay Pope	....	grip
David A. Santos	....	best boy grip (as David Santos)
Kenny Schneider	....	lamp operator (as Ken Schneider)
Blake Scripps	....	second assistant camera
Anders Yarbrough	....	camera production assistant
Anders Yarbrough	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Maryan Zurek	....	first assistant camera
Doug Hyun	....	special photographer (uncredited)
Anders Yarbrough	....	camera loader (uncredited)

Animation Department
Devin Crane	....	storyboard artist

Casting Department
Preena Lavingia	....	casting assistant
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Brandi S. Hawkins	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carolyn Berger	....	costume supervisor
Cesar Magana	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Randy Beveridge	....	senior colorist
Kristen Helsing	....	first assistant editor
Sharon Lopez	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Ken Charlson	....	music editor
Steve Kaplan	....	score mixer
Steve Kaplan	....	score recordist
Rebecca McGill	....	music supervisor
Steve Kaplan	....	scoring engineer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Richard Anton	....	driver
David Blair	....	driver
Brian Casella	....	driver
Donald R. Casella	....	transportation coordinator (as Don Casella)
Dan Lazaretto	....	transportation captain (as Dan Lazzaretto)
Robert Lee	....	driver (as Bobby Lee)
Jim Martell	....	driver
Becky Raiche	....	driver

Other crew
Nino Aldi	....	production assistant
Cory Calhoun	....	assistant: Mr. Krantz
Dylan Charleston	....	production assistant
Giuseppe De Angelis	....	production intern
Ivo Deranja	....	location manager
Michael Feldman	....	production assistant
Aaron Goldstein	....	assistant: Mr Myrick
Tom Just	....	production secretary
Howard Keys	....	set medic
Leslie Kirvin	....	production accountant
Quinton Marquiss	....	intern: second unit
Martin Palma	....	key craft service
Grace Sur	....	assistant accountant
Mark S. Thomas	....	script supervisor (as Mark Thomas)
Janet Viscome	....	assistant: Mr. Papazian
Carol A. Compton	....	script clearance (uncredited)

Thanks
Jeffrey Baker	....	special thanks: Warner Home Video

Production Companies

• Warner Home Video (presents)
• Raw Feed (presents)
• Papazian-Hirsch Entertainment International (as Papazian-Hirsch Entertainment) (in association with)
• Flame Ventures

Distributors

• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2010) (Finland) (TV)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Level 3 Post (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Smart Post Sound  sound editing
• Mario's Catering  catering
• Level 3 Post  titles and opticals
• Matchframe Video  telecine
• Hollywood Film & Video  film processing (as Hollywood Film and Video)
• Otto Nemenz International  cameras and lenses supplied by (as Otto Nemenz)
• IndieClear  script clearance research
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes (as Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies (as Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.)
• Todd-AO Studios  post-production sound services (as Todd-AO)
• Warner Home Video  special thanks: Jeffrey Baker
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• Kodak Motion Picture Film  film
• Central Casting  extras casting (uncredited)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

80 min | 85 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:R21 | Germany:18 (JK/SPIO) (cut) | Portugal:M/18 | UK:18 | Finland:K-18 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Warner Home Video

Goofs:

Errors in geography: After Nicole and Jess drive away from the house at the beginning of the picture and are shown driving on the highway, they pass under a sign that says "Soledad Highway exit", which means that they're driving on the Antelope Valley Freeway (CA State Rt. 14), north of Los Angeles. But shortly afterwards they pass another sign on the side of the road that says "Welcome to California", implying that they've just crossed the border into California, when in reality at that point they would have already been in California for quite some time.

Movie Connections:

References Superman (1941)

Soundtrack:

Keep Me

So Bad I Had To Comment

I've never made one of these before, but this movie was literally so bad I had to say something about it.

I'm all for independent film-making as the past year has seen of the worst (in my opinion) of Hollywood's showings, the mainstream just seems to have lost touch with what making good films is all about. That being said movies like this really give independent film a bad reputation.

The characters are boring and too stupid to empathize with. The direction is horrible, the plotting is horrible, the plot itself is horrible, stay away, far away. Only one brief scene featuring a female's nude breasts, and even that wasn't worth a second look.

The scariest thing about this movie is the idea of ever having to watch it again. I gave it a 2 and not a 1 simply because the actors were visible and the sound was audible - it earns one point for each of those traits.