The Caretaker (2008/I)

Director:

Bryce Olson

Writer:

Jackie Olson

Release Date:

14 February 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Not all love stories have a happy ending...

Plot:

A group of teenage boys out to give their girlfriends a good scare on Homecoming night, which also happens to be Halloween...

Cast

Kira Verrastro	...	Ella
James Immekus	...	Snail
Jennifer Freeman	...	Sonya
Andrew St. John	...	Topher
Diego J. Torres	...	Ricky
Victoria Vande Vegte	...	Chloe
Jennifer Tilly	...	Miss Perry
Judd Nelson	...	Ella's Dad
Jonathan Breck	...	The Limo Driver
Lola Davidson	...	Missy
Will Stiles	...	Derrik
René Ashton	...	Tansy
Shawn Andrews	...	Vinnie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rob MacMullan	...	Orchard Worker
Carole Russo	...	Teacher
Jahkeim Cromedy	...	Halloween Party Goer (uncredited)

Directed by
Bryce Olson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jackie Olson

Produced by
A.W. Gryphon	....	producer (as Allison Wilke)
Starlotte Smith Holguin	....	associate producer (as Starlotte Dawn Smith)
Brynn McQuade	....	producer
Jackie Olson	....	producer
Steve VandeVegte	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jim Lang

Cinematography by
Vern Nobles		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Peter Basinski
Matthew Cassel

Casting by
Michael Hothorn

Art Direction by
Jason Bistarkey

Makeup Department
Tracey Henton	....	makeup artist
Sherilyn Segal	....	makeup department head
Beth Vanderwerken	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Andrew Blau	....	production supervisor
A.W. Gryphon	....	unit production manager (as Allison Wilke)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christian Clarke	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Brian Fowler	....	property master
Jordan Guzzardo	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Brion Condon	....	boom operator
David Michael Erwin	....	sound designer
Sean Keegan	....	adr mixer
Michael Krikorian	....	production sound mixer
Mark McBryde	....	foley artist
Dave Moorman	....	sound re-recording mixer

Stunts
Toby Holguin	....	stunt coordinator
Chrissy Weathersby Ball	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Ed Maloney	....	chief lighting technician
Michael E. Matteson	....	key grip
Daniel Page McDonough	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Jeremy Gordon	....	casting associate
Anthony J. Kraus	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carrie Dacre	....	key costumer

Music Department
Chris Lord	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Steve Pate	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Crystal Connell	....	key craft service
A.W. Gryphon	....	location manager (as Allison Wilke)
Adam Nelson	....	production assistant
Kim Nyhous	....	production assistant
Lauren Suarez	....	assistant production coordinator

Thanks
Michael Dutra	....	special thanks
Allison Hebble Starkovich	....	special thanks
Zed Starkovich	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Caretaker
• Turkey Ranch Productions

Distributors

• Prime Time Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Turkey Ranch Productions
• VVS Films (2008) (Canada) (all media)
• VVS Films (2009) (Canada) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Image Resources  sound post-production

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for some horror violence and nudity

Runtime:

Canada:82 min (Ontario)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | German | Spanish

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | Netherlands:12 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

San Marcos, California, USA

Company:

Caretaker

Care was not taken with making this movie!

This so-called horror movie is one of the worst slashers I have ever seen in my life. It goes wrong in every way you can think of. For starters, the entire enterprise is appallingly cheap. Shot almost entirely at night, the lighting is almost non-existent, and it's often hard to make out the surroundings or what it going on. Also, with little in the way of props, it's as if the filmmakers decided to write something with the little they had, instead of writing the story first and worrying about bringing things in later. But wait - things get even worse! We have teen protagonists who are annoying and so poorly developed I don't think we even learn the names of some of them. It should be a pleasure seeing them chopped up, but the slaughter doesn't really get going until more than an hour of the running time has passed, with most of the time devoted to seeing the teens wandering around and around endlessly. Once it does get going, the slaughter is not very graphic at all. The "surprise twist" at the end isn't the least bit surprising. And Judd Nelson is totally wasted, having almost no screen time. Do you need any more convincing about "The Caretaker" being a complete waste of time?