Left Turn (2007)

Director:

Ron Carlson

Stars:

Aimee C. Carr, Jeff Griggs, Stephanie Hodes

Cast

Credited cast:
Aimee C. Carr	...	Driver in car
Jeff Griggs
Stephanie Hodes	...	Student Driver
Mark Hodos
Amber Kacherian	...	Car driver / Pedestrian
Matthew Llamar	...	Streetwalker (as Matt Walker)
Marshall Manesh
Ashley Stern	...	Girl in White

Storyline

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Genres:

Short | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

28 April 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Sacramento, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

6 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

6 out of 10

Here is a short film which builds a tense atmosphere right to the end. Two couples driving home on a rainy night make decisions that will have dire consequences.

The story feels a little bit like it drew from urban legends about killers in the back seat, hooks for hands, and those sorts of things. It involves a mysterious hitchhiker in a bright yellow raincoat. Two people, who happened to be a couple, react differently to the hitchhiker's unusual behavior.

UPDATE: I recently saw a short film made years earlier titled "Panic." It was the exact same story, which means "Left Turn" is a remake. I'm not sure that I prefer one over the other; I would say that Left Turn built an atmosphere of foreboding from the beginning, while Panic kind of sneaks up on you.