Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (2008) (V)

Director:

Shawn Papazian

Writer:

John Shiban

Release Date:

30 September 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

The corporal Tom Hilts returns from overseas to his hometown Argyle, Texas, for a ten days leave with the intention to seek our his brother Jess...

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Gore | Serial Killer | Blood | Stapler

Cast

Richard Tillman	...	Tom Hilts
Jessie Ward	...	Marilyn
Graham Norris	...	Jared
Joey Mendicino	...	Jesse
Julie Mond	...	Nicole
Brionne Davis	...	The Driver
Diane Salinger	...	The Mother (as Diane Louise Salinger)
Michael Childers	...	The Father
Gary Entin	...	Twin #1
Edmund Entin	...	Twin #2
Mikey Post	...	Scotty
Steve Railsback	...	The Owner
Michael Toland	...	Mr. Hilts
Kelly Albanese	...	Party Girl #1
Sharon Senina	...	Party Girl #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gina Fricchione	...	Family Friend (uncredited)
Adam Friedman	...	Additional Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Wes Robertson	...	Buddy (uncredited)

Directed by
Shawn Papazian

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
John Shiban

Produced by
Aaron Billet	....	associate producer
Steve Ecclesine	....	producer
Tony Krantz	....	producer
Reece Pearson	....	associate producer
John Shiban	....	producer

Original Music by
Bear McCreary

Cinematography by
Jas Shelton

Film Editing by
Richard Byard

Casting by
Patrick Baca
Robin Nassif

Production Design by
Frank Bollinger

Art Direction by
Russell M. Jaeger

Set Decoration by
Eden Barr

Costume Design by
Danielle Launzel

Makeup Department
Adam Brandy	....	makeup artist
R.J. McCasland	....	makeup artist
Krystal Melton	....	assistant makeup artist
Myke Michaels	....	makeup department head
Janette Nielsen	....	makeup artist
Abby Roll	....	key hair stylist
Richard Wetzel	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Lawreen E. Kayl	....	unit production manager
George Rizkallah	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Elion Olson	....	second assistant director
Aaron Penn	....	second second assistant director
Paul Silver	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jami Anderson	....	on-set dresser (as Jami Lynn Anderson)
Jonathan Buchanan	....	property master
Jason Cardillo-Lee	....	set dresser
Liza Chenault	....	set dresser
Jon De Pabon	....	paint boss
Cade Fall	....	art department assistant
Philip Fitzpatrick	....	set dresser
Slade Hammer	....	leadman
Douglas R. Johnson	....	head painter
Christopher W. Jones	....	construction coordinator
Sara Krueger	....	art department coordinator
Erin McKenna	....	scenic painter
Ben Page	....	propmaker
Steven L. Rapak	....	carpenter
Joseph Yuss Simon	....	storyboard artist
Walter Weiss	....	general foreman
Mark Achilles White	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Joshua Adeniji	....	foley editor
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	dialogue & adr editor
John B. Cormier	....	foley artist
Klark Culp	....	utility sound person
Robert Dehn	....	assistant sound editor
Levent Erdogan	....	additional dialogue editor
Levent Erdogan	....	foley editor
J. Alex Faucheux	....	foley artist
Brent Findley	....	sound effects editor
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
Dick Hansen	....	production sound mixer
Scott Hinkley	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Kaleta	....	boom operator
Cody King	....	sound effects editor
Richard Kitting	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Andrew Morgado	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
Mark Weatherbe	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Peter Allendale	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX
Kenneth Armstrong	....	graphics designer: Comen VFX
Tim Carras	....	visual effects supervisor
Joshua D. Comen	....	visual effects producer
Sean Coonce	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX
Brandy Handelman	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX
Zachary Lo	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX
Holly Rayman	....	controller: Comen VFX

Stunts
Matthew R. Anderson	....	stunt coordinator
Robert Sean Burke	....	stunt double
Edward Conna	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Steve Rizzo	....	stunt double
Shaun Vickers	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Jereme Abboud	....	grip
David M. Adams	....	grip
Carlos Aranda	....	electrician
Victor Avila	....	additional assistant camera
Tom Clancey	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Tom Clancey	....	director of photography: second unit
Brian D'Haem	....	lighting technician
Ardy Fatehi	....	rigging electrician
Nathan Dean Fetzer	....	set lighting technician
Patrick D. Fields	....	grip
Brandon Flohr	....	grip
Alex Gaynor	....	lighting technician (as Alex O. Gaynor)
Tom Howard	....	lighting technician
Jonathan Huddleston	....	best boy grip
Yoshikazu Isomura	....	electrician
Keith A. Jones	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Tom Jordan	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael Kleiman	....	second assistant camera
Eric Leong	....	grip
Robyn Link	....	second assistant camera
Steven A. Lundgren	....	gaffer
Ilja Magura	....	lighting technician
Steve Mulcahey	....	key grip
Kate Nixa	....	loader
Robyn Noble	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera: "c" camera
Craig Steven Reilly	....	dolly grip
Joseph Rotta	....	grip
Wally Rowell	....	rigging gaffer
Timothy Robert Ryan	....	lighting technician
David Sheetz	....	electrician
Julie Sherman	....	still photographer
Christopher Taylor	....	head camera operator
Steven Tilly	....	grip
Ron Tondreau	....	best boy grip
Chris Tonkovich	....	best boy electric
Chris Way	....	grip

Casting Department
Carla Lewis	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rochelle Best	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Randy Beveridge	....	final colorist
Randy Beveridge	....	senior colorist (2008)
Jennifer Hunter	....	assistant editor
Emily Koonse	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Romeo Antonio	....	music supervisor
Jonathan Beard	....	composer: special features
Steve Kaplan	....	scoring engineer
Jeremy Levy	....	orchestrator
Shawn Papazian	....	music supervisor
Brandon Roberts	....	orchestrator
Aaron Roethe	....	composer: additional music
Aaron Roethe	....	scoring coordinator
John Shiban	....	music supervisor
Jonathan Snipes	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Leslie C. Blenkhorn	....	driver
Joe Breuer	....	driver
David M. Frish	....	driver
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Pablo Gonzalez	....	driver
Donny Joseph	....	driver
Craig Lietzke	....	transportation coordinator
Tom Lyons	....	driver
Dale Moser	....	driver
Joel Renfro	....	transportation captain
Scott Sampson	....	construction driver
John Simanovich	....	transportation co-captain
Michael P. Walsh	....	driver

Other crew
Martin Alcala	....	production accountant
Tansey Allen	....	key base production assistant
Tom Ara	....	legal counsel
Tom Cabral	....	accounting clerk
Thatiana Viana Cruz	....	office production assistant
Marc Garcia	....	set medic
Aaron Goldstein	....	assistant: Mr. Myrick
Josh Holden Hume	....	key set production assistant
Carlos G. Lopez	....	assistant production coordinator
Emily McLaughlin	....	assistant: Mr. Shiban
H. Charles Parrish	....	armorer
Reece Pearson	....	assistant: Mr. Krantz
Tal Polany	....	set production assistant
A.J. Rinella	....	unit production assistant
Kim Rocco Shields	....	script supervisor
Rosana Tomas	....	production coordinator
Jennifer Diane Torres	....	production assistant
Rayshelle Willis	....	first assistant accountant

Production Companies

• Flame Ventures
• Raw Feed

Distributors

• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• SBS6 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland Oy (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Argentina) (all media)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Comen VFX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Headquarters Casting  extras casting
• Louisiana Media Services  sound post-production
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | USA:Unrated | Netherlands:16 | Austria:16 | Norway:18 | Argentina:16 | Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) (cut) | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Portugal:M/18

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Flame Ventures

Goofs:

Factual errors: Tom Hilts is constantly referred to as a corporal, which is an E-4 rank in the Army. However, he is part of the 82nd Airborne (Infantry) so the rank of E-4 is referred to as Specialist, as the correct Specialist insignia on his Class A Uniform shows.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: Episode #26.118" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Amazing Grace

Better Then The Original, But That's Not Really Saying Much

The first Rest Stop is cinema at it's worst, so when the sequel came along, I expected the same thing, horror trying to be art. Well, to say least, I was a little surprised.

The story follows the brother of the man killed in the first part, he decides to go to California to look for his brother and his girlfriend. He brings his girlfriend and geeky friend. Soon, the come upon the rest stop where the two people perished, and soon the same supernatural crap that happened in the first one starts happening to them.

First of all, this film actually wallows in the supernatural crap, so it's not annoying or confusing like in the first. The acting is nothing to scream about, it's not horrible. And while the story is still stupid and confusing (not to mention full of plot holes) it's still entertaining to a certain degree.

In the end, you can skip it, unless you REALLY loved the first.