Otis (2008)

Director:

Tony Krantz

Writers:

Erik Jendresen (writer)
Thomas Schnauz (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

Suburban America gone haywire. In the midst of a serial abductor/killer's rampage, a beautiful young teen...

Plot Keywords:

FBI | Kidnapping | Telephone Call | TV News | Fat Man

Cast

Bostin Christopher	...	Otis Broth
Ashley Johnson	...	Riley Lawson
Daniel Stern	...	Will Lawson
Illeana Douglas	...	Kate Lawson
Kevin Pollak	...	Elmo Broth
Jere Burns	...	Agent Hotchkiss
Jared Kusnitz	...	Reed Lawson
Tarah Paige	...	Kim
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Burt Bulos	...	Agent Nogi
Angelo Custino	...	Scott
Ellie Gerber	...	Kim #1
Brett Golov	...	Trace Tech.
Ashley Greene	...	Kim #4
David Hill	...	TV Cameraman
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs	...	Orderly
Korey Knecht	...	FBI Agent
Gary Kraus	...	Mr. Warner
Jamie McBride	...	Police Officer
Shenita Moore	...	Nurse
Nicole Nogrady	...	Sketch Artist
Tracy Scoggins	...	Rita Vitale / Anchorwoman
K.T. Thangavelu	...	Doctor
Kristen Trucksess	...	Mrs. Warner
Yoda Ushery	...	FBI Agent

Directed by
Tony Krantz

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Erik Jendresen		writer
Thomas Schnauz		writer

Produced by
Aaron Billet	....	assistant producer
Steve Ecclesine	....	producer
John Jackson	....	associate producer
Tony Krantz	....	producer
Daniel Myrick	....	producer (as Dan Myrick)
Reece Pearson	....	associate producer
John Shiban	....	producer

Original Music by
James S. Levine

Cinematography by
Tom Yatsko		(director of photography) (as Thomas Yatsko)

Film Editing by
Alex Marquez		(as Alex Márquez)

Casting by
John Jackson

Production Design by
Frank Bollinger

Art Direction by
Russell M. Jaeger		(as Russell Jaeger)

Set Decoration by
Eden Barr

Costume Design by
Danielle Launzel

Makeup Department
R.J. McCasland	....	key makeup artist (as RJ McClasland)
Krystal Melton	....	assistant hair stylist
Krystal Melton	....	assistant makeup artist
Myke Michaels	....	makeup department head
Abby Roll	....	key hair stylist
Liz Webster	....	hair department head (as Elizabeth Webster)

Production Management
Lawreen E. Kayl	....	unit production manager (as Lawreen Yakkel)
George Rizkallah	....	post-production supervisor (as George P. Rizkallah)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard J. Levin	....	first assistant director
Barbara Lontkowski	....	second assistant director
Leah K. Nellman	....	second second assistant director (as Leah Nellman)
Michael Judd	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Jami Anderson	....	on-set dresser (as Jami L. Anderson)
Jonathan Buchanan	....	property master
Liza Chenault	....	swing gang (as Liza Chanault)
Jon De Pabon	....	lead scenic artist
Philip Fitzpatrick	....	art department assistant (as Phillip Fitzpatrick)
Slade Hammer	....	swing gang
James Hayworth	....	propmaker
Carl Hoagland	....	leadman (as E. Carl Hoagland)
Satoshi Imagawa	....	propmaker
Douglas R. Johnson	....	scenic artist (as Douglas Johnson)
Christopher W. Jones	....	construction coordinator (as Chris Jones)
Mark V. Jones	....	propmaker
Sara Krueger	....	art department coordinator (as Sarah Krueger)
Ben Page	....	propmaker
Manuel Plank-Jorge	....	storyboard artist (as Manuel Plank Jorge)
Walter Weiss	....	construction foreman
Mark Achilles White	....	assistant property master (as Mark White)
Ronald J. Cruz II	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Cade Fall	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Erin McKenna	....	scenic painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Joshua Adeniji	....	foley editor
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	adr editor
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	dialogue editor
Klark Culp	....	sound utility
Shaun Cunningham	....	adr editor
Shaun Cunningham	....	dialogue editor
Robert Dehn	....	assistant sound editor
Brent Findley	....	sound effects editor
Jason Gaya	....	sound recordist (as Jason 'Frenchie' Gaya)
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
Dick Hansen	....	production sound mixer
Scott Hinkley	....	sound mixer
Scott Hinkley	....	supervising sound editor
Michael Kaleta	....	boom operator
Cody King	....	supervising sound effects editor
Richard Kitting	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer (as Richard 'Tricky' Kitting)
Zach Michaelis	....	foley mixer
Vicki Vandegrift	....	foley artist (as Vicki O'Reilly Vandergrift)
Jonathan Wales	....	sound mixer
Phillip Young	....	assistant sound editor
Judah Getz	....	foley mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Mark Weatherbe	....	special effects coordinator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Lisa Annitti	....	controller: Comen VFX
Kenneth Armstrong	....	graphic designer: Comen VFX
Daniel Bryant	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX
Tim Carras	....	visual effects supervisor: Comen VFX
Joshua D. Comen	....	visual effects producer: Comen VFX (as Josh Comen)
Brandon Criswell	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX
Scott Hale	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX

Stunts
Matthew R. Anderson	....	stunt coordinator (as Matt Anderson)
Helena Barrett	....	stunts (as Helena Barret)
Kelly Bellini	....	stunts
Max Daniels	....	stunts
Luke Darnell	....	stunts
Mandy Kowalski	....	stunts
Luke LaFontaine	....	stunts (as Luke Lafontaine)
Scott Workman	....	stunts
Mandy Kowalski	....	stunt double: Ashley Johnson (uncredited)
Nils Allen Stewart	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jason Andrew	....	key grip
Carlos Aranda	....	electrician
Jason Blount	....	Steadicam operator
Jason Blount	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jeremy Cannon	....	camera production assistant
Josh Ellis	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Brandon Flohr	....	grip
Timothy Hale	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Nate Havens	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Matt Horochowski	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Tom Howard	....	electrician
Tom Jordan	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
David Kagen	....	gaffer
Michael Kerr	....	grip (as Mike Kerr)
Robyn Link	....	second assistant camera
Steven H. Martinez	....	electrician
Marcos Perez	....	grip
Isidro Pineda	....	video playback
Roberto A. Ramirez	....	best boy grip (as Roberto Ramirez)
Bill Reilly	....	best boy electric
Julie Sherman	....	still photographer (as Julia Sherman)
Laurent Soriano	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Christopher Taylor	....	additional camera operator: "b" camera (as Chris Taylor)
Alfus Underhill	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Edward Viola	....	digital imaging technician (as Ted Viola)
Michael G. Wojciechowski	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Michael Wojciechowski)
Michael Pinkey	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Timothy Robert Ryan	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Bobby Woo	....	lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Carla Lewis	....	extras casting
Tal Polany	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rochelle Best	....	costume supervisor
Alison Carrelli	....	set costumer
Jill Chizever	....	assistant costume designer
Laura Neeff	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Emily Koonse	....	first assistant editor
Michael LaPointe	....	second assistant editor
Narbeh Tatoussian	....	color timer

Music Department
Josh Klein	....	music assistant
Tony Krantz	....	music supervisor
Tom Trafalski	....	music editor
Aaron Kaplan	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Craig Lietzke	....	transportation coordinator
Joel Renfro	....	transportation captain
Scott Sampson	....	construction driver
John Simanovich	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Martin Alcala	....	production accountant
Tom Ara	....	legal counsel: Dickstein Shapiro, LLP
Tom Cabral	....	accounting clerk
Thatiana Viana Cruz	....	office production assistant (as Thatiana V. Cruz)
Ivo Deranja	....	location manager
Miho Deranja	....	assistant location manager
Jenifer Ellis	....	production assistant
Aaron Goldstein	....	assistant: Mr. Myrick
David Lazarus	....	craft service
Carlos G. Lopez	....	assistant production coordinator
Linda M. Martinez	....	accounting clerk
Mike Schlegel	....	assistant craft service
Kim Rocco Shields	....	script supervisor (as Rocco Shields)
Cindy Swartz	....	set medic
Rosana Tomas	....	production coordinator
Tony Tovar	....	office production assistant
Greg Uberuaga	....	production assistant
Rayshelle Willis	....	payroll accountant (as Shelly Willis)
James Barbour	....	stand in: Mr. Kusnitz (uncredited)
Devon Marie King	....	stand-in (uncredited)
David McDivitt	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Sue Meserve	....	script supervisor (uncredited)
H. Charles Parrish	....	armorer (uncredited)
Sean Whittaker	....	set medic (uncredited)

Thanks
Jeffrey Baker	....	special thanks (as Jeff Baker)
Harold Brown	....	special thanks (as Harold Brown Esq.)
Traci Carroll	....	special thanks
Jennifer Gonzalez	....	special thanks
Bill Graham	....	special thanks
Julie Kelley	....	special thanks
Bianca Levin	....	special thanks (as Bianca Levin Esq.)
Tom Lucas	....	special thanks
Tony Meilandt	....	special thanks
Susan Muir	....	special thanks
Lainey Patterson	....	special thanks
Ardis Rubenstein	....	special thanks
Ronnee Sass	....	special thanks
Graham Taylor	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Warner Home Video (presents)
• Raw Feed (presents)
• Flame Ventures (uncredited)

Distributors

• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• SBS6 (2013) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (uncut)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Comen VFX (visual effects and title design)

Other Companies

• A&M Catering  catering
• Acme Fresh Market Catering  catering (as Acme Catering)
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production and mixing
• Gearpants  post-production services (as Gearpants, Inc.)
• Clearances Unlimited  clearances
• Law Offices of Dennis Angel  clearances (as Dennis Angel Law Offices)
• REN-Mar Studios  production office (as Ren Mar Studios)
• Comerica Bank of California  banking services (as Comerica Bank)
• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance (as AON)
• Dickstein Shapiro  legal services (as Dickstein Shapiro, LLP)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies and cranes (as Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.)
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Axium Payroll Services  payroll (as Axium)
• Axium Payroll Services  extras payroll (as Axium)
• Out Of Frame Production Rentals  location supplies (as Out Of Frame)
• Quixote Studios  location supplies
• Wilcox Sound  walkie talkie rentals
• eFootage  stock footage (as E Footage.com)
• Screen Actors Guild (SAG)  acknowledgement
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  acknowledgement (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• Headquarters Casting  extras casting (uncredited)
• Movie Movers  cast trailers (uncredited)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

100 min | Greece:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Australia:MA | USA:Not Rated | New Zealand:R18 | UK:15 | Germany:Not Rated (SPIO/JK) (cut) | Singapore:M18 | Portugal:M/18 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Ren Mar Studios, 846 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, California, USA

Company:

Warner Home Video

Trivia:

Shot in 18 days.

Quotes:

Otis Broth:Just play - play along!

Movie Connections:

References "48 Hours" (1988)

Soundtrack:

Baby Please Don't Go

Don't Fear the Obese Pizza Delivery Reaper

Since the turn of the century, it has become very popular in horror movies to randomly inflict excruciating pains on people that are generally innocent and didn't deserve all the agony. Movie franchises like "Saw", "Hostel" and all of their knock-offs made us very familiar with the term Torture Porn and the nowadays younger fans of the genre don't get upset anymore at the sight of sadist devices that cut off toes or poke out eyeballs. Of course, when a 'new' gimmick in films turns out to be successful, it immediately gets exploited beyond normal proportions. It has even come thus far that themes like torture, child abduction and blood vengeance are processed together into a horror … comedy! Yes, "Otis" is primarily intended as a comedy, but personally I still prefer to see it more as a horror flick with some light-headed elements. It's a surprisingly good HORROR film, with a couple of imaginative gore sequences and interesting characters, whereas the comedy aspects are rather lame and derivative, like obnoxious authority figures and character mix-ups. Otis Broth is an obese and pathetic pizza delivery boy; pushing forty and still under the strict supervision of his older brother who regularly comes over to insult and beat him. But Otis loves to escape into his very own perverted and psychopathic fantasy world, where he is the hunky quarterback of the high-school football team and eagerly anticipates to attend the school prom with his sexy sweetheart Kim. But his "Kim" doesn't exist, so Otis abducts pretty blond girls that he spots during his pizza rounds and subjects them to humiliating ordeals until they play along. When the foxy Riley Lawson manages to escape his dungeon, her family prefers to extract their own justice rather than to let the uncooperative FBI handle the case. "Otis" has a good pace, highly enjoyable horror moments, great performances from a terrific not-so-obvious cast and … a downright phenomenal soundtrack! Anyone interested in classic rock and/or pop songs from Talking Heads, Quiet Riot and Blue Oyster Cult? As said, the comical situations aren't very noteworthy – even though Jere Burns depicts a delightfully slimy FBI agent – but the plot is solid and well- elaborated. The torture set pieces are often gross, but realized with splendid make-up effects. Recommended!