Splinter (2008/I)

Director:

Toby Wilkins

Writers:

Kai Barry (writer)
Ian Shorr (writer)

Release Date:

3 April 2009 (Turkey)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

It will get under your skin.

Plot:

Trapped in an isolated gas station by a voracious Splinter parasite that transforms its still living victims into deadly hosts, a young couple and an escaped convict must find a way to work together to survive this primal terror.

Plot Keywords:

Escaped Convict | Parasite | Convict | Gas Station | Hit By Car

Awards:

6 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Shea Whigham	...	Dennis Farell
Paulo Costanzo	...	Seth Belzer
Jill Wagner	...	Polly Watt
Rachel Kerbs	...	Lacey Belisle
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles Baker	...	Blake Sherman Jr.
Laurel Whitsett	...	Sheriff Terri Frankel

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore and language.

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | UK:18 | Singapore:R21 (cut) | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Company:

Indion Entertainment Group

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Dennis is lying on the ground at the end of the film, he slides the shotgun breech closed, but the sound effect is the more recognizable two-stroke of the slide going backward and forward.

Quotes:

Lacey Belisle: Speed up, or I will blow a hole in you big enough to watch TV through.

Movie Connections:

References Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Pretty good parasite survival horror.

A young couple Seth Belzer and Polly Watt retreat to the wilderness for a romantic camping weekend,but their idyll is shattered when they are car-jacked by an escaped convict and his drug-addicted girlfriend, Dennis Farell and Lacey Belisleon,on the run from the police.As the foursome travel the back roads together they find themselves in deeper trouble than any of them could have imagined-a blood-crazed,parasitic creature that absorbs the corpses of its victims has laid claim to the woods and the two couples are now in its sights.Finding shelter at an abandoned gas station,they must use their wits and every weapon at their disposal to stave off the onslaught,not only from the insatiable creature,but also each other.The premise of "Splinter" is very simple and quite suspenseful.The film is obviously influenced by John Carpenter's classic "The Thing" and offers plenty of gore.The special effects are pretty good:during most of the creature shots,it looks as if there's a real corpse on screen.The use of hand-held camera is the main drawback of the film.It is obnoxious and should be slightly toned down.Still "Splinter" is a competent indie horror flick with enough grue to satisfy genre fans.7 out of 10.