Splinter (2008/I)

Director:

Toby Wilkins

Writers:

Ian Shorr (written by) &
Kai Barry (written by)
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Release Date:

3 April 2009 (Turkey)

Genre:

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:

Gas Station | Parasite | Escaped Convict | Tent | Woods

Awards:

7 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

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

Directed by
Toby Wilkins

Writing credits
Ian Shorr		(written by) &
Kai Barry		(written by)
Toby Wilkins		uncredited

Produced by
Iqbal Ahmed	....	co-producer
Kai Barry	....	producer
Graham Begg	....	executive producer
Dori Begley	....	executive producer
Chad Burris	....	executive producer
Jamie Carmichael	....	executive producer
John Glosser	....	co-producer
Jason Janego	....	executive producer
Ted Kroeber	....	producer
Raj Patil	....	co-producer
Tom Quinn	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Elia Cmiral

Cinematography by
Nelson Cragg

Film Editing by
David Michael Maurer

Casting by
Lauren Bass
Chris Freihofer

Production Design by
Jennifer Spence

Art Direction by
Thomas Spence

Set Decoration by
E.J. Holland

Makeup Department
Ozzy Alvarez	....	special makeup effects department head
Christian Beckman	....	special makeup and creature effects producer: Quantum Creation FX
Sophia Coronado	....	special makeup effects technician: Quantum Creation FX
Robert Kato DeStefan	....	special makeup effects artist: Quantum Creation FX
Gary Domasin	....	key makeup artist
Kelly Golden	....	special makeup effects artist
Jacqueline Makkee	....	special makeup effects artist: Quantum Creation FX
Danielle Noe	....	key special makeup effects artist: Quantum Creation FX
Shelly Price	....	key hair stylist
Justin Raleigh	....	special makeup and creature effects supervisor: Quantum Creation FX
Ray Shaffer	....	mold maker
Brett Stern	....	special makeup effects artist: Quantum Creation FX

Production Management
Mark Cuban	....	executive production manager
Payton Dunham	....	production supervisor
John Glosser	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mike Berge	....	second second assistant director
George Cawood	....	second unit director
Graeme Finlayson	....	first assistant director
Pat McConville	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Sean P. Egan	....	art department assistant
Sean Lynch	....	property master
Carla Marie Rugg	....	assistant art director
Summer Spooner	....	product placement/clearance coordinator

Sound Department
Joe Campo	....	boom operator
Joseph Campo	....	boom operator
Sandy Gendler	....	sound editor
Richard Hocks	....	foley supervisor
Devin Johnson	....	assistant sound editor
Jon Johnson	....	supervising sound editor
Stanley Kastner	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dylan Mackey	....	additional boom
Miguel Rivera	....	dialogue editor
Brad Sokol	....	assistant sound editor
David Stevens	....	sound mixer
Arya Sundar	....	cable person
Ben Wilkins	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Ozzy Alvarez	....	puppeteer
Thomas D. Bacho Jr.	....	special effects makeup
Jackson Burns	....	special effects coordinator
Levi Clark	....	pyrotechnician
Gregory Hebert	....	pyrotechnician
Frank Langley	....	creature fabricator
Danielle Noe	....	special effects makeup
Chris Wolters	....	mechanical designer: Quantum Creation Effects

Visual Effects by
Alan De Castro	....	digital artist
Cristian A. Kong	....	digital compositor
Josh Miyaji	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Jackson Burns	....	stunt coordinator
Jackson Burns	....	stunt double: Shea Whigham
Jody Stelzig	....	stunt performer
Seth Kozak	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Boyll	....	dolly grip
Leah Camacho	....	electrician
April Castaneda	....	second assistant camera
M. Shane Cates	....	grip
Joseph A. Cook	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Gabriel Copeland	....	second assistant camera
Brett Deering	....	still photographer
Scott Forrester	....	gaffer
Scott Garrison	....	additional first assistant camera
Peter Hermes	....	first assistant camera
Lucas Kelley	....	camera intern
Shawn Klein	....	camera operator
Laura Marshala	....	second assistant camera
Sidell McConville	....	electrician (as Sidell Chase)
William Novy	....	electrician
Elliott Schackne	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Monte Seaborn	....	utility grip
Jon Shryock	....	key grip
Brian Sowell	....	vtr operator
Kevin Stewart	....	electrician swing
Sunrise Tippeconnie	....	best boy grip and electric
Ted West	....	still photographer
Marc Wiercioch	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Paul Friedman	....	wardrobe assistant
Jane Montgomery	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Christina Campoy	....	editorial coordinator
David Cutler	....	additional editor
Stephanie Erickson	....	second assistant editor
Travis Flynn	....	digital colorist assist
Dustin Haynes	....	first assistant editor
John Karian	....	color timer
Jonathan Payne	....	second assistant editor
Randy D. Wiles	....	additional editor

Music Department
Elia Cmiral	....	score programmer
Nick Fevola	....	assistant to composer
John Samuel Hanson	....	musical programmer: synthesizer & percussion
John Whynot	....	music programmer
John Whynot	....	score mixer

Transportation Department
Nathan Gardocki	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Troy Aebischer	....	set medic
Iqbal Ahmed	....	production coordinator
Will Alovis	....	additional script supervisor
Scott Amundson	....	intern
James Bond	....	production assistant
Chad Burris	....	legal
M. Shane Cates	....	production assistant
George Cawood	....	creature concepts
Derek Downer	....	production assistant
Page Dunham	....	location assistant
Demondre A. Edwards	....	production legal
Brandon H. Fields	....	set medic
Nathan Gardocki	....	assistant location manager
Roger Goff	....	legal
Derek Gordon	....	set production assistant
Cameron Goss	....	stand-in
Sha'ree Green	....	production assistant
Andra Hayes	....	additional script supervisor
Lacey Joy	....	production assistant
Kelly Kelley	....	script supervisor
Seth Kozak	....	set production assistant
Blair Kroeber	....	production accountant
Daniel J. Lay	....	production assistant
Chrystal C. Martin	....	production assistant
Kathleen McInnis	....	unit publicist
Randall Minick	....	production assistant
Beatrice Neumann	....	production executive
Jared Ransom	....	production assistant
Josh Shideler	....	stand-in
Kevin Solitario	....	production assistant
Deana Thompson-Elkington	....	assistant production office coordinator (as Deana Thompson)
Temple Tucker	....	production assistant
Derek Gordon	....	assistant: director (uncredited)

Thanks
Adam Hauck	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Indion Entertainment Group

Distributors

• Best Film (2008) (Poland) (theatrical)
• Cathay (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Civic Impex (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Gussi Films (2008) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• J-Bics (2008) (Thailand) (theatrical)
• Lusomundo (2008) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Magnet Releasing (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paris Filmes (2008) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Rapi Films (2008) (Indonesia) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Avsar Film (2008) (Turkey) (all media)
• CatchPlay (2009) (Taiwan) (all media)
• E1 Entertainment Benelux (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Magnolia Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Magnolia Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Magnolia Magnet (2008) (USA) (all media)
• Paris Filmes (2010) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Seville Pictures (2009) (Canada) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Framework Studio
• Quantum Creation FX (creatures and make-up effects)

Other Companies

• Creative Artists Agency (CAA)  domestic sales
• Eastside Communications  publicity: Germany
• Goff Law  legal
• Monkeyland Audio  re-recording and adr facilities
• Technicolor  release printing

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore and language

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Company:

Indion Entertainment Group

Trivia:

At the end of the movie Farrell gives Seth the key to a lock box in a bank in Platt and tells him to go there to get his nest egg to give to the trucker's wife. The address listed on the tag is 1060 W. Addison. This is the address for Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, IL.

Goofs:

Continuity: The cinder blocks which are in the background during the freezer scene are stacked side by side when first seen, but when seen again to break the bone in the arm of "Dennis" they are stacked one on top of the other.

Quotes:

Dennis Farell:[screaming]
Polly Watt:It's okay, it's okay, we're cutting your arm off.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Teen Wolf: The Tell (#1.5)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

West

Not brilliant but still engaging

A nice little horror movie, "Splinter" isn't brilliant but it's engaging nevertheless. It offers a creepy atmosphere and competent acting. My main quibble is with the writing -- specifically, the sometimes illogical and implausible things the characters do and the occasionally silly dialogue.

I also would have liked an explanation of what the creature was and how it formed. There's a lot of talk about the age of the trees and how the surrounding woods are an "old forest," but this fact never comes into play in relation to the creature. Nor does the orange sign (which seems important because the camera zooms in to show it to us) posted by the side of the road proclaiming the region an "experimental" area. Perhaps there are plans to explain everything in a sequel. All in all, this film is worth seeing.