Vacancy 2: The First Cut (Video 2008)

Three young people check into the Meadow View Inn for a night's rest, fully unaware of the inn's sick-minded employees and their nefarious intentions.

Director:

Eric Bross

Writers:

Mark L. Smith, Mark L. Smith (characters)

Stars:

Agnes Bruckner, David Moscow, Scott G. Anderson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Agnes Bruckner	...	Jessica
David Moscow	...	Gordon
Scott G. Anderson	...	Smith
Arjay Smith	...	Tanner
Trevor Wright	...	Caleb
Beau Billingslea	...	Otis
Brian Klugman	...	Reece
Juanita Jennings	...	Doris
Nelson Lee	...	Groom
Gwendoline Yeo	...	Bride
Judy Durning	...	Wife
David Shackelford	...	Truck Driver
Lola Davidson	...	Woman
Don Oscar Smith	...	Man
Joe Reegan	...	Jack

Storyline

In 2004, the managers of the Meadow View Motel Gordon and Reece use room 6 to videotape the intimacy of the guests to sell porn movies. When the mysterious Mr. Smith checks in with a young woman, they witness the sadistic psychopath guest stabbing and killing his mate. The footage is a success and they decide to make other snuff movies with Smith. When Caleb, who is traveling from Chicago with his fiancée Jessica and his best friend Tanner, decides to rest in Meadow View, they have a nightmarish night and try to survive from the sick intention of the gang.

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Plot Keywords:

videotape | motel | room 6 | best friend | bag over head | 

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Taglines:

Last April, authorities shut down the Pinewood Motel. They discovered over 200 videotaped murders. The earliest tape is dated September 2004. This is the story of the first victims.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and terror, language and some sexual content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 January 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Adiexodo 2: I arhi

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stage 6 Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When driving up to the motel there is a sign that has a branch obscuring the sign and making it read "cheap Bates" - a nod to the original slasher motel, the Bates Motel from Psycho.

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Goofs

During the scene in the trailer with the killer, it's very clear the packing boxes are empty.

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Quotes

Otis: [Doris has let two strangers in need of help - Tanner and Jessica - into the house] Doris, what the hell are you doing?
Doris: Jesus would let these two in here.
Otis: Yeah, but he knows if they slit his throat he'll be back in three days!
Doris: Otis, that is blasphemy,
Otis: And this here is crazy.

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Connections

References Donald Duck and the Gorilla (1944)

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Soundtracks

"Oh! Susanna"
Written by Stephen Foster
Performed by Arjay Smith (uncredited)

User Reviews

should be a prequel but it fails somehow

Indeed, when the movie starts the credits tells us that this is a prequel, how it all started. But somehow it fails to deliver us a story. The first ten minutes has nothing to do with the rest of the movie, it is just there to clock the movie in at more then a hour. There is more blood then the original Vacancy but somehow it just don't work. They should have made another movie with another title. And the parts, for example, were you should jump out of your seat, well, it's not scary. You can guess what will happen. It's a pity that they always have to make a franchise out of movies that make a bit of money. Watch vacancy forget this one. Watch this one, as a movie on his own and then you will be satisfied.