The Roommate (I) (2011)

College student Sara finds that her new roommate Rebecca has an obsession with her, which quickly turns violent.

Director:

Christian E. Christiansen

Writers:

Sonny Mallhi, Nick Bylsma,

Stars:

Leighton Meester, Shirley Norris, Minka Kelly

7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leighton Meester	...	Rebecca Evans
Shirley Norris	...	Kate
Nick Bylsma	...	Hunter
Minka Kelly	...	Sara Matthews
Cam Gigandet	...	Stephen
Lauren Alfano	...	Samantha Tangent
Aly Michalka	...	Tracy Morgan
Danneel Ackles	...	Irene (as Danneel Harris)
Frances Fisher	...	Alison Evans
Tomas Arana	...	Jeff Evans
Billy Zane	...	Professor Roberts
Nina Dobrev	...	Maria
Matt Lanter	...	Jason
Kat Graham	...	Kim Johnson (as Katerina Graham)
Johannes Raassina	...	Band Member

Storyline

Fresh from Des Moines, Iowa, Sara Matthews has just landed in Los Angeles as a college freshman studying fashion design. She meets handsome Stephen, party-lover Tracy, and roommate Rebecca. Rebecca is nice, sweet and ready to share everything with Sara. It could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. But Tracy is convinced that there's something seriously wrong with Rebecca and bad things start happening to everyone close to Sara. If Sara is to have a normal college experience, she's going to have to get to the bottom of what's up with Rebecca and quickly get out of her clutches.

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Plot Keywords:

roommate | obsession | freshman | kneed in the groin | kitten | 

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Taglines:

"SWF college student seeks same. Must be willing to share - everything. Killer personality a plus." ...Say hello to Rebecca.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 February 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Peligrosa compañía

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£120,365 (UK) (8 April 2011)

Gross:

£120,365 (UK) (8 April 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Vertigo Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

It literally takes Sara one hour into the film to realize that Rebecca is psychotic.

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Goofs

When Rebecca is lying on the floor after Sarah stabbed her in the back, at first there is a piece of hair falling across her face. The camera then flips to Sarah, then when it comes back to a closeup of Rebecca's face, the hair is no longer there.

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Quotes

Rebecca Evans: [as Rebecca drives to her family's mansion]
Sara Matthews: This is your home?
Rebecca Evans: It was never a home when I lived here.

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Connections

References Psycho (1960)

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Soundtracks

"Never You"
(uncredited)
Performed by All the Brightness

User Reviews

Hard to Watch

Within the first 15 minutes into this movie, I could tell this was going to be awful but I stuck to and and I'm upset that I did. This movie is an utter disaster in every way, shape, and form.

When a movie is classified as a Horror/Thriller, I expect to be on the edge of my seat waiting for something spectacular to happen; unfortunately, that wasn't the case. The only thing I received was terrible acting from every character with dialogue that makes you shake your head in disgust. This fault goes to the director for not evoking any chills and especially to the actors. Either they have no acting talent (which most likely is the case) or they just didn't give any effort whatsoever. This truly is a terrible film and should be avoided at all costs.

I gave 'The Roommate' a 2/10 because Minka Kelly and Leighton Meester are gorgeous so they slightly distract the horrible film you're watching with some eye candy relief. Derek Jeter is one lucky man. His girlfriend needs to take some acting lessons, however.