The Reeds (2010)

Director:

Nick Cohen

Writers:

Mark Anthony Galluzzo (contributing writer)
Chris Baker (written by)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

A weekend boating party turns into a nightmare for a group of young Londoners when they stumble upon a terrifying secret hidden in the reeds. |

Plot Keywords:

Party | Vandal | Boat | Rifle | Water

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Anna Brewster	...	Laura
Geoff Bell	...	Mr. Croker
Daniel Caltagirone	...	Joe
Emma Catherwood	...	Mel
O.T. Fagbenle	...	Nick
Scarlett Alice Johnson	...	Helen (as Scarlett Johnson)
Will Mellor	...	Chris
Scarlett Sabet	...	Red Haired Girl
Natai Pauwels	...	Gypsy Girl
Karl Ashman	...	Dean
Reece Chapman	...	Shaggy
James Marriot	...	Ed

Directed by
Nick Cohen

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Chris Baker		written by
Mark Anthony Galluzzo		contributing writer

Produced by
Nick Cohen	....	executive producer
Sheryl Crown	....	executive producer
Joe Dreier	....	executive producer
Charles Gauvain	....	co-producer
Martin Hay	....	executive producer
Laurie Hayward	....	executive producer
Brian A. Levine	....	executive producer
Thomas Mattinson	....	line producer
Carl Pauwels	....	executive producer
Insha Pauwels	....	executive producer
Neil Peplow	....	executive producer
Simon Sprackling	....	producer
Ildi Toth Davy	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Vincent Watts

Cinematography by
Dennis Madden

Film Editing by
Peter Davies
Phil Eldridge

Casting by
Manuel Puro
Jeremy Zimmermann		(as Jeremy Zimmerman)

Production Design by
Matthew Button

Art Direction by
Daniela Faggio

Costume Design by
Jacqueline Mills

Makeup Department
My Alehammar	....	makeup artist
Hannah Edwards	....	makeup designer
Kristyan Mallett	....	special makeup effects designer
Pippa Woods	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Esther Jenkins	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Louise Bush	....	first assistant director: second unit
Adam Byles	....	second assistant director
Paul Desira	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Peter Arnold	....	propmaster
Michael Button	....	modelmaker
Luke Gledsdale	....	assistant art director
Ben Green	....	construction coordinator
Nigel Head	....	chargehand prop
Richard Mason	....	carpenter
Alan Pearson	....	hod scenic artist
Marius Pogaceanu	....	dressing prop
Mia Summerville	....	stand-by props
Alexandra Toomey	....	art department coordinator

Sound Department
Darran Clement	....	sound re-recording mixer
Maximilien Colcy	....	boom operator
Matthew Cox	....	sound editor
Will Everett	....	foley editor: foley recordist
Paul McFadden	....	supervising dialog editor
Nick Roberts	....	adr loop group
Doug Sinclair	....	supervising sound editor
Vincent Watts	....	sound designer

Special Effects by
Grenville Charles	....	special effects
Scott McIntyre	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Edward Andrews	....	visual effects compositor
James Ballard	....	visual effects artist: Dragon DI
Michele De Benedetti	....	scanning and recording technician: Dragon DI
Julie Harding	....	DI producer: Dragon DI
Myfanwy Harris	....	head of VFX: Dragon DI
Paul J. Wright	....	scanning and recording manager: Dragon DI

Stunts
Elaine Ford	....	stunt coordinator
Gareth Milne	....	stunt coordinator
Sian Milne	....	stunt performer
Helen Steinway Bailey	....	stunt performer (as Helen Bailey)
Len Woodcock	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Brennan	....	lighting technician
Ruben Cardol	....	gaffer
Johann Cruickshank	....	gaffer
Warwick Drucker	....	grip: additional photography
Sam Goldie	....	camera operator
Sam Goldie	....	steadicam operator
Tristan Haley	....	first assistant camera
Victoria Hanna	....	second assistant camera: a camera
Felix Milburn-Foster	....	key grip
Tom Mitchell	....	camera trainee
Bernie Prentice	....	underwater photography

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hayley Nebauer	....	costume supervisor
David Tuttlebee	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Rob May	....	colorist

Transportation Department
Paul Rackham	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Shoky Carter	....	floor runner
Shoky Carter	....	pre-production assistant
Marc Collins	....	post-production delivery supervisor
Dean Crawford	....	on-set production assistant
Nicola De Boo	....	runner
John K. Duncan	....	production assistant
Joe Jackson	....	runner
Scott McIntyre	....	supervising armorer
Sara Puro	....	rushes runner
Anna-Maria Tuckey	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Delacheroy Films
• Eye Film and Television
• Funnyman Films
• Reeds Film

Distributors

• After Dark Films
• High Fliers Distribution (2012) (UK) (DVD)
• Schröder Media (2011) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Aquarium Studios  ADR/Loop Group
• Harbottle & Lewis  legal services
• HireWorks  Avid equipment rental

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some drug use

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45847) | Germany:18 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company:

Delacheroy Films

Goofs:

Continuity: Just a few minutes after Nick's fallen in the water his t-shirt looks suspiciously dry. His shirt keeps changing from this point on. Holes appear and disappear, a white stain appears between shots and it keeps switching between wet and dry.

Movie Connections:

References Toy Story (1995)

Soundtrack:

Darkest Hour

Watch out for that reed!

If you can get past the thick accents (this is a British flick), THE REEDS is not half-bad. A group of young people are on a boating cruise, and end up running afoul of some less-than-pleasant locals. Plotwise, we're in WRONG TURN territory, only on water instead of solid ground. The gore is minimal, although the suspense builds pretty well. Very low budget, so don't expect anything out of the ordinary. As I recall, this film was running back to back or concurrently on another channel with PRIMEVAL, the Aussie or New Zealand flick about a killer croc. I have to say in all honesty that I prefer PRIMEVAL. But why not watch them both and decide for yourself.