The Perfect Host (2010)

A criminal on the run cons his way into the wrong dinner party where the host is anything but ordinary.

Director:

Nick Tomnay

Writers:

Nick Tomnay, Krishna Jones

Stars:

David Hyde Pierce, Clayne Crawford, Tyrees Allen

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Hyde Pierce	...	Warwick Wilson
Clayne Crawford	...	John Taylor
Tyrees Allen	...	Roman
Cooper Barnes	...	Rupert
Megahn Perry	...	Simone De Marchi
Annie Campbell	...	Chelsea
Helen Reddy	...	Cathy Knight
Indira G. Wilson	...	Monica (as Indira Gibson)
George Cheung	...	Storekeeper (as George Kee Cheung)
Brooke Anderson	...	Thief (as Brooke 'Mikey' Anderson)
Cheryl Francis Harrington	...	Car Rental Worker
Amanda Payton	...	Girl at Party
Joseph Will	...	Det. Valdez
Nathaniel Parker	...	Det. Morton
Greg Brown	...	Man in Polaroid

Storyline

Injured after committing a bank robbery, John Taylor is desperate to find a place to hide out and approaches the home of Warick Wilson. John manages to get himself invited into the house by posing as a friend of a friend and spinning a sob story of lost luggage and a violent mugging. Inside, Warick, a consummate host, is making the final preparations for an impeccable dinner party. He insists John stay for the party, but as the evening begins it becomes obvious Warick may not be what he first appears.

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Plot Keywords:

dinner party | bank robbery | neighbor | pay phone | flashback | 

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Taglines:

Make Sure He Doesn't Serve You Your Last Supper.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some violent content and brief sexual material

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 May 2011 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Dinner for One - Eine mörderische Party

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$9,388 (USA) (1 July 2011)

Gross:

$48,430 (USA) (2 September 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stacey Testro International, Mark Victor Productions, Perfect Host

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Photographed in 17 days.

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Goofs

When John is in the car in the parking garage, after Warwick lets him go he drives off. When the camera moves backward from the back of the car, you can see the crew shadow in the bottom left hand corner of the frame.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Thief: [with gun] Open the register!

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Connections

References Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

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Soundtracks

"Soul Reggae"
Written by Carol Kaye
Performed by Charles Kynard
Courtesy of Concord Music Group, Inc.

User Reviews

Brilliant!

This film is brilliant. I am not going to go into details of it, because it would ruin all of the unexpected twists, but really, if you're wondering whether to watch it or not.. definitely watch it. I've watched a lot of films; thrillers, horrors.. and this one pleasantly surprised me, which is quite rare given that I've watched so many of them in the past.

I gave it a 10/10 because it was purely brilliant (I'm over-using the word I know!) and it's the type of film I would definitely watch again.

Oh one more thing, DO NOT watch the trailer/preview, it's such a spoiler, I actually watched the trailer AFTER I watched the film (as people had complained about it) and I'm so glad I did because most of the twists would've been spoilt for me if I had seen it before hand.

And to think that I came across this film looking through the IMDb "Comedy" genre list... it was a hidden gem!