Dead Hooker in a Trunk (2009)

Directors:

Jen Soska
Sylvia Soska

Writers:

Jen Soska (written by) &
Sylvia Soska (written by)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Set in beautiful Vancouver, four friends set out on an everyday errand and end up in a fight for their...

Plot Keywords:

Twin | Pimp | Eye Gouged Out | Low Budget Film | Head Twisted Backwards

Cast

Rikki Gagne	...	Junkie
Jen Soska	...	Geek
Sylvia Soska	...	Badass / 1989 The Cunt
C.J. Wallis	...	Goody Two Shoes (as CJ Wallis)
Loyd Bateman	...	Killer
Farley M. Gagne	...	Billy (as Farley M Gagne)
Tasha Moth	...	Hooker
Carlos Gallardo	...	God
Ed Brando	...	Emergency Doctor
Tammy Field	...	Youth Group Girl
Piper Hjorthoy	...	Guardian Angel
Dario Paris	...	Youth Group Guy
Michael Schaldemose	...	Helpful Man
John Tench	...	Cowboy Pimp
Nickolas Baric	...	Cop #1 (as Nicholos Baric)
David Barkes	...	Motel Manager
Jamie Bell	...	Weirdo (as James Bell)
Kiwi Fruit	...	Store Clerk
John J. Gulayets	...	Sketchy Guy (as John J Gulayets)
Palamino	...	Goat
Eric Steel	...	Random Guy
Hugo Steele	...	Cop #2
John Van Graven	...	Semi-Truck Driver
Marius Soska	...	1977 Rabbi
Spencer Barkes	...	1987 Killer
Tanin Kayvan	...	1987 Girlfriend
Gwendy Bug	...	1989 Gwen (as Gwendy Bug [RIP])
Dahlia Moth	...	1989 Geek / 1989 Badass
Denton Winn	...	1989 Bad Dad (as Denton E Winn)
Zara Durrani	...	1995 Prom Date (as Zora Durrani)
Evan Morgan	...	1995 Killer
Aaron Au	...	Triad
Raymond Chan	...	Triad
Philip Chang	...	Triad
Alex Chiang	...	Triad
Trevor Addie	...	Dumbell
Martin Dudzik	...	Dumbell
Trevor Gemma	...	Dumbell
Donovan Kuhl	...	Dumbell
Joel McGowan	...	Dumbell
Kyle Skene	...	Dumbell
Ben Van Kleek	...	Dumbell
Fredrick The Dee	...	Himself
Snowy Angel	...	Himself
Allison Einarson	...	Hooker (as Allison Clark)
Dawn Duffy	...	Hooker
Stacy Mitchell	...	Hooker
John Seed	...	Hooker
Jeffrey K. Arnold	...	Incura (as Jeffrey K Arnold)
Gatlin Fitzgerald	...	Incura
Kyle Gruninger	...	Incura
Jim McLaren	...	Incura
Jono Olsen	...	Incura
Mike Birkwieser	...	Incura Fan
Brian Fick	...	Incura Fan
Toranj Kayvon	...	Incura Fan (as Toranj Kayvan)
Nicole Lissner	...	Incura Fan
Tracy Lissner	...	Incura Fan
Katherine E. Mintz	...	Incura Fan (as Katherine Mintz)
Connie 'Cass' Ng	...	Incura Fan
Anthony Taylor	...	Incura Fan
Lance Dziurzynski	...	Bouncer (as Lance Dziurzyns)

Directed by
Jen Soska		(as Jen)
Sylvia Soska

Writing credits
Jen Soska		(written by) (as Jen) &
Sylvia Soska		(written by)

Produced by
Loyd Bateman	....	producer
Donald Charge	....	producer (as Don Charge)
Agnes Soska	....	producer
Jen Soska	....	producer (as Jen)
Marius Soska	....	producer
Sylvia Soska	....	producer
Mary Ann Van Graven	....	producer

Original Music by
C.J. Wallis		(as CJ Wallis)

Cinematography by
Loyd Bateman		(camera operation by)
C.J. Wallis		(camera operation by) (as CJ Wallis)

Film Editing by
C.J. Wallis		(as CJ Wallis)

Set Decoration by
Loyd Bateman
Dahlia Moth
Tasha Moth
Jen Soska		(as Jen)
Sylvia Soska
Gary Starkell
C.J. Wallis		(as CJ Wallis)

Makeup Department
Alyssa Satow	....	prosthetic effects (as Alyssa)
Katie Satow	....	prosthetic effects
Mary Ann Van Graven	....	key hair stylist
Mary Ann Van Graven	....	key makeup artist
Mary Ann Van Graven	....	prosthetic effects

Sound Department
C.J. Wallis	....	adr mixer (as CJ Wallis)
C.J. Wallis	....	foley mixer (as CJ Wallis)
C.J. Wallis	....	production sound mixer (as CJ Wallis)
C.J. Wallis	....	sound designer (as CJ Wallis)
C.J. Wallis	....	sound editor (as CJ Wallis)
C.J. Wallis	....	sound mixing (as CJ Wallis)

Special Effects by
David Barkes	....	pyrotechnic effects: Thistlehead FX
David Barkes	....	special effects: blood, gore & fire, Thistlehead FX

Visual Effects by
Loyd Bateman	....	additional visual effects
C.J. Wallis	....	visual effects (as CJ Wallis)

Stunts
Trevor Addie	....	stunt driver
Trevor Addie	....	wire puller
Nickolas Baric	....	wire puller (as Nicolos Baric)
Loyd Bateman	....	stunt coordinator
Loyd Bateman	....	stunt driver
Lauro Chartrand	....	stunt coordinator
Kimberly Chiang	....	stunt coordinator (as Kim Chiang)
Mark Chin	....	wire puller
Laura Lee Connery	....	stunt double: Badass
Laura Lee Connery	....	stunt driver
Duane Dickinson	....	stunt driver (as Dwayne Dickenson)
Darryl Quon	....	wire puller (as Darryl Quan)
Jacob Rupp	....	stunt coordinator
Jeff Sanca	....	stunt driver
Maja Stace-Smith	....	stunt double: Badass

Camera and Electrical Department
Trevor Addie	....	additional camera operator
Loyd Bateman	....	lighting
Ed Brando	....	lighting
Toranj Kayvon	....	still photographer (as Toranj Kayvan)
Jen Soska	....	additional camera operator (as Jen)
Sylvia Soska	....	additional camera operator
Zach Steele	....	additional lighting technician
C.J. Wallis	....	lighting (as CJ Wallis)

Editorial Department
Sylvia Soska	....	first assistant editor
C.J. Wallis	....	color correction (as CJ Wallis)

Other crew
C.J. Wallis	....	titles (as CJ Wallis)
David Barkes	....	farm animal wrangler (uncredited)

Thanks
David Barkes	....	special thanks
Ann Bolaton	....	special thanks
Lauro Chartrand	....	special thanks
Nia Edwards-Behi	....	special thanks
Carlos Gallardo	....	special thanks
Chris Gaunt	....	special thanks
Dai Green	....	special thanks
Avery Guerra	....	special thanks
Andrew McQuade	....	special thanks
Karen Neko	....	special thanks
Hannah Neurotica	....	special thanks
Jeff O'Brien	....	special thanks
Cindy Riesling	....	special thanks
Robert Rodriguez	....	special thanks
Andrew Rose	....	special thanks
Dione Rose	....	special thanks (as Dione)
Eli Roth	....	special thanks
Chad Sayn	....	special thanks
Agnes Soska	....	special thanks (as Agnes)
Marius Soska	....	special thanks
Kat Thompson	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Twisted Twins Productions (present)

Distributors

• Beyond Home Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• Bounty Films (2011) (Australia) (DVD) (as Monster Pictures)
• Bounty Films (2011) (UK) (DVD)
• Eureka Entertainment (2011) (UK) (DVD)
• Monster Pictures (2010) (Australia) (all media)
• Monster Pictures (2010) (UK) (all media)
• Sundance Channel (2012) (Canada) (TV)

Special Effects

• Thistle Head Productions (pyrotechnic effects) (blood, gore & fire) (as Thistlehead FX)

Other Companies

• Sound Kitchen  sound editing facilities (as 'The Kitchen' Studio)
• Amsterdam Cafe, The  special thanks to
• Bridge Between Pub & Club, The  special thanks to (as The Bridge Between Pub)
• Can Am Importique  special thanks to (as CAN/AM Imporiumatique)
• Century House, The  special thanks to
• FortyFPS Productions  special thanks to
• HD Camera Rentals.com  special thanks to (as HD Camera Rental Services LA)
• M&M Studios  special thanks to
• Maynard's Tack Shop  special thanks to
• Paladin Show Services  special thanks to
• Twin Graphics  special thanks to

Runtime:

Canada:92 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:R (2011) | UK:18 | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Twisted Twins Productions

Trivia:

The role of Goody Two-Shoes was originally written for a female - as the whole main cast was set to be female. When production started for the feature, their original Goody dropped out two days before filming leaving the directors. Sylvia Soska and CJ Wallis went to a screening of his work where he played a character very similar to what they were looking for with Goody. He was cast that night and the script was rewritten with a male in the role.

Soundtrack:

Designer Drugs

Well, *I* liked it.

So many people have badmouthed this movie, I felt like I had to respond. First off, in fairness, I have to say that I rented this movie knowing nothing about it, except that I liked the title and a trailer I saw on another IFC disc. And, I spent the first 30 minutes rooting that a meteor would come and kill every character in the movie.

But then, outrageous things started happening with little consequence. And the main two female characters started growing on me. And more weird stuff happened, and even the goody two shoes started to grow on me. I'm glad the meteor never show'd up.

This is a funny, freaky movie, but you gotta give it time. Imagine my shock and delight to learn AFTER I HAD WATCHED THE WHOLE THING, that it was written and directed by a pair of women. And then, to discover that it's the two main female leads! Sexy, smart, wicked sense of humor (an almost guy-like sense of humor, if I might be so sexist).

In the end, I enjoyed this movie a lot. It wasn't pretentious, high-brow or meant to be taken seriously, and I think that a lot of the bile being shot at it is because they 1) didn't go all the way through, or 2) were expecting something else.

BTW, I didn't have any problem with the audio. But then, I always watch movies with subtitles on, cause I have a problem understanding dialog in the best of movies.