Vile (2011)

Director:

Taylor Sheridan

Writers:

Eric Jay Beck (written by)
Rob Kowsaluk

Release Date:

24 July 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

A group of friends stop to pick up a hitchhiking woman only to end up getting drugged by her with a gas...

Plot Keywords:

Knocked Out | Sadism | Eavesdropping | Boiling Pot | Involuntary Experiment Subject

Cast

Eric Jay Beck	...	Nick
April Matson	...	Tayler
Akeem Smith	...	Tony
Heidi Mueller	...	Lisa
Maya Hazen	...	Tara
Rob Kirkland	...	Greg
McKenzie Westmore	...	Diane
Ian Bohen	...	Julian
Kieron Elliott	...	Thomas
Artie Baxter	...	Brent
Mark Hengst	...	Chuck
Maynard James Keenan	...	Special Agent Ford
Stefanie Barboza	...	Kelly
Maria Olsen	...	Woman on TV
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Greg Cipes	...	Sam
Ceilidh Lamont	...	Surgeon
Ross Kurt Le	...	Bartender
Amie Meadows	...	Nurse

Directed by
Taylor Sheridan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Eric Jay Beck		written by
Rob Kowsaluk

Produced by
Stefanie Barboza	....	executive producer
Eric Jay Beck	....	producer
Larry Beck	....	executive producer
Noël K. Cohan	....	producer
Rick Dugdale	....	executive producer
Derek Jaeschke	....	associate producer
Rob Kowsaluk	....	executive producer
Tina Pavlides	....	producer
Kelly Andrea Rubin	....	producer

Cinematography by
Stewart Yost

Casting by
Sherrie Henderson
Dan Velez

Production Design by
Peggy Paola

Set Decoration by
Goar Galstyan

Costume Design by
Erin Tanaka

Makeup Department
Gretchen Hass	....	key hair stylist
Tina Krikor Kalajian	....	assistant makeup artist
Gary Reisch	....	assistant hair stylist
Galaxy San Juan	....	makeup department head

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Michael Harwell	....	second assistant director
Matt Hill	....	second second assistant director
Derek Jaeschke	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Sarah Geller	....	property master
Sam Miller	....	swing
Dave Novak	....	set dresser
Dalton Cole Young	....	set dresser

Sound Department
James Barth	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Barth	....	supervising sound editor
Carlton Diggs	....	sound mixer
Iryna Kucherenko	....	boom operator
Richard Mercado	....	post sound supervisor

Stunts
Steve Schriver	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
John Coffey	....	still photographer
Ricky Fosheim	....	second assistant camera
Jonathan Helms	....	first assistant camera
Corrin Hodgson	....	gaffer
Chris Ippolito	....	key grip
Joshua Jones	....	gaffer
Drew Ruiz	....	best boy
Justin Safaei	....	assistant camera
Austin Saya	....	second assistant camera
Joseph Turrentine	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cari Avila	....	wardrobe assistant
Katrina Lee	....	wardrobe assistant

Music Department
Anna Granucci	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Jesse Sheppard	....	production assistant
Richelle Taylor	....	script supervisor
Kyle Wasserman	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Tony-Seven Films
• Vile Entertainment

Distributors

• Earth Gate (2012) (Japan) (DVD)
• Inception Media Group (2012) (USA) (all media)
• Splendid Film (2013) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Action Audio Post  sound post-production

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for brutal violence, torture and language throughout

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | UK:18 | Germany:18

Company:

Tony-Seven Films

Trivia:

The chemicals being collected, Adrenaline, Dopamine, and Oxytocin, are released when the body is in extreme pain. But like Sam suggested, they're also released during sex. So instead of torturing themselves, the members of the group could've just had sex with each other to fill up the vials.

Soundtrack:

Running Home

Lives up to its name and then some

At least the opening scene should have a subtitle "inspired by Dexter the TV series". While the basis for the plot is new and interesting and also has the Human Centipede/Saw gore feel to it, the actual setup to the point where the horror/gore begins is horrifyingly weak.

The actors help make the film bearable, and Maya Hazen is awesome. While the characters may seem stupid beyond belief or unrealistically smart in some cases, after watching a film like Compliance that's based on real life idiots, it's best to simply take it all in. They usually tie into the overall story and are better than screaming stupid naked teens running off in all directions from bigfoot, big fang, etc. In short, the stupidity typically fits into the situation and is part of building the suspense/agitation.

There's apparently a new category developing for films that annoy along side horror, tragedy, sex, and comedy. This is a combination of annoyance and standard gore. That may not be a good idea for an entire film.

This also works as a story in what not to do. It does give you points of satisfaction to offset the gore, plot development stupidity, and other annoyances as if those are all pains to achieve the gain. It's horribly disappointing that opportunities for titty twisters were missed. The writer and director are in desperate need of a sense of humor.

FYI, my rating may be a little harsh and I'm tempted to up it to a 5, but don't bet your collar bone on it.