The Final Girls (2015)

A young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself pulled into the world of her mom's most famous movie. Reunited, the women must fight off the film's maniacal killer.

Director:

Todd Strauss-Schulson

Writers:

M.A. Fortin, Joshua John Miller

Stars:

Taissa Farmiga, Malin Akerman, Adam Devine

5 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Taissa Farmiga	...	Max Cartwright
Malin Akerman	...	Nancy / Amanda Cartwright
Alexander Ludwig	...	Chris Briggs
Nina Dobrev	...	Vicki Summers
Alia Shawkat	...	Gertie Michaels
Thomas Middleditch	...	Duncan
Adam Devine	...	Kurt (as Adam DeVine)
Angela Trimbur	...	Tina
Chloe Bridges	...	Paula
Tory N. Thompson	...	Blake
Reginald Robinson	...	Hunky Hiker
Lauren Gros	...	Mimi
Dan B. Norris	...	Billy Murphy (as Daniel Norris)
Eric Michael Carney	...	Young Billy Murphy (as Eric Carney)
Cory Hart	...	Doctor

Storyline

When Max (Taissa Farmiga) and her friends reluctantly attend a tribute screening of an infamous '80s slasher film that starred Max's late mother (Malin Akerman), they are accidentally sucked into the silver screen. They soon realize they are trapped inside the cult classic movie and must team up with the fictional and ill-fated "Camp Bloodbath" counselors, including Max's mom as the shy scream queen, to battle the film's machete-wielding, masked killer. With the body count rising in scene after iconic scene, who will be THE FINAL GIRLS left standing and live to escape this film?

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Plot Keywords:

film within a film | slasher | killer | fire | loss | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG - 13 for horror violence, some crude and sexual material, language and drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 October 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Scream Girl

Filming Locations:

Frostop Root Beer - 402 Government St Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Groundswell Productions, Studio Solutions, Ulterior Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

It was Strauss-Schulson's idea to utilize "Bette Davis Eyes" as Amanda's/Nancy's theme. Originally the screenwriters hated the notion of using this song, but they eventually warmed to it.

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Goofs

After the first flashback scene, the amount of blood on Gertie's face changes.

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Quotes

Vicki Summers: Gertie, I'm sorry for that time in junior high when I told everyone to start calling you Ba-Chunk-a-Dunk, and then I covered your locker in bacon. That was so crappy and I'm so sorry! I'm such a bad person.
Gertie Michaels: You're not, it's okay. If it makes you feel better, last summer I'm the one who spread the rumor that said you had a weird disease where you were always on your period.
Vicki Summers: Wow, that's evil!
Gertie Michaels: Thank you.

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes are shown during the end credits.

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Connections

Spoofs Friday the 13th (1980)

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Soundtracks

Cruel Summer
Written by Siobhan Stewart AKA Siobhan Fahey, Sara Dallin, Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, and Keren Woodward
Performed by Bananarama

User Reviews

A little gem of a movie

If your an 80's Horror/Slasher FanBoy like myself then this film is for you. Clever nods to the audience, tongue n cheek, self aware/meta humour is in full force. Think the wit and humour of Scream blended together with Friday the 13th, plus some surprisingly emotional depth. Loved it! I cannot fathom why this did not get a cinema release, it is absolutely brilliant.

A clever, knowing, (though never self mocking) homage to 80s slasher flicks. The cast are uniformly brilliant and great to see Nina Dobrev in something other than the Vampire Diaries. If you love Scream and the self referential horror you are sure to enjoy this. Give it a try, this will go down as another of those hidden gems that COME ALIVE on DVD, rather like 'Trick R Treat.' Neglected and ignored when in fact it is sheer brilliance and really quite moving. Lovely commentary too!