Swimming Pool (2001)

International students at an elite Prague school are stalked and murdered while holding a party in an abandoned water park.

Director:

Boris von Sychowski

Writers:

Lorenz Stassen, Boris von Sychowski

Stars:

Kristen Miller, Elena Uhlig, Paul T. Grasshoff

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kristen Miller	...	Sarah
Elena Uhlig	...	Carmen
Paul T. Grasshoff	...	Gregor (as Thorsten Grasshoff)
John Hopkins	...	Frank
Isla Fisher	...	Kim
Jason Liggett	...	Martin
Jonah Lotan	...	Chris
Cordelia Bugeja	...	Mel
James McAvoy	...	Mike
Linda Rybová	...	Svenja
Bryan Carney	...	Carter
Maximilian Grill	...	Diego
Anna Geislerová	...	Catherine
Jan Vlasák	...	Kadankov
Daniel Wurm	...	Tommy

Storyline

School's out, exams are over, and it's time for real life to begin. But before 12 friends from the International High School in Prague disappear to the four corners of the earth, they intend to throw the best party of their lives. The idea to stage the party in Prague's biggest swimming pool is illegal but cool. And when Gregor, the laid-back leader of the group thinks an idea is good, then no-one else from the group objects. But what begins as the night of all nights quickly turns into a life and death struggle, as the friends come to realise that death itself is on the guest list... A mysterious masked killer sets a hunt in motion that ranges through the facility's halls and corridors. As the kids panic it begins to dawn on them that the killer must be one of them...

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Plot Keywords:

mask | teenage | masked killer | mystery killer | mysterious killer | 

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Taglines:

Evil has surfaced.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

18

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene where Mel waits for Martin in the gym, the words "Have a Nice Day" can be seen etched on the killer's machete.

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Goofs

Martin is in the ventilation ducts and is trying to slide past the machete. It is along his leg several inches above the bottom of his shorts when the machete is pulled back slicing his leg. However, in the closeup it cuts just above the knee on bare skin, but in the wider shot the machete is still up on his shorts.

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Quotes

Sarah: [as she dives into a pool after him] Fuck you... Frank

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Connections

Followed by The Pool 2 (2005)

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Soundtracks

Whatever Happened To The 80's
Written and Composed by I. Knollmann / G. Knollmann / A. Siedenbiedel / E. Herwig / J.D. Poggemann.
Performed by Donots.

User Reviews

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watching this film makes me really wonder... how much did Heineken pay these blokes to make this film for them... watch it and you will see at any moment throughout the whole film, anytime anybody is smiling, they have a bottle of heineken in their hand. in the credits they say thank yous to heineken and red bull... and when they drink their heineken there is always this really cheesy low grade pop-punk soundtrack playing... but the film does have a few positives... most of the main characters dont make it to the end of the film so the viewers dont have to put up with 12 lousy actors for the whole entirity of this abomination. also... that scene where that girl is going down the water slide... priceless.

Details

Official Sites:

Senator Film Verleih GmbH (german) [Germany]

Country:

Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 October 2001 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Swimming Pool

Filming Locations:

Liberec, Czech Republic

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$963,010

Company Credits

Production Co:

Senator Film Produktion, Calypso Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1