Turistas (2006)

A group of young backpackers' vacation turns sour when a bus accident leaves them marooned in a remote Brazilian rural area that holds an ominous secret.

Director:

John Stockwell

Writer:

Michael Arlen Ross

Stars:

Josh Duhamel, Melissa George, Olivia Wilde

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Josh Duhamel	...	Alex
Melissa George	...	Pru
Olivia Wilde	...	Bea
Desmond Askew	...	Finn
Beau Garrett	...	Amy
Max Brown	...	Liam
Agles Steib	...	Kiko
Miguel Lunardi	...	Zamora
Jorge Só	...	Bus Driver
Cristiani Aparecida	...	Native Beauty
Lucy Ramos	...	Arolea
Andrea Watrouse	...	Camila (as Andréa Leal)
Diego Santiago	...	Jacaré
Marcão	...	Ranan
Miguelito Acosta	...	Jamoru

Storyline

While traveling on vacation through the country of Northeastern of Brazil by bus, the American Alex Trubituan, his sister Bea Tribituan and their friend Amy Harrington meet the also foreigners Pru Stagler, Finn Davies and Liam Kuller after an accident with their bus. They follow a track through the woods and find a hidden paradisiacal beach. They decide to stay in the place drinking beer and dancing funk and parting with the locals and they meet the amicable Brazilian teenager Kiko. They are drugged with "Boa Noite, Cinderela" (Ruffies, literal translation: "Good Night, Cinderella" - a trick used by smalltime crooks to steal naive people) and when they wake up, they are practically naked, with all their belongings, clothes, money, jewels, passports, backpacks etc. stolen. They walk to a small village trying to find a police station, they get into trouble with the dwellers and they are helped by their acquaintance Kiko, who leads them to his uncle's isolated well-equipped cabin in the ...

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | drugged drink | breasts | female removes her clothes | murder of a nude woman | 

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Taglines:

You'll be dying to stay

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong graphic violence and disturbing content, sexuality, nudity, drug use and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

In one underwater scene, Olivia Wilde's character is supposed to be panicking while trying to find an air bubble. This is actually real, as Olivia missed her mark and could not locate the air bubble. Because it is a wide shot, the safety divers were too far away to get there, but she eventually found the pocket

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Goofs

In the first scene at the beach, when Pru is showing her trick to take off her clothes without taking off the bikini, she is wearing a green/brown bikini. Even though they later get robbed of everything but the clothes they are wearing, by the time they get in the house she has changed to a white bikini.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Bea Trubituan: [careening recklessly through the countryside in a bus] Are you having fun?
Alex Trubituan: Am I the only one having a problem with this?
Bea Trubituan: I don't know, I guess I'm used to it.
Alex Trubituan: I just keep thinking about how far we must be from a hospital. You know, with doctors who operate instead of amputate?
Bea Trubituan: So dramatic.
Alex Trubituan: [grinding sounds] Would you slow the fuck down!

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Alternate Versions

The unrated version runs ca. 2 minutes longer and features an extra/extended scene between Finn and Arolea, as well as more explicit shots of Amy being "operated" on.

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Connections

Referenced in Hookman 2 (2013)

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Soundtracks

Qual É (Album Version)
Written by Marcelo D.2. (as Marcelo D2), David Corcos, Antônio Carlos, Jocafi
Performed by Marcelo D.2. (as Marcelo D2)
Courtesy of Mr. Bongo Records & Sony BMG Brazil
By Arrangement with Big Sounds International
Contains sample of the song "Kabaluerê"
Written by Antônio Carlos & Jocafi
Performed by Antônio Carlos & Jocafi
Courtesy of BMG Brasil Ltda.

User Reviews

Fun

'Turistas' was a fun horror flick with a 'Hostel' like plot. The characters were pretty likable along with the film itself. It had some good gory scenes which included a disturbing open surgery scene.

I am really confused about why people hated this film so much. When I saw this with a friend, we were both expecting a stupid b flick with cheesy acting. We were both surprised at the end, it didn't entirely suck! It had an OK script, OK actors, cool scenes, a fun plot, and gruesome gore. I admit, it wasn't a masterpiece but it was not horrible! I have seen much, much, much worse!

Something that does tick me off about this films bad ratings is that the Brazilians are rating it bad because they think this film will lower their tourist numbers. They are wrong, people still go to the beach(Jaws) and still go to European countries(Hostel). Its just a horror flick.

So you should go see this if you like fun B horror flicks.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Portuguese

Release Date:

1 December 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Turistas

Filming Locations:

Chapada Diamantina, Lençóis, Bahia, Brazil

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,582,554, 3 December 2006

Gross USA:

$7,027,762

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$14,756,513

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Atomic, 2929 Productions, Stone Village Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min 96 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1