Hostel: Part II (2007)

Three American college students studying abroad are lured to a Slovakian hostel, and discover the grim reality behind it.

Director:

Eli Roth

Writers:

Eli Roth, Eli Roth (characters)

Stars:

Lauren German, Heather Matarazzo, Bijou Phillips

10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lauren German	...	Beth
Roger Bart	...	Stuart
Heather Matarazzo	...	Lorna
Bijou Phillips	...	Whitney
Richard Burgi	...	Todd
Vera Jordanova	...	Axelle
Jay Hernandez	...	Paxton
Jordan Ladd	...	Stephanie
Milan Knazko	...	Sasha
Edwige Fenech	...	Art Class Professor
Stanislav Yanevski	...	Miroslav (as Stanislav Ianevski)
Patrik Zigo	...	Bubblegum Gang Leader
Zuzana Geislerová	...	Inya
Ivan Furak	...	Big Guard
Monika Malácová	...	Mrs. Bathory

Storyline

Three female college students take a detour from their partying, enticed by a beautiful European woman who promises seclusion, safety and maybe even romance. What they get is a living hell where they are sold to the highest bidder whose fondest wish is to kill them slowly. Hostel 2 also follows 2 American men who, on the flip side of the coin, are willing to pay to join an exclusive club where a life will end at their hands...any way they like. It's a story of human monsters and the almighty dollar as only Eli Roth could tell it.

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Plot Keywords:

breasts | torture | sadism | tied up naked | tortured to death | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sadistic scenes of torture and bloody violence, terror, nudity, sexual content, language and some drug content

Did You Know?

Trivia

(at around 11 mins) For Axelle's nude scene, Vera Jordanova's nipples were CGI.

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Goofs

(at around 6 mins) When Paxton dreams of the hospital in the beginning, the police officer tells him of a man that was murdered "in Vienna". Actually, the station in which the "Elite Hunting" boss is murdered in Hostel appears to be a German one (the signs in that station are only used by the Deutsche Bundesbahn in Germany).

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Quotes

[first lines]
Italian Police Officer: [to Paxton] Signore?

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Crazy Credits

At the very end of the credits, the Bubblegum Gang Leader can be heard saying "Bitches!" one last time.

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Alternate Versions

In New Zealand, the uncut version was banned. Sony Pictures completely removed the "blood bath" scene in order for the film to receive an R18 rating.

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Connections

References Da Ali G Show (2000)

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Soundtracks

Zala Travu
Traditional
Performed by Varmuzova cimbalova muzika
Courtesy of Jiri Plocek (Gnosis Brno)
Under license from Jiri Plocek (Gnosis Brno)

User Reviews

A hostile hostel

Not as good, or gross, as the first film but a decent sequel none-the-less. And it picks up pretty much where the last one ended, with Paxton! Same set up, same hostel, and same town, although this time there is a creepy harvest festival going on. This movie also sheds a little more light on the business side of it all, but nothing more to be learned about the town itself. And I will say, it was nice to see the Bubble Gum Boys again! I also think I liked the ending to this one a bit more than the first one! But, not enough to see the next one. Still, I won't be checking in to any hostels in the near future, that's for sure!

Details

Country:

USA Czech Republic

Language:

English Slovak Italian Czech

Release Date:

8 June 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hostel: Part II

Filming Locations:

Big Sister, Prague, Czech Republic

Box Office

Budget:

$10,200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,203,391, 10 June 2007

Gross USA:

$17,609,452

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$35,728,183

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lionsgate, Screen Gems, Next Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1