Shuttle (2008)

A late night airport shuttle ride home descends into darkness.

Director:

Edward Anderson

Writer:

Edward Anderson

Stars:

Tony Curran, Peyton List, Cameron Goodman

Cast

Cast overview:
Tony Curran	...	Driver
Peyton List	...	Mel
Cameron Goodman	...	Jules
Cullen Douglas	...	Andy
Dave Power	...	Matt
James Snyder	...	Seth
Tom Kemp	...	Serene Man
Kaylan Tracey	...	Deaf Girl
Jen Alison Lewis	...	Mother of Deaf Girl
James Ryen	...	Young Doctor (as James Ryan)
Jackie Cowls	...	Cashier (as Jackie Davis)
Roy Souza	...	Forklift Operator

Storyline

It's after midnight when Mel and Jules, two young women, return to LA from holidays in Mexico; they jump in a shuttle to head downtown. The other passengers are a nervous accountant and two frat boys, one who's been hitting on Jules. They're soon on unfamiliar, deserted streets - to avoid a traffic jam, says the driver - then things go from bad to worse. What's going on and where are they headed? Guns, knives, chains, a tattoo, and medication play in the resolution.

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Plot Keywords:

forced to strip | breasts | misogynist | voyeur | female removes her clothes | 

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Taglines:

All they wanted was a ride home.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, terror, language and brief nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 2009 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Autobus z lotniska

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,400,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,925, 8 March 2009, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$10,625, 22 March 2009

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fourth Wall Productions,Future Films,Moody Street Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Jules' gag changes drastically after the shuttle crash. Before, it was very thick and wrinkled. But when she wakes up after the crash, it's barely wrapped around twice and perfectly smooth.

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Quotes

Andy: We are almost done running errands. Then it's time to put the "joy" back into joyride.

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Connections

References Girls Gone Wild on Campus 2 (2003)

User Reviews

Tries to be different but ends up the same.

I found 'Shuttle' an incredibly frustrating film to watch. It starts quite well and moves along briskly until the first 'injury' (which is a doozy). After that it becomes very lazy and underwritten as a story. It was the case of the plot driving the characters and not the characters driving the plot. If you hate film where you can't understand why characters do what they do, you will loathe 'Shuttle'. Particularly, the last act is odd and seems to occur in a world without common sense. Also at the end one of the characters confessed a past misdemeanor to her friend, rather than generating sympathy from the audience, most people started to giggle. This was probably because the 'heroines' of the story was a complete idiots. Finally there is an ending which just seems tacked on to be 'shocking' and comes from the horror cop-out school of 'people are bad, audience, so just accept it without any explanation'.

'Shuttle' is neither good or bad, but mediocre. And annoying.