Vacancy 2: The First Cut (2008)

Three young people check into the Meadow View Inn for a night's rest, fully unaware of the inn's sick-minded employees and their nefarious intentions.

Director:

Eric Bross

Writers:

Mark L. Smith, Mark L. Smith (characters)

Stars:

Agnes Bruckner, David Moscow, Scott Anderson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Agnes Bruckner	...	Jessica
David Moscow	...	Gordon
Scott Anderson	...	Smith (as Scott G. Anderson)
Arjay Smith	...	Tanner
Trevor Wright	...	Caleb
Beau Billingslea	...	Otis
Brian Klugman	...	Reece
Juanita Jennings	...	Doris
Nelson Lee	...	Groom
Gwendoline Yeo	...	Bride
Judy Durning	...	Wife
David Shackelford	...	Truck Driver
Lola Davidson	...	Woman
Don Oscar Smith	...	Man
Joe Reegan	...	Jack

Storyline

In 2004, the managers of the Meadow View Motel Gordon and Reece use room 6 to videotape the intimacy of the guests to sell porn movies. When the mysterious Mr. Smith checks in with a young woman, they witness the sadistic psychopath guest stabbing and killing his mate. The footage is a success and they decide to make other snuff movies with Smith. When Caleb, who is traveling from Chicago with his fiancée Jessica and his best friend Tanner, decides to rest in Meadow View, they have a nightmarish night and try to survive from the sick intention of the gang.

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Plot Keywords:

motel | videotape | room 6 | best friend | motel manager | 

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Taglines:

Last April, authorities shut down the Pinewood Motel. They discovered over 200 videotaped murders. The earliest tape is dated September 2004. This is the story of the first victims.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and terror, language and some sexual content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 January 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Motel 2

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stage 6 Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When driving up to the motel there is a sign that has a branch obscuring the sign and making it read "cheap Bates" - a nod to the original slasher motel, the Bates Motel from Psycho (1960).

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Goofs

After Caleb, Tanner and Jessica check into the motel, a scene shows the "no" part of the neon light coming on, but later on when the older couple arrive at the motel, the light is off again.

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Quotes

Smith: This moviemaking shit is a lot harder than it looks.

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Connections

Follows Vacancy (2007)

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Soundtracks

Get Started
Written by Darren Dancil and Katie Michaelson
Performed by Rayedan featuring Katie Michaelson
Courtesy of Smoove Entertainment
By Arrangement with Blue Buddha Entertainment

User Reviews

Decent Prequel

In 2004, the redneck managers of the Meadow View Motel Gordon (David Moscow) and Reece (Brian Klugman) use room 6 to videotape the intimacy of the guests to sell porn movies. When the mysterious Mr. Smith (Scott G. Anderson) checks in with a young woman, they witness the sadistic psychopath guest stabbing and killing his mate. The footage is a success and they decide to make other snuff movies with Smith. When Caleb (Trevor Wright), who is traveling from Chicago with his fiancée Jessica (Agnes Bruckner) and his best friend Tanner (Arjay Smith), decides to rest in Meadow View, they have a nightmarish night and try to survive from the sick intention of the gang.

The underrated "Vacancy 2: The First Cut" is a decent prequel to the original "Vacancy" (which is also a reasonable movie, nothing more than that). There are some stupid scenes, like for example Jessica beating on the window instead of escaping; or the attitude of Tanner in the house of Otis and Doris; or the conclusion with the police finding no evidence of the murders; but the final result is not bad or mediocre like mentioned in some reviews. The screenplay and the story could be better but work on DVD. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Temos Vagas 2 - The First Cut" ("Vacancy 2: The First Cut")