Final Girl (2015)

A man teaches a young woman how to become a complete weapon. Later she is approached by a group of sadistic teens who kill blonde women for unknown reasons. The hunting season begins.

Director:

Tyler Shields

Writers:

Johnny Silver (story by) (as Johnny T. Silver), Stephen Scarlata (story by) (as Steve Scarlata)

Stars:

Abigail Breslin, Wes Bentley, Logan Huffman

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Abigail Breslin	...	Veronica
Wes Bentley	...	William
Logan Huffman	...	Danny
Cameron Bright	...	Shane
Alexander Ludwig	...	Jameson
Reece Thompson	...	Nelson
Francesca Eastwood	...	Gwen
Emma Paetz	...	Jennifer
Gracyn Shinyei	...	Young Veronica
Desiree Zurowski	...	Nelson's Mom
Sean Tyson	...	Redneck

Storyline

A cute, shy, young girl is new to town, and looks to be the perfect, easily-duped target for a group of boys who want to use her as the final test in their murder game. Little do they know, she is skilled in areas they cannot imagine, and has a test of her own she decides to pursue.

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Plot Keywords:

female assassin | vigilante | pretending to be a victim | murder | human hunting a human | 

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Taglines:

The hunted becomes the hunter

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violent content, and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Nasser Entertainment

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 August 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Última Rapariga

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$5,500,000, 31 August 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

NGN Productions, Prospect Park, Final Girl Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The term "Final Girl" comes out of a trend in early slasher films where the sole survivor or the last to die was a female character.

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Goofs

When the group first arrive and are sitting around in the woods the shadow of a figure is seen on the left side walking in front of one of the background lights.

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Quotes

[first lines]
William: Hello.
Young Veronica: Hello.
William: My name is William. Did they tell you what happened?
Young Veronica: My mom and daddy died.
William: That's right. Does that bother you?
Young Veronica: People die all the time.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.105 (2013)

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Soundtracks

The Devil and The Duke
Written and Performed by Who The Bossman
Courtesy of Nimrod Productions

User Reviews

A Lynchian trip

If you're familiar with the trippier David Lynch films, you have a hint as to what to expect of this film.

The premise is simple: A girl orphaned at a young age is trained to be an assassin. As a teen her training leads to a test mission: To kill a pack of boys who hunt and kill girls for sport.

A lot of the origins of the characters and how the situation came about are left unanswered. This probably explains the problems so many of the other reviewers have with this film, as they likely thought they were thinking they were going to see a twist on the slasher genre based on the description of the film.

This film doesn't explore its own premise or delve that deep into the characters. It is much more about the style and presentation of the events, dialog, and visions. Given how most of the characters both protagonist and antagonist are sociopaths to some degree, that strangeness, aloofness and lack of reality is somehow appropriate.

It's not too long a film, just over an hour and a quarter, just enough for what it is trying to do.

Worth it for change of pace. Horror fans may be disappointed, but I'm not one of them, and was pleasantly caught by surprise by the whole Twin Peaks like vibe that emerged from this film