Roadkill (2011 film)
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Kacey Barnfield Oliver James Diarmuid Noyes Eliza Bennett Colin Maher Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Ned Dennehy Róisín Murphy Eve Macklin Stephen Rea | |
Theme music composer | Ray Harman |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Adrian Sturges |
Cinematography | Peter Robertson |
Editor | Tony Kearns |
Running time | 88 minutes |
Production companies | MNG Films Parallel Film Productions RHI Entertainment Syfy |
Budget | $2 million |
Original release | |
Network | Syfy |
Release | April 23, 2011 |
Roadkill is a 2011 American
.Roadkill premiered on April 23, 2011 on Syfy and was released on DVD on August 30, 2011.
Plot
Kate is traveling around
Ryan continues to drive down the road, as the group begin to panic as they have no way of contacting help. The roc attacks the R.V. and causes a tire to be blown. Armed with a
Luca chases them throughout the forest, but they manage to escape back to the R.V. where they find Drina once more, who begs for the medallion. Kate discovers the medallion is protection against the roc, so escapes with it, leaving Drina to be killed by the roc. After driving down the road farther, the group pass a service station. Ryan leaves the R.V. after reconciling with Kate, to call for help, while the others continue to drive down the road to create a distraction. The roc briefly follows the R.V. but soon circles around to go back for Ryan. As Ryan is about to be attacked, the others distract the roc and manage to harm it with fire. They leave the R.V. to find Ryan missing and the phone broken. They hide in a restroom before they hear a policeman, Seamus arrive. However, he begins to tie them up for the roc, but they overpower him and knock him unconscious. While escaping, Joel is carried away by the roc. As Kate and Chuck leave, they run over Seamus, killing him.
After driving down the road, Kate receives a call from Ryan. However, the line is cut dead. Kate manages to get a signal and phones Ryan back. Hearing the
Chuck, the sole survivor of the group, reaches a gas station and stops for gas, but Luca is already there and forces Chuck to give him the medallion. The roc arrives, but Chuck manages to ignite some spilled gas, blowing up the R.V. and Luca with the roc. The roc, however, somehow manages to survive and attacks Chuck as he walks away, completing the old woman's revenge.
Cast
- Kacey Barnfieldas Kate
- Oliver Jamesas Ryan
- Diarmuid Noyes as Chuck
- Eliza Bennett as Hailey
- Colin Maher as Joel
- Kobna Holdbrook-Smith as Tommy
- Ned Dennehy as Luca
- Róisín Murphy as Anita
- Eve Macklin as Drina
- Stephen Rea as Officer Seamus
Release
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Dread Central gave the film a score of 3.5 out of 5, writing, "All in all Roadkill is a solid entry in the Syfy Original genre. While it suffers from some of the shortcomings we’re used to seeing with these films, there are enough pleasant surprises to keep it interesting. The filmmaking is strong overall, and it’s clear everyone involved was actually trying to make a good movie here. You never get the sense anyone involved simply showed up for a paycheck, and their dedication shows."[2] Bruce Kooken from HorrorNews.net gave the film a positive review, writing, "The distinction that Roadkill makes is that the acting is surprisingly good, the story concept is rather nifty even though the gypsy-curse angle has been recycled .. and there’s actually some credible character development."[3] Justin Felix from DVD Talk gave the film a negative review, writing, "Roadkill takes full advantage of its Irish countryside location, but little else works in this SyFy Channel Maneater Series entry that unsuccessfully tries to merge the creature feature template with the backwoods killer genre."[4]
References
- ^ "Roadkill (2011) - Johannes Roberts". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Roadkill (2011) - Dread Central". Dread Central.com. Raider Redux. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Kooken, Bruce (11 October 2017). "Film Review: RoadKill (2011)". HorrorNews.net. Bruce Kooken. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Felix, Justin. "Roadkill : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". DVD Talk.com. Justin Felix. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
External links
- Roadkill at AllMovie
- Roadkill at IMDb
- Roadkill at Rotten Tomatoes