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Kill of the Week: Forced Off a Cliff in ‘Turistas’
Every week, we spotlight a kill that we just can’t get enough of. This is Kill of the Week.
The success of films such as Saw and Hostel paved the way for a glut of extremely gruesome horror films in a post-9/11 America, dismissively dubbed “torture porn” due to their graphic depictions of brutality. Some achieved their own success by capitalizing on the trend, while others failed to make any kind of mark.
Released in 2006, director John Stockwell’s Turistas falls into the latter category; the film, clearly inspired by Hostel, made just $7 million at the domestic box office.
Maybe the single most notable thing about the Brazil-set Turistas is that it was boycotted in Brazil due to its not-so-favorable portrayal of the country!
In the film, starring Josh Duhamel, Olivia Wilde and Melissa George, a group of American tourists find themselves in the clutches of an underground organ harvesting ring.
Cue the rated R brutality.
There’s no shortage of bloodshed in Turistas, but one scene in particular has always stood out to me. After being captured by the aforementioned organ harvesters, a young woman makes a bold attempt to escape, running for her life through the jungle. What she doesn’t realize, however, is that she’s running out of land.
She literally runs directly off a massive cliff in her attempt to escape her captors, brutally hitting her head on the side of the cliff before slamming to the ground below.
Oops!
Brand new shark attack horror movie The Devil’s Mouth debuts globally on Prime Video on July 29, and the streamer has released the brand new official poster this afternoon.
Kathryn Newton (Abigail, Lisa Frankenstein, Ready or Not 2), Lana Condor (Pretty Lethal), Nico Hiraga, Gavin Casalegno, Tommi Rose, and Tayme Thapthimthong star.
In the film, “Five friends set out on one last adventure along Thailand’s stunning coast, eager for a final thrill before life in the real world begins. They sign up for a guided swim through a remote cave system known as The Devil’s Mouth, a natural wonder that’s as breathtaking as it is unforgiving. Deep inside the labyrinth of narrow waterways, their journey takes a terrifying turn when they discover that a freak storm the week before flooded the caves with sea life.
“The creatures died in the fresh water, but something survived… and it’s hunting them now— fast, silent, and deadly. Every corridor they round is overflowing with anxiety, and every wrong turn becomes a deadly encounter. As panic spreads and their sense of direction slips away, the group begins to fracture.
“Trust erodes, fear takes over, and survival becomes a savage game. In the suffocating darkness, every choice could be their last as they learn that to make it out alive, sacrifices must be made.”
Jeff Wadlow (Truth or Dare, Imaginary) directs the shark attack movie from a script he revised from Aja Gabel (“Sunny”) and Myung Joh Wesner (“Star Wars: Skeleton Crew”).
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