The Roost (2005)

Director:

Ti West

Writer:

Ti West (written by)

Release Date:

13 January 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

CAUTION...If They Bite You...Kill Yourself!

Plot:

Part of a "special" late-nite television program...Four friends on their way to a wedding find themselves marooned on a mysterious farm. Creatures of the night awaken and the undead rise, as a night of relentless horror...Begins! |

Plot Keywords:

Police | Elderly Couple | Gun | Barn | Brother Sister Relationship

Cast

Tom Noonan	...	The Horror Host
Karl Jacob	...	Trevor
Vanessa Horneff	...	Allison
Sean Reid	...	Brian
Wil Horneff	...	Elliot
Barbara Wilhide	...	May
Richard Little	...	Elvin
John Speredakos	...	Officer Mitchell
Larry Fessenden	...	Tow Truck Driver
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Hamilton	...	Duncan (Radio Show)
Graham Reznick	...	Local DJ (Radio Show)
Heather Robb	...	Aubry Promise / Fake Shemp
Mary Schmidt	...	Sally (Radio Show)
Ti West	...	Professor (Radio Show)

Runtime:

USA:80 min | Argentina:80 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

UK:18 | Argentina:18 | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

ECR Productions

Trivia:

The barn used in the film was also used in the Alfred Hitchcock film Marnie (1964).

Soundtrack:

I Raise Hell

It's not all that bad.......

"The Roost" is a movie that was most assuredly made by lovers of "B" movies for lovers of "B" movies. Nothing more, Nothing less. And as a lover of this particular type of film I was stoked to see it. I have to admit though...It was a while before I could get into the movie. It starts out slooowly, With a intro/outro featuring a horror host that I found to be fairly interminable. As a matter of fact I didn't know what was going on for more than a few minutes of the film. Once the feature actually started I managed to get a hold of the concept & enjoy the film a little bit more. A lot of the film is grainy & dark. Not a good combo if you ask me but it 's not enough to hinder watching the film on your TV. It must have been rough to watch on a big screen though. The plot? Well let's just say that 4 People are stranded on an old country road in the middle of the night & seek shelter/help at an barn that they stumble upon. Unfortunately for them the barn is infested with killer bats that have the ability to turn you into a zombie if you are bitten by them. WTF? Yeah, It's a bit odd. As a matter of fact it doesn't make any sense at all. But I don't think they were looking to make a logical movie when they were filming this. Just a movie that makes you jump a few times & cover your eyes a bit. And in that sense they succeeded.....Barely. It's got plenty of atmosphere & the performances were pretty tight(When you can hear them, The sound is fairly bad. Subtitles help a lot). The ending was also pretty eerie. All in all a pretty good little movie to get you through a dark & stormy night with your significant other. And I believe that's what the filmmakers set out to do. They succeeded.