Hostel (2005)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Eli Roth

Writer (WGA):

Eli Roth (written by)

Release Date:

6 January 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Welcome To Your Worst Nightmare

Plot:

Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.

Plot Keywords:

Hostel | Europe | Backpacker | Bratislava | Friend

Awards:

4 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Jay Hernandez	...	Paxton
Derek Richardson	...	Josh
Eythor Gudjonsson	...	Oli
Barbara Nedeljakova	...	Natalya
Jan Vlasák	...	The Dutch Businessman
Jana Kaderabkova	...	Svetlana
Jennifer Lim	...	Kana
Keiko Seiko	...	Yuki
Lubomir Bukovy	...	Alex
Jana Havlickova	...	Vala
Rick Hoffman	...	The American Client
Petr Janis	...	The German Surgeon
Takashi Miike	...	Miike Takashi
Patrik Zigo	...	Bubble Gum Gang Leader (as Zigo Patrik)
Milda Jedi Havlas	...	Desk Clerk Jedi

Also Known As:

Hostel: Part I (Australia) (DVD title)
Хостел (Russia) [ru]
Hostal (Venezuela) [es]
Hostel (Finland) [fi]
Hostel (Germany) [de]
Hostel (Serbia) [sr]
Hostel (Spain) [es]
Hostel, i arhi tis paranoias (Greece) [el]
L'auberge (Canada: French title) [fr]
O Albergue (Brazil) [pt]
Otel (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]

MPAA:

Rated R for brutal scenes of torture and violence, strong sexual content, language and drug use.

Runtime:

94 min | Philippines:93 min (cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Czech | German | Dutch | Slovak | Japanese | Icelandic | Russian | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | UK:18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Germany:18 (nf) | Australia:R | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Singapore:R21 (cut) | Sweden:15 | Mexico:D | Argentina:16 | Portugal:M/18 | Brazil:18 | South Africa:16 | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) | Belgium:KNT | Hungary:18 | Finland:K-18 | South Korea:18 (re-rating) (cut) | South Korea:Limited (original rating) | USA:R (certificate #42205) | Italy:VM14 | Germany:Not Rated (SPIO/JK) (extended version) | France:-16 (with warning) | Norway:18 (self applied) (with warning) | Malaysia:18SG (unrated DVD version) | Malaysia:(Banned) (theatrical) | Hong Kong:III | Japan:R-18 | Italy:VM18 (re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic

Company:

Hostel LLC

Trivia:

In the Unrated DVD version of the film, the word "fuck" is spoken 128 times.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Paxton is handcuffed to the chair and his torturer grabs the three-pronged metal pole, Paxton is shown with bloody hole marks on his shirt. Then it shows the guy holding the rod, then hitting Paxton twice, then the shot goes back to Paxton and the bloody holes are there. The holes were added and filmed before the torturer hit him.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Paxton: Amsterdam, motherfucker!

Movie Connections:

Features Pulp Fiction (1994)

Soundtrack:

Oddity

Biggest Load of Teenie Masturbutory Snuff Fodder

I just sat through the worst film I've ever seen. Hostel. If this movie made #1 in the USA, I can dig the idea of Guantanemo Bay now, Yanks lurve torture and this movie was pure bloody torture too watch. Seemed to me to be just thrown together after a long night on the booze! Hey! the world hates us just now, let's make a movie that shows how were civilised and the rest of the world are sick! Then they'll love me... But apart from that, as a movie, it just sucked.

Badly written by someone whom probably has never been to Eastern Europe and reckons they go in for this treatment of US tourists on regular basis, nice thought, but not true.

Although....

PS - I just found out this guy made Cabin Fever! Now it all makes sense!

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