Storm Warning (2007 film)

Storm Warning

Theatrical poster art
Directed by Jamie Blanks
Produced by Gary Hamilton
Written by Everett De Roche
Starring Nadia Farès
Robert Taylor
Music by Jamie Blanks
Cinematography Karl von Moller
Edited by Jamie Blanks
Distributed by Dimension Films
The Weinstein Company
Genius Products
Release dates
19 October 2007
5 February 2008 (DVD)
Running time
82 minutes
86 minutes (unrated version)
Country Australia
Language English

Storm Warning is a 2007 Australian horror film directed by Jamie Blanks and starring Nadia Farès and Robert Taylor.

Plot

Rob and Pia are a young couple who travel out for a day of sailing along coastal marshland. They become lost in a heavy storm and end up on a desolate island. They come across a decrpid old house and nearby barn with no one home. There is a large amount of marijuana growing in the barn that suggests the homeowners may not welcome their presence. There is also no telephone or means of communication with the outside world. But when the deranged, redneck owners—Brett, his brother Jimmy, and their even more terrifying father Poppy—return, Rob and Pia realize a fear far beyond anything they have ever known. Resentful of the affluent intruders, the three monstrously sadistic hillbillies imprison and enslave the couple, who—fearing for their lives—submit to appalling degradation and humiliation. When Rob and Pia learn their kidnappers have no intention of ever letting them go alive, they finally understand they must do whatever it takes to survive, and whatever it takes means going to a limit they could never have imagined which leads to the violent climax and ending; they will have to kill all three of the hillbillies by themselves in order to escape and survive.

Cast

Homages

The films pays homage to numerous other films including, but not limited to Spider Baby, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Deliverance, The Hills Have Eyes, The Last House on the Left, Straw Dogs and Wrong Turn.

Production

The script was written in the early 1990s.[1]

Reception

Despite no approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes as of today, Storm Warning was met with positive reviews from critics and audiences. The film also received reviews from various sites, such as:

Accolades

Justin Dix won the Screamfest Festival Trophy for Best Special Effects.

DVD release

Dimension Extreme released an unrated version of Storm Warning on 5 February 2008. The DVD contains an audio commentary by director Jamie Blanks, screenwriter Everett De Roche, actor Robert Taylor, cinematographer Karl von Moller, production designer Robby Perkins, and special FX artist Justin Dix, and a making-of featurette.[2] The DVD was released in Australia on 5 June 2008.[3]

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