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Splinter|Shea Whigham

Splinter

Shea Whigham and Paulo Costanzo
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Overview

In this indie film sure to make audiences shriek, the horror is just beginning when a young couple is carjacked by an escaped inmate and his lover. But the criminal (Shea Whigham, WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY) isn't the most dangerous thing on the trip; a mysterious, parasitic creature stalks the two couples, and a small convenience store doesn't prove to be much of a haven from the menace. Toby Wilkins, who won awards for his short film "Staring at the Sun," makes his feature directorial debut with SPLINTER.

Awards:

Main Cast & Crew:
Toby Wilkins - Director
Shea Whigham
Paulo Costanzo
Jill Wagner
Charles Baker
Rachel Kerbs
Laurel Whitsett

Details

    DVD Format
  • Format: DVD
  • Color Format: Color
  • UPC: 876964001687
  • Genre: HORROR / SCI-FI / FANTASY
  • Rating: R (MPAA) (for violence/gore and language)
  • Release Date: April 2009

Movie Reviews

Reviews:
"[A] thriller along the lines of THE THING or ALIEN. The scares are equal parts psychological jolts and gore." - 10/31/2008 USA Today


"[T]he director, Toby Wilkins, honors the conventions of the genre with skill and enough wit to keep the scares sharp." - 10/31/2008 New York Times


"F/X whiz Toby Wilkins' SPLINTER is spare, effective and genuinely frightening....The mechanics of SPLINTER are remarkably sound..." - 10/24/2008 Variety


"[With] brisk pacing, believable leads, and just the right ratio of frights to gore....Along the way the film displays nifty effects..." - 11/01/2008 Film Comment, p.73


3 stars out of 5 -- "[B]rought to life by well-drawn, resourceful characters and neat, nasty shocks." - 04/01/2009 Total Film


“[A] tight and tense horror treat...” -- Grade: B - 04/17/2009 Entertainment Weekly

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