Dead Hooker in a Trunk

2009 "The debut film from the Soska sisters."
4.8| 1h32m| en
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Set in beautiful Vancouver, four friends set out on an everyday errand and end up in a fight for their lives when they discover the body of a dead hooker left in their trunk.

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Twisted Twins Productions

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Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.
SeeQuant Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction
Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.
D Rahul Raj Jsd It's night over here, and today are Jen and Sylvia's (The Soska Twins) Birthdays (April 29), along with their Mom, Ms Agnes. By honoring them, I watched their first film, which they wrote, directed, produced, and starred in as leading roles. Their parents were also producers. These four friends go through one hell of a ride, finding a dead hooker in a trunk. The action-packed scenes in this film will keep you on the edge of your seat. You've got insane gun fights, brutal beatings, chainsaws, torture, murder, mayhem, and a hell of a lot more. There are also some shocking scenes that will make you go, "WTF!" especially the ending. For those of you who haven't seen this film, I highly recommend it if you love a good hardcore film. F'N A flick right here. They are called the Twisted Twins for a reason, with their pure, twisted excellence that they bring to films with their directing or acting. I have so much respect for Jen and Sylvia, they're two of the most hottest, most incredible filmmakers, and now they're doing a remake of David Cronenberg's Rabid, which I can guarantee will blow all of our minds!!!
trashgang I liked the title, sounds a bit like those good old exploitations but what a terrible thing this was. Once started I thought, yes, this is going to be good but once the girls are watching the trunk I knew what I was getting. Trash.Written by the Soska sisters and even played and directed by them it is obviously a ultra low budget. There aren't any real effects to see because it's done off screen, well, most of them. But there is a lot of red stuff that I can confirm. Sadly, it's the script and a lot of talking that made it almost unwatchable. I must admit that I grabbed the remote and had the fast forward button ready to push. Some parts are really okay but to many scenes are ridiculous and boring.Maybe I they had a lot of fun but I rather should let this flick in the trunk straight to the bin. Gore 0,5/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 1/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5
ken-schaefer So many people have badmouthed this movie, I felt like I had to respond. First off, in fairness, I have to say that I rented this movie knowing nothing about it, except that I liked the title and a trailer I saw on another IFC disc. And, I spent the first 30 minutes rooting that a meteor would come and kill every character in the movie.But then, outrageous things started happening with little consequence. And the main two female characters started growing on me. And more weird stuff happened, and even the goody two shoes started to grow on me. I'm glad the meteor never show'd up.This is a funny, freaky movie, but you gotta give it time. Imagine my shock and delight to learn AFTER I HAD WATCHED THE WHOLE THING, that it was written and directed by a pair of women. And then, to discover that it's the two main female leads! Sexy, smart, wicked sense of humor (an almost guy-like sense of humor, if I might be so sexist).In the end, I enjoyed this movie a lot. It wasn't pretentious, high-brow or meant to be taken seriously, and I think that a lot of the bile being shot at it is because they 1) didn't go all the way through, or 2) were expecting something else.BTW, I didn't have any problem with the audio. But then, I always watch movies with subtitles on, cause I have a problem understanding dialog in the best of movies.
rogertbop DHIAT's so-called "originality" did not distract me from its oddly paced, and often disengaging, story-telling. It seemed as if the Soska Sisters abandoned all, if any, logic in their script to boost its own bizarreness and eccentricity. Movies don't exactly demand realism (nor do I), but in this case it resulted in a laughable story that just felt too unbalanced to offer room for its humor to surface. In other words, they tried too hard. Whether they tried too hard to be witty or weird, humorous or homage-y, the Soska Sisters didn't know which direction to take their debut so they ended up taking all of them. Their decision made DHIAT a tangled and stupid effort. The dialogue was so stereotypically and poorly written, it literally had me finishing the sentences the actors were saying. (Ever heard that about a Tarantino flick?? Yeah, so don't go comparing them with QT) The acting, at times, was convincing… But how hard is it to act like a whore, a nerd or a religious douche? I guess I understand why people really like it though; it's a (moderately) violent homage to Grindhouse films, that actually has a pretty fun sub-plot about a masked serial killer that's worth mentioning. The Soska Sisters did their best considering their budget and will be welcomed with open arms in the horror community. Personally, I think they will be receiving a bit more than they deserve.