The Roost
The Roost | |
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Directed by | Ti West |
Written by | Ti West |
Produced by | Larry Fessenden |
Starring | Tom Noonan Karl Jacob Wil Horneff Vanessa Horneff |
Cinematography | Eric Robbins |
Edited by | Ti West |
Music by | Jeff Grace |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Roost is a 2005 American horror film written and directed by Ti West.
Plot
Following a near-death car accident, four friends on their way to a Halloween wedding venture to a secluded farm for help. There they disturb an ancient evil with ghastly plans in store for them.
Cast
- Tom Noonan as Horror Host
- Karl Jacob as Trevor
- Vanessa Horneff as Allison
- Sean Reid as Brian
- Wil Horneff as Elliot
- Barbara Wilhide as May
- Richard Little as Elvin
- John Speredakos as Officer Mitchell
- Larry Fessenden as Tow Truck Driver
Release
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Home media
The film was released on DVD by Showtime and Paramount Home Entertainment on October 3, 2006.[1]
Reception
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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 53% based on 19 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 6/10.[2] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[3]
Kim Newman from Empire Magazine gave it 3/4 stars, calling it "a creepy vampire variant".[4] Jeannette Catsoulis from New York Times gave the film a mixed review, writing, "Creatively shot and framed by the cinematographer Eric Robbins, who constructs gorgeously lighted centerpieces surrounded by strips of menacing black, the movie almost overcomes its low budget and threadbare plot. Almost."[5] Robert Koehler from Variety wrote, "The Roost celebrates and restores the 1970s B-horror pic with zero gloss and terrific, rough-hewn craft."[6]
References
- ^ "The Roost (2004) - Ti West". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "The Roost (2005) - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.com. Flixer. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "The Roost Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic.com. MetaCritic. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Newman, Kim. "The Roost Review". EmpireOnline.com. Kim Newman. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette. "Film in Review; The Roost - The New York Times". New York Times.com. Jeannette Catsoulis. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Koehler, Robert. "The Roost – Variety". Variety.com. Robert Koehler. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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