Shuttle (2008)

A late night airport shuttle ride home descends into darkness.

Director:

Edward Anderson

Writer:

Edward Anderson

Stars:

Tony Curran, Peyton List, Cameron Goodman

Cast

Cast overview:
Tony Curran	...	Driver
Peyton List	...	Mel
Cameron Goodman	...	Jules
Cullen Douglas	...	Andy
Dave Power	...	Matt
James Snyder	...	Seth
Tom Kemp	...	Serene Man
Kaylan Tracey	...	Deaf Girl
Jen Alison Lewis	...	Mother of Deaf Girl
James Ryen	...	Young Doctor (as James Ryan)
Jackie Cowls	...	Cashier (as Jackie Davis)
Roy Souza	...	Forklift Operator

Storyline

It's after midnight when Mel and Jules, two young women, return to LA from holidays in Mexico; they jump in a shuttle to head downtown. The other passengers are a nervous accountant and two frat boys, one who's been hitting on Jules. They're soon on unfamiliar, deserted streets - to avoid a traffic jam, says the driver - then things go from bad to worse. What's going on and where are they headed? Guns, knives, chains, a tattoo, and medication play in the resolution.

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Plot Keywords:

mexico | airport | accountant | one night | tattoo | 

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Taglines:

All they wanted was a ride home.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, terror, language and brief nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 2009 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Autobus z lotniska

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,400,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,925 (USA) (6 March 2009)

Gross:

$1,925 (USA) (6 March 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Future Films, Moody Street Pictures, Pierce/Williams Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Andy: We are almost done running errands. Then it's time to put the "joy" back into joyride.

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Watchmen/Shuttle/12 (2009)

User Reviews

Don't Fear The Reaper

On the whole, SHUTTLE is a perverse and mean-spirited motion picture, yet the powerful final moments of the film are truly sensational but diabolical none the less. The movie begins with two weary young women who have just ended their Mexican vacation, and need a ride back to town. They board the airport shuttle bus, and are taken hostage along with the other passengers. How will this divergent group free themselves from their psychotic abductor? The plot is straight-forward to the point of banality, yet here is where the story begins to lose plausibility. The fiendish driver takes them on a late night journey that seems endless and lasts most of the night. It really stretches credulity that no one would notice this out-of-control bus, and it would seem that they would have encountered more traffic if the airport had been located in the wilderness of Alaska. Their malevolent driver is menacing to the extreme, and a maximum of physical and psychological torture is dispatched. It is only in the final few minutes that the true motive for the kidnapping is revealed, and this electrifying final impression of abject loss makes the suspension of believe just about worth it.