- Turistas
Infobox Film
name = Turistas
caption = Promotional poster for "Turistas"
director = John Stockwell
producer =Marc Butan
John Stockwell
Scott Steindorff
Bo Zenga
Todd Wagner
Mark Cuban
Elaine Dysinger
Rick Dallago
Kent Kubena
Scott LaStaiti
writer = Michael Arlen Ross
narrator =
starring =Josh Duhamel
Melissa George
Olivia Wilde
Desmond Askew
Beau Garrett
Olga Diegues
Max Brown
Agles Steib
music =Paul Haslinger
cinematography =Enrique Chediak
Peter Zuccarini - underwater
editing = Jeff McEvoy
distributor =Fox Atomic
released =December 1 , 2006
runtime = 89 min
country = USA
language = English
Portuguese
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website = http://www.foxatomic.com/#PAGE_124:TitleId=4
amg_id = 1:329192
imdb_id = 0454970"Turistas" (translates as 'Tourists' in English) is a
2006 horror film , directed by John Stockwell. In some regions of the world, the film has been released under the alternate title "Paradise Lost".Plot
Young American tourists backpack in an off-the-beaten track of the Brazilian mountains. When their bus has an accident, Alex (Duhamel), sister Bea (Wilde), and her friend Amy (Garrett) decide to visit a cabana bar nearby instead of continuing their tour. The makeshift resort turns out too good to be true; the beach and nightclub are excellent, but the Americans are served laced drinks at the bar, and awaken face down on a deserted beach, their valuables stolen. The group decides to walk to the nearest town for help, but their personal tourist hell is just beginning.
Cast
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Josh Duhamel as Alex Trubituan
*Melissa George as Pru Stagler
*Olivia Wilde as Bea Trubituan
*Desmond Askew as Finn Davies
*Beau Garrett as Amy Harrington
*Max Brown as Liam Kuller
*Agles Steib as Kiko
*Miguel Lunardi as ZamoraReception
In the United States, "Turistas" came out on DVD
March 27 ,2007 and was released in a rated theatrical version, with a running time of 89 minutes. An unrated version of "Turistas" was also released the same day with a running time of 98 minutes, and was advertised as being "Too Gruesome For Theaters."It was received poorly by critics, receiving a combined score of 15% fromRotten Tomatoes . [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/turistas/] "The New York Times " reported that the movie was "plain stupid" while "The Hollywood Reporter " felt that an unsettling atmosphere was built at the start but that "the movie begins to fall apart around the halfway point."The film did, however, receive a positive review from
Larry Ratliff , film critic for the "San Antonio Express-News ", who said that the film was "shockingly brilliant". "Fangoria Magazine ", meanwhile, claimed that it was "a better and scarier film than Hostel".The movie caused some controversy in Brazil [pt icon [http://marcelotas.blog.uol.com.br/ The blog of Marcelo Tas, a Brazilian journalist and TV host] ] [pt icon [http://www.estadao.com.br/turismo/noticias/2006/nov/07/237.htm Article published in] "
O Estado de S. Paulo " newspaper] and American actor,Josh Duhamel apologized to the Brazilian government and to the Brazilian people during "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ", saying that it was not the intention of the movie to stop tourists from visiting Brazil. [pt icon [http://estadao.com.br/arteelazer/cinema/noticias/2006/dez/02/79.htm Article published in] "O Estado de S. Paulo " newspaper]References
External links
*imdb title|id=0454970|title=Turistas
* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/turistas/ Review at rottentomatoes.com]
* [http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_atomic/turistas/ Trailer at Apple.com]
* [http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=3956&In=WikE Detailed Comparison between R-Rated and Unrated Version]
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