Plot
A young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself pulled into the world of her mom's most famous movie. Reunited, the women must fight off the film's maniacal killer.
Release Year: 2015
Rating: 7.0/10 (586 voted)
Critic's Score: /100
Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson
Stars: Taissa Farmiga, Malin Akerman, Adam DeVine
Storyline
When Max (Taissa Farmiga) and her friends reluctantly attend a tribute screening of an infamous '80s slasher film that starred Max's late mother (Malin Akerman), they are accidentally sucked into the silver screen. They soon realize they are trapped inside the cult classic movie and must team up with the fictional and ill-fated "Camp Bloodbath" counselors, including Max's mom as the shy scream queen, to battle the film's machete-wielding, masked killer. With the body count rising in scene after iconic scene, who will be THE FINAL GIRLS left standing and live to escape this film?
Writers: M.A. Fortin, Joshua John Miller
Cast: Taissa Farmiga -
Max
Malin Akerman -
Nancy /
Amanda
Alexander Ludwig -
Chris
Nina Dobrev -
Vicki
Alia Shawkat -
Gertie
Thomas Middleditch -
Duncan
Adam DeVine -
Kurt
Angela Trimbur -
Tina
Chloe Bridges -
Paula
Tory N. Thompson -
Blake
Reginald Robinson -
Hunky Hiker
Lauren Gros -
Mimi
Dan B. Norris -
Billy Murphy
Dave Davis -
'50s Counselor #1
Bryce Romero -
Mean Kid
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 9 October 2015
Filming Locations: Frostop Root Beer - 402 Government St Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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Did You Know?
Trivia:
This is Taissa Farmiga's first horror and comedy film. See more »
Goofs:
When Max is going into the killer's barn she grabs a lantern while holding the machete. The lantern accidentally hits a jar and it shows Max catching it before it hits the ground. This is not possible due the fact she is already holding both the lantern and the machete and has no free hand to catch the jar. See more »
User Review
Author:
Rating: 8/10
The combination of horror and comedy is always a volatile recipe, and
the failure to mix those ingredients just right can often result in
disaster. But every once in awhile, a film comes along that manages to
stumble upon the secret formula for success, with Cabin in the Woods
being the most recent example. Now, three years after that film blew
the roof off the Paramount Theater at the SXSW Film Festival, we have
another SXSW debut that premiered to a cacophonous ovation: director
Todd Strauss-Schulson's The Final Girls.
Max Cartwright (Taissa Farmiga) is struggling with loss after the
tragic death of her mother, 80s slasher flick icon Amanda Cartwright
(Malin Akerman). When she attends an anniversary screening of her mom's
landmark film, Camp Bloodbath, a freak accident transports Max and her
friends (Alia Shawkat, Alexander Ludwig, Thomas Middleditch and Nina
Dobrev) into the film itself, where they're forced to abide by the
rules of the movie's narrative in an attempt to survive.
Of course, everyone knows that anyone who has sex in an 80s horror film
is bound to be butchered shortly after, so Max finds herself in the
awkward position of trying to convince her mother's character not to
sleep with the cocky, swaggering Kurt (Adam Devine), whose dialogue is
almost entirely made up of sexual innuendo. Meanwhile, the attractive
but vapid Tina (Angela Trimbur) is constantly trying to disrobe, which
is a big no-no in this film, since a pair of bare breasts will bring
the masked killer and his machete running.
Fans of the Friday the 13th or Sleepaway Camp series will find plenty
to love here as the film gleefully pokes fun at genre tropes, and much
of the fun comes from the fact that Max and her friends aren't just
living in the world of the film - they're living in the actual film,
complete with voiceovers, on screen credits, and flashbacks. There are
so many hilarious moments that the film practically begs for repeated
viewings, as audiences are bound to be laughing so hard that they'll
miss some of the rapid-fire humor.
There are a few times when The Final Girls gets a little too stylish,
such as poorly rendered early scene that involves a bottle of vodka
rolling across the floor of a crowded theater, and there are a few
moments where the film seems to forsake its own rules in favor of an
extra laugh. But these are minor complaints, and the audience at the
Paramount Theater certainly didn't allow these nitpicks to detract from
the overall experience. The Final Girls is an immensely fun experience
that finds a great balance between being a spoof of the genre, and a
love letter to its absurdity.
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