The Forsaken Movie Review 2001

Vampire films need a little smarts to go with their gore but this film has only the latter. It was apparently gutted by the studio prior to release so maybe there was a story at some point. Sean (Smith) is driving from L.A. to Miami when he picks up hitchhiker Nick (Fehr) and the disoriented Megan (Miko). Both turn out to be infected by a blood disease thanks to a vampire's bite. They have to kill the sire if they don't want to become bloodsuckers themselves and then Megan bites Sean, so now it's personal. The vamp in question is suave Kit (Schaech), who has the usual band of trashy minions. The whole movie is trashy but not in a fun way.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Road Trip, Vampires, Vampire Babes, Thumbs Up, Deserts

Screenplay

J.S. Cardone

Cast

Kerr Smith, Izabella Miko, Johnathon Schaech, Brendan Fehr, Simon Rex, Carrie Snodgress, Phina Oruche

Cinematography

Steven Bernstein

Director

J.S. Cardone

Music

Johnny Lee Schell, Tim Jones

Other

George Burton Goen, Alex Patsavas, Norman Buckley, Ernesto Martinez, Martina Buckley

Producer

Carol Kottenbrook, Scott Einbinder, Screen Gems, Sandstone Pictures, Sony Pictures