Wrong Turn at Tahoe
Encyclopedia
Wrong Turn at Tahoe is a 2009 direct-to-DVD
thriller starring Cuba Gooding, Jr.
, Miguel Ferrer
, and Harvey Keitel
. The film is directed by Franck Khalfoun, who also directed the 2009 thriller P2
.
The film then flashes back and shows Joshua and his partner, Mickey (Johnny Messner) visiting people who owe Vincent money. They visit a crazy druggie who tells them that a small time drug dealer named Frankie Tahoe wants to kill Vincent.
Joshua and Mickey tell Vincent, and the trio goes to a guy who works for Frankie. They intimidate him into telling them where Frankie is, and they find Frankie in a club. After a talk where Frankie insults Joshua, calling him Vincent's "bitch", and religion, which Vincent holds dear to him, Vincent kills Frankie with a baseball bat. The trio dump the body in a landfill. While doing this, Vincent reveals that Mickey and his wife had been having an affair, and Vincent kills Mickey.
Joshua and Vincent are having breakfast, and Joshua tells his boss that he wants no more of it, and that he wants to retire. Vincent is angered and leaves. Vincent gets home, but finds he has two men watching his house. While confronting them, Joshua appears. Joshua and Vincent are told they have been targeted by Nino (Harvey Keitel), a powerful crime boss.
They visit Nino. After Nino taunts them, Vincent tells him that he will not be intimidated, and Nino walks away. Once home, Vincent finds his wife murdered. Angered, the two decide to get revenge. They wait until night and then go back to Nino's house. Fighting their way through Nino's henchmen, Vincent finds Nino, and the two have a standoff, during which Vincent is hit by a shotgun blast, but survives. Nino gets shot and dies.
While leaving, Nino's wife appears and both fire at each other. Nino's wife dies but Joshua takes a hit to the stomach. It is then revealed that this is the opening sequence. It is also revealed that the man who actually killed Joshua's father was, in fact, Vincent. Joshua puts his gun to Vincent's head, leaving it to the viewer to decide if he kills his boss.
, Washington. Reviews have been mediocre to good, with the film holding a 6.1 out of 10 rating on IMDb.
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
thriller starring Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Cuba M. Gooding, Jr. is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of Rod Tidwell in Cameron Crowe's 1996 film Jerry Maguire, and his critically acclaimed performance as Tré Styles in John Singleton's 1991 film Boyz n the Hood.-Early life:Gooding was born...
, Miguel Ferrer
Miguel Ferrer
Miguel José Ferrer is an American actor and voice actor who is often cast as a villain. His notable roles include Bob Morton, a supporting character in RoboCop , the short tempered FBI agent Albert Rosenfield in Twin Peaks, and Dr...
, and Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel is an American actor. Some of his most notable starring roles were in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets and Taxi Driver, Ridley Scott's The Duellists and Thelma and Louise, Ettore Scola's That Night in Varennes, Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, Jane Campion's The...
. The film is directed by Franck Khalfoun, who also directed the 2009 thriller P2
P2 (film)
P2 is a 2007 thriller film directed by Franck Khalfoun, written and produced by Khalfoun, Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur and starring Rachel Nichols and Wes Bentley....
.
Plot
The film begins with Joshua (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) and his boss Vincent (Miguel Ferrer) driving to a hospital. Both seem to be shot and in pain. Joshua thinks back to his childhood, when his father was shot in front of his eyes.The film then flashes back and shows Joshua and his partner, Mickey (Johnny Messner) visiting people who owe Vincent money. They visit a crazy druggie who tells them that a small time drug dealer named Frankie Tahoe wants to kill Vincent.
Joshua and Mickey tell Vincent, and the trio goes to a guy who works for Frankie. They intimidate him into telling them where Frankie is, and they find Frankie in a club. After a talk where Frankie insults Joshua, calling him Vincent's "bitch", and religion, which Vincent holds dear to him, Vincent kills Frankie with a baseball bat. The trio dump the body in a landfill. While doing this, Vincent reveals that Mickey and his wife had been having an affair, and Vincent kills Mickey.
Joshua and Vincent are having breakfast, and Joshua tells his boss that he wants no more of it, and that he wants to retire. Vincent is angered and leaves. Vincent gets home, but finds he has two men watching his house. While confronting them, Joshua appears. Joshua and Vincent are told they have been targeted by Nino (Harvey Keitel), a powerful crime boss.
They visit Nino. After Nino taunts them, Vincent tells him that he will not be intimidated, and Nino walks away. Once home, Vincent finds his wife murdered. Angered, the two decide to get revenge. They wait until night and then go back to Nino's house. Fighting their way through Nino's henchmen, Vincent finds Nino, and the two have a standoff, during which Vincent is hit by a shotgun blast, but survives. Nino gets shot and dies.
While leaving, Nino's wife appears and both fire at each other. Nino's wife dies but Joshua takes a hit to the stomach. It is then revealed that this is the opening sequence. It is also revealed that the man who actually killed Joshua's father was, in fact, Vincent. Joshua puts his gun to Vincent's head, leaving it to the viewer to decide if he kills his boss.
Cast
- Cuba Gooding, Jr.Cuba Gooding, Jr.Cuba M. Gooding, Jr. is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of Rod Tidwell in Cameron Crowe's 1996 film Jerry Maguire, and his critically acclaimed performance as Tré Styles in John Singleton's 1991 film Boyz n the Hood.-Early life:Gooding was born...
as Joshua - Miguel FerrerMiguel FerrerMiguel José Ferrer is an American actor and voice actor who is often cast as a villain. His notable roles include Bob Morton, a supporting character in RoboCop , the short tempered FBI agent Albert Rosenfield in Twin Peaks, and Dr...
as Vincent - Harvey KeitelHarvey KeitelHarvey Keitel is an American actor. Some of his most notable starring roles were in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets and Taxi Driver, Ridley Scott's The Duellists and Thelma and Louise, Ettore Scola's That Night in Varennes, Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, Jane Campion's The...
as Nino - Mike StarrMike Starr (actor)Michael "Mike" Starr is an American actor. Starr is notable for his large size, standing 6 ft 3 1/2 in , and has typically been typecast as thugs or henchmen....
as Paulie - Johnny Messner as Mickey
- Alex MenesesAlex MenesesAlexandra Estella DeAnna "Alex" Meneses is an American television and film actress and model.She was born in Chicago of Mexican American descent on her father's side and Ukrainian American descent on her mother's. Meneses studied acting at Chicago's The Second City Improvisational Theater during...
as Marisa - Leonor VarelaLeonor VarelaLeonor Varela Palma is a Chilean actress, and model. She played the character Cleopatra in the 1999 film Cleopatra...
as Anna - Louis MandylorLouis MandylorLouis Mandylor is an Australian film and television actor.-Life and career:Mandylor was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the son of Greek immigrants Louise and Yannis Theodosopoulos, a taxi driver...
as Steven - Noel GugliemiNoel GugliemiNoel Gugliemi is an American actor.He was born in Santa Monica, California, to an Italian-American father and a Mexican-American mother. Gugliemi voiced the character of Cortez in the video game 187 Ride or Die. He is most noted for portraying a stereotypical southern Californian Latino gang member...
as Frankie Tahoe - Paul Sampson as Richie
- John Cenatiempo as Johnny
- Genevieve Alexandra as Tiff
- Reed McColm as Donnie
- Michael Sean Tighe as Jeff
- Rich Warren as Anthony
Production and reception
The film was shot over five weeks in SpokaneSpokane
Spokane is a city in the U.S. state of Washington.Spokane may also refer to:*Spokane *Spokane River*Spokane, Missouri*Spokane Valley, Washington*Spokane County, Washington*Spokane-Coeur d'Alene-Paloos War*Spokane * USS Spokane...
, Washington. Reviews have been mediocre to good, with the film holding a 6.1 out of 10 rating on IMDb.