Dead Hooker In A Trunk

Dead Hooker in a Trunk 06/07/11

Writers/Directors: Sylvia Soska, Jen Soska

2009

Coming from a small production company called Twisted Twins Productions and being filmed in Vancouver, Canada, the title of this film has to do lots of its promotional work. That’s certainly how it caught my attention at Manchester’s Grimm Up North festival in 2010. With limited time and money for the celebration of horror there was no way I was missing this film. However due to being slightly tipsy when I saw it I thought I had best see it sober and only managed to get hold of it now, but it was worth the trouble.

            With its first scene having a long take reminiscent of the restaurant scene in Goodfellas you are sucked in to the rock n roll life style of two of the main cast: Badass and Junkie. All the main characters have such names and there is a tongue in cheek reference to them not being a bunch of stereotypes in a later scene, and such awareness of typical horror narratives and divergences from such are a benefit to the film. Instead the twin sister directors/writers/stars give us a creative, low budget and self aware film.

            On the second viewing I found the first 30 minutes a bit slow, and the music/dialogue could be better. Thankfully After a scene at a dealer’s all is cured, and the gross out factor is taken up a notch. From then on the story moves along as quickly as you would want in such a film, the music is diverse and either appropriate or creates a comedic juxtaposition, and the dialogue is fuelled by obscenities and tension. And of course the audience for such a film wants swearing and gore in bucket loads (or perhaps car boot loads). However the film is more fun than just blood, and there is top level dark humour throughout, plus the refreshing sight of females in a horror film having a brain cell (and a pair of balls), with CJ Wallis playing a hilarious male foil (as well as doing much of the post production).

            So, if you come looking for a film to live up to the outrageous title you will be disgusted, lots, and laugh more than you would at the average Hollywood comedy. You may also find yourself noticing comments on friendship which are quite admirable, and thinking finding a dead hooker in a trunk isn’t a bad “you had to be there” moment to spark a friend finding adventure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SAEN43OHZc Heres the trailer.