Forest of the Damned (2005)

User Rating:

3.2/10   

Director:

Johannes Roberts

Writers:

Joseph London (additional screenplay material)
Johannes Roberts (writer)

Release Date:

22 August 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Thrown out of heaven...they'll take you to hell...

Plot:

A group of friends go on a roadtrip and come to a stop in a forest where legend has it a group of naked bisexual female monsters lurk. Will they awake them? And if so will they survive?

Plot Keywords:

Female Frontal Nudity | Seduction | Gore | Nudity | Splatter

Cast

Tom Savini	...	Stephen
Daniel Maclagan	...	Judd
Nicole Petty	...	Molly
Sophie Holland	...	Ally
Richard Cambridge	...	Emilio
David Hood	...	Andrew
Francesca Kingdon	...	Sally (as Frances da Costas)
Steve Hart	...	John
Dan van Husen	...	Crazy Old Man
Shaun Hutson	...	Himself
Marysia Kay	...	Fallen Angel (as Marysia K.)
Eleanor James	...	Fallen angel
Cleo Mason	...	Fallen angel
Hana Urushima	...	Additional Fallen Angel
Charlotte Hunter	...	Additional Fallen Angel

Also Known As:

Demonic (USA) (video title)
Johannes Roberts' Demonic (USA) (complete title)
Johannes Roberts' Forest of the Damned (International: English title) (complete title)
The Forest (USA) (working title)
The Forsaken Forest (UK) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence, nudity, language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

95 min | USA:83 min (DVD) | Japan:86 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:18 | Germany:18 | USA:R | Finland:K-18

Filming Locations:

Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK

Company:

Gatlin Pictures

Trivia:

The main characters in this movie Emilio, Ally, Molly, Judd are named after The Breakfast Club (1985) actors Estevez, Sheedy, Ringwald and Nelson.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Judd is hit in the head by the rifle, the wound repeatedly swaps between the right temple to the left temple.

Starts off bad... then gets worse!

Booted out of heaven, a gang of horny naked female angels (with big plastic fangs) have taken up residence in a spooky forest where they feed upon any hapless souls who should wander by. It's not long before a group of friends on a road trip are falling victim to the bloodthirsty babes… An independent low budget horror made in the UK, Forest of the Damned takes an interesting premise and flushes it down the pan with some of the worst acting, effects and direction I have seen in a long time.

Director Johannes Roberts shows some occasional flair behind the camera – the scenes in the delapidated house are fairly tense and there are some deftly handled 'shock' moments - but for the most part the film is technically amateurish. Throw in some truly awful performances from horror icons Tom Savini and Shaun Hutson, and you have one real bad movie on your hands.

Some fun may be derived from the film's sheer shoddiness, and there is loads of female nudity for the guys to savour, but most will find this a chore to sit through.