Wind Chill (2007)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Gregory Jacobs

Writers (WGA):

Joe Gangemi (written by) &
Steven Katz (written by)

Release Date:

3 August 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

There Are Worse Things Than Dying

Plot:

Two college students share a ride home for the holidays. When they break down on a deserted stretch of road, they're preyed upon by the ghosts of people who have died there. |

Plot Keywords:

Road Trip | Fire Truck | Apparition | Barefoot | Highway Patrol

Cast

Emily Blunt	...	Girl
Ashton Holmes	...	Guy
Martin Donovan	...	Highway Patrolman
Ned Bellamy	...	Snowplow Driver
Ian A. Wallace	...	Priest (as Ian Wallace)
Donny James Lucas	...	Stranger (as Donny Lucas)
Chelan Simmons	...	Blonde Girl
Darren Moore	...	Clerk
Linden Banks	...	Proctor
Caz Odin Darko	...	Teenage Boy #1 (as Caz Darko)
Heath Horejda	...	Teenage Boy #2

Directed by
Gregory Jacobs

Writing credits (WGA)
Joe Gangemi		(written by) (as Joseph Gangemi) &
Steven Katz		(written by)

Produced by
Graham Broadbent	....	producer
George Clooney	....	executive producer
Ben Cosgrove	....	executive producer
Peter Czernin	....	producer
Peter Lhotka	....	co-producer
Peter Phillips	....	associate producer
Steven Soderbergh	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Clint Mansell

Cinematography by
Dan Laustsen		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Lee Percy

Casting by
Sean Cossey

Production Design by
Howard Cummings

Art Direction by
Kelvin Humenny

Set Decoration by
Carol Lavallee

Makeup Department
Anthony Allen Barlow	....	makeup effects crew (as Anthony Barlow)
Rebeccah Delchambre	....	makeup artist
Mike Fields	....	makeup effects crew
Monica Huppert	....	makeup effects crew
Greg Johnson	....	makeup effects coordinator
Todd Masters	....	prosthetics designer
Connie Parker	....	key makeup artist
Sarah Pickersgill	....	makeup effects crew
Nicholas Podbrey	....	makeup effects coordinator
Sam Polin	....	makeup effects crew
Brad Proctor	....	makeup effects crew
Dan Rebert	....	makeup effects supervisor
Geoff Redknap	....	makeup effects crew
Sanna Seppanen	....	key hair stylist
Marnie Wong	....	hair stylist
Raymond E. Bailey	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Ken Culver	....	mold/lab technician (uncredited)

Production Management
Jim O'Grady	....	unit production manager
Peter Phillips	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Trey Batchelor	....	first assistant director (as Raymond Batchelor)
Cory Faulkner	....	second assistant director (as Cory James Faulkner)
Megan M. Shank	....	third assistant director
Jesse Cooper	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Vaughan V. Baker	....	paint coordinator
Victoria Balharry	....	art department coordinator (as Victoria Anne Balharry)
Dean Barker	....	property master
Brent Boates	....	storyboard artist
Craig Brisker	....	construction foreman
Nancy Anna Brown	....	assistant art director (as Nancy Brown)
Lee Campbell	....	assistant set decorator
Kevin Clark	....	best boy greens
Jeff Cole	....	on-set greens
Michael Dundas	....	paint foreman
Glenn Foerster	....	head greensperson
Janette Hyland	....	stand-by painter
Andy Koessler	....	on-set dresser
Nancy Pownall	....	assistant property master
Steve Rowland	....	lead dresser
Michael Toby	....	set designer
Dylan Warkentin	....	stand-by carpenter
Stephen Watts	....	on-set greens
Glenn Woodruff	....	construction coordinator
Ling Yang	....	storyboard artist
Niki Charalambopoulos	....	scenic painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Scott Conrad	....	ProTools engineer
Vanessa Lapato	....	sound editor
Tim LeBlanc	....	re-recording mix technician
Kimaree Long	....	dialogue editor
Mark A. Mangini	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rory O'Neill	....	sound assistant
Roger Stafeckis	....	production sound mixer (as Robert Roger Stafeckis)
Billy Theriot	....	assistant sound editor
Tony Wyman	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Cara E. Anderson	....	special effects buyer
Chris Flemington	....	on set special effects
Chris Hatchwell	....	special effects assistant
Ken Reynolds	....	special effects technician
Chris Sturges	....	special effects technician
Attila Vaski	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Ann-Marie Blommaert	....	visual effects project manager
Landon Bootsma	....	compositor: Technicolor
Randy Brown	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
John Cassella	....	cg artist: CIS Hollywood
Paul Chapman	....	digital compositor
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Jon Cowley	....	visual effects supervisor: Technicolor
Louis Cox	....	visual effects
Craig Crawford	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Brandon Criswell	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Pete Dionne	....	3D artist: Technicolor
Donald Fly	....	general manager: CIS Hollywood
Julia Gaudette	....	visual effects production manager: CIS Hollywood
Heather Elisa Hill	....	visual effects coordinator: CIS Hollywood
Brian Holmes	....	systems engineer: CIS Hollywood
Chris Holmes	....	visual effects supervisor: I.C.O. Entertainment, Inc.
Jeffrey Kalmus	....	digital effects supervisor
Yann Laliberte	....	digital compositor
Gregory D. Liegey	....	senior compositor: CIS Hollywood
Erik Nordby	....	lead compositor
Robert E. Phillips	....	digital intermediate assistant producer: EFILM
Greg Shimp	....	paint and rotoscope artist: CIS Hollywood
Danita Slaughter	....	digital opticals editor
Thomas J. Smith	....	visual effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Sebastien Veilleux	....	digital compositor
Matt Wilson	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Kyle Yamamoto	....	research and development programmer: CIS Hollywood
J. Kitazaki	....	production assistant: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Scott Rushforth	....	junior systems: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)

Stunts
Ed Anders	....	stunt coordinator
Dexter Bell	....	stunts
Garvin Cross	....	stunts
Andrea Kinsky	....	stunts
Gerald Paetz	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Auger	....	best boy electric
Cameron Beck	....	best boy rigging grip
Garry Brook	....	lead man set up
Trevor Carabin	....	best boy electric (as Trevor C. Carabin)
Rusty Deluce	....	additional "b" camera first assistant camera
Herb DeWaal	....	key rigging grip
Sean Elliott	....	first assistant camera
Bryan Forde	....	chief lighting technician
Andy Guichon	....	best boy electric
Justin Hanika	....	lamp operator
Jeffrey Harvey	....	best boy electric
Michelle Hnilica	....	first assistant camera
Junichi Hosoi	....	Steadicam operator
Junichi Hosoi	....	camera operator
Leigh Jenkins	....	second assistant camera (as Leigh Francis Jenkins)
John Kuchera	....	grip
Brian Lymer	....	Genny operator
Ron MacLeay	....	key grip
Paul Matsalla	....	lamp operator
Ed McMahon	....	dolly grip
James McMurachy	....	rigging best boy
Ryan Monro	....	dolly grip
Miriam Needoba	....	camera loader
Ivor Pedersen	....	best boy grip
Dan Power	....	still photographer
Timothy Robin Spencer	....	first assistant camera (as Timothy R. Spencer)
Riley Sweeting	....	grip
Trevor Taylor	....	lamp operator
Keith Woods	....	rigging gaffer
Aaron Haesler	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Steve McGuire	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Craig Nix	....	crane operator: Technocrane (uncredited)
Karen Obertowich	....	video assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gail Barrett	....	assistant costume designer
Debbie Geaghan	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Lisa Cossettini	....	assistant editor
Sera DiBlasio	....	apprentice editor
Ryan Hogan	....	HD dailies
Ryan Hogan	....	dailies colorist
Jack Lewars	....	assistant color timer: Efilm
Alex Ott	....	post-production assistant
Amy Pawlowski	....	digital intermediate editor
Robert E. Phillips	....	digital intermediate assistant producer: EFILM

Music Department
Gustavo Borner	....	score mixer
Rick Giovinazzo	....	orchestrator
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Justin Skomarovsky	....	musician: piano
Booker White	....	head of music preparation
Joshua Winget	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Glen Hunter	....	transportation co-captain
Gord McMillan	....	transportation coordinator
Sylvia Nablo	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Julie Adams	....	dialect coach
Doreen Beaulac	....	production accountant
Darlene Choo	....	assistant production coordinator
Jesse Cooper	....	production assistant
Jim Desroches	....	assistant production coordinator (as James DesRoches)
Jim Dunlap	....	production accountant
Wesley Emms	....	production assistant
Danny Ho	....	playback supervisor
Kohl Jones	....	production assistant
Lana Krotenko	....	script supervisor
Sheri Mayervich	....	location manager
Rod McDonough	....	glassworks
Catherine McNeil	....	production assistant
Blair Miller	....	production assistant
Michele O'Flanagan	....	production coordinator
Dana Olson	....	production assistant
Steve Olson	....	production assistant
Chooch Paglaro	....	playback coordinator
Jaime Peters	....	assistant accountant
Sarah Pickersgill	....	laboratory technician
Nicholas Podbrey	....	puppeteer: eel
Marie-Hélène Riverain	....	assistant: Mr. Jacobs
Dinean Stayk	....	assistant location manager
Larry Tardif	....	special equipment
Matthew Tingey	....	production assistant
John Tsolinas	....	production assistant
Chad F. Verigin	....	production assistant
Stevi Williams	....	contact lens technician
Shayne A. Wilson	....	assistant to producers
Maryjane Layani	....	production accountant: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Shayne A. Wilson	....	script and clearance coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks
Jennifer Fox	....	special thanks
Heather McGrath Jacobs	....	special thanks (as Heather Jacobs)

Production Companies

• Blueprint Pictures
• Section Eight

Distributors

• TriStar Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2007) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2007) (Argentina) (all media)
• LK-TEL (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2007) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Hollydan Works (2008) (Yugoslavia) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• CIS Hollywood (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence and disturbing images.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Argentina:16 | Ireland:15A | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 | Australia:MA | Italy:T | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Brenda Mines Road, Peachland, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Blueprint Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: After the girl returns from the telephone pole she opens the right door of the car. Before she gets in the car the newspaper still hangs on the inside of the door window, but in next shot from inside it is gone.

Quotes:

Guy: [gives Girl dirty look after she just gets off the phone]
Girl: What?
Guy: If I have to drive, you have to talk to me.
Girl: What I'm the in flight entertainment?
Guy: That's how this ride sharing thing works ok? Division of labor. We split everything 50/50
Girl: Oh well, I got news for you, I don't get much more entertaining then when I'm on the phone.

S10 Review's Wind Chill (2007)

Wind Chill (2007) 4 of 5 Dir: Gregory Jacobs Stars: Emily Blunt, Ashton Holmes, Martin Donovan

A girl (Blunt) is in need of transportation home for the holidays. She hooks up with a guy to share expenses for the trip home to Delaware. But a scenic detour gets them in proverbial hot water when out of the snowy darkness a vehicle runs them off the road. Now stranded in the cold with the wind chill quickly approaching 30 below zero they thought find out that the cold is the least of their worries as strange figures appear around them and a ghostly patrolman appears to harass them. This snowy stretch of road may well be a highway of a different kind.

'Wind Chill' is a refreshing change from all the entire Saw'-like entertainment lurking about as of late. It takes its time getting where it wants to be while establishing characterization and eventually building up a pretty decent atmosphere from about the mid-point. I liked the sort of red herring that the filmmakers threw in regard to the relationship between the boy and the girl. The twist is an interesting one, not fully realized but still done very well. The acting is done very well and since Blunt and Holmes nearly have the screen to themselves they play off each other excellently.

I recommend 'Wind Chill' for those who may like a change of pace. Nicely acted with a solid script and interesting premise.