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Hostel
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R,1hr 35min
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January 6, 2006
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Lions Gate Films
Synopsis: Cabin Fever director Eli Roth skips the humor of his freshman feature and goes straight for the jugular in this unrelenting scare-fest about a pair of libidinous American backpackers seeking cheap thrills in the European countryside. Their carefree college days close behind and the responsibility of the real world looming ever closer on the horizon, Josh (Derek Richardson) and Paxton (Jay Hernandez) strap on their backpacks and prepare for a stratospheric last hurrah of booze, babes, drugs, and debauchery ... Full Synopsis
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It's obligatory for a horror film to feature exploitative sex as an appetizer, but Roth, even as he fulfills the sleaze imperative, does something shrewder: He mocks his heroes, presenting them as cold-eyed horndog jerks who fail to see that they've wandered into an entire country of exploitation. Full Review
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Eli Roth on the set of "Hostel"
Jay Hernandez in "Hostel"
Jana Kaderabkova and Barbara Nedeljakova in "Hostel"
"Hostel"
Jay Hernandez in "Hostel"
Derek Richardson in "Hostel"
"Hostel"
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