Driftwood (2006) Plot, Cast, Posters, Trailer, Review!

PLOT

Riddled with guilt over the loss of his rock star older brother, 16-year-old David Forrester (Ricky Ullman) becomes obsessed with death, leading his misguided parents to send him to Driftwood, an attitude-adjustment Camp for troubled youths run by the sadistic Captain Doug Kennedy (Diamond Dallas Page) and his brutal young henchman, Yates (Talan Torriero). Once there, David becomes haunted by the spirit of Jonathan (Connor Ross), a former inmate who met a mysterious end, and a mystery whose resolution could very well be David’s only way out. Written by George W. Buckman

When David Forrester’s rock-star brother Dean dies of an overdose, he is sent to a Driftwood, a teenage attitude-adjustment facility. He has a tough time adjusting to life, and it is not made any easier when he clashes with the institution’s evil warden, Captain Doug Kennedy, or when he meets Yates who beats the teenagers at the camp. And to top it all off, David is haunted by the ghost of Jonathan, who was murdered at the facility years ago. Since David feels guilty about his brother’s death, his trauma connects him with Jonathan. But to add to David’s already-mounting problems, no one knows who killed Jonathan, and the murderer is still on the loose…. Written by Lisa K.

Director: Tim Sullivan
Writers: Chris Kobin (writer), Tim Sullivan (writer)
Genre: Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Tagline: “Haunted by Death. Beaten by Life. No one escapes the Pain.”
MPAA: Rated R for violence, language and sexual references.
Runtime: Greece:90 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Sound Mix: Stereo
Certification: USA:R

Cast:
Ricky Ullman … David Forrester
Dallas Page … Captain Kennedy (as Diamond Dallas Page)
Talan Torriero … Yates
David Eigenberg … Norris
Lin Shaye … Nancy Forrester
Marc McClure … Rich Forrester
Russell Sams … Dean Forrester
Baelyn Neff … Myra
Jeremy Lelliott … Noah
Cory Hardrict … Darryl Jones
Frankie Levangie … Boyle
Shahine Ezell … Cobey
David Skyler … KC
Connor Ross … Jonathan
John Walcutt … Quails

REVIEW

Very Good Low Budget Film

After just viewing the screener of DRIFTWOOD with a couple of mates, I was very impressed with this little known thriller.

It had a pretty good storyline, a troubled teen, David, riddled over the guilt over his brothers death, he actually becomes obsessed with death. His misguided parents send him to DRIFTWOOD, an “Attitude adjustment camp for troubled youths” which is run by a sadistic Captain, played superbly by Diamond Dallas Page, and his brutal young henchmen.

Once inside the camp he becomes haunted by a spirit named Jonathan, a former inmate who met a mysterious end, David has to unravel the mystery in order to free himself from the sadistic camp. Great acting from a bunch of relatively unknowns, and a great script make this one of the great finds of 2007, believe me if you like to sit and get stuck into a film, not expecting blood and guts, but a good suspense/mystery, this is a film you must watch. It reminded me a lot like STIR OF ECHOES.

Strongly recommended 8/10

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