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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Carter Smith
Writers (WGA):
Scott B. Smith (screenplay)
Scott B. Smith (novel)
Contact:
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Release Date:
4 April 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
Terror has evolved.
Plot:
A group of friends whose leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when they, along with a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(50 articles)
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User Comments:
Creepy horror tale will stay with you more
US TV Schedule:
Fri. July 1712:00 AMHBO   

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Jonathan Tucker ... Jeff

Jena Malone ... Amy

Laura Ramsey ... Stacy

Shawn Ashmore ... Eric

Joe Anderson ... Mathias

Sergio Calderón ... Lead Mayan

Jesse Ramirez ... Mayan Bowman
Balder Moreno ... Mayan Horseman

Dimitri Baveas ... Dimitri
Patricio Almeida Rodriguez ... Taxi Driver
Mario Jurado ... Mayan Archer

Luis Antonio Ramos ... Mayan Rifleman (as Luis Ramos)
Walter Quispe ... Mayan Rifleman
Pauline Whyman ... Wailing Woman
Nathan Vega ... Mayan Boy
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and gruesome images, language, some sexuality and nudity.
Runtime:
90 min | 93 min (unrated version)
Country:
Australia | USA
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS
Company:
DreamWorks SKG more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Ben Stiller was involved with this film because he is a friend of novelist / screenwriter Scott B. Smith. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Amy loses her glasses while trying to escape from the vines. When she and Stacy are pulled out of the ruins, she has no glasses. Two scenes later, she is wearing glasses again. They disappear for the rest of the film. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Archeologist #2: Help me!
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Soundtrack:
Solto O Frango more

FAQ

Does the book have any background info on the history of the plants and their origin?
Why did they show the Mayan boy being murdered? That scene wasn't in the book.
What was the infection that Mathias got in his legs?
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40 out of 68 people found the following comment useful:-
Creepy horror tale will stay with you, 27 April 2008
8/10
Author: dbborroughs from Glen Cove, New York

One of the better horror films of recent years, is creepy and scary and the sort of thing that makes your skin crawl. Its a simple story- several tourists go to a temple in the Mexican jungle that happens to be off the beaten path. There is of course something there and the locals are not happy about visitors. I won't say more since I'm going tempted to tell you way too much...which would be too much since the plot is simple. Its almost too simple. The reason the film works is that the film has decent characters and it does things that are decidedly not your typical horror movie choices. Its short, its sweet and it works. Its not perfect, there are one or two things I didn't like, but on the whole its a very good very creepy film. Frankly while Brazil got upset about Touristas a year because it might make think people about going there, Mexico should worry since this film will make anyone think again about going into ancient ruins. (7.5 ish out of 10 on the horror scale because thinking about the screams makes my skin crawl)

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