Three backpackers head to a Slovak city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.Three backpackers head to a Slovak city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.Three backpackers head to a Slovak city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 14 nominations
Lubomír Bukový
- Alex
- (as Lubomir Bukovy)
Patrik Zigo
- Bubble Gum Gang Leader
- (as Zigo Patrik)
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- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe interior of the slaughterhouse was filmed at a functioning mental hospital in Prague built in 1910, in a wing that had been closed for over 50 years. Building 10, where many of the scenes were filmed, was where the craziest patients were taken. The basement was so creepy that Eli Roth had a string quartet playing classical music to make it feel cozier while shooting.
- Goofs(at around 1h 1 min) When Paxton is handcuffed to the chair and his torturer grabs the three-pronged metal pole, Paxton is shown with bloody hole marks on his shirt. Then it shows the guy holding the rod, then hitting Paxton twice, then the shot goes back to Paxton and the bloody holes are there. The holes were added and filmed before the torturer hit him.
- Crazy creditsAt the very end of the credits, the character of Natalya is heard to say, "I get a lot of money for you... and that make you my bitch". This is a piece of audio lifted from an earlier scene in the film.
- Alternate versionsThe unrated DVD contains three additions that weren't in the theatrical version:
- 1. A close-up of the German Surgeon's severed leg after it's cut off by the chainsaw.
- 2. A slightly extended take of Kana's eye being cut off and the subsequent pus.
- 3. A close-up of the train crushing Kana's head during her suicide.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist? (2006)
- SoundtracksThe Surgeon
Written by Eli Roth
Featured review
Good horror, non-existent story
I like a rip-roaring horror movie as much as the next guy, but this one just didn't do it for me. It certainly felt like it hit all the necessary marks, from nudity and dismemberment to bloody revenge, but at the conclusion, it just felt like eating cotton candy - no real nutritional value, just a sense that I had satisfied some of my prurient appetite without any logical payoff.
The movie was slow in getting started and then the sprinted to a singularly boggling ending. I walked out of the theater asking, "What was the point of all that?" And while this is described as horror, it really should be classified as thriller. There was no explanation or clever twist at the end. Just the end. I'm sure that it will attract an enthusiastic audience of young adults, but the evisceration by the critics will stem any hopes of huge box office.
If your expectations are low enough, and your tastes in gore sufficiently robust, then you are in for a good time. Otherwise, skip this and see a classic Hitchcock film. You'll feel better about yourself.
The movie was slow in getting started and then the sprinted to a singularly boggling ending. I walked out of the theater asking, "What was the point of all that?" And while this is described as horror, it really should be classified as thriller. There was no explanation or clever twist at the end. Just the end. I'm sure that it will attract an enthusiastic audience of young adults, but the evisceration by the critics will stem any hopes of huge box office.
If your expectations are low enough, and your tastes in gore sufficiently robust, then you are in for a good time. Otherwise, skip this and see a classic Hitchcock film. You'll feel better about yourself.
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- Countries of origin
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- Also known as
- Lò Mổ
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $4,800,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $47,326,473
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $19,556,099
- Jan 8, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $81,979,826
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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