‘Dead Hooker in a Trunk’ Finally Hits DVD Next Month

A clever and catchy name can say it all.  In fact, if you have the right name on a film, that can be a more effective marketing device than even the most brilliant put-together trailer.  Aside from the “grindhouse” classics of yesteryear, like Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill!, I Spit on Your Grave, and Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (just to name a few of the hundreds of eye-catching titles), there have been many films recently resorting to titles that say it all.  Snakes on A Plane, The Human Centipede, and Hobo With a Shotgun are some of the recent titles that need no introduction or no trailer. Just the name gives people all the info they need to know and will get people to come out and see the film regardless if it’s good or bad.  Thankfully the Soska Sisters have more than just a clever name (and some pretty faces) in front of their 2009 feature film debut.  Dead Hooker in a Trunk has such a perfect exploitation name that it might surprise you that no one thought to snatch it up before.  The film has received notoriety from fans and fellow filmmakers not for the name though, but for the quality of the film from these sick sisters.  Eli Roth is most known for commenting on the film.  He stated this about Dead Hooker: “They made it low-budget and it’s fucking awesome! The violence is incredible and the fight-scenes are fantastic!”

For the past two years, the film has popped up at different film festivals and special screenings across the US.  Dead Hooker in a Trunk can currently be seen on VOD.  For those wanting to experience more than just one night with this bloody hooker (yes . . . I went there), you will be able to own the DVD when it gets released on January 31, 2012. Under their IFC Midnight banner, IFC will be releasing the film to the many people (including myself) who have been longing to see this since the buzz began for this indie film.  No word as of yet regarding what special features might be found on the disc.  Jen and Sylvia Soska are currently working on a feature length follow-up, American Mary, starring the lovely Katharine Isabelle (Ginger Snaps).  For those unfamiliar with the Dead Hooker, you can get a peak at what’s in store for you come January with the synopsis, trailer, and DVD cover art seen below.  You can view the Soska sister’s website by clicking HERE.

Set in beautiful Vancouver, four friends set out on an everyday errand and end up in a fight for their lives when they discover the body of a dead hooker left in their trunk.

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