| Turistas | |
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 Promotional poster for Turistas |
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| Directed by | John Stockwell |
| Produced by | Marc Butan John Stockwell Scott Steindorff Bo Zenga Todd Wagner Mark Cuban Elaine Dysinger Rick Dallago Kent Kubena Scott LaStaiti |
| Written by | Michael Arlen Ross |
| Starring | Josh Duhamel Melissa George Olivia Wilde Desmond Askew Beau Garrett Olga Diegues Max Brown Agles Steib |
| Music by | Paul Haslinger |
| Cinematography | Enrique Chediak Peter Zuccarini - underwater |
| Editing by | Jeff McEvoy |
| Distributed by | Fox Atomic |
| Release date(s) | December 1, 2006 |
| Running time | 89 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Turistas (translates as 'Tourists' in English) is a 2006 horror film, directed by John Stockwell. In some regions of the world, the film has been released under the alternate title Paradise Lost.
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Cast
- Josh Duhamel as Alex Trubituan
- Melissa George as Pru Stagler
- Olivia Wilde as Bea
Reception
In The USA, Turistas came out on DVD March 27, 2007 and was released in a rated theatrical version, with a running time of 89 minutes. An unrated version of Turistas was also released the same day with a running time of 98 minutes, and was advertised as being "Too Gruesome For Theaters." Turistas was received poorly by critics [1] : The New York Times said the movie "is plain stupid"; The Hollywood Reporter said "the movie begins pull down and gets confusing and horrible". Turistas received a combined score of 16% from Rotten Tomatoes. [2].
Repercussions
- In Brazil, the movie caused controversy and anger because of the clichés, stereotypes and unreal scenes that try to represent the dangers of the country. [1][2]
- The American actor Josh Duhamel apologized to the Brazilian government and to the Brazilian people during The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, an NBC talk show, saying that it was not the intention of the movie to stop tourists from visiting Brazil.[3]
References
- ^ The blog of Marcelo Tas, a Brazilian journalist and TV host (in Portuguese)
- ^ Article published on O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper (in Portuguese)
- ^ Article published on O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper (in Portuguese)
