Vacancy (film)

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Vacancy
Promotional poster for Vacancy
Directed by	Nimród Antal
Produced by	Stacy Cramer Hal Lieberman Brian Paschal
Written by	Mark L. Smith
Starring	Kate Beckinsale Luke Wilson Frank Whaley
Distributed by	Screen Gems
Release date(s)	April 20, 2007
Language	English
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Vacancy is a 2007 horror/thriller which stars Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson. The film will be distributed by Screen Gems and production was scheduled to commence in August 2006. Nimród Antal had signed on to direct the film.

Early on, Sarah Jessica Parker was going to be in the film. A September 2006 article in the Hollywood Reporter announced that Kate Beckinsale has signed on to replace Parker.^[1]

1 Plot Summary
2 Advertising and Promotion
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Plot Summary

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

When David (Luke Wilson) and Amy Fox's (Kate Beckinsale) car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, they are forced to spend the night at the only motel around, with only the TV to entertain them. Soon they discover that the low-budget slasher movies they're watching were all filmed in the very room they're staying in and are actually snuff films that they're soon to be a part of. With hidden cameras aimed at them - trapping them in rooms, crawlspaces, underground tunnels - and filming their every move, David and Amy must struggle to get out alive before whomever is watching them can finish their latest masterpiece.

Spoilers end here.

[edit] Advertising and Promotion

The advertising strategy for the film makes use of the internet as well as a toll free phone number. In addition to the TV spots and trailers shown in theaters and on television, the toll free number is made to sound as if you're actually calling the motel in which the film is placed. In the background, screaming can be heard accompanying the voice of the proprietor, who informs you about "slashing" prices and the "killer" deals that his motel has.

In addition, the phone call also refers you to the film's website, which is also set up to be the site of the actual motel. After calling, you're given a "promotional code" (8889) which can be entered at the website, which then shows you previews of the snuff films that the motel proprietor and various people create first hand.