Three college students, Phil, Ed, and Henry take a road trip into Mexico for a week of drinking and carefree fun only to have Phil find himself a captive of a group of satanic Mexican drug smugglers who kill tourists and whom are looking for a group of new ones to prepare for a sacrifice.
Acting
Sean Astin's unhinged Randall steals every scene.
Practical Effects
Gnarly practical effects hit harder than CGI ever could.
Production
Sleazy border-town atmosphere feels authentically grimy.
Director
Zev Berman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Marketed as 'based on true events' referencing the 1989 Matamoros cult murders, though heavily fictionalized.
Rider Strong (Phil) was still riding Boy Meets World goodwill—this was his 'I'm not Shawn Hunter anymore' pivot.
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