The Final Girls
The Final Girlsis the upcoming horror - comedy picture from film director Todd Strauss - Schulson ( A Very Harold and Kumar three-D Christmas ) . The unique concept focuses on Max ( Taissa Farmiga ofAmerican Horror Story ) whose mother was a scream fag back in the ' 80s and who died before her daughter could really have intercourse her .
InTheFinal Girls , Max ’s mother ’s most famous movie is known as the " grandaddy of all campground slasher films . " In the wake of a fire while watching the picture , Max and friend find themselves pull in into the world of the movie . Within the photographic film , they must fight off the psychotic slayer and survive until the goal - " when a terminal girl take out the bad guy and the credits drift . "
The Final Girlsis literally a revulsion pic that train plaza in the world of another horror film . There are smutty - and - white flashbacks , over sexualized " teens , " and the great unwashed who specifically cite the rules of horror film . The master characters are as shrewdly aware of their situation as the film writer are . ThinkPleasantvillemeetsScream , with a littleSleepaway Campthrown in for good measure .
The Final Girlsofficial poke shows an passing meta horror movie . One that is definitely in the same vein asScream , and , more recently , Cabin in the Woods . It ’s another chance for a film to poke play at its musical style , in what expect like a unparalleled and even champagne way . The preview is undimmed , funny , self - aware and gears up for a movie that may also be scream inducement . In addition to Farmiga , the film ’s mould includes Malin Akerman , Nina Dobrev ( The Vampire Diaries ) , Alexander Ludwig ( Vikings ) , Alia Shawkat ( Arrested Development ) , and Thomas Middleditch ( Silicon Valley ) .
Shaking up the horror writing style - which has had it ’s share of dusty film , of late - is always a good theme . repulsion moving picture are at their best when they are scary and suspenseful , but , in place of that , they also work on when being self - aware . If they are n’t draw out out utter panic from the consultation , then being in on the jest can help them be make more seriously as a film .
From the looks of it , TheFinal Girlsdoes an fantabulous business of combine these various element together . A girl meeting her dead female parent provides the excited element , while the sleep of the mold helps furnish a perfect residual of wit and horror . Meanwhile , the - film - within - a - film trope calculate like it ’s being used in clever and entertaining mode .
The Final Girlsopens October 9 , 2015 .
