Fender Bender

"A Crash Course In Terror!"

2016 1h 31m EN

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5.0

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★5.0TMDB · 103

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In a small New Mexico town, teenager Hilary gets into a fender bender and innocently exchanges her personal information with the other driver, a terrifying and bizarre serial killer who stalks the country’s endless miles of roads and streets with his old rusty car, hungrily searching for his next unsuspecting victim.

“A Crash Course In Terror!”

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Cast

Makenzie Vega
Hilary
Bill Sage
The Driver
Dre Davis
Rachel
Kelsey Leos Montoya
Erik
Harrison Sim
Andy
Lora Martinez-Cunningham
Olga
Steven Michael Quezada
Mario
Cassidy Freeman
Jennifer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Pavia
Writers: Mark Pavia
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark Pavia, shot by Tyler Lee Cushing. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Night Runner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Lana Wolverton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Makenzie Vega and Bill Sage and Dre Davis carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A Crash Course In Terror!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5131906 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mark Pavia directs. Tyler Lee Cushing behind the camera. Night Runner scores. Lana Wolverton cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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1Released 10 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3Directed by Mark Pavia, shot by Tyler Lee Cushing. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Night Runner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Lana Wolverton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Makenzie Vega and Bill Sage and Dre Davis carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A Crash Course In Terror!".
8IMDB entry: tt5131906 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tyler Lee Cushing
Original score: Night Runner
Editing: Lana Wolverton
Production design: Stephanie Reese
Costume design: Wyeth McCue
Makeup / hair: Daniel Casillas
Stunt coordinator: Ed Duran
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Fender Bender (2016)

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Wuchak2023-10-15
★ 4/10
Slooooow slasher at a house in New Mexico during a storm A teenage girl (Makenzie Vega) is rearended by a creepy man (Bill Sage) whereupon they exchange information. Big mistake. “Fender Bender” (2016) is a professionally-made traditional slasher harkening back to seminal slashers of the 70s, like “Home for the Holidays,” “Savage Weekend” and “Halloween” (the first two were made well before the more popular latter). Unfortunately, writer/director, Mark Pavia, ignored pacing, particularly in the first 50 minutes. Scenes are unnecessarily padded and therefore tedious. He was no doubt shooting for unnerving mood and successful to a point. Things don't pick up and get slightly interesting until the last 38 minutes or so, but not enough to overcome this fatal flaw. The film would’ve worked better at 1 hour, 14 minutes, which is the length of “Home for the Holidays,” but it regrettably runs another 17 minutes (for a total of 91 minutes). Then there’s the annoying “gay” character. To its credit, the ending is unexpected. The movie was shot in New Mexico. GRADE: C- (4.5/10)

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