Chaos (2005)

6% of critics liked it
(16 reviews)
24% of users liked it
(473 ratings)

Two young women, Angelica (Chantal Degroat), who has returned home for the summer from UCLA, and Emily (Maya Barovich) go off to a rave in the woods, where Angelica hopes to score some ecstasy. There, they meet Swan (Sage Stallone, horror aficionado and son of actor Sylvester Stallone), who,… More Two young women, Angelica (Chantal Degroat), who has returned home for the summer from UCLA, and Emily (Maya Barovich) go off to a rave in the woods, where Angelica hopes to score some ecstasy. There, they meet Swan (Sage Stallone, horror aficionado and son of actor Sylvester Stallone), who, unbeknownst to them, was sent to find two naïve young women and bring them back to his father, Chaos (Kevin Gage), and his depraved cohorts, Frankie (Stephen Wozniak) and Daisy (Kelly K.C. Quann). As the helpless girls are brought into the woods to be tortured and murdered, Emily's loving parents grow worried that their normally levelheaded daughter has missed her curfew and is not answering her cell phone. After a frustrating encounter with the local police, they decide to go and look for the girls themselves. Chaos, written and directed by David DeFalco, is clearly modeled after Wes Craven's seminal 1972 low-budget horror film, Last House on the Left, which was inspired by Ingmar Bergman's The Virgin Spring. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 13 min.
Directed By: David DeFalco
Genres: Drama, Horror

In Theaters: Oct 10, 2005 Wide
On DVD: Aug 22, 2006
Studio: Dinsdale Releasing

Critic Reviews

John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
Chaos will likely find an audience based on its infamy as the most brutal film ever made. Yet I don't think I'd like to meet anyone who would subject himself to this thing willingly.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Amateurishly shot, written and acted, the film lacks any redeeming values to compensate for its horrific aesthetic.
Robert Koehler, Variety
Male exploitation denizens will file this under 'must-see,' but everyone else above legal age should consider the barf bags that distribdistrib Dinsdale Releasing is considering handing out during limited release.
Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times
Chaos presents itself as a cautionary tale for young women and their parents but proves to be pure exploitation.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Definitely gave me the worst time I've had at a movie in years -- and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone but my worst enemies. Even then, I'd flinch.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
I urge you to avoid it. Don't make the mistake of thinking it's 'only' a horror film, or a slasher film. It is an exercise in heartless cruelty and it ends with careless brutality. The movie denies not only the value of life, but the possibility of hope.
Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com
It is bad, but not in an enjoyable way; it is violent and squalid, but not in a memorable way.
Josh Bell, Las Vegas Weekly
Critics have called the film offensive and morally repugnant, but that's overstating things. It's far too inept to achieve anything that complex.
Luke Y. Thompson, Los Angeles CityBeat
There doesn't seem to be much point to the movie except to shock, and even that is in the seemingly phony guise of being socially responsible.
John Patterson, L.A. Weekly
A prefatory title-card-cum-alibi suggests that the film's extreme brutality is intended 'to educate and, perhaps, save lives,' but that's little more than a nauseating rationalization.
Ken Fox, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Unlike so many other Last House rip-offs, this virtual remake is reasonably well shot and convincingly acted.
Brian Juergens, Bloody Disgusting
To endure Chaos, keep repeating: "It's only a ripoff... it's only a ripoff..."
Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Firmly among the most graphically violent, bloody movies yet made.
Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine
Where's the lesson here? Don't let your kids out of the house? Don't ask for Ecstasy from strange men in the woods?

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Cast

Kevin Gage
as Chaos
Stephen Wozniak
as Frankie
Sage Stallone
as Swan

Kelly K.C. Quann
as Daisy
Maya Barovich
as Emily
Chantal Degroat
as Angelica

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