Product Details

• Actors: Nick Stahl, Eddie Kaye Thomas, January Jones, Lori Heuring, Derek Hamilton
• Directors: Max Makowski
• Writers: Chris Fisher, Eric Drilling
• Producers: Amy Gardner, Ash R. Shah, Chris Fisher, Dan Vornicu, Todd King
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: February 18, 2003
• Run Time: 80 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00007M5KJ
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #48,853 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Taboo" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

A not-so-innocent parlor game turns deadly in Taboo, a straight-to-video murder mystery that's better than you might expect. It begins on a proverbial dark and stormy night, when six preppy college pals reunite for an all-night ordeal of unexpected mayhem, prompted by the anonymous delivery of five cards bearing labels of shame (prostitute, infidel, homosexual, rapist, hypocrite)... but who fits these accusatory identities, and who sent the damning cards in the first place? One by one, the friends (including Terminator 3's Nick Stahl and American Pie's Eddie Kaye Thomas) fall prey to the killer among them, who psychotically holds a closely guarded secret. This sordid material begs for the relief of black comedy, but director Max Makowski takes it far too seriously. Fortunately, the surprise twist is clever enough to sustain the mystery, and the talented young cast (especially January Jones, as the prime suspect) makes the most of a deeply cynical screenplay. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Stupid, Nasty, Homophobic, Offensive! Horrible Movie., June 15, 2003

By A Customer

Deserves no stars! The cover gives off a Cruel Intentions/Teens sex out of control look but its really a stupid ,pathetic murder motive jelousey movie thats homophobic and just plain offensive on so many levels. Avoid this garbage at all coasts. Shame on Nick Stahl!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars No surprises in this one, January 29, 2004

By	JB "moi28" (Europe) - See all my reviews

Anyone who paid attention to the clues given during the movie could solve this "mystery" way before they wanted to enlighten us. This movie was supposed to be an intelligent thriller, but it isn't much more than a slasher movie in disguise.
Still, it's a fun watch if you're having a horror movie bash.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars .......What?!, May 25, 2003

By	"pizzlemanizzle" (Pittsburgh, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taboo (2002) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This very well may be one of the top 5 worst films I have ever seen. The reason I gave it leeway with 3 stars is because Amber Benson is in it. I love that woman, and I think she's a fantastic actor. Beyond her portrayal of a drunk, stumbling college girl (she even gets labeled a "lush", that was a funny scene), this movie has nothing. The plot-6 college friends (3 boys, 3 girls) play a game (if you want to call it a game) where they each get a card and answer the question written on it. It's just a series of questions about sexual and social taboos (hence the title! See its all coming together). A year later on New Years Eve they come together once again for a reunion. From there we witness the group get picked off one by one (is there any other way?). The plot itself is boring and not all that original. The greatest problem of the film however is that its so predictable! With each new shot you know exactly what is coming. The ending I suppose is amusing, but it's also very predictable. The actors were terrible (except Mizz Benson), even Eddie Kay Thomas does a bad job. His character is basically Finch from American Pie, only he's a jerk-off and a rapist! So unless you're a fan of one of the cast members I wouldnt recommend seeing this movie.