Swimming Pool (2001 film)

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Swimming Pool (2001 film)

Overview
Swimming Pool is a 2001 English-language German slasher film directed by Boris von Sychowski. Also known as Swimming Pool – Der Tod feiert mit in Germany and The Pool in the US and UK, it stars Kristen Miller, Elena Uhlig, Thorsten Grasshoff, John Hopkins, Isla Fisher, James McAvoy and others. The story follows a group of international students at an elite Prague school who break into an indoor water park for a party and are stalked by a masked killer.

Plot (short)
Catherine discovers her boyfriend dead at home, then a group of international students in Prague plan to celebrate by breaking into an indoor water park. After Kim is killed, the students enter the water park, where they are hunted by a masked killer. Exits are locked, and they try to escape through air ducts while the killer stalks them through the building. As the group is picked off one by one, suspense and violence escalate. In the end, the killer is revealed to be Frank. Sarah and Carmen confront him, douse him with vodka and set him on fire; he falls into the pool and is killed by Carmen. Greg survives the ordeal, and Carmen, though injured, also survives.

Cast
- Kristen Miller as Sarah
- Elena Uhlig as Carmen
- Thorsten Grasshoff as Gregor
- John Hopkins as Frank
- Isla Fisher as Kim
- Jason Liggett as Martin
- Jonah Lotan as Chris
- Cordelia Bugeja as Melanie
- James McAvoy as Mike
- Linda Rybová as Svenja
- Maximilian Grill as Diego
- Anna Geislerová as Catherine
- Others in supporting roles

Production
Swimming Pool was filmed on location in Prague and Liberec, Czech Republic.

Reception
The film holds a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 11 reviews, with critics noting its derivative material and several weak performances. One reviewer described it as an average, sometimes dumb slasher, despite appealing ideas.

Sequel
A sequel, The Pool 2, had a brief Italian theatrical release in 2005. It mixed Italian-dubbed material with new footage and was largely released only in Italy; rights issues led to it being pulled, and the film is now considered largely lost.