Blood Hook (1986)

During a local fishing contest, people are being mysteriously dragged into the lake and killed by a giant fish hook. After a sufficient number of deaths, the killer is finally revealed.

Director:

Jim Mallon

Writers:

Larry Edgerton (screenplay), John Galligan (screenplay)

Stars:

Mark Jacobs, Lisa Jane Todd, Patrick Danz

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Jacobs	...	Peter van Clease
Lisa Jane Todd	...	Ann (as Lisa Todd)
Patrick Danz	...	Rodney
Sara Hauser	...	Kiersten
Christopher Whiting	...	Finner
Don Winters	...	Leroy Leudke
Paul Drake	...	Wayne Duerst
Bill Lowrie	...	Evelyn Duerst
Sandy Meuwissen	...	Bev D.
Dale Dunham	...	Denny Dobyns
Paul Heckman	...	The Sheriff
Don Cosgrove	...	Roger Swain
Bonnie Lee	...	Shiela Swain
Greg Nienas	...	Irving Swain
Julie Vortanz	...	Ruth-Ann Swain

Storyline

It's time for the annual "Muskie Madness" fishing contest, and the lake is packed with hopeful fishermen. It soon becomes apparent, however, that a psychotic serial killer has also decided to join the festivities. Although the police have determined that the killer is claiming his victims by landing them with giant fishhooks, no clear suspects can be found since everyone is using the exact same hook! What is the killer's goal? And more importantly, can the murders be stopped?

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Plot Keywords:

fishing contest | lake | fishing | death | murder | 

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Taglines:

You Can't Worm Your Way Out.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

April 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Muskie Madness

Filming Locations:

Hayward, Wisconsin, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golden Chargers, Spider Lake Films Ltd. Partnership (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The films original title was "Muskie Madness", in fact many of the cast and crew still refer to the film by that title. However when Troma picked it up for distribution they didn't think people would know what a muskie was so the title was changed to the more generic "Blood Hook".

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Connections

References On Golden Pond (1981)

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Soundtracks

"Fishing For Your Love"
Written by Victoria Harper
Performed by Victoria Harper, Thomas A. Naunas, D. Harris

User Reviews

Not too shabby, especially since Jim Mallon and Kevin Murphy from "MST3K" worked on this!!!

"Blood Hook", despite what I've heard some say, is a pretty good comedy-horror film. However, I initially watched this film due to the direction of Jim Mallon and key grip of Kevin Murphy, both from "Mystery Science Theater 3000". They both did a top-notch job, but then, they're from MST3K, so of course they did a good job, and this was made before MST3K even hit the airwaves on the independent KTMA! But on to the movie. I found the dialog and humor in this film good natured and entertaining, and the entire movie was just really enjoyable. To those who haven't seen this film, search it out, now!