Cannibal Campout (Video 1988)

Four teenagers on an outing in the woods are attacked by a trio of mutant cannibals.

Directors:

Tom Fisher, Jon McBride

Writer:

Jon McBride (original screenplay)

Stars:

Jon McBride, Amy Chludzinski, Christopher A. Granger

Cast

Cast overview:
Jon McBride	...	Jon
Amy Chludzinski	...	Amy
Christopher A. Granger	...	Chris (as Christopher Granger)
Richard Marcus	...	Rich - Cannibal
Gene Robbins	...	Gene - Lead Cannibal
Carrie Lindell	...	Carrie
Joseph Salheb	...	Joe - Disfigured Cannibal
Nancy Sciarra	...	Nancy, first victim
Ray Angelic	...	Ray - third victim
John Farrell	...	John - second victim

Storyline

Amy and three friends go on a camping trip in the New Jersey woods only to have their trip interupted when they run into a trio of kill-crazy cannibal mountain men who proceed to taunt, stalk and kill them one by one until none are left.

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Plot Keywords:

teenager | mutant | gagged | gore | cannibalism | 

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Taglines:

Friends don't let friends eat friends

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Jon McBride site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 1988 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New Jersey, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Most of the movie was filmed guerrilla-style, meaning no permits and lots of secret locations. While filming the scene where Amy Chludzinski is being pursued through the woods by a knife-wielding cannibal, a New Jersey Forest Ranger unknowingly stumbled onto the set. Director Jon McBride immediately halted production for fear the Ranger might get the wrong idea and actually shoot somebody.

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Quotes

Jon: [the cannibals have Amy hostage] Hey, what do you think you're doing?
Rich: Shut the fuck up, smart ass, or the bitch gets it!
Jon: Just wait a minute!
Gene: Hey! You're not so S-M-A-R-T, are ya? You heard what he said? He said 'Shut the fuck up!' One more word out of you and the bitch gets her throat cut!

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Connections

Featured in Adjust Your Tracking (2013)

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Soundtracks

"If"
Lyrics and music by Chuck Maithonis and Jon McBride
Performed by Chuck Maithonis, Jon McBride, Christopher A. Granger, Steen Boldsen, and Jim Keyes

User Reviews

Beware of any movie where the actors use their real first names for their characters.

A long time ago, well back during the 1980's anyway, when if you had 6 friends, a camcorder and a long weekend with nothing to do you could make a movie for there were distributors who, for a hefty share of the profits, would sell it mail order for you. This resulted in a lot of movies hitting the video shelves. Oh sure, they hung around for a while but then most of the sank into the obscurity they so richly deserved. Of course now DVD is playing the role of . . . dare I say it? . . . re-animator and these movies are being resurrected for another go round.

All of which brings me to the movie I am here tonight to talk about. Submitted for your approval, CANNIBAL CAMPOUT.

Stop me if you've heard this one before: 4 best pals hit the road for a weekend of fun, take the wrong road and run into some geeky rural types who mean nothing but trouble. What? You've this plot already? Imagine my surprise! One of the characters even looks at the cannibal clan and remarks "Here come the guys from DELIVERANCE." before the trouble really starts. Our villains are cannibals but they have a good reason for their eccentric eating habits; their mother taught them that fast food and store bought food was full of chemicals and the fresher their meat the better. (I'll give you a moment to groan out loud if you wish.)

The plot is predictable in all ways but one. The female lead (Amy Chludzinsky) takes this outing to break the news to her boyfriend that she is pregnant. So right away you think that she at least is going to make it to the end of the picture, right? Well I won't spoil it for you but remember this is an indie picture not released by a major studio so it is best to approach it knowing all bets are off. The characters all have the IQ of meatloaf (the dinner, not the singer) the gore is bargain basement the acting is . . . well . . . what can you expect? One of the forest dwelling cannibals wears a mask for the whole picture and when he finally pulls it off you get a quick look at his mutated face. It is only a brief glimpse but I could swear he was wearing a Toxic Avenger mask!

This movie is soon to be re-released on DVD. Get it if you must. As for me; been there, done that, lucky to still have intact brain cells.