Cannibal Campout (1988) (V)

Directors:

Tom Fisher
Jon McBride

Writer:

Jon McBride (original screenplay)

Release Date:

September 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Friends don't let friends eat friends

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Teenager | Mutant | Gagged | Gore | Cannibalism

Cast

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

Directed by
Tom Fisher
Jon McBride

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jon McBride		original screenplay (as John Rayl)

Produced by
Tom Fisher	....	producer
Jon McBride	....	producer
Marshall Peck	....	associate producer
Joseph Salheb	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Christopher A. Granger

Cinematography by
Tom Fisher

Film Editing by
Jon McBride

Makeup Department
Joseph Salheb	....	special makeup effects artist

Sound Department
Christopher A. Granger	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Tom Fisher	....	camera operator
Christopher A. Granger	....	assistant camera
Gene Robbins	....	assistant camera (as Gene H. Robbins)
Rafael Rodriguez	....	electrician
Joseph Salheb	....	assistant camera
Fred Wittenberg	....	grip

Editorial Department
Gary Cohen	....	supervising editor
Joseph Salheb	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Ray Angelic	....	production assistant
John Rayl	....	script supervisor

Distributors

• Donna Michelle Productions (1988) (USA) (VHS)
• Intercoast Video (1988) (USA) (VHS)
• Camp Motion Pictures (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Phoenix Distributors

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

New Jersey, USA

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.

Quotes:

Rich:[after killing Carrie] Soup's on!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Adjust Your Tracking (2013)

Soundtrack:

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The funniest movie ever made.

I rented this movie with some friends of mine a few weeks ago. Needless to say, we'd rented it expecting a moronic horror movie where everyone in the film is a total moron and they all die violently. However, what we got was not just that, what we rented set the standard for every other moronic teen horror film. This is the story of four teens who go into the woods on a camping trip and (surprise) there are cannibals in the woods stalking them. My friends and I spent the entire film suffocating from laughing at it. The color of the film makes it look like it was shot with a home video camera. The acting is atrocious. None of the characters have any common sense ("Hmmmm, I think I'll lie down for a rest in this abandoned shack in the middle of the woods."). Rent this film, I assure you that you will laugh your a$$ off. (Pointless Fact: You can see very visible houses in the background when characters are supposed to be deep in the woods.)