Blackwoods (2001)

Matt is haunted by the death of a girl from a car accident he caused years ago. Matt was drunk and as he reached for the car radio, he struck the girl as she crossed the road. The guilt ... See full summary »

Director:

Uwe Boll

Writers:

Robert Dean Klein, Uwe Boll

Stars:

Patrick Muldoon, Keegan Connor Tracy, Will Sanderson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Muldoon	...	Matt Sullivan
Keegan Connor Tracy	...	Dawn / Molly
Will Sanderson	...	Jim
Michael Paré	...	Sheriff Harding
Clint Howard	...	Greg / Motel Clerk
Anthony Harrison	...	Tall Man / Dr. Kelly
Matthew Walker	...	Pa Franklin
Janet Wright	...	Ma Franklin
Sean Campbell	...	Jack Franklin
Ben Derrick	...	John Franklin
Michael Eklund	...	Billy / Man
Samantha Ferris	...	Waitress / Beth
Patricia Dahlquist	...	Mrs. Sullivan
Kate Robbins	...	Housekeeper / Paula
Nathaniel DeVeaux	...	Doctor (as Nathaniel Deveaux)

Storyline

Matt is haunted by the death of a girl from a car accident he caused years ago. Matt was drunk and as he reached for the car radio, he struck the girl as she crossed the road. The guilt that he feels has altered his sense of reality, making Matt's life a mystery full of shadows and phantoms. Now, years later Matt goes away for weekend with his new girlfriend Dawn. After a wild session of lovemaking, Dawn goes for a walk. While she is away a strange man with an ax comes into the motel room and attacks Matt. After that incident Matt goes into the woods, looking for Dawn. There he encounters Dawn's family who tie him down and put him on trail for the murder of the girl years before. They find him guilty and he is sent back into the forest to be hunted down by the family. The deeper Matt runs into the forest the farther his mind is lost to the Blackwoods.

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Plot Keywords:

guilt | car accident | motel | backwoods | sheriff | 

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Taglines:

Tried... Convicted... HUNTED!

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and sexuality

Details

Country:

Canada Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blackwoods - Hetzjagd in die Vergangenheit

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Boll Kino Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG, Cinemedia, Shavick Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Matt is spying on Dawn and her family, the initial camera shot from outside the home displays Matt on the right side of the window. However, once the camera changes to a position inside the home, he is shown on the opposite (left) side of the window. The camera then shifts to show the family, and when Matt is almost caught for making a noise he is back on the original (right) side of the window again.

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Connections

Features Grand Theft Auto (1997)

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Soundtracks

"Take A Piece Of My Heart"
Written by M. Cassandra / Noah Sow / Fritz A. Wollner / Oliver Preusche / Eric Gould
Performed by Matrix
With Kind Permission of TYR Musikverlag

User Reviews

To be AVOIDED......

I can take all kinds of low budget bad movies, because going in expectations are low. If the movie delivers nothing, I am not disappointed because nothing was expected. On the other hand I despise low budget bad movies that manipulate the audience in unfair ways. They make you believe one thing and then cruelly switch what was depicted as reality to something that leaves you feeling totally cheated. "Blackwoods" is such a movie. The DVD case perpetuates the trick by giving no hint of the nonsense to come. In addition to the trickery, the endless flashbacks in "Blair Witch" type motion are annoying. I despise people that lie, so a movie that is less than honest is totally unacceptable. - MERK