Slash (2002)

Director:

Neal Sundstrom

Writers:

Stephen Ronald Francis (writer)
Gus Silber (writer)

Release Date:

14 March 2003 (Turkey)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

A rock band gets stuck on a haunted farm while visiting its lead singer's family.

Plot Keywords:

Farm | Bus | Blood | Band | Harvest

Cast

Adam Woolf	...	Young Mac
Danny Keogh	...	Jethro
Milan Murray	...	Karen
Guy Raphaely	...	Ray
Anton Voster	...	Killer (as Anton Vorster)
Brett Goldin	...	Carl
David Dukas	...	Rod
Nina Wassung	...	Candy
James O'Shea	...	Mac
Zuleikha Robinson	...	Suzie
Craig Kirkwood	...	Keith
Neels Clasen	...	Ian
Nick Boraine	...	Billy Bob
Jocelyn Broderick	...	Jesse
Steve Railsback	...	Jeremiah

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence, language, some drug use and sexuality.

Runtime:

93 min | Norway:90 min

Country:

South Africa

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Heidelberg, South Africa

Company:

New Africa Media Films

Trivia:

The US VHS release of the film has an obvious editing defect in it. The shot where the sheriff drives up to the farm while Mac chops wood plays twice.

Goofs:

Plot holes: In the last scene in the barn, when Mac has to stab his girlfriend, he had no way of knowing that the knife he used was a fake knife, as the knife belonged to the male of the couple who was killed in the beginning of the movie. The couple was killed after crashing in Old McDonald's cornfield and Mac never interacted with them.

Quotes:

Jeremiah: I was just yankin' your chain.

Movie Connections:

References Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

Soundtrack:

Tie Me Up

The name says it all!

Rock band ends up stranded on the family farm of it's lead singer. So what's next? A fight to stay alive when a scarecrow-ish killer starts stalking!

While Slash may not look or sound like anything new, it does serve horror fans best by being a completely entertaining and fairly thrilling ride. It makes the best of it's country setting by being a bit reminiscent of such classic rural horror flicks as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Children of the Corn. Director Neal Sundstrom gives us a musty atmosphere of dread in the movie's nicely rustic filming locations.

At any rate, there's plenty to enjoy in this film. The story provides for enough good thrills and spills, along with some occasional bloodiness. The cast is pretty game, Railsback probably being the best as Mac's gruff father. But such unknown stars as O'Shea and Dukas prove that they are capable as well. There's also a fairly good rock soundtrack, after all, the movie IS named after the band.

Genre fans may find it a fun trip, while others will likely call it silly horror. Either way, it's a fun watch.

*** out of ****