Trees 2: The Root of All Evil (2004)

Director:

Michael Pleckaitis

Writers:

Jim Lawter (writer)
Michael Pleckaitis (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

It's gonna be one hell of a Christmas!

Plot:

Having already faced the Great White Pine in TREES, Ranger Cody is now faced with the task of battling an entire feeding frenzy of geneticly enhanced trees created by the government.

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Low Budget Film | Holiday Horror | Killer Tree

Cast

Ron Palillo	...	Dougie Styles
Brandi Coppock	...	Agent Bentley
Kevin McCauley	...	Ranger Cody
Phil Gardiner	...	Max Cooper
Mary Ann Nilan	...	Helen Cody
Tom Erb	...	Fang
Chris Vicente	...	Petey
Brian Reid	...	Agent Royce
Lorne Lakin	...	Dusty
Trish Dunn	...	Darla Styles
Raymond Michaud	...	Mayor Swindell
Darrien Langan	...	Professor Kavanaugh
Christopher Pleckaitis	...	Young Professor Kavanaugh
John Marks	...	Lafayette
Joe Miselis	...	Matt Cody

Runtime:

USA:101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (US theatrical)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

UK:15

Filming Locations:

Bristol, Connecticut, USA

Company:

Pioneer Motion Pictures

Trivia:

Shortly after the final cut of the film was edited and post-production complete, a lightning strike irreparably damaged the hard drive the final cut of the film was stored on, completely destroying the film. Director Michael Pleckaitis was forced to start from scratch and completely re-edit the film. The process was so time-consuming and frustrating, that he never wanted to direct make another film. As a result, he never made the planned third film in the "tree-logy" - "Trees 3: Regeneration". He took a three-year hiatus before beginning production on "Silent".

Goofs:

Factual errors: Chlorine gas would also be fatal to humans (in addition to killer trees).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in It Came from Connecticut (2005) (V)

Beware!

Buyer beware! There are only 2 comments about this film on IMDb (before this one) and both appear on the front cover of the film! I'd have been gutted if it were my £4 forked out on this shower of excrement! This movie is TERRIBLE and certainly isn't funny! It could easily have been completed inside one day and doesn't meet the unintentionally funny requirement which makes similarly badly produced films like troll 2 far more worthwhile. The humour is deliberate and at the same time unfunny, I have no idea who this kind of film is made for! Went on for far too long and an ending never seemed likely to arrive until our audience was spared by the "to be continued..." text. Killer Christmas trees has so much potential - Why did the blind girl get cured by a bit of chlorine! Why does where's waldo bloke simply not care at all that his wife is getting hounded by rich bloke? Why do the trees kill some people but turn others into rubber figurines? This film was punishing!