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Hatchet (2006) -- When a group of tourists on a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.

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Director:
Writer:
Adam Green (writer)
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Release Date:
5 October 2007 (UK) more
Genre:
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Old school American Horror. more
Plot:
When a group of tourists on a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare. full summary | add synopsis
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6 wins more
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(192 articles)
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User Comments:
Excellent gore, but a very over-hyped Horror film... more (181 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Joel Moore ... Ben (as Joel David Moore)

Tamara Feldman ... Marybeth
Deon Richmond ... Marcus

Kane Hodder ... Victor Crowley / Mr. Crowley

Mercedes McNab ... Misty

Parry Shen ... Shawn

Joel Murray ... Shapiro
Joleigh Fioravanti ... Jenna (as Joleigh Fioreavanti)
Richard Riehle ... Mr. Permatteo

Patrika Darbo ... Mrs. Permatteo

Robert Englund ... Sampson

Joshua Leonard ... Ainsley
Tony Todd ... Reverend Zombie
John Carl Buechler ... Jack Cracker (as John Buechler)

Rileah Vanderbilt ... Young Victor Crowley
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong bloody horror violence, sexual content, nudity and language. (edited for re-rating; previously NC-17 for extreme violence and gore)
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84 min (uncut version) | UK:85 min | Canada:84 min (Premium movie channel) | Germany:93 min (European Film Market)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
During the cemetery scene, on the tombstones we see the names Sarah Elbert and Cory Neal (both producers of this film) and of writer/ director Adam Green. more
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Errors in geography: When they are standing in front of the voodoo store, they refer to Bourbon Street as being behind them. When you are really at that store, Bourbon Street is in the direction they walk. You can see the bars on the corner. more
Quotes:
Shapiro: Have you ever heard of Bayou Beavers? more
Movie Connections:
References "Dawson's Creek" (1998) more
Soundtrack:
This Is The New Shit more

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18 out of 25 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent gore, but a very over-hyped Horror film..., 17 November 2007
6/10
Author: Indyrod from United States

This review is after I saw a viewing of the uncut/unrated DVD version at the Horror Hound convention in Indianapolis on Nov. 16, 2007.

The movie to me, is pretty much a variation of "The Burning" in my opinion. There are a lot of things similar in the plot department. The basic story is some people want to go on a haunted tour in the New Orleans swamps, and they get their wish along with a story about the spirit of a Victor Crowley who was hideously deformed at birth, and accidentally hit in the head with a hatchet by his Father when their house caught fire, the Father was trying to save him. So the Father has long since died from grief, but old disfigured hatchet in the face Victor is supposed to still be around there in spirit. The boat the people are taking the tour on hits some rocks and starts to sink, so they have to go to land, and that's when they come up on Victor's former house. It's not long until Victor shows up, and he's portrayed by Kane Hodder with some pretty fair makeup. It's slicing and dicing time with plenty of blood and some excellent gore, that I'm afraid people going to see the theatrical version will miss. There's nothing original and all that great about this movie, it's basically just another slasher film with some obvious humor, and excellent gore effects. The main thing myself and what I heard from other people after it was over, is the ending really sucks. I won't say anymore, because I know many out there haven't seen it yet, but this first "Hatchet" almost seems like an introduction to the sequel, which is already in the works. Now get this, "Hatchet" is being released next month on both DVD and in the theaters, and all ready, the sequel is pretty much ready to start. So I guess, Victor is supposed to be the new Jason, Freddy, and Michael, all rolled up into one. All I have to say about that, is bullshit. Don't end a frigging movie like they did, totally setting up a sequel. For that reason, I came away with a rather negative feeling, even though I loved all the blood and gore. I think "Hatchet" is being over-hyped, in fact, WAY over-hyped, and a lot of horror/gore fans are going to be a little let down, especially with the awful ending.

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