Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes (2006)

Director:

Jake West

Writers:

Barbara Werner (screenplay), Jake West (screenplay),

Stars:

Doug Bradley, Lance Henriksen, Lisa McAllister

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Doug Bradley	...	Doc Fraser
Lance Henriksen	...	Ed Harley
Lisa McAllister	...	Dahlia Wallace
Tess Panzer	...	Molly Sue Allen
Emanuel Parvu	...	Oliver Allen
Ioana Ginghina	...	Ellie Johnson
Douglas Roberts	...	Bunt Wallace (as Doug Roberts)
Radu Iacoban	...	Richie
Catalin Paraschiv	...	Ronnie Johnson
Dan Astileanu	...	Sheriff Bullock (as Dan Astilean)
Dicu Aurel	...	Tiny Wallace (as Aurel Dicu)
Iulian Glita	...	Junior Wallace
Lynne Verrall	...	Haggis
Emil Hostina	...	Lenny
Philip Bowen	...	Reverend McGee

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

vengeance | demon | rotting corpse | car accident | building on fire | 

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Taglines:

He threw their loved ones into a swamp. Now they want revenge... But when a demon does their dirty work, it comes at a price.

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/gore and some drug content

Details

Country:

UK USA Romania

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 October 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pumpkinhead: El llamado de la tumba

Filming Locations:

Castel Film Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA), Castel Film Romania, Clubdeal

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Ellie Johnson: [to Pumpkinhead] You's the devil, ain't ya? Take me home!

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Connections

Edited from Pumpkinhead (1988)

User Reviews

Good but...

For fans of the original Pumpkinhead, it was hoped that this second sequel, which picked up from the first film would be a return to form after the disastrous second film. While director Jake West keeps the tone and mood similar to the first film, he is hampered by things out of his control. First off, this is a TV movie. As such it is low budget. The thing that makes a creature feature like this sink or swim is its monster effects. Our Pumpkinhead is on screen a lot of the time in this film, so why did more money not get put into the suit? Its a pale imitation of Stan Winston's original. Add in some of the worst CGI in a horror film ever and you get a monster that doesn't scare like it should.Next up is the fact that this was filmed in Romania. I'm sorry, I'm sure Romania is a nice place and I know its cheap to shoot there, but it doesn't really look like America like it is so often called upon to do. Doug Bradley is fine as a doctor without a conscience, but Lance Henriksen is wasted in his return to his character from the first film. Could have been a lot better than it is.