Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud (2007) (TV)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Michael Hurst

Writer:

Michael Hurst (writer)

Release Date:

10 February 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Vengeance Will Be His

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Pumpkin Head | Revenge | Witch | Monster | Based On Poem

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 18

3:01 AM

SYFY

Cast

Amy Manson	...	Jodie Hatfield
Bradley Taylor	...	Ricky McCoy
Claire Lams	...	Dolly Hatfield
Rob Freeman	...	Sheriff Dallas Pope
Ovidiu Niculescu	...	Bobby Joe Hatfield
Peter Barnes	...	Papa McCoy
Peter Barnes	...	Papa McCoy
Lance Henriksen	...	Ed Harley
Elvin Dandel	...	Tristan McCoy
Richard Durden	...	Old Man Hatfield
Alin Constantinescu	...	Emmett Hatfield
Razvan Oprea	...	Brett Hatfield
Rudy Rosenfeld	...	Abner Hatfield
Lynne Verrall	...	Haggis
Calin Puia	...	Tommy Hatfield

Also Known As:

Pumpkinhead 4: Blood Feud (USA) (DVD title)
Pumpkinhead IV: Love Hurts (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and gore.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/16 | UK:18 | Singapore:R21

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Castel Film Romania

Movie Connections:

Follows Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes (2006) (TV)

Soggy sequel

Pumpkinhead was in itself a decent 80s horror flick. No classic by any means, but an enjoyable piece of fluff. Why then, have we now been treated to a fourth film in this franchise is beyond me. As in previous sequels, there's nothing here to really connect the films except for the monster, the witch and Ed Harley (Lance Henriksen). This time out we follow the feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys. Part of the film is a Romeo And Juliet romance as a young McCoy boy and his Hatfield lover decide to run away to be together. Soon, however, they are torn apart and the boy's sister is killed. The boy escapes to the woods and gets the witch to resurrect Pumpkinhead for some vengeance. The acting is passable at best, amateurish at the worst. The titular demon doesn't even really show up for almost forty minutes and when it does its a pale comparison between it and the original design. Overall, Blood Feud fails to impress. It may be worth a watch once, but certainly not an addition to the collection.