Bloodlines (2007) (V)

Directors:

Stephen Durham
Henry Kingi Jr. (co-director)

Writers:

Stephen Durham (writer)
Tricia Liebegott (writer)

Release Date:

31 July 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Only The Trees Hear You Scream

Plot:

In the sticks of Kentucky, a demented family of inbreds begin the process of cleaning up their blood line...

Plot Keywords:

Abductor | Murder

Cast

Grace Johnston	...	Amber Strickland
Tracy Kay	...	Jenny (as Tracy Kay Wolfe)
Jason Padgett	...	Billy Bob
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Molly Berg	...	Candy
Nikki Corinne	...	Dawn
Mallory Durham	...	Sassy Young Girl
Ron Durham	...	Sheriff
Cindy Fair	...	Maybel Sue
Jackie Falcon	...	Josie
Patrick Gallaway	...	Squirm Hackford
L.C. Holt	...	Royce #2
Zoran Jacimovic	...	Clarence
Dorian Kingi	...	Bear Strickland
Lesa Mason	...	Shawna
Ron McCoy	...	Old Geezer
Brandon Peters	...	Royce Hackford
Douglas Tait	...	Brody Strickland

Also Known As:

Stickville (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:92 min | UK:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Alabama, USA

Company:

Storytyme Entertainment

Trivia:

The movie was funded by friends and family with the largest investments from firefighters and teachers.

Movie Connections:

References Mortal Kombat (1992) (VG)

Despite Some Unoriginal Ideas, a Respectable Film

What we have here is another story of redneck hillbillies who may also be cannibals (or at least necrophiliacs) who capture women, make them fight, and keep the winners for breeding. There's an old saying among hillbillies that if you can't keep it in the pants, you should keep it in the family: this film breaks both rules.

I think this is the film that has been on my desk the longest between arrival and my viewing. By the time you read this review, you'll probably not be able to track down a copy of the film. But what can I say? I just don't know why we need so many hillbilly movies, with cannibal themes, set in Kentucky or West Virginia or anywhere else in the hills. Although this one was better than some I've seen, maybe even better than Rob Schmidt's "Wrong Turn".

The score is good, with plenty of Jew harp (a far-too-underused instrument), and a strong resemblance to Charlie Clouser's work on "Saw", which is either good or a ripoff, I guess. There's also plenty of neck-snapping if you're into that method of murder, including some done by a mute brother, who is thrown in for good measure. Heck ,we even have two mutants who look like Garth Alger and the kid from Tobe Hooper's "The Funhouse"...

Complaints? I have a few. Despite plenty of rape scenes (not shown) and woman-on-woman fighting, there's a lack of nudity. Can two women really fight in the mud without a shirt coming off? I don't think so. And how do you keep the women from escaping their prison if you don't have them in chains or being watched half the time? That's just nonsense.

But seriously, this film is better than expected and if you can't get enough hillbilly action, check this one out... I've seen a whole lot worse, and so have you. Actually, for your sake, I hope you haven't... I'm still not over Paris Hilton's craptastic "Nine Lives"...