Albino Farm (2009)

Directors:

Joe Anderson
Sean McEwen

Writers:

Joe Anderson (writer)
Sean McEwen (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

The legend is real...

Plot:

College students exploring the Ozark Mountains for a school assignment, stumble upon a group of scary, redneck cave-dwellers. |

Cast

Tammin Sursok	...	Stacey
Chris Jericho	...	Levi
Richard Christy	...	Caleb
Duane Whitaker	...	Jeremiah
Sunkrish Bala	...	Sanjay
Nick Richey	...	Brian
Alicia Lagano	...	Melody
Kevin Spirtas	...	Preacher
Christopher Michael White	...	Jacob
Alex Neustaedter	...	Samuel
Bianca Barnett	...	Pig Bitch
Paul Ford	...	Old Dwarf
Joe Koenig	...	Pudge #1
James Koenig	...	Pudge #2
Doris Rapp	...	Waitress
Shelby Janes	...	Shelby
Joicie Appell	...	Mrs. Ruth
Jackson Curtis	...	Mute Boy
Troy Dunkle	...	Pin Head
Ryan Shields	...	Big Eye
Mike Strain Jr.	...	Smash Face
Barry Curtis	...	Split Lip
Beth Graveman	...	Bird Girl
Kelly Ostrem	...	Twin #1
Blair Ostrem	...	Twin #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paige Aberasturi	...	Revival Participant
Ryan J. Murray	...	Revival Participant

Directed by
Joe Anderson
Sean McEwen

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Joe Anderson		writer
Sean McEwen		writer

Produced by
Joe Anderson	....	producer
Barry Curtis	....	co-producer
Gary Curtis	....	associate producer
Tom Fulton	....	executive producer
Sean McEwen	....	producer
Rachelle Ryan	....	producer
Jason Stewart	....	line producer
Jason Stewart	....	producer

Original Music by
Scott Rockenfield

Cinematography by
René Jung

Film Editing by
Dan O'Brien

Casting by
Kimberly Foster-McCollum		(as Kimberly Lenae Foster)
Chuck McCollum

Production Design by
Cat Cacciatore

Art Direction by
Cat Cacciatore

Costume Design by
A. Jeffrey Schoenberg

Makeup Department
Jason Barnett	....	special makeup effects supervisor: Industrial Monsters & Props
Colleen May	....	makeup department head
Michelle White	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Amanda Starr DeMille	....	production staff
Eric M. Klein	....	post-production manager
Mia Morale	....	production supervisor
Chris Smith	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris Eversole	....	second second assistant director: Warrensburg
Tim Fitzgerald	....	first assistant director
Heather L. Hogan	....	second assistant director
Chris Moore	....	second second assistant director: Springfield

Art Department
Beth Graveman	....	scenic artist
Keri Losche Noerrlinger	....	scenic artist
Thom Sciacca	....	scenic artist
Flynn Thomas Smith	....	on-set dresser (as Flynn Smith)
Tim Stephens	....	property master

Sound Department
Reza Moosavi	....	boom operator
Reza Moosavi	....	sound mixer
Reza Moosavi	....	sound recordist
Jamey Scott	....	sound designer
Jamey Scott	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jamey Scott	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Bianca Barnett	....	special effects assistant
Kevin Carter	....	special effects contact lenses
Ryan Cooke	....	dental technician: Industrial Monsters & Props
Andie Donnelly	....	painter: Industrial Monsters & Props
Bill Fesh	....	blood effects technician: Industrial Monsters & Props
Jack Firman	....	moldmaker: Industrial Monsters & Props
Megan Flagg	....	moldmaker: Industrial Monsters & Props
Jim Kundig	....	animatronic designer: Industrial Monsters & Props
Greg Polutanovich	....	sculptor: Industrial Monsters & Props
Robert Scot	....	pyrotechnician: Fantasy Creations FX
Mike Strain Jr.	....	pyrotechnician: Fantasy Creations FX
Mike Strain Jr.	....	special effects technician: Fantasy Creations FX
Erick de la Vega	....	painter: Industrial Monsters & Props
Mark Viniello	....	foam lab supervisor: Industrial Monsters & Props
Chris Walker	....	creature conceptual designer: Industrial Monsters & Props
Lynne Watson	....	hair technician: Industrial Monsters & Props

Visual Effects by
Bret Bolton	....	visual effects supervisor
Gerry R. Kissell	....	grip

Stunts
Bianca Barnett	....	stunt performer
Tom Graveman	....	precision driver
Ryan Shields	....	stunt coordinator
Ryan Shields	....	stunt performer
Mike Strain Jr.	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Kelsey Amara	....	best boy electric
Jon Breitkreutz	....	key grip
Ry Brown	....	second assistant camera
Hanuman Brown-Eagle	....	gaffer
Robert P. Campbell	....	electrician
Jason Cantu	....	jib operator
Collin Martin	....	first assistant camera
Morgan Miller	....	still photographer
Tony Ontiveros	....	swing grip
Dave Rutherford	....	Steadicam operator
Taylor Sloan	....	grip
Derek Smith	....	videographer: behind the scenes
Michael Stoecker	....	key grip
Chris Turner	....	best boy grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Deb Keeney	....	wardrobe assistant
Deborah Keeney	....	costume assistant
Ivy Thaide	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Dan Kuba	....	post-production coordinator
Adam Sonnenfeld	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Reza Moosavi	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Tim Schau	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Jason Barnett	....	technical director
Timothy C. Burns	....	combined continuity script
Amanda Starr DeMille	....	production staff
Kevin Hindley	....	script clearance
Kristen Kent	....	script supervisor
Bobby McGee	....	production coordinator
Cody Meehan	....	production assistant
Tana Miller	....	craft service
Nico Monetti	....	production assistant
Adam Sonnenfeld	....	video and computer playback operator
Thomas H. Vidal	....	production legal
Lacy Whitman	....	second production coordinator

Thanks
Michael Baumgarten	....	thanks
Andrea Sporcic	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Anxiety Island Entertainment
• EquiMedia Group
• Labor 13 Films
• Project Mayhem
• Ryan Management

Distributors

• Arsenal Pictures (2009) (non-USA) (all media)
• Mti Home Video
• Sunfilm Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• DV8FX
• Fantasy Creations FX
• Industrial Monsters & Props/IMP FX (creature design)

Other Companies

• IndieClear  script clearance
• Ken Smith & Associates  transportation equipment
• PES Payroll  payroll services

Also Known As:

"Wrong Turn 4" - Philippines (English title) (bootleg title)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence, language and brief nudity

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45321)

Filming Locations:

Missouri, USA

Company:

Anxiety Island Entertainment

Once you herd in the clichés you can wash up for dinner

What could've been a very crafty and very intelligent piece of horror turns into a very formulaic and very familiar piece of the slasher film genre we see far too much of. Albino Farm's premise is interesting, but the execution is very poor, and we can see the movie struggle to maintain its short eighty-five minutes by delaying action until around forty minutes in.

Albino Farm takes forever to get going, and when it does, you only wish it had more to offer. The film focuses on four teenagers (Sursok Lagano, Richey, and Bala) who venture out to document the Ozark Mountains for a school project. When the duo get a flat, they head out to a gas station with a strange, unsettling owner who warns them to turn back. One of the dumbest, cockiest, lame-brained teenagers in recent memory convince the gang to travel up to see what the hype is about.

They stumble across the town of Shiloh, which looks like a ghost-town. They learn that many of the town folk fear a legend called "Albino Farm." The teens split up with two going in search of the farm, and two going in search of a church. After doing the genius thing of getting picked up by a hick and two identical twins, they are taken out and abandoned at the Albino Farm. Let the horror movie clichés, jokes, antics, and chase scenes begin.

I believe this film is based off of the legend of a group of College students adventuring around the Ozark Mountains and never returning home. Either this is the legend itself, or a followup to it. Whatever it is, it is poorly executed.

Low budget horror films can't be critiqued by their budget. What you have it what you have, and I believe I shouldn't penalize the producers, directors, etc for working with what they had. I can respect that. But so much is done poorly. In order to believe the characters, you have to throw logic out the window. What makes you want to venture out to the deep part of the Ozarks in the first place? Curiosity kills the cat, and when you stumble upon creepy woods, it's likely to kill you as well.

The sound editing is messy. One point there is dead silence, the next moment the bass almost blows your speakers followed up by very dim talking. Your remote may need to be in your hands at all times for this. Not to mention, the pitch dark lighting may call for a brightness tune up. What a temperamental film. You need to pretty much modify everything on your TV to be satisfied while watching Albino Farm.

This also seems to be influenced by every redneck-slasher film on the market today. Throw three great horror films like The Hills Have Eyes, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Wrong Turn in a blender and it'll spit out this mediocre horror flick. Creativity is here, but the execution is like a dog on a leash fighting to inch itself closer to its desired destination while the owner is tugging back. Imagine the producers as the owner, the movie itself as the dog, and the destination being "typical redneck film schlock." There's a metaphor that will sum this up.

The makeup effects is where this film starts to redeem itself in quality. The effects on the creatures are realistic, but then the film wants to add some digital effects on some of the people. You can pretty much do that on any free editing system, and do it a lot better. Not being a Mac user, I still am sure this can be done one way or another on the Photo-booth program that comes free with the computer. They can do that, but they can't add some sort of effect to brighten up the scenery.

I can tell the crew were serious about making this film like the legend or something close to it. They didn't fall on their neck as much as they fell on their face in their attempts with this. Albino Farm, still, could've been great b-movie horror. What we have here, is just lazy editing and a lazy script ripping off so much of every other movie in its genre. It's a copy of a copy.

Starring: Chris Jericho, Richard Christy, Tammin Sursok, Duane Whitaker, Alicia Lagano, Nick Richey, and Sunkrish Bala. Directed by: Joe Anderson and Sean McEwen.