Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)

Director:

Eli Craig

Writers (WGA):

Eli Craig (written by) &
Morgan Jurgenson (written by)

Release Date:

9 December 2010 (Kazakhstan)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

This Year Spring Break is Cut Short!

Plot:

Tucker & Dale are on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin when they are attacked by a group of preppy college kids.

Plot Keywords:

Cabin | Hillbilly | Chainsaw | Slasher | Board Game

Awards:

9 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Tyler Labine	...	Dale
Alan Tudyk	...	Tucker
Katrina Bowden	...	Allison
Jesse Moss	...	Chad
Philip Granger	...	Sheriff
Brandon Jay McLaren	...	Jason (as Brandon McLaren)
Christie Laing	...	Naomi
Chelan Simmons	...	Chloe
Travis Nelson	...	Chuck
Alex Arsenault	...	Todd (as Alexander Arsenault)
Adam Beauchesne	...	Mitch
Joseph Allan Sutherland	...	Mike (as Joseph Sutherland)
Mitchell Verigin	...	College Kid #1
Angela DeCorte	...	College Kid #2
Karen Reigh	...	Cheryl
Tye Evans	...	Dad
Dave Brown	...	Clerk
Bill Baksa	...	BJ Bald Hillbilly (as Bill Baska)
Mark W. Strong	...	Killer Hillbilly #1 (as Mark Allard)
Shaun Tisdale	...	Killer Hillbilly #2
Eli Craig	...	Cameraman
Myles Pollard	...	Hillbilly Kid
Sasha Craig	...	News Reporter
Weezer	...	Jangers the Dog
Bryn Bass	...	Bowling Kid
Conner Bass	...	Bowling Kid
Lara Milliken	...	Bowling Kid

Directed by
Eli Craig

Writing credits (WGA)
Eli Craig		(written by) &
Morgan Jurgenson		(written by)

Produced by
Thomas Augsberger	....	executive producer
Crawford Hawkins	....	co-producer
Morgan Jurgenson	....	producer
Albert Klychak	....	producer
Jennifer Kraft	....	associate producer
Rosanne Milliken	....	producer
Rosanne Milliken	....	supervising producer
Deepak Nayar	....	producer
Alissa Phillips	....	co-producer
Mark Ryan	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mike Shields

Cinematography by
David Geddes		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Bridget Durnford

Casting by
Sean Milliken

Production Design by
John Blackie

Set Decoration by
Sean Blackie
Amber Humphries
Thomas Walker

Costume Design by
Mary Hyde-Kerr

Makeup Department
Lloyd Bell	....	assistant hair stylist
Michael Devanney	....	key hair stylist
Don Olson	....	assistant hair stylist
Sharon Toohey	....	key makeup artist
Sharon Toohey	....	special effects makeup
David Trainor	....	prosthetic designer
Franca Vaccaro	....	key hair stylist
Joanne Jacobsen	....	first assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Melissa Crich	....	assistant production manager (as Melissa Barrie)
Darin Wilson	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jason Furukawa	....	first assistant director
Lorie Gibson	....	third assistant director
Michael Magnusson	....	trainee assistant director
Richard Worden	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Leonard Ayotte	....	construction foreman
Pierre Bartlette	....	carpenter
Al Berg	....	storyboard artist
Nathan Blackie	....	set decorator trainee
Barry De Bolt	....	carpenter (as Barry DeBolt)
Russel Gray	....	construction coordinator (as Russell Gray)
Amber Humphries	....	assistant set decorator
Greg Long	....	props master
Elizabeth MacDonald	....	trainee production designer
Gary Clayton Ripley	....	paint coordinator (as Gary Ripley)
Frank Rizzo	....	poster artist: Hungary
John Sherrington	....	assistant props master
Thomas Walker	....	lead dresser
James Weeks	....	greens coordinator (as Jim Weeks)
Cody Baker	....	graphic artist (uncredited)
Ramiro Cazaux	....	concept artist (uncredited)
Jeff Errico	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Brian Campbell	....	dialogue editor
Kris Casavant	....	sound effects editor
Jay Cheetham	....	backgrounds editor
Garrell Clark	....	sound mixer
Allyson Cole	....	assistant sound editor
Jacqueline Cristianini	....	dialogue supervisor
Matt Dawson	....	adr mixer
Dario DiSanto	....	foley editor
Chris Duesterdiek	....	sound mixer
Justin Dzuban	....	dialogue editor
James Fonnyadt	....	sound designer
Graeme Hughes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kirby Jinnah	....	sound supervisor
Matt Kunau	....	sound consultant: Dolby (as Matt Kanau)
Robert McDonagh	....	boom operator
Laurie Melhus	....	post audio manager
Glen Noseworthy	....	foley mixer
Belinda Pattison	....	assistant sound editor
Iain Pattison	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Playfair	....	sound mixer
Tom Quinton	....	assistant sound editor
Tony Rodney	....	assistant sound editor
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Paul Sharpe)
Shane Shemko	....	foley artist
Joshua Stevenson	....	assistant sound editor (as Josh Stevenson)
Ian Tarasoff	....	boom operator (as Ian Tarasov)
Ann Townshend	....	assistant sound editor (as Anne Townshend)
Cam Wagner	....	foley artist
Tim Crich	....	sound assistant (uncredited)
Matt Hovland	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Christopher M. Ray	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Dustin Brooks	....	pyrotechnics
Colin Decker	....	pyrotechnics
Stewart DePass	....	special effects best boy
Mel Green	....	special effects assistant
Jason Paradis	....	special effects coordinator
Albert Seibert	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Victor Barbosa	....	3D artist
Matt Belbin	....	digital effects editor (as Mathew Belbin)
Zeev Ben-Josef	....	3D artist (as Zeev Ben-Yosef)
Sébastien Bergeron	....	digital effects supervisor (as Sebastien Bergeron)
Jarod Birnie-Browne	....	digital effects editor
Gordon Breckenridge	....	IT (as Gord Breckenridge)
Gordon Breckenridge	....	systems administrator (as Gord Breckenridge)
Brian Burritt	....	3D artist
Jayson Castro	....	render wrangler
Andrea Chlebak	....	digital intermediate colorist
Errin Clutton	....	visual effects coordinator
Christopher Courtland	....	compositor (as Chris Courtland)
Lanie Dearing	....	3D artist
Darren DeCoursey	....	compositor
Gerald Feather	....	3D artist
Belinda Fung	....	3D artist
Bernhard Huber	....	3D artist (as Bernard Huber)
Stephen Kelloway	....	compositor
Michael Lemon	....	3D artist
Lionel Lim	....	lead compositor
John Lipskie	....	3D artist
Zack Mazerolle	....	digital effects editor
Zack Mazerolle	....	render wrangler
Mladen Miholjcic	....	3D artist
Jan Oberhauser	....	compositor
Keyur Patel	....	compositor
Eric Petey	....	3D supervisor
Pascal Polic	....	3D artist
Les Quinn	....	3D supervisor
Justin Reimer	....	compositor
Stephen Robertson	....	compositor
Rakesh Sandhu	....	3D artist
Lisa K. Sepp	....	visual effects producer (as Lisa Sepp-Wilson)
John Silander	....	3D artist
Andrew Smith	....	digital effects editor
Asa Svedberg	....	3D artist
Philippe Thibault	....	compositor (as Phillippe Thibault)
Rose Wang	....	main title design
Paul Wiens	....	3D artist
Lee Wilson	....	visual effects supervisor
Brian Zheng	....	3D artist
Corey Coates	....	compositor (uncredited)
Colin Ebbeson	....	cg artist (uncredited)
Julie Sweetin	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Dusty Bews	....	stunts
Guy Bews	....	stunts
Dustin Brooks	....	fire safety
Crystal Dalman	....	stunts
Colin Decker	....	fire safety
Christian Fraser	....	stunts
Trevor Jones	....	stunts
Dave Leader	....	stunts (as David Leader)
Dan Pelchat	....	stunts
Holly Raczynski	....	stunts
Maja Stace-Smith	....	stunts
Jodi Stecyk	....	stunt coordinator
Brent Woolsey	....	stunts
Karen Reigh	....	stunt actor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
John Adshead	....	key grip
Colin Allen	....	best boy electric
Caitlin Blum	....	camera trainee
Mike Booth	....	lamp operator
Paul Boyd	....	electrician
Paul Connolly	....	technician: Carbon Head
Jesse Dautremont	....	grip
Alex Free	....	lamp operator
Greg Fullalove	....	best boy grip
Chris Gibbins	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Eugene Gogowich	....	grip
Christa Holten	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Crista Holten)
Martin Keough	....	gaffer
Mike Kolafa	....	grip
Corey Lee	....	grip
Christopher Logan	....	camera trainee
Kelly Mandeville	....	grip
Margot McMaster	....	camera operator: EPK footage (as Margaret McMaster)
Doug Munro	....	camera operator: EPK footage
Quincy Paglaro	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Dan Power	....	still photographer
Hiram Schmerer	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Steve Sebert	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Steve Siebert)
Bradley Stuckel	....	grip
Andrew Thom	....	generator operator
Robert Turko	....	lamp operator
Landin Walsh	....	lamp operator
Marcel Wassink	....	electrician
Marcel Wassink	....	lamp operator
Joshua Whitford	....	electrician
Mark Woodgate	....	dolly grip
Jordan Easton	....	lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Trevor Carroll	....	casting support services
Kellie Gesell	....	casting associate (as Kellie Gessell)
Lorill Hancock	....	casting assistant (as Lorill Haycock)
Alyson Lockwood	....	extras casting
Freddy Luis	....	casting: US
Anne McCarthy	....	casting: US (as Annie McCarthy)
Jay Scully	....	casting: US

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Caroline Gauthier	....	costume breakdown artist
Kathleen Mulder	....	costume breakdown artist
Sharon E. Templeman	....	set costumer (as Sharon Templeman)
Leslie Tufts	....	truck costumer

Editorial Department
Andrea Chlebak	....	digital intermediate colorist
Monty Contractor	....	digital intermediate technician
Michelle Craig	....	post coordinator: Finale Editworks
Chris Davies	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Chris Eastwood	....	digital intermediate coordinator
Robert Egger	....	digital intermediate supervisor (as Rob Egger)
Emma Hartley	....	post-production coordinator
Benjamin Ross Hayden	....	assistant editor
Christopher Irwin	....	digital intermediate technician
Michael Jablow	....	additional editing
Allan Pinvidic	....	on-line editor
Mathieu Reid	....	color timer
Dave Rice	....	on-line editor
Curtis Staples	....	digital intermediate producer
Alex Taylor	....	digital intermediate technician
James Tocher	....	digital intermediate producer
Lorne Wright	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Russell Broom	....	musician: guitars
Jeff Chapman	....	musician: harmonica
John Hyde	....	musician: string bass
Andrew Kaiser	....	composer: additional music
Andrew Kaiser	....	musician: guitar/banjo
Patty Kaiser	....	musician: fiddle
Cory Klapper	....	composer intern
Frank Laratta	....	assistant engineer
Jonathan Lewis	....	musician: violin/viola
Brad Lindberg	....	musician: banjos
Mike Shields	....	musician: harmonica/trumpet/vocals

Transportation Department
Tom Baird	....	driver: electrics truck
Shelley Crooks	....	driver
Doss Griffiths	....	driver: cable truck
Cody Klepper	....	driver: fuel/water truck
Danny C. Klepper	....	transportation coordinator (as Danny Klepper)
Tom Lloyd	....	transportation captain
Bruce Milward	....	driver: honeywagon
Kio Ota	....	driver
John Woodrow Pound	....	driver: set dec (as Woody Pound)
Dean Robinson	....	driver: set dec
Doug Slupski	....	driver: hair/make-up/wardrobe
Bruce Toy	....	driver

Other crew
Fareed Abdelhak	....	assistant production coordinator
Bob Bedard	....	chef: Filmworks Catering
Craig Benzan	....	electronic press kit
Dawn Blair	....	assistant animal trainer
Nik Bower	....	head of film: Ingenious Films Limited
Terry Bower	....	financial controller
Chris Chyka	....	paramedic: Production Paramedics
Lauren Cox	....	assistant: Deepak Nayar, UK
Doreen Davis	....	production accountant
John Deakin	....	assistant chef: Filmworks Catering
Chris Deaver	....	chef: Filmworks Catering
Mandy Figley	....	paramedic: Production Paramedics
Stephen Fuss	....	commercial affairs: Ingenious Films Limited
Michelle Gougeon	....	production coordinator
Sandra Gould	....	post-production accountant
Mel Green	....	location production assistant (as Melanie Smith)
Peter Gurr	....	security coordinator
Emma Hartley	....	post production co-ordinator
Laurel Hilton	....	craft service (as Laural Hilton)
Laurel Hilton	....	first aid (as Laural Hilton)
Ed Huery	....	assistant location manager (as Ed Heury)
Gordon Imlach	....	publicist
Robert Jensen	....	chartered accountant: Price Waterhouse Coopers (as Robert E. Jensen)
Angel Jimenez Jr.	....	production assistant
Bonnie Jones	....	craft service assistant
Bonnie Jones	....	first aid assistant
Dylan Jones	....	commercial affairs: Ingenious Films Limited
Karen Joyal	....	assistant animal trainer
Ronald Kane	....	security
Brian Kent	....	armorer
Flo Krisko	....	animal trainer
Harry Leyden	....	security
Jim Leyden	....	security
Thomas Martens	....	location production assistant
Marion Milner	....	script supervisor
LuAnne R. Morrow	....	legal services: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (as LuAnne Morrow)
Samantha Nottingham-Carew	....	first assistant accountant (as Samantha Nottingham)
Melissa Ruffle	....	post-production accountant
Navid Salimian	....	marketing assistant
Jeff Sanders	....	legal services: Roberts Ritholz Levy Sanders Chidekel & Fields LLP
Roland Selkirk	....	security
Randy Sexsmith	....	location production assistant
Dorothy Simpson	....	craft service assistant
Dorothy Simpson	....	first aid assistant
Darryl Solly	....	location manager
Soumya Sunadresh	....	assistant: Deepak Nayar, US (as Soumya Sundaresh)
Sandralynn Trent	....	production assistant
Barbara Unrau	....	second assistant accountant
Lesley Wise	....	legal and business affairs: Ingenious Films Limited
Blair Woodruff	....	chef: Filmworks Catering
Laryssa Yanchak	....	stand-in
Adrian Young	....	stand-in
Elise Holm	....	script supervisor trainee (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Reliance Big Pictures (presents)
• Loubyloo Productions (presents)
• Eden Rock Media (in association with)
• Gynormous Pictures (in association with)
• Kintop Pictures (in association with)
• Urban Island (in association with)
• Alberta Film Development Program of the Alberta Government (produced with the assistance of) (as the Government of Alberta - Alberta Film Development Program)
• National Bank of Canada TV and Motion Picture Group (produced with the interim financing of)
• T&D Productions

Distributors

• Incognito Films (2011) (Latvia) (theatrical)
• Central Film (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Earth Star Entertainment (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2011) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Incognito Films (2010) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
• Magnet Releasing (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Maple Pictures (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Starway Film Distribution (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Wild Bunch Distribution (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2010) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Bliss Media (2011) (China) (all media)
• Earth Star Entertainment (2012) (Japan) (DVD)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• FS Film Oy (2011) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Lanterna de Pedra Filmes (2012) (Portugal) (all media)
• Maiandros Entertainment Group (2012) (Greece) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (UK) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2011) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Vértigo Films (2012) (Spain) (all media)

Special Effects

• Flicker (special effects) (as FlickerFX)
• Fire for Hire (pyrotechnics)
• Anthem Visual Effects (visual effects by)

Other Companies

• Sean Milliken Casting  casting
• TapouT Films  product placement provided by (as TapouT)
• DAR Rentals  camera truck
• Filmworks Catering  catering
• Production Paramedics  paramedics
• S.L. Feldman & Associates  music supervision (as SL Feldman & Associates)
• Post Office Editorial Films, The  offline facilities (as The Post Office)
• Finale Editworks  video production facilities
• Digital Film Central  digital intermediate by
• Sharpe Sound Studios  audio post production
• Background, The  walla group
• White Iron Digital  dailies by
• Line 21 Media Services Ltd.  closed captioning
• Line 21 Media Services Ltd.  transcripts
• Film Finances Canada  completion bond
• Focus Entertainment Insurance Brokers  insurance services (as Focus Insurance)
• Price Waterhouse Coopers  auditor and tax credit filing
• Ritholz Levy Sanders Chidekel & Fields  legal services (as Roberts Ritholz Levy Sanders Chidekel & Fields LLP)
• Borden Ladner Gervais  legal services
• Allan Krasnick and Company  legal services (as Allan Krasnick & Company)
• Olswang  legal services
• Wiggin  legal services
• Roberts & Stahl Entertainment Law  script clearance services provided by (as Roberts & Stahl)
• City of Calgary  the producers wish to thank for their assistance
• Town of Cochrane  the producers wish to thank for their assistance
• City of Edmonton  the producers wish to thank for their assistance
• Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)  with the participation of (as the Canadian Film or Video Production Credit)
• Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit  with the participation of
• Entertainment Partners Canada  payroll services provided by (as Entertainment Partners)
• Inspired Cinema  camera and lenses supplied by
• William F. White International  lighting & grip equipment supplied by (as William F. White)
• I.A.T.S.E 212  filmed with: on location in the Province of Alberta, Canada (as crew from I.A.T.S.E. Local 212, Calgary)
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Post Haste Sound  commentary recording engineering

Also Known As:

"Tucker & Dale vs. Evil" - USA (promotional title)

MPAA:

Rated R for bloody horror violence, language and brief nudity

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Germany:16 | Australia:MA (2011) | Netherlands:16 | UK:15 | Ireland:15 | Canada:14A (Alberta/Ontario) | Canada:18A (Manitoba) | Portugal:M/16 | Japan:R15+ | Finland:K-18 | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Alberta, Canada

Company:

Reliance Big Pictures

Trivia:

A rough cut of the film was leaked which revealed various moments when lines are dubbed and when post-production effects are used.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the sheriff arrives to question Tucker and Dale at the cabin, Tucker's face is still slightly swollen and covered in Mike's blood. When they go in the cabin to check on Allison, Tucker's face and neck are clean and un-swollen. When they go back outside after the sheriff gets hit with the beam, Tucker is bloody and swollen again.

Quotes:

Tucker:[hands him a nail gun] Cover me.
Dale:I ain't never shot at nobody before.
Tucker:If it helps, think of 'em like moving two-by-fours.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Midnight Movie Review: Halloween Horror Show 2010 (#1.51)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

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Crowd pleaser at the Fantasy Filmfest in Berlin

I've just seen this movie at the Fantasy Filmfest in Berlin and was totally surprised of the high quality. I thought this would be "just another" horror comedy you would forget instantly after leaving the cinema, but with the fantastic acting of Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine, the funny story and great effects, it works as well with the backwood slasher genre as "Shaun of the Dead" did with zombies. The crowd in the cinema went totally crazy about this film, they applauded and cheered throughout the film and after the first positive reviews by bloggers the screenings in Munich for example were sold out in just three hours after starting the pre-selling. Totally recommendable, and I really hopes this movie makes it to the cinemas worldwide.