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Hobo with a Shotgun (2011) 6.1
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6.1/10 from 27,715 users
Metascore: 55/100
Reviews: 211 user | 249 critic | 22 from Metacritic.com A homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun. Director:Jason Eisener |
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Cast
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| Rutger Hauer | ... | ||
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Pasha Ebrahimi | ... |
Bumfight Filmmaker
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| Robb Wells | ... |
Logan
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Brian Downey | ... |
Drake
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| Gregory Smith | ... | ||
| Nick Bateman | ... |
Ivan /
Rip
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Drew O'Hara | ... |
Otis
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| Molly Dunsworth | ... | ||
| Jeremy Akerman | ... |
Chief of Police
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André Haines | ... |
Large Man
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Agnes M. Laan | ... |
Prostitute
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| Duane Patterson | ... |
Pimp
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| Brian Jamieson | ... |
Santa
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| Timothy Dunn | ... |
Store Clerk
(as Tim Dunn)
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| Glen Matthews | ... |
Gang Leader
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
A vigilante homeless man pulls into a new city and finds himself trapped in urban chaos, a city where crime rules and where the city's crime boss reigns. Seeing an urban landscape filled with armed robbers, corrupt cops, abused prostitutes and even a pedophile Santa, the Hobo goes about bringing justice to the city the best way he knows how - with a 20-gauge shotgun. Mayhem ensues when he tries to make things better for the future generation. Street justice will indeed prevail. Written by Greg Guy
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Delivering justice, one shell at a time...Parents Guide:
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Country:
CanadaLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 May 2011 (Netherlands) See more »Also Known As:
Koldus puskával See more »Box Office
Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$12,046 (USA) (6 May 2011)Gross:
$703,002 (USA) (5 August 2011)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Composed by Michael Holm
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Where Slick is about to saw at Abby's neck, the blade on his saw is quite shiny and obviously real, in the next shot when he holds the blade to her neck the blade is quite dull and flexes obviously, as it is made of rubber. See more »Crazy Credits
Special Thanks To: For ungodly inspiration, Ronnie's Pizza See more »Soundtracks
"Liebesthema / Vanessa Verliebt Sich"Composed by Michael Holm
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Bloody babe: "You can't save the world with a shotgun."
Hobo: "It's the only thing I know."
It's true. Once he put that shotgun in his Hobo mittens he and shotgun became one. From this moment forth, whenever you hear the word, Hobo, you will always think, Shotgun. The shotgun is the Yang to the Hobo's Ying.
Rutger Hauer plays the slightly-losing it old hobo who after decades has finally realized what he wants to do with his life - be a landscaper; he wants to mow lawns. So, on his ventures of hoboing up and down the railroad tracks looking for a means to a beginning, he's arrived at 'Scumtown', and this is where he meets up with trusty ole Shotgun.
See, Scumtown is controlled by Drake and Sons. Three psychopathic dudes who get serious kicks out of decapitation, burn victims and simply put, gore. Confused ole Rutger the Hobo is privy to just one too many counts of evil and puts his shoe (with the hole in the toe) down. What follows is a tale of revenge, then more revenge and then...some more! Blood!
On the over-the-top action and splatter, this movie delivers big time. It's basically non-stop offensive, silly, gross action. But what makes it stand-out over any other recent modern exploit flick is the style it moves with. Karim Hussain of Subconscious Cruelty fame helms the camera here and does a very good job doing so. It's vibrant, colorful, and had just enough creativity to raise an eye brow or two.
Any real gripes by me are related to the writing as that it's so supremely OTT with countless swears and screaming it verges on head-ache worthy. And the emotional scenes are so sappy and cliché that it does nothing besides make ya roll yer eyes or crack a grin. So, with that said, it's not really complaints per se, but just silly aspects of the film that wear thin faster than the others.
As I said, from this moment on, the Hobo Shotgun duo are now joined at the hips - if it wasn't already. This is a bona-fide insane film with boner-fried sights (literally) and lots of the red stuff. You really can't ask for much more from this film, and maybe, you might be asking for less.