Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)

Director:

Jason Eisener

Writers:

John Davies (written by) &
Jason Eisener (story) ...
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Release Date:

12 May 2011 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

Delivering justice, one shell at a time...

Plot:

A homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.

Plot Keywords:

Shotgun | Vigilante | Hobo | Prostitute | Corrupt Police

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Rutger Hauer	...	Hobo
Pasha Ebrahimi	...	Bumfight Filmmaker
Robb Wells	...	Logan (as Rob Wells)
Brian Downey	...	Drake
Gregory Smith	...	Slick
Nick Bateman	...	Ivan / Rip
Drew O'Hara	...	Otis
Molly Dunsworth	...	Abby
Jeremy Akerman	...	Chief of Police
André Haines	...	Large Man (as Andre Haines)
Agnes M. Laan	...	Prostitute (as Agnes Laan)
Duane Patterson	...	Pimp
Brian Jamieson	...	Santa
Timothy Dunn	...	Store Clerk (as Tim Dunn)
Glen Matthews	...	Gang Leader
Zach Tovey	...	Gang Member #2 (as Zack Tovey)
Alexander Rosborough	...	Gang Member #3 (as Zander Rosborough)
George Stroumboulopoulos	...	TV Host
Mark A. Owen	...	Coke Lord (as Mark Owen)
David Brunt	...	Dirty Cop
Scott Vrooman	...	Rookie Cop
Juanita Peters	...	Doctor #1
Peter Simas	...	Grinder
John Awoods	...	Doctor with Gun
Scott Owen	...	Civilian
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eliese MacKinnon	...	Arcade Punk
Rhys Bevan-John	...	Thug #1 (uncredited)
Maddi Clarke	...	Mob member 2 (uncredited)
Robert Cotterill	...	(uncredited)
Michael Ray Fox	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Shayna Fried	...	(uncredited)
Larry Goldstein	...	Mob Member (uncredited)
Colin David MacDonald	...	Mob member (uncredited)
Cadence MacMichael	...	Drake's Prostitute (uncredited)
Lauren Messervey	...	Dancing Prostitute (uncredited)
Keith Daniel Morrison	...	Bum Fighter (uncredited)
Gregory Richardson	...	Angry Citizen (uncredited)
Sam Tarasco	...	(uncredited)
Carolyn Thomas	...	Western Pigtailed Sharpshooter (uncredited)

Directed by
Jason Eisener

Writing credits
John Davies		written by &
Jason Eisener		story &
Rob Cotterill		story
John Davies		story

Produced by
Chris Bell	....	associate producer
Rob Cotterill	....	producer
Niv Fichman	....	producer
Paul Gross	....	producer
Kevin Krikst	....	associate producer
Andrea Raffaghello	....	line producer
Frank Siracusa	....	producer
Mark Slone	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Adam Burke
Darius Holbert
Russ Howard III

Cinematography by
Karim Hussain

Film Editing by
Jason Eisener

Casting by
Deirdre Bowen
Sheila Lane

Production Design by
Ewen Dickson

Costume Design by
Sarah Dunsworth

Makeup Department
Graham Chivers	....	sculptor/mold maker
Mallory Glenn	....	assistant hair stylist
Barbi Jollota	....	key hair stylist
Zane Knisely	....	key special makeup effects
Amanda O'Leary	....	makeup department head
Lindsay Thorne	....	makeup special effects artist
Henry Townsend	....	special makeup effects artist
Paul Jones	....	prosthetic body parts (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nicole Close	....	second assistant director
Robert Cotterill	....	second unit director
Preston Hudson	....	third assistant director
Megan Malet-Veale	....	trainee assistant director
Catherine Maltais	....	daily assistant director
Jason Shipley	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Gary Allen Ferguson	....	property master
Nat Jones	....	illustrator
Matt Likely	....	assistant art director
Mark MacAulay	....	concept artist

Sound Department
Paolo Amati	....	assistant re-recording mixer
Steve Baine	....	foley artist
Adam Burke	....	boom operator
Steve Foster	....	sound re-recording mixer
Barry Gilmore	....	dialogue editor
Gina Gyles	....	foley assistant
Krystin Hunter	....	assistant sound editor
Aram Kouyoumdjian	....	boom operator
Adam Labadie	....	audio coordinator
Graham Rogers	....	assistant re-recording mixer
Alexander Rosborough	....	production sound mixer (as Zander Rosborough)
David Rose	....	sound effects editor
Lou Solakofski	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Warchol	....	co-sound designer

Visual Effects by
Kyle Boylen	....	digital compositor
Noel Hooper	....	visual effects supervisor
Haydn Masuda	....	digital compositor
Christa Tazzeo	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Beth Amiro	....	stunt double
John Awoods	....	stunt actor
John Awoods	....	stunt rigger
Nick Bateman	....	stunt performer
Rene Bishop	....	stunt double
Randy Boliver	....	stunt coordinator
Randy Boliver	....	stunt rigger
Brian MacWilliam	....	stunt double
Arnold Rafuse	....	stunt performer
Alexander Rosborough	....	stunts (as Zander Rosborough)
Peter Simas	....	stunt performer
E. Nova Zatzman	....	stunts (as Elana Zatzman)

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Begin	....	first assistant camera
Lori Ann Bellefontaine	....	generator operator
Matt Eakin	....	electrician
Darcy Fraser	....	second assistant camera
Gerald Gillis	....	electrician
Pat Holland	....	daily electric
Pat Holland	....	daily grip
Karim Hussain	....	camera operator
Mark Kenny	....	daily electrician
Matt Lynds	....	daily grip
Jordan Schella	....	gaffer
Will Semple	....	grip
Alan Sweet	....	best boy electric
Jeffrey Wheaton	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Christopher Richards	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bethana Briffett	....	costume supervisor
Diana Redmond	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Darcy Arthurs	....	digital intermediate producer
Frank Biasi	....	digital intermediate editor
Jim Fleming	....	digital intermediate colorist
Caley MacLennan	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Kevin Banks	....	music editor
Oren Hadar	....	scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Brian Douglas Sears	....	driver

Other crew
Fraser Ash	....	production assistant: Rhombus Media
Jeff Bowes	....	assistant to producers
Joe Caporale	....	production assistant
Jesse Fawthrop	....	asst. production coordinator
Sean Grady	....	storyboard artists
Phil Hatcher	....	location manager
Shauna Hatt	....	production coordinator
Jessica Jennings	....	assistant to producer
Tim Marczenko	....	executive assistant to Niv Fichman
Bianca Marini	....	office production assistant
Austin Wong	....	production counsel

Thanks
Mark MacAulay	....	special thanks
Josh MacDonald	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Rhombus Media
• Whizbang Films
• Yer Dead Productions

Distributors

• Alliance Films (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Magnet Releasing (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2011) (UK) (theatrical)
• Showgate (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Magnolia Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Transmission Films (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• Falcon Films (2012) (Lebanon) (all media) (Middle East)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• Cinemax (2013) (Hungary) (TV)
• Atlantic Film (2011) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Invisible Pictures (visual effects)
• Special Effects Atlantic

Other Companies

• Digital Media Services (DMS)  digital asset management
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Major Engager  creative marketing
• Post Haste Sound  commentary recording engineering
• Tattersall Sound  sound post-production

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Runtime:

86 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:R (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Canada:16+ (Québec) | USA:Not Rated | Netherlands:16 | Australia:R | UK:18 | Singapore:R21 | Japan:R18+ | Norway:15 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Germany:Not Rated (SPIO/JK)

Filming Locations:

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company:

Rhombus Media

Trivia:

David Brunt, who played the Hobo in the original Grindhouse (2007) trailer, appears as a shotgun-wielding dirty cop in the scene where the cops go out to hunt down the hobos. He screams, "We're all dirty cops!" He was offered the chance to reprise his role as the Hobo for the film, but was hesitant about it, believing he would not be able to carry an entire movie on his own. Rutger Hauer was then cast, when Brunt turned down the role.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Logan is stuck in the sewer the manhole cover prop can be seen moving as it is made of rubber.

Quotes:

Ivan:They are going to make comics out of my hate-crimes!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Bad Movie Beatdown: Review of 2011 (#3.34)" (2012)

Soundtrack:

The Naked & The Dead

The BEST grindhouse film. PERIOD.

***1/2 out of (****)

Eisener's exploitative 80's grindhouse throwback, "Hobo with a Shotgun", showcasing its brutality shamelessly, is easily the best grindhouse film to ever grace the silver screen. "Grindhouse", "Machete", and "Drive Angry 3D" are all strong staples to the beloved subgenre, but "Hobo" is where its at. It's bigger, louder, and prouder. In all honesty, this is one of the goriest films I've seen in a while, and it takes a lot for me to say that because even the goriest Saw film doesn't fulfill my bloody craving. The best part about "Hobo" is not only doesn't it play it safe, but there's so much meaning, and depth underneath it, and is executed so strongly that the message never becomes lost or preachy.

"Hobo" revolves around well... a hobo. An anonymous one at that who witnesses the catastrophes of the city, and decides to fight back.

First of all, the plot is just ingenious. A hobo who's tired of getting picked on and besmirched by the townspeople decides to take a stand. Not only is it a badass story, but can't we all relate to the plot? Haven't we all been pushed around too long, and just wanted to do something. To be something truly special. Also, while the deaths are pretty sick, there's more meat on these bones. The film relies on what a film should rely on. Its characters. The relationship between Abby and the hobo is a strong one. I actually cared about these two. What does it say if a film of the title "Hobo with a Shotgun" has more character development than 95% of the garbage being released today?

To put the icing on the cake, the production values are sweet. This film has a superb nostalgic look, and it's one of the most colorful and vibrant movies projected on screen. But why are we here? For the deaths! And boy, do they not disappoint. Eating glass, decapitating heads, and shots to the head are not even the goriest segments. Actually, they're the tamest. Not only that but almost every five minutes there's blood. Whether a dead body in a shot, random blood, or a kill occurring. This is just a huge blood bath. And a great one at that.

Also, what I loved about this movie is the lack of gratuitous nudity. I hate how almost every grindhouse flick has to have the need to throw in random boobs or sex in the film. I know it's part of the titillation, but it's rather absurd, and feels out of context. "Hobo" had one scene exposing those jugs, and it actually fit the mood because of its humor. However, it was just THAT scene and wasn't littered throughout the movie.

Ignore those reviewers saying they were "disappointed" because it wasn't "what they were expecting". If you're expecting a good time, dammit, you're going to get one. Two strong leads, heaps and heaps of blood, a slick story, and some solid production values. You're going to tell me that doesn't even get you excited in the slightest? "Hobo with a shotgun" might just be the best movie I'll see this year. The others have just not delivered on what they promised. How sad is it to see a movie with this title can actually be the best movie of the year, when probably half of the Oscar choices will be pretentious dribble. Don't even think about seeing this film. Just do it. Go ahead, I'll wait.