Battleground (2012)
"Skeleton Lake" (original title)

A bank robbery goes awry and the robbers hold up within a forest, but there is another that dwells here, an ex Vietnam vet. Soon, a battle of survival erupts as the thieves' now have to fight for their very existence.

Director:

Neil Mackay

Writers:

Neil Mackay, Sean McAulay

Stars:

Bryan Larkin, Hugh Lambe, Bob Cymbalski

Cast

Cast overview:
Bryan Larkin	...	Mitch
Hugh Lambe	...	The Hunter
Bob Cymbalski	...	Texas
Robert Nolan	...	Logan
Mark Munro	...	Kowalski
Damon E. White	...	Crowley
Frank Ieraci	...	Dominic
Lee Sandford	...	Heather
Bass Stewart	...	Boyfriend
Ramen Zarafshan	...	The Voice
Ryan Borg	...	Young Hunter
Sean McAulay	...	Redneck
Merella Fernandez	...	News Reporter

Storyline

A bank robbery goes awry and the robbers hold up within a forest, but there is another that dwells here, an ex Vietnam vet. Soon, a battle of survival erupts as the thieves' now have to fight for their very existence.

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Plot Keywords:

forest | killing | crazed vietnam vet | booby trapped door | bank robbery

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Taglines:

The Ambush Begins

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

2012 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Battleground

Filming Locations:

Bradford, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimeworth Films, Mojo Promotions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Heather flashes back to when her boyfriend was shot, the blood from the shooting splatters all over her face, hair, and the front of her shirt. However, when the bank robbers find her in the woods, she is spotlessly clean even though she never had opportunity to shower or clean her clothes.

User Reviews

A toothless, limp, slimy predator.

I'm going to keep this very simple. Imagine you have never had a creative idea in your life, so you watch Predator and decide it's so awesome you're going to remake it, except you don't have a monster, a jungle, special effects, actors, soldiers or talent. This is what Battleground is, a poorly hacked together rip off of Predator (with a bit of Hobo with a Shotgun). Scene for scene, line for line, Battleground tries to wear Predator's shoes and what is baffling to me is how so many people involved in the making of this film could have gone along with it. Was this really how the director wanted it? And they actually spent money to make this? Congratualtions, you've made it that much harder for real film makers to get funding.