Hatchet (2006)

When a group of tourists in a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.

Director:

Adam Green

Writer:

Adam Green

Stars:

Kane Hodder, Joel David Moore, Deon Richmond

6 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joel David Moore	...	Ben
Amara Zaragoza	...	Marybeth Dunstan (as Tamara Feldman)
Deon Richmond	...	Marcus
Kane Hodder	...	Victor Crowley / Mr. Crowley
Mercedes McNab	...	Misty
Parry Shen	...	Shawn
Joel Murray	...	Doug Shapiro
Joleigh Fiore	...	Jenna (as Joleigh Fioreavanti)
Richard Riehle	...	Jim Permatteo
Patrika Darbo	...	Shannon Permatteo
Robert Englund	...	Sampson
Joshua Leonard	...	Ainsley
Tony Todd	...	Reverend Zombie
John Carl Buechler	...	Jack Cracker (as John Buechler)
Rileah Vanderbilt	...	Young Victor Crowley

Storyline

A motley crew of tourists embark on a boat ride of the haunted Louisiana bayous where they learn the terrifying tale of local legend "Victor Crowley," a horribly disfigured man who was accidentally killed with a hatchet by the hands of his own father. But when the boat sinks and the ghost story turns out to be real, the group tries desperately to escape the swamp with their lives . . . and all of their pieces.

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Plot Keywords:

bayou | characters killed one by one | boat | swamp | tour | 

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Taglines:

Old school American Horror.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody horror violence, sexual content, nudity and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie was the last production to shoot in Lousiana before Hurricane Katrina hit. Parry Shen (Shawn), took part in all three Hatchet movies and Victor Crowley (2017), shot in Louisiana.

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Goofs

When walking to the voodoo store, Marcus is not wearing his Marti-Grass beads. In the next scene, as they're leaving the voodoo store, the beads appear around his neck again.

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Quotes

Jenna: What are you doing?
Misty: [on cell phone] I'm calling the police - they'll send the Cops.
Jenna: They're the same thing!
Misty: Uh-uh! The Cops rescue you, like on that TV show.

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Alternate Versions

The unrated Director's cut has one full minute of extra gore that the MPAA forced the filmmakers to cut out for the theatrical release.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Blood Rage (2011)

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Soundtracks

I Don't Want To Wait
Written by Paula Cole
Vocals by Terri Caldwell
Performed by Mark Faden, Toby Caldwell, and Todd Caldwell

User Reviews

Stupid but fine

This movie is one of the dumbest I've ever seen, not necessarily in a bad way but this was not what I was expecting. The movie starts off with a bunch of unnecessary nude scenes, racial stereotypes, passable acting. Once they get to the swamp with Victor Crowley is when it picks up, I wish the Victor Crowley character was handled a little better, I feel like a lot could be done with him, Kane Hodder does a great job as him but he's kinda just thrown in the movie. The gore is great, and most scenes are comedy gold, for the wrong reasons probably. If you like gore you'll probably like this.

Details

Official Sites:

MySpace site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 April 2010 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Hatchet

Filming Locations:

Sable Ranch - 25933 Sand Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$100,358, 9 September 2007

Gross USA:

$175,281

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$208,550

Company Credits

Production Co:

ArieScope Pictures, High Seas Entertainment, Radioaktive Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min 84 min (uncut) 84 min (Premium movie channel) 93 min (European Film Market) 93 min (original)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1