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 | boat | swamp | tour | louisiana | 

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Taglines:

Victor Crowley Lives

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

MySpace site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 April 2010 (Italy)

Also Known As:

A balta

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$155,873, 14 September 2007

Company Credits

Production Co:

ArieScope Pictures, High Seas Entertainment, Radioaktive Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

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

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Adam Green: One of the people in the group of friends at the start of the film.

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Goofs

During the scene in the bus, it is obvious that the bus is in park (pointed out by the director in the commentary).

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Quotes

Marcus: [about Marybeth] Someone wanna explain why Janey's got a gun?
Shawn: [to Marybeth] Yeah, why do you have a gun?
Marybeth: Why should I tell you, you little con artist?

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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 Holliston: Laura's Little Twitter (2012)

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Soundtracks

This Is The New Shit
Written by John 5 (as John Lowery), Tim Skold (as Tim L.K. Skold) and Marilyn Manson (as Brian Warner)
Performed by Marilyn Manson
Courtesy of EMI and Chrysalis Music o/b/o GTR HACK Music

User Reviews

Over-rated horror, but with good gore scenes.

Hatchet (2006) is another of those modern horror movies that tries to copy the magic of 80's horror's, although it did have some sort of 80's feel, it just didn't have much else.

The storyline was boring and predictable, and i didn't really care for any of the characters either, and some people have "TRIED" to claim that Victor Crowley, is the next horror icon......... Don't MAKE ME LAUGH!!!!! Anyway, the story is about a group of people who decide to go on a haunted swamp tour and they get hunted down and killed off one by one by a disfigured killer. It's all rather boring and predictable and just average to be honest, it's only saving grace is the gory death scenes, of which some were very good. So all in all, i give Hatchet 5/10.