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Hatchet

  • 20062006
  • RR
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
31K
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Hatchet (2006)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
31K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
8,013
997
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    • Director
      • Adam Green
    • Writer
      • Adam Green
    • Stars
      • Kane Hodder
      • Joel David Moore
      • Deon Richmond
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Adam Green
    • Writer
      • Adam Green
    • Stars
      • Kane Hodder
      • Joel David Moore
      • Deon Richmond
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 282User reviews
    • 241Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 1 nomination

    Videos3

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    Trailer 1:44
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    Trailer 1:14
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    Hatchet: Adam Green on the NC-17 Rating
    Featurette 1:33
    Hatchet: Adam Green on the NC-17 Rating

    Photos132

    Adam Green on set of HATCHET (2005).
    Hatchet (2006)
    Adam Green and Rileah Vanderbilt at an event for Hatchet (2006)
    KANE HODDER as "Victor Crowley" in Hatchet.
    ADAM GREEN and WILL BARRATT on the set of Hatchet.
    Behind the scenes on the set of Hatchet.
    Behind the scenes on the set of Hatchet.
    Behind the scenes on the set of Hatchet.
    TAMARA FELDMAN in Hatchet.
    ROBERT ENGLUND in Hatchet.
    JOEL MOORE, JOLEIGH FIOREAVANTI, DEON RICHMOND, TAMARA FELDMAN, MERCEDES MCNAB and PARRY SHEN in Hatchet.
    JOEL MOORE, DEON RICHMOND and TAMARA FELDMAN in Hatchet.

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    Kane Hodder
    Kane Hodder
    • Victor Crowley…
    Joel David Moore
    Joel David Moore
    • Ben
    Deon Richmond
    Deon Richmond
    • Marcus
    Amara Zaragoza
    Amara Zaragoza
    • Marybeth Dunstan
    • (as Tamara Feldman)
    Mercedes McNab
    Mercedes McNab
    • Misty
    Parry Shen
    Parry Shen
    • Shawn
    Joel Murray
    Joel Murray
    • Doug Shapiro
    Joleigh Fiore
    Joleigh Fiore
    • Jenna
    • (as Joleigh Fioreavanti)
    Richard Riehle
    Richard Riehle
    • Jim Permatteo
    Patrika Darbo
    Patrika Darbo
    • Shannon Permatteo
    Robert Englund
    Robert Englund
    • Sampson
    Joshua Leonard
    Joshua Leonard
    • Ainsley
    Tony Todd
    Tony Todd
    • Reverend Zombie
    John Carl Buechler
    John Carl Buechler
    • Jack Cracker
    • (as John Buechler)
    Rileah Vanderbilt
    Rileah Vanderbilt
    • Young Victor Crowley
    Adam Green
    Adam Green
    • Buddy #1
    Lance Kelly
    • Buddy #2
    • (as Lance Kelley)
    John Gross
    John Gross
    • Buddy #3
    • Director
      • Adam Green
    • Writer
      • Adam Green
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      If you watch the first three "Hatchet" movies in a row without opening and end credits, it would be one uninterupted storyline, revolving around a few days.
    • Goofs
      Shawn takes the group to the tour on a bus which leaves the French Quarter in daylight. Enough time passes that the sun goes down, signifying they've been driving a while. Shawn then directs their attention to a passing cemetery which he claims is Saint Louis Cemetery #1 and which he says houses the tomb of Marie Laveau - except that cemetery is back in the French Quarter, just a couple of blocks' walk away from where the tour bus departed.
    • Quotes

      Jenna: By the way? Your "woo" is so not in the moment.

      Misty: Yeah? Well, your nipples are dumb.

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2009)
    • 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 reviews282

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    Top review
    5/10
    An Unscheduled U-Turn
    I went to see this film in part due to praise heaped on it by previous reviewers who had described it as clever and a fresh addition to the genre.

    And it was .. for at least the first ~45 minutes or so.

    I was immediately drawn in, the dialogue was notably above par for the genre, full of witty quips and more subtle bits of humor that reference horror classics. In the opening scenes we see notable cameos from Robert Englund ("Nightmare On Elm Street" series) and Tony Todd (of "Candyman" series fame). A respectable flashback sequence is included to introduce the "Hatchet" back story.

    And so the movie takes off running, seemingly quite well. Fresh and unique, forging a new path through the wastleland of redundant slasher flicks as "Sean of the Dead" and "Scream" had done in previous years.

    Unfortunately about half way through, this movie does a complete about-face. The witty banter is replaced with idiotic dribble more reminiscent of "I Know What You Did Last Summer" than the first half of the film. It's almost as if they fired an adept writer halfway through the script and replaced him with the proverbial thousand monkeys on a thousand typewriters.

    At this point the dam breaks, and the tired clichés pour through in droves. We are treated to a prolonged scene of foliage inspection and other such nonsense to fill the reel between death scenes. The characters repeatedly wait to flee screaming in panic until *after* they have disabled or incapacitated the title baddie. The only dread anticipation built in the second half is whether this film will be the schoolbus that was hit by the train, or the one that managed to avoid it.

    Once the gore fest begins, it is eerily reminiscent of early "Troma" titles, over the top and fatuous. The "Hatchet" character even seems like it might have been modeled from the "Toxic Avenger". I can appreciate the merits of a lawn sprinkler arterial spray or projectile vomiting, on occasion, but modern film gore effects really have no excuse to still be of that "BrainDead" visual quality.

    Despite the dual personalities of this film, I think it still manages to hack out a few good parts.

    • 5/10 -
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    • Sep 6, 2007

    FAQ2

    • What are the differences between the r-rated and unrated version?
    • Is this based on the book Hatchet?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 2, 2010 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MySpace site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Balta
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • ArieScope Pictures
      • High Seas Entertainment
      • Radioaktive Film
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $175,281
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $100,358
      • Sep 9, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $208,550
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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