Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud (2007)

When true love between two young lovers are threatens by their families violent feud, there only chance at peace leads them to summoning the monstrous pumpkin head, who brings even bigger horrors.

Director:

Michael Hurst (as Mike Hurst)

Writer:

Michael Hurst (as Mike Hurst)

Stars:

Bob Gunter, Amy Manson, Bradley Taylor

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bob Gunter	...	Pumpkinhead
Amy Manson	...	Jodie Hatfield
Bradley Taylor	...	Ricky McCoy
Claire Lams	...	Dolly Hatfield
Rob Freeman	...	Sheriff Dallas Pope
Ovidiu Niculescu	...	Bobby Joe Hatfield
Peter Barnes	...	Papa McCoy
Lance Henriksen	...	Ed Harley
Elvin Dandel	...	Tristan McCoy
Richard Durden	...	Old Man Hatfield
Alin Constantinescu	...	Emmett Hatfield
Razvan Oprea	...	Brett Hatfield
Rudy Rosenfeld	...	Abner Hatfield
Lynne Verrall	...	Haggis
Calin Puia	...	Tommy Hatfield

Storyline

In a Virginia forest village, true love between Ricky McCoy and Jodie Hatfield is sabotaged by their families' long-standing bitter feud. Despite sheriff Dallas Pope's grim warning, actually from bitter experience, it will only eat up his sole, Ricky resorts to vengeance on all standing in his way by appealing to pumpkin-head, a magical forester monster, who unleashes ever greater horror.

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Plot Keywords:

love | forest | vengeance | sheriff | pumpkin head | 

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Taglines:

Vengeance Will Be His

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong horror violence and gore

Details

Country:

UK Romania USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 February 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pumpkinhead 4: Blood Feud

Filming Locations:

Castel Film Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA),Lost Junction Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

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User Reviews

Meh

The appeal of the original "Pumpkinhead" (1988) was its creepy atmosphere, serious vibe, malevolent monster and the always reliable Lance Henriksen, but other than these factors it wasn't anything noteworthy. As far as overall entertainment goes, practically every Friday the 13th sequel was/is superior.

"Pumpkinhead 4: Blood Feud" (2007) is the third sequel and -- although it was shot in Romania rather than California -- it stays true to the original concept by having a similar revenge plot and features the three main characters of the original: Ed Harley (Henriksen), albeit now a ghost; the ugly, old witch; and, of course, Pumpkinhead itself. Although Henriksen is 18 years older he's just fine; the witch looks almost exactly the same; as does Pumpkinhead. Speaking of which, some complain about the appearance of Pumpkinhead, but he (it) looks great to me; I know it's probably done via CGI, unlike the original, but it works and I couldn't discern any strings, so to speak.

The unique thing here is that the story involves a modern-day take on the Hatfield/McCoy feud crossed with Romeo & Juliet, which I found interesting.

The creature is featured prominently throughout, as are Henriksen and the witch, and there's loads of gore, but I didn't find the story or the characters all that compelling. It's not bad, but it's not good either; it's somewhere in between. The story needed more drawing power. Still, it's a decent sequel.

GRADE: C