The Washingtonians 

A family man unearths an old letter, claiming that historical figure George Washington was a cannibal, and that a colonial-era reenactment group may be upholding that way of life.

Director:

Peter Medak

Writers:

Mick Garris (creator), Richard Chizmar (teleplay)

Stars:

Caroline Carter, Julia Tortolano, Venus Terzo

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Caroline Carter	...	Hitch Hiker
Julia Tortolano	...	Amy Franks
Venus Terzo	...	Pam Franks
Johnathon Schaech	...	Mike Franks
Myron Natwick	...	Samuel Madison III
Esme Lambert	...	Nancy Arnold
Abraham Jedidiah	...	Jared Barkish
Patrick Keating	...	Minister
Wendy Donaldson	...	Chubby Waitress
Nathan Clark	...	Deputy #1
Daniel Cudmore	...	Deputy #2
Brian Jensen	...	George Washington
Joel Wirkkunen	...	Washingtonian #1
Chris Kalhoon	...	Washingtonian #2
Ian Carter	...	Washingtonian #3

Storyline

Following the death of his elderly grandmother, Mike Franks travels with his wife Pam and 10-year-old daughter Amy to his grandmother's old house where he accidentally finds an old letter hidden behind a portrait of George Washington. A morbid letter supposedly written by Washington about killing and eating children. In trying to verify the authenticity of the letter, Mike becomes the target of 'the Washingtonians'; a secret society of various and powerful people who protect the secret life of the 'Father of the Country', and whom, like Washington... are cannibals.

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Plot Keywords:

letter | cannibal | portrait | reference to george w. bush | reference to jack nicholson | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Starz!, Nice Guy Productions, Industry Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

57 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on a short story by author Bentley Little.

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Connections

References A Few Good Men (1992)

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Soundtracks

I'm A Nut
(uncredited)
Author unknown
Performed by Venus Terzo and Julia Tortolano

User Reviews

Ending destroyed potentially awesome flick

The reviews for this episode are so bad and there are so many of them, that I was barely waiting for it to come to the table. I was eager to finally see something that is so bad to cause such a massive bashing. I experienced a double disappointment. It was neither awesome, nor bad enough to be funny. The idea is phenomenal and at the beginning the episode was developing greatly, so about half way through I rated it nine. All the time I was expecting some genius plot twist, but it didn't happen. Episode is totally straightforward, simple and without any surprises and twists, and ending is, although I understand quite witty political satire, simply lousy executed. "The Washingtonians" had the potential to be one of the best in the series, but ultimately it suffered a complete fiasco and turned out to be a total mediocrity. However, if only because of the idea that George Washington was a monstrous cannibal, it's worth a look.

6/10