ThanksKilling (2009)

A homicidal turkey axes off college kids during Thanksgiving break.

Director:

Jordan Downey

Writers:

Jordan Downey, Bradly Schulz (additional dialogue) (as Brad Schulz)

Stars:

Wanda Lust, Natasha Cordova, Lindsey Anderson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wanda Lust	...	Naked Pilgrim
Natasha Cordova	...	Ali
Lindsey Anderson	...	Kristen
Lance Predmore	...	Johnny
Aaron Ringhiser-Carlson	...	Billy
Ryan E. Francis	...	Darren
General Bastard	...	Oscar the Hermit
Jake	...	Flashy
Chuck Lamb	...	Sheriff Roud
Pat Love	...	Sheryl the Stepmom
Steve Steinmetz	...	Man in Car
Jessica Rees	...	Johnny's Mom
Terry Reagan	...	Johnny's Dad
Kevin Stewart	...	Ali's Boyfriend
Jeff Heim	...	Man Saying Prayer

Storyline

A homicidal turkey axes off college kids during Thanksgiving break.

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Plot Keywords:

murdered during sex | murder of a topless woman | murder | slasher | sexploitation | 

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Taglines:

The ultimate low-budget experience - a killer turkey horror/comedy

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official MySpace Official website

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 December 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

День убиения

Filming Locations:

Granville, Ohio, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

In Broad Daylight Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Color:

Color (HDVideo)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shot in 11 days.

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Goofs

After the demonic turkey steals the car early in the film, it is clear in the next shot that the driver behind the wheel is human and wearing a seat belt as opposed to the demonic turkey driver one should expect.

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Quotes

The Killer Turkey: Nice tits, bitch!

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Connections

Features Night of the Living Dead (1968)

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Soundtracks

Save Me
Written by Derick Dahl
Performed by Derick Dahl

User Reviews

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ThanksKilling (2009)

* 1/2 (out of 4)

This horror-comedy starts off in 1621 as a turkey gets fed up and kills a big-breasted Pilgrim with an ax. Flash to current times as five friends (football star, good girl, fat drunk, nerd, slut) head home for the Thanksgiving weekend and a dog ends up peeing on the killer turkey, which brings him back to life where he wants to kill more white people. If you're watching a film called THANKSKILLING then I really hope you're not expecting the work of Kubrick. This shot-on-video flick was made by a group of friends in Ohio and apparently on a $3,000 budget. Is this a good movie? No. Does it at least show some imagination? Sure it does. The marketing hype behind this film would have you believe that this is in the same mode as a Troma flick but sadly there's not enough exploitation to really fit that. Outside the nudity in the opening sequence that's pretty much it in terms of the T&A. The gore level is also rather low, which certainly isn't a good thing for a movie like this. The attacks are usually off screen and when we do see something it's usually a really poor CGI effect or just someone shooting some fake blood. As you'd expect, the performances certainly aren't Oscar-worthy but at the same time they're better than a lot of the SOV stuff I've seen in my life. Each of the five main performers "fit" their roles just fine. The screenplay never takes itself too seriously and our killer turkey is clearly a puppet but I must admit that he made me laugh a couple times. I think one of the biggest problems is that the turkey is given a voice and it's clear the filmmakers must have been fans of Freddy from A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET because they give him a lot of comedy one-liners and the majority of them fall flat. At 66-minutes the film seems way too long so this thing probably would have been better had it remained a short or the filmmakers kicked up the naughty bits to keep it moving. As it is, the film enters the "Thanksgiving genre" where there's not too much competition, although fans of BLOOD FREAK will probably say they are still the king.