Summer's Moon (2009)

A family of serial killers stalk a young woman out to find the father she's never known.

Director:

Lee Demarbre

Writers:

Travis Stevens (story), Sean Hogan (screenplay)

Stars:

Ashley Greene, Peter Mooney, Barbara Niven

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ashley Greene	...	Summer Matthews
Peter Mooney	...	Tom Hoxey
Barbara Niven	...	Gaia Hoxey
Stephen McHattie	...	Gant Hoxey
Peter Michael Dillon	...	Darwin (as Peter Dillon)
Cinthia Burke	...	Jessie
Paul Whitney	...	Sheriff
Sean Tucker	...	Cliff
Daniel Simpson	...	Bartender
Teri Loretto	...	Twila
Dani Kind	...	Amber
Allison Graham	...	Pretty Woman
Cathy Lynn Symonds	...	Hooker (as Cathy Symonds)

Storyline

The rebellious teenager, Summer Matthews, finds out her mother's secret - her unknown father is alive - and she decides to seek him out. She hitchhikes to a small village called Massey with an old picture of her father, expecting that someone might identify him. When she arrives in the community, she shoplifts from a store but the local sheriff sees her and chases her. However Tom Hoxey helps her to flee and they go out on date that night. Tom takes her home where he lives with his mother, Gaia, and they have one night stand. The next morning, just as Summer is ready to go, she finds out that Tom is not quite the perfect gentleman.

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Plot Keywords:

ex convict | slasher | sheriff | serial killer | dagger | 

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Taglines:

In this house, within these walls, one family has a deadly secret.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence, disturbing images, sexual content and language

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 November 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Summer

Filming Locations:

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zed Filmworks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

[All goofs for this title are spoilers.]

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Quotes

Gaia: I swear, sometimes I wonder how I gave birth to a child this fucking stupid.

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Connections

Featured in Behind the Scenes of 'Summer's Blood' (2009)

User Reviews

Daddy Is Coming…

The rebellious teenager Summer Matthews (Ashley Greene) finds that her mother has hidden that her unknown father is alive and she decides to seek him out. She hitchhikes to the small village called Massey with an old picture of her daddy expecting that someone might identify him. When she arrives in the community, she shoplifts a store but the local sheriff sees and chases her. However the handsome Tom Hoxey (Peter Mooney) helps her to flee and they date during the night. Then Tom brings her home, where he lives with his mother Gaia (Barbara Niven), and they have one night stand. On the next morning, when Summer is ready to go, she is abducted by Tom that discloses that he is not Mr. Nice Guy but the deranged son of a dysfunctional family. Summer is chained in Tom's garden with another "angel", Amber (Dani Kind), whose father Darwin (Peter Michael Dillon) has just left prison and believes that his daughter is missing. When Tom's father Gant (Stephen McNatty) learns about Summer, he heads back home.

"Summer's Blood" is an underrated low-budget slash-movie with a predictable story that has some bold scenes of incest and an unexpected conclusion. I liked the story of a girl that decides to look for her missing father and finds a dysfunctional family of serial-killer. I am impressed how Ms. Barbara Niven is still a very beautiful and charming woman. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Maníacos" ("Maniacs")