Stake Land (2010)

In a world of vampires, an expert vampire hunter and his young protégé travel toward sanctuary.

Director:

Jim Mickle

Writers:

Nick Damici, Jim Mickle

Stars:

Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis

3 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Connor Paolo	...	Martin
Gregory Jones	...	Martin's Father
Traci Hovel	...	Martin's Mother
Nick Damici	...	Mister
James Godwin	...	Barn Vamp
Tim House	...	Sheriff
Marianne Hagan	...	Doctor Foley
Stuart Rudin	...	Pops The Barber
Adam Scarimbolo	...	Kevin
Vonia Arslanian	...	Dark Haired Bartender
Kelly McGillis	...	Sister
Michael Cerveris	...	Jebedia Loven
Heather Robb	...	Screwdriver Vamp
Danielle Harris	...	Belle
Eilis Cahill	...	Scamp

Storyline

Martin was a normal teenage boy before the country collapsed in an empty pit of economic and political disaster. A vampire epidemic has swept across what is left of the nation's abandoned towns and cities, and it's up to Mister, a death dealing, rogue vampire hunter, to get Martin safely north to Canada, the continent's New Eden.

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Plot Keywords:

post apocalypse | vampire | vampire hunter | survival | religious fanaticism | 

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Taglines:

The Most Dangerous Thing Is To Be Alive.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody horror violence, language and brief nudity.

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both Danielle Harris and Marianne Hagan acted in the original Halloween series. Harris acted in Halloween 4 and 5 and Hagan was in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers.

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Goofs

Early in the movie, they stop next to a cornfield. Late in the movie they run through a cornfield. These cornfields had to have been planted long after the vampire epidemic. Seems rather unlikely that anyone was out planting entire fields of corn when everyone was struggling merely to survive.

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Quotes

Mister: You wanna live boy, you listen to me. You scream, I'll break your neck. They're dead! There's nothing to be done about it but kill that thing. Can you shoot? You shoot me I'll fuckin' kill you!

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Connections

Referenced in The Art of Beck Underwood (2015)

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Soundtracks

MANGE
WRITTEN BY John Joseph McCauley III
PERFORMED BY Deer Tick
COURTESY OF DEER TICK AND PARTISAN RECORDS

User Reviews

Pleasantly surprised

I was in the mood for a campy cheesy movie, saw this and though "Stake Land...perfect!"

I was wrong. Dead wrong.

This movie was incredibly well done and was instantly added to my list of rainy day movies.

If you haven't seen this you should.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 June 2011 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Stake Land

Filming Locations:

Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$650,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,258, 24 April 2011

Gross USA:

$33,245

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$405,380

Company Credits

Production Co:

Glass Eye Pix, Belladonna Productions, Off Hollywood Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1