Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)

Affable hillbillies Tucker and Dale are on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin when they are mistaken for murderers by a group of preppy college students.

Director:

Eli Craig

Writers:

Eli Craig, Morgan Jurgenson

Stars:

Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden

10 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tyler Labine	...	Dale
Alan Tudyk	...	Tucker
Katrina Bowden	...	Allison
Jesse Moss	...	Chad
Philip Granger	...	Sheriff
Brandon Jay McLaren	...	Jason (as Brandon McLaren)
Christie Laing	...	Naomi
Chelan Simmons	...	Chloe
Travis Nelson	...	Chuck
Alex Arsenault	...	Todd (as Alexander Arsenault)
Adam Beauchesne	...	Mitch
Joseph Allan Sutherland	...	Mike (as Joseph Sutherland)
Mitchell Verigin	...	College Kid #1
Angela DeCorte	...	College Kid #2
Karen Reigh	...	Cheryl

Storyline

Two lovable hillbillies are headed to their "fixer-upper" vacation cabin to drink some beer, do some fishin', and have a good time. But when they run into a group of preppy college kids who assume from their looks that they must be in-bred, chainsaw-wielding killers, Tucker & Dale's vacation takes a bloody and hilarious turn for the worse.

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Plot Keywords:

cabin | cabin in the woods | nail gun | pickled eggs | voyeurism | 

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Taglines:

When up against pure evil...just give'er.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody horror violence, language and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Canada USA India UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 December 2010 (Kazakhstan)

Also Known As:

Tucker & Dale vs. Evil

Filming Locations:

Cochrane Lanes, Cochrane, Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$52,843, 2 October 2011, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$223,838

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,749,516

Company Credits

Production Co:

Reliance Big Pictures, Loubyloo Productions, Eden Rock Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alan Tudyk came up with the idea to pour beer on his face to treat Tucker's bee stings.

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Goofs

Near the beginning, the kids run out of the lake soaked and wet and screaming after seeing Tucker and Dale pull Allison onto their boat. They run and in a quick moment they see Chad and are completely dry, one even has her clothes back on.

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Quotes

Dale: You thought I looked like some kind of freak?
Allison: We misjudged you Dale. I'm... I'm really sorry.
Dale: Don't be sorry, it's my fault. I should have known if a guy like me talked to a girl like you, somebody would end up dead.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Accidental Movie Deaths (2015)

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Soundtracks

Pump Up the Jam
Written by Thomas De Quincey (UI) and Manuela Kamosi (ASCAP)
Used by permission of Universal Music Publishing Group (SABAM)
Performed by Technotronic
Courtesy of EMI Music

User Reviews

A Hidden Treasure

I saw the trailer to this film online and it seemed like a funny - yet unsustainable premise. I went to see it with friends anyway and I can't remember laughing so hard at a film in years. This movie takes a promising premise and knocks it out of the park. The cast is superb in this send-up of the psycho in the woods genre and the writing and direction take what I feared was an unsustainable premise and they give it surprising energy and humor. This is not Scary Movie crap. This is inventive and fresh and it has a beautiful heart. Tyler Labine and Alan Tudyk are the "Hillbillies" in this hilarious tale of prejudice and paranoia and they deliver performances that are grounded and authentic. Tucker and Dale never become plodding stereotypes of ignorant rednecks. They are portrayed with great wit and dignity and the actors never overreach or retreat into the safety and insecurity of broad camp. The cast trusts the writing and the director and it pays off. The script by Morgan Jurgenson and director Eli Craig is tight, smart and has a wonderful heart. These qualities are given life by an above average cast that includes the lovely Katrina Bowden from NBC's 30 Rock. An especially guilty pleasure is the character of Chad, brilliantly played by Jesse Moss who channels some alternate universe version of a sociopathic Tom Cruise as the lead frat-boy. Eli Craig really guided home a winner with this film. The movie sets a course at the beginning and you know where you're headed in the first five minutes-- but Craig's the captain of the ship and this journey is filled with surprises and wonderfully subtle moments that give the film a fun trajectory and a brisk pace. You breezily travel through a fantastic, hilarious and utterly sublime entertainment. Bravo!