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.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.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.
- Awards
- 10 wins & 14 nominations
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Brandon Jay McLaren
- Jasonas Jason
- (as Brandon McLaren)
Alex Arsenault
- Toddas Todd
- (as Alexander Arsenault)
Joseph Allan Sutherland
- Mikeas Mike
- (as Joseph Sutherland)
Bill Baksa
- BJ Bald Hillbillyas BJ Bald Hillbilly
- (as Bill Baska)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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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. —Tucker
- Taglines
- This Year Spring Break is Cut Short!
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for bloody horror violence, language and brief nudity
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaThe film was shelved for over 3 years before it was finally released.
- GoofsWhen shots are being fired from the sheriff's gun, 10+ shots are fired. The gun is a Colt Python in .357 magnum, which only holds 6 shots.
- ConnectionsEdited from Without a Paddle (2004)
- SoundtracksSoon
Written by John Craig
Used by permission of Rock Monster Publishing (ASCAP)
Performed by John Craig
Courtesy of Loophole Records
Top review
A Cult Classic Waiting to Happen
So I was lucky enough to get to see this as my first movie at my first festival ever, the Dallas International Film Festival(DIFF) Honestly, this movie was a genius comedy, parodying classic horror to levels that could be considered even better then the likes of Shaun of the Dead.
Truly it is a perfect Indie movie, and the fact that it is only on the festival circuit is a shame. It has the celebrity power of Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine leading the film in a comic tour de force as well as quite a few lesser known young actors acting opposite. Also, the direction of the new, but highly committed director Eli Craig shines as he directs the film he co-wrote and has been trying to get made for 4 years, and that love of the material shines.
The humor and jokes just play beautifully with how the characters are made and the deaths always pay off. I was lucky enough to get a Q & A with Craig as well as meet with him afterwords and gain further insight into this movie that I already very much loved. He stated how some of he always saw this film as a comedy, not a horror film or even a parody of horror films, and as such one thing the big studios that wouldn't produce it had a problem with was the humor in the deaths. The fact however is that the way they are produced in the scenes and how the actors react just make each scene perfect.
In truth, this film fully deserves a nationwide release. It will likely still gain this Cult Classic level with that as it fits into the mold perfectly just as the likes of Shaun of the Dead did. It would be a shame for this film to end up like Boondock Saints and having to rely on DVD to get around and known as it is just what the movie industry needs.
Truly it is a perfect Indie movie, and the fact that it is only on the festival circuit is a shame. It has the celebrity power of Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine leading the film in a comic tour de force as well as quite a few lesser known young actors acting opposite. Also, the direction of the new, but highly committed director Eli Craig shines as he directs the film he co-wrote and has been trying to get made for 4 years, and that love of the material shines.
The humor and jokes just play beautifully with how the characters are made and the deaths always pay off. I was lucky enough to get a Q & A with Craig as well as meet with him afterwords and gain further insight into this movie that I already very much loved. He stated how some of he always saw this film as a comedy, not a horror film or even a parody of horror films, and as such one thing the big studios that wouldn't produce it had a problem with was the humor in the deaths. The fact however is that the way they are produced in the scenes and how the actors react just make each scene perfect.
In truth, this film fully deserves a nationwide release. It will likely still gain this Cult Classic level with that as it fits into the mold perfectly just as the likes of Shaun of the Dead did. It would be a shame for this film to end up like Boondock Saints and having to rely on DVD to get around and known as it is just what the movie industry needs.
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- iggzy
- Apr 11, 2010
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $223,838
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $52,843
- Oct 2, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $5,224,938
- Runtime
- 1h 29min
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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