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Hobo with a Shotgun

  • 20112011
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
46K
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POPULARITY
5,955
62
Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
A homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.
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A homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.A homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.A homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
46K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
5,955
62
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Jason Eisener
    • Writer
      • John Davies
    • Stars
      • Rutger Hauer
      • Pasha Ebrahimi
      • Robb Wells
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jason Eisener
    • Writer
      • John Davies
    • Stars
      • Rutger Hauer
      • Pasha Ebrahimi
      • Robb Wells
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 299User reviews
    • 277Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

    Videos1

    Hobo with a Shotgun
    Trailer 1:33
    Hobo with a Shotgun

    Photos97

    Rutger Hauer in Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
    Rutger Hauer in Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
    Rutger Hauer in Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
    Rutger Hauer in Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
    Robb Wells in Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
    Rutger Hauer and Gregory Smith in Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
    Rutger Hauer and Jason Eisener at an event for Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
    Jason Eisener at an event for Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
    Rutger Hauer and Rob Cotterill at an event for Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
    Rutger Hauer at an event for Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
    Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
    Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)

    Top cast

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    Rutger Hauer
    Rutger Hauer
    • Hobo
    Pasha Ebrahimi
    Pasha Ebrahimi
    • Bumfight Filmmaker
    Robb Wells
    Robb Wells
    • Logan
    • (as Rob Wells)
    Brian Downey
    Brian Downey
    • Drake
    Gregory Smith
    Gregory Smith
    • Slick
    Nick Bateman
    Nick Bateman
    • Ivan…
    Drew O'Hara
    • Otis
    Molly Dunsworth
    Molly Dunsworth
    • Abby
    Jeremy Akerman
    Jeremy Akerman
    • Chief of Police
    Andre Haines
    • Large Man
    Agnes M. Laan
    • Prostitute
    • (as Agnes Laan)
    Duane Patterson
    • Pimp
    Brian Jamieson
    Brian Jamieson
    • Santa
    Tim Dunn
    • Store Clerk
    Glen Matthews
    Glen Matthews
    • Gang Leader
    Zach Tovey
    • Gang Member #2
    • (as Zack Tovey)
    Alexander Rosborough
    • Gang Member #3
    • (as Zander Rosborough)
    George Stroumboulopoulos
    George Stroumboulopoulos
    • TV Host
    • Director
      • Jason Eisener
    • Writer
      • John Davies
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Rutger Hauer lost his balance and fell when climbing out of the shopping cart. Director Jason Eisener decided to keep it in the movie.
    • Goofs
      When Logan is stuck in the sewer, the manhole cover prop can be seen moving as it is made of rubber.
    • Quotes

      Hobo: [to a group of newborn babies] A long time ago I was one of you. You're all brand new and perfect. No mistakes, no regrets. People look at you and think of how wonderful your future will be. They want you to be something special... like a... a doctor or a lawyer. I hate to tell you this, but if you grow up here, you're more likely to wind up selling your bodies on the streets, or shooting dope from dirty needles in a bus stop. And if you're successful, you'll make money selling junk to crackheads. And you won't think twice about killing someone's wife, because you won't even know what was wrong in the first place. Or, maybe... you'll end up like me - a hobo with a shotgun! I hope you can do better. You are the future.

    • Crazy credits
      Special Thanks To: For ungodly inspiration, Ronnie's Pizza
    • Connections
      Featured in Trailer Failure: Rubber, Madea, Shotgun (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Liebesthema / Überfall Auf Die Kutsche
      Composed by Michael Holm

      Publishing and all rights by Autobahn Musik GmbH

    User reviews299

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    A BRILLIANT GRINDHOUSE MASTERPIECE & RUTGER HAUER GIVES AN INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE
    BRILLIANT IN EVERY WAY!!! Hobo with a Shotgun is a fantastic Vigilante Thriller that could've came out in like 1980 & it's BEAUTIFUL lol!!! Sleazy,ulta violent,brutal,funny,crazy but also has Heart. Watched this so many times as it's so much crazy fun & RUTGER HAUER is BRILLIANT, wow what a performance!!! Hes so good as The homeless old guy looking for a new place to call home. The new town is like an apocalyptic urban ghetto it's full of danger & gangs & sickos & RUTGER has had enough of all the evil around him & gets a Shotgun & delivers his own Justice & it's BEAUTIFUL. The music is outstanding throughout the whole movie IT'S excellent & very 80s & the violence is Awesome & the Hospital scene is BRILLIANT!!! This is the a definite throwback to to the very old skook glory days of "anything goes" shocking Cinema of the Grindhouse days or the gritty & extremely violent world of "Exploitation" Cinema. Hobo is like a long lost "Troma" film from say 1983, this movie has that feel & look & is just a wild ride Vigilante Thriller that turns into a blood soaked splatter-punk flick like "Robocop 2" & it's a glorious gory MASTERPIECE.

    Rutger really gives a career best performance as the "Hobo" & gives his lost character a depth & heart & a decency that could've all been lost in a "Grindhouse" style homage flick but with an intense actor like Rutger he brings so much more to the role, he's not just an angry vigilante, he's also a man lost in a disgusting world where everyone seems so nasty & evil. Rutger brings his Hobo to life with a rawness & you can't help but feel sorry for this down & out guy surrounded by scum. There's a serious story within all the bloody violence & craziness & Rutger's performance makes you wonder what the world is coming to? Although everything is hyper-crazy & exaggerated for the entertainment value it's all sick stuff that really does happen in real life.

    The use of colour in it's cinematography is beautiful, very colourful & vibrant & sharpens the grit & grime of the urban hell-hole that our Hobo hero is surviving in & every scene is beautifully shot. I cherish this ultra-violent vigilante action Thriller & i thank this low-budget MASTERPIECE for getting me properly into the great "Rutger Hauer" as I've always liked him as an actor from Blade Runner, among a few others but it was performance in "Hobo" that really made me a Fan of the actor & got me checking out his older films & discovering some real Gems like Split Second, Wedlock, Omega Doom among others, the guy is a legend of Cult Cinema.

    "Hobo" is a shockingly violent love-letter to old early 80's sick 'n' twisted Grindhouse films & its glorious.

    Rutger Hauer R. I. P was a true legend of Cult Cinema & the straight-to-video B-movie world of films & was a unique presence of screen & is a Cult Hero to us movie geeks!!! I absolutely love Rutger in this Grindhouse Classic "Hobo" & the Awesome 90's Sci-fi Horror-Thriller "Split Second" & of Course the sci-fi Classic "Blade Runner" but he truly was great in pretty much anything he starred in & made the movie better by his screen presence, one of my favourite actors.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 12, 2011 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Бомж із дробовиком
    • Filming locations
      • Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Rhombus Media
      • Whizbang Films
      • Yer Dead Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $703,372
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,046
      • May 8, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $748,453
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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