American Backwoods: Slew Hampshire (2013)

In June of 1994, one of the most brutal mass slaughters in history occurred in the backwoods of northern New England. Four months later, history is about to repeat itself. The end of summer... See full summary »

Director:

Flood Reed

Writer:

Flood Reed

Stars:

Dayo Okeniyi, Shawn Thomas Diefenbach, Tyler Rice

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dayo Okeniyi	...	Bro
Shawn Thomas Diefenbach	...	Buddy (as Shawn Thomas)
Tyler Rice	...	Dude-Guy
Jeremy Isabella	...	Kid
Flood Reed	...	Bags
Claire Dodin	...	Stockholm
Matt Hish	...	Officer Girth
Mike Apple	...	Hoogeloon
Brian Atkinson	...	Gudrun (as Brian Allen)
John Joyce	...	Ingolfur
Michael Todd Schneider	...	Sigtryggur / Eto Leechee
Paul J Hennigan	...	Saxolfur / Pinksock (as PJ Hennigan)
Gaya Verneuil	...	Holly Ann (as Gaya Malakian)
Stephen O'Neil Martin	...	Rodge (as Sal Martin)
Chip Kratzinger	...	Swilling

Storyline

In June of 1994, one of the most brutal mass slaughters in history occurred in the backwoods of northern New England. Four months later, history is about to repeat itself. The end of summer signals the brink of manhood for a group of lifelong friends who proudly call New Hampshire their home. But when they embark upon a local rite of passage - traveling north for one final weekend of debauchery together - it just might prove to be their final weekend PERIOD, as this rite is doomed to go frightfully wrong. When they find themselves ensnared in a struggle for survival amongst a sinister hunting party, a bloodthirsty tribe AND a mythical beast, what began as a comedy of errors devolves into an all-out Darwinian duel to the death, and less than 24 hours will pass before a slew of lives have been claimed and the last of the living remains.

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Plot Keywords:

hillbilly | slaughter | sadism | murder | road trip | 

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Taglines:

In June of 1994, one of the most brutal mass slaughters in history occurred in the woods of northern New England. Four months later, history is about to repeat itself.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nominated for Best Feature, Best Editing and Best Actor (Dayo Okeniyi) at the 8th Annual Shockfest Film Festival.

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Quotes

Officer Girth: Gonna need you to pop the hood.
Dude-Guy: Want me to check it out? I work at a muffler shop. I recently got promoted.
Officer Girth: Now there's something you certainly don't read in the obits every day...

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Connections

References Tombstone (1993)

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Soundtracks

Party In Hell
Written by Martin Olson
Performed by Martin Olson

User Reviews

A Great Indie Film for horror fans

Review-American Backwoods has the honor of being the first film I have ever witnessed that made me feel like I was using drugs when I was not. One thing for sure, director Floor Reed is a much messed up individual but my god is he very creative and genius. This film has some of the most insane dialogue I have heard in a horror film; let me rephrase that, in any film this year. There is a scene in the film when the radio is playing a "sexy song", and that song is so absurd that you feel obligated to join in the catchy feel of it. You would never guess from the opening sequence this is a low budget film. Mixing a genre like horror with comical elements is always a hard pill for most horror fans to swallow. The results and reactions are usually mixed at best. I feel this film that film in the early stages had a direction, but as the film was filming that direction went out the window in favor of making the viewer guess where the film is heading.

This film revolves around the simplest premise, the premise of four college students making their way to a strip club. We learn as this film starts going, that the group has a past together. Bro it seems was injured one time when they were on snowmobiles. There is really not much in terms of substance and character development when we see the college guys interact, but this is horror and we sort of expect it. The film finds itself when it comes to both the horror element and also the humor element. What shocked me the most was as bloody and disgusting this film gets, you always feel like they are winking at you. Well our college boys find a bunch of redneck hillbilly types who seem to enjoy hunting for human beings. Well, they also practice the lost arts of raping and killing as well. As we think the hillbillies and being raped could be our worst hope in this side of the world, there is something out there as well that seems to be a bigger threat.

The one word that stuck out to me the most in this film was "unique". This film really does not mind taking gambles and hoping people can follow. This film is not afraid to test boundaries. This film gives you plenty of sick and disturbing moments that fans watch a film like this for. The pacing in this film was a small issue I had, it seemed that as the hour mark hit, the film lost some of its humor flare and felt a little too similar to other films like a Chainsaw Massacre or a Wrong Turn. I really liked the last ten minutes of this film, and felt that it made a good statement about what we just witnessed. This film to me was a great welcome to a director I feel has his head in the right place, and his heart firmly in this genre. This is a horror film that can only be pulled off by a true fan of the genre. While this film is far from perfect, it does deliver in good doses what we watch these little films for. With any justice, this film will get some good word of mouth from both buyers and critics. Slew Hampshire is a odd place but boy was it fun to visit.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 June 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

American Backwoods: Slew Hampshire

Filming Locations:

Maine, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gluefactory Features

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1