Bonejangles (2017)

While transporting the legendary serial killer Bonejangles to an asylum, a group of police officers break down in a town cursed with demonic zombies. The only way they can survive the night... See full summary »

Director:

Brett DeJager

Writer:

Keith Melcher

Stars:

Reggie Bannister, Elissa Dowling, Brett DeJager

Cast

Credited cast:
Reggie Bannister	...	Edgar Sr.
Elissa Dowling	...	Rowena
Brett DeJager	...	Wes
Lawrence Wayne Curry	...	Juan
Julia Cavanaugh	...	Sally
Wade Everett	...	Janitor
Hannah Richter	...	Lisa
Christopher Hunt	...	Pulaski
Kelly Misek Jr.	...	Doug
Connor Quinn	...	Trailer (voice)
Jamie Scott Gordon	...	Randy
Cory Misek	...	Zombie
Katie Walgrave	...	Jamie
Keith Melcher	...	Bonejangles
Devin Toft	...	Clint

Storyline

While transporting the legendary serial killer Bonejangles to an asylum, a group of police officers break down in a town cursed with demonic zombies. The only way they can survive the night and save the town is to release Bonejangles to help them fight the curse, with something much worse.

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Plot Keywords:

supernatural | serial killer | low brow | zombie | 

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Taglines:

The last sound you'll hear is the rattle of his bones.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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User Reviews

Underrated but somewhat flawed genre effort

Assigned to protect a mythical killer, a police officer and his transportation team get stuck en route within the town limits of a small town cursed by a witch that causes the dead to rise and attack them, forcing the team to release the psychotic killer in their possession to help stop the zombies and get out alive.

This here was a pretty enjoyable slasher effort. One of the better aspects here is the genuinely creepy set up for the killer that has a wholly enjoyable air about it. The backstory about the voodoo powers and his family's connection to the mystical powers is a fine touch and has plenty to like about it with the explanations involving why he can't be killed or destroyed which is explained away nicely in the opening that has the information needed to get an idea of who he is. As well, that leads into the other big backstory including the cursed town which goes back to the witch's curse and how that brings the zombies back to life for them to stalk the town on that specific night to carry out the curse. There's also plenty to like here with the films' strong slasher scenes and confrontations. The stalking in the abandoned factory where it takes out the other officers before a stroke of luck captures the creature is a great opening with some atmospheric touches, much like the stalking in the woods where he runs through the campers in the woods which has some great kills featured here. With the mixture of his attack on the town attacking the guests at the reception as well as the zombies outside featuring tons of action and over-the-top atmospheric touches alongside the fun kills on display, the action picks up nicely in this section and provides a great setup to the finale where it brings some fine laughs into things as well. These here are what hold this one up while there are some problems with this one. One of the biggest issues is the seemingly rushed and awkward manner in which this goes about telling all the plot-points and storyline beats because it's shortened running time is wasted on nonsensical matters. There's no point for the extended, drawn-out flashbacks to their backstory in high-school or the bland, tepid romance reconnecting them again to take place in a story like this which forces this one to go through the explanations of the town curse or what happened to the killer in a brief, hurried manner that happens in here. Keeping this one as brief as it is when it has to waste time on unimportant matters while rushing through the important ones is a rather odd yet big mistake to make here. The other issue with this one is the rather confusing and somewhat unnecessary elements that don't have any point here. The storyline involving the flamboyant officer is irritating to watch with plenty of extravagant behavior and motivations that wouldn't be accepted by a real police force. That also applies to the behavior and antics between the two main cops who tend to be given comedic personalities in their cowardice and ill-trained nature for the situation making them highly unlikely to be on the force much less the ones that survived. The last problem is an underwhelming and barely worthwhile finale that offers up no real action, is over so quickly it's hard to know what happened and makes no sense without any explanation as to what happened, tying into the other issue here. These are what knock this down.

Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, Nudity and a brief clothed sex scene.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 July 2017 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Labyrinth Films, Mystery Library Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Color:

Color