Carnage Park (2016)

Part crime caper gone awry, part survival horror film, this 1970s set thriller depicts a harrowing fight for survival after a pair of wannabe crooks botch a bank heist and flee into the ... See full summary »

Director:

Mickey Keating

Writer:

Mickey Keating

Stars:

Ashley Bell, Pat Healy, James Landry Hébert

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Ashley Bell	...	Vivian Fontaine
Pat Healy	...	Wyatt Moss
James Landry Hébert	...	'Scorpion' Joe Clay
Michael Villar	...	Lenny
Bob Bancroft	...	Delbert Oates
Larry Fessenden	...	Travis 'Whiskey' Ginger
Graham Skipper	...	Peter W
Darby Stanchfield	...	Ellen San Diego
Alan Ruck	...	Sheriff Moss

Storyline

Part crime caper gone awry, part survival horror film, this 1970s set thriller depicts a harrowing fight for survival after a pair of wannabe crooks botch a bank heist and flee into the desert, where they inexplicably stumble upon Carnage Park, a remote stretch of wilderness occupied by a psychotic ex-military sniper.

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Plot Keywords:

desert | stabbed in neck | blood | scissors | police officer | 

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Taglines:

Out here, God don't pick no favorites

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 July 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Carnage Park - Willkommen in der Hölle

Company Credits

Production Co:

Diablo Entertainment (II)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the beginning scene the character is shown with an M1A rifle. The rifle has string wrapped around the scope and action - this would string would prevent the rifle from cycling properly.

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Connections

Referenced in I Build Your House (2018)

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Soundtracks

Big Bad John
Written by Jimmy Dean and Roy Acuff
Performed by Jimmy Dean
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Better once it stops trying to be a Tarantino film

'Carnage Park' starts out a very different film to the one it finishes as. It starts out trying to be overly stylish with slow-motion shots, flashbacks, over the top characters and music blaring over the top of scenes. All things you'd commonly see in Quentin Tarantino films, the only difference is that he has the ability to pull them off. So the film wasn't off to a great start. I've scene directors attempt to replicate his style before, usually for the entire duration of a film, and it is simply unbearable. Luckily for 'Carnage Park' it gives up on that pretty quickly and settles into a fun little film.

I think the element of using a sniper as the killer in films is under utilised in Hollywood films. It really is a creepy little device. You can never be entirely comfortable (or at all for that matter) when there is a sniper around. You are simply there one moment, gone the next. There's a bit of a 'The Hill Have Eyes' feel to this one, only with a slightly more realistic villain. Every scene is intense and a lot of them would fit nicely into any modern horror film. There's actually a lot to like here and if people push through the first 15 minutes or so I think they'll find they're quite enjoying themselves.