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Rating: 5.768/10 by 635 users

Hatchet (2006)

When a group of tourists on a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.

Directing:
  • Adam Green
  • Jason Halley
  • Tracy Scott
  • Alex Betuel
  • Michelle Gold
  • Steve Reese
  • Aaron Walters
  • Jill Hoppy
  • Mark Weatherbe
  • Craig Borden
  • Kirsten Robinson
Writing:
  • Adam Green
Stars:
Release Date: Thu, Apr 27, 2006

Rating: 5.768/10 by 635 users

Alternative Title:
Terror no Pântano - BR
Love Rodeo - US
Hatchet - DE
Butcher : La Légende de Victor Crowley - FR
Hatchet - Pesadelo no Pântano - PT
Balta - TR
Balta - AZ
Брадвата - BG
فأس (فيلم) - AE
Topór - PL
Секира - RS

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 24 minutes
Budget: $1,500,000
Revenue: $155,873

Plot Keyword: new orleans, louisiana, tourist, alligator, male friendship, swamp, gore, murder, serial killer, slasher, hatchet, ax
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Amara Zaragoza
Marybeth Dunstan
Kane Hodder
Victor Crowley / Thomas Crowley
Joel Murray
Doug Shapiro
Richard Riehle
Jim Permatteo
Patrika Darbo
Shannon Permatteo
Robert Englund
Samson Dunstan
Joshua Leonard
Ainsley Dunstan
Tony Todd
Reverend Zombie
Rileah Vanderbilt
Young Victor Crowley
Adam Weisman
Halloween Skeleton
Will Barratt
Bystander (uncredited)
Makenzie Sims
Kid at Country Store
Danielle Victor
Halloween Clown
Chris Bailey
Drunk Partier
James L. Bills
Mardi Gras Party Guy
Gary Desroche
Screaming Drunk Guy
Sarah Elbert
Vomiting Girl
David Foy
Hillbilly
Jessica Luebe
Balcony Flasher #1
Johnny Rock
Mardi Gras Partygoer
Brandy Scott
Kissing Couple

Wuchak

_**Slasher parody with good plot & technical work, but too raunchy and not funny enough**_ Tired of partying on Bourbon Street, a guy and his buddy (Joel David Moore and Deon Richmond) decide to take a night sightsee with other tourists at the alligator-infested bog, unaware of the dubious nature of the tour and the legend of a notorious hatchet man lurking the woods. "Hatchet" (2006) is a horror/comedy/spoof that combines the indoor swamp sets of “Man-Thing” (2005) with elements of the “Wrong Turn” or “Friday the 13th” franchises and the parody tone of “Club Dread” (2004). Regrettably, it’s the least of these. There’s nothing wrong with the cast or technical filmmaking as the gore, F/X and swamp sets are fine, although the ‘monster’ make-up looks kinda cartoonish (which fits the genre). While it’s relatively amusing and occasionally funny, it’s hindered by an odious raunchy air right out of the gate. For instance, the two supposedly hot girls flash their breasts every 5 minutes in the first half hour. Don’t take that as prudish, I’m just pointing out that a movie is questionable when it goes overboard with female nudity to hide its deficiencies. Meanwhile the heroine played by Amara Zaragoza is interesting, but she has little sex appeal, although that’s a matter of taste. I could handle those flaws if the story was more compelling and the humor more amusing, yet that’s not the case. Although the plot is great, the script needed a rewrite to flesh out better prospects. But that takes time & money and the flick only cost 1.5 million, which is almost six times LESS than what “Club Dread” cost. I should add that Kane Hodder plays the Jason-like antagonist while Robert Englund has a cameo in the opening. The film runs 1 hour, 24 minutes, with a longer version running an additional 9 minutes. It was shot in New Orleans (Mardi Gras sequences) with the swamp scenes done in a convincing indoor set at Sable Ranch, Santa Clarita, California. GRADE: C-/D+


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