Hatchet Collection
Hatchet
Stay out of the swamp.
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.
- Original title
- Hatchet
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $1,500,000
- Revenue
- $155,873
Wuchak
May 17, 2021 · via TMDB
_**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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Joel David Moore
Ben
Amara Zaragoza
Marybeth Dunstan
Deon Richmond
Marcus
Kane Hodder
Victor Crowley / Thomas Crowley
Joleigh Fioravanti
Jenna
Mercedes McNab
Misty
Joel Murray
Doug Shapiro
Parry Shen
Shawn
Richard Riehle
Jim Permatteo
Patrika Darbo
Shannon Permatteo
Robert Englund
Samson Dunstan
Joshua Leonard
Ainsley Dunstan
Tony Todd
Reverend Zombie
John Carl Buechler
Jack Cracker
Rileah Vanderbilt
Young Victor Crowley
Adam Weisman
Halloween Skeleton
Adam Green
Buddy #1
Chris Bailey
Drunk Partier
James L. Bills
Mardi Gras Party Guy
Sarah Elbert
Vomiting Girl
Morgan Krantz
Art Department Assistant
Rileah Vanderbilt
Key Makeup Artist
Straw Weisman
Post Production Supervisor
John Carl Buechler
Special Effects
Kane Hodder
Stunt Coordinator
Cassandra McCormick
Stunt Double
Chris Carnel
Stunt Double
Gary J. Wayton
Stunt Double
Nicole Randall
Stunt Double
Paul E. Short
Stunt Double
Steven Ho
Stunt Double
Tanner Gill
Stunt Double
Adam Green
Director
Shannon Makhanian
Casting
Sarah Elbert
Producer
Adam Green
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