ComedyHorror

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.

Release Date : 2006-04-27

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : ArieScope Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Love Rodeo

Cast

Character Name : Ben

Original Name : Joel David Moore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marybeth Dunstan

Original Name : Amara Zaragoza

Gender : Female

Character Name : Marcus

Original Name : Deon Richmond

Gender : Male

Character Name : Victor Crowley / Thomas Crowley

Original Name : Kane Hodder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jenna

Original Name : Joleigh Fioravanti

Gender : Female

Character Name : Misty

Original Name : Mercedes McNab

Gender : Female

Character Name : Doug Shapiro

Original Name : Joel Murray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shawn

Original Name : Parry Shen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jim Permatteo

Original Name : Richard Riehle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shannon Permatteo

Original Name : Patrika Darbo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Samson Dunstan

Original Name : Robert Englund

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ainsley Dunstan

Original Name : Joshua Leonard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reverend Zombie

Original Name : Tony Todd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jack Cracker

Original Name : John Carl Buechler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Victor Crowley

Original Name : Rileah Vanderbilt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Halloween Skeleton

Original Name : Adam Weisman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Buddy #1

Original Name : Adam Green

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bystander (uncredited)

Original Name : Will Barratt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Buddy #2

Original Name : Lance Kelly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Buddy #3

Original Name : John Gross

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kid at Country Store

Original Name : Makenzie Sims

Gender : Male

Character Name : Halloween Pig

Original Name : Brandon Gonsalves

Gender : Male

Character Name : Halloween Clown

Original Name : Danielle Victor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Drunk Partier

Original Name : Chris Bailey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mardi Gras Party Guy

Original Name : James L. Bills

Gender : Male

Character Name : Screaming Drunk Guy

Original Name : Gary Desroche

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mardi Gras Extra

Original Name : Kristin Michelle Duncil

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vomiting Girl

Original Name : Sarah Elbert

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hillbilly

Original Name : David Foy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Balcony Flasher #1

Original Name : Jessica Luebe

Gender : Female

Character Name : Party Girl

Original Name : April Montgomery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mardi Gras Partygoer

Original Name : Johnny Rock

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kissing Couple

Original Name : Brandy Scott

Gender : Female

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

_**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+