Cannibal Campout (1988) (V)

User Rating:

2.6/10   

Directors:

Tom Fisher
Jon McBride

Writer:

John Rayl (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Friends don't let friends eat friends

Plot:

Four teenagers on an outing in the woods are attacked by a trio of mutant cannibals.

Plot Keywords:

Broken Bottle | Youth | Splatter | Glasses | Van

Cast

Jon McBride	...	Jon
Amy Chludzinski	...	Amy
Christopher A. Granger	...	Chris (as Christopher Granger)
Richard Marcus	...	Rich
Gene Robbins	...	Gene
Carrie Lindell	...	Carrie
Joseph Salheb	...	Joe
Nancy Sciarra	...	Nancy, first victim
Ray Angelic	...	Ray - third victim
John Farrell	...	John - second victim

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

New Jersey, USA

Trivia:

Most of the movie was filmed guerrilla-style, meaning no permits and lots of secret locations. While filming the scene where Amy Chludzinski is being pursued through the woods by a knife-wielding cannibal, a New Jersey Forest Ranger unknowingly stumbled onto the set. Director Jon McBride immediately halted production for fear the Ranger might get the wrong idea and actually shoot somebody.

Quotes:

Jon: [after escaping the cannibals for the first time] Well, it sure was an intresting way to start off a weekend.
Chris: Yeah, and I hope it doesn't get any more intresting.
Amy: Ditto.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Out from the Depths...: The Making of 'Splatter Beach' (2007) (V)

Campy Cannibals create kooky calamities

You can tell this movie was done with almost no money and some of the acting is hilariously bad. BUT.."hilariously bad" is not truly bad in the sense of tortuous. I was laughing quite often through this ridiculous farce. You have to hand it to someone who can make a movie about cannibals that is fun to watch. It's hard to believe this is Jon McBride's FIRST movie (well either this was his first or another low budget classic called "Woodchipper Massacre" was his first) and Blood Red Planet was a RECENT film he was a part of.

CC is 10 times better and easier to watch then BRP. McBride needs to go back to where he came from and try for more films like Cannibal Campout.

Perhaps Cannibal Campout 2, or a crossover, Cannibal Camper Woodchip Massacre! Woodchip Cannibals!

If you like hilarious bad movies with some life in them, check this one out