Cannibal Campout (1988) (V)

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

Directed by
Tom Fisher
Jon McBride

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
John Rayl		writer

Produced by
Tom Fisher	....	producer
Jon McBride	....	producer
Marshall Peck	....	associate producer
Joseph Salheb	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Christopher A. Granger

Cinematography by
Tom Fisher

Film Editing by
Jon McBride

Makeup Department
Joseph Salheb	....	special makeup effects artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Fred Wittenberg	....	grip

Editorial Department
Joseph Salheb	....	assistant editor

Distributors

• Donna Michelle Productions (1988) (USA) (VHS)
• Intercoast Video (1988) (USA) (VHS)
• Camp Motion Pictures (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Phoenix Distributors

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:

Rich: [after killing Carrie] Soup's on!

Movie Connections:

References Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

Enjoyable trash.

I'm an avid lover of low budget and even some trash and that's why I decided to give a chance to "Cannibal Campout".

I won't get into the plot because you've seen it before. It deals with the typical group of friends who get lost in a road and guess what? end up being victimized by a group of American cannibals in the woods.

The movie was shot on a handycam obviously but that doesn't means that it's something bad because the direction has an edge and even tries "different" angles. Some humor is involuntary I might add.

Sure, the gore is cheap and the acting atrocious but the movie has a heart and even tries too hard to impress the audience. The American cannibal sub-genre isn't very explored and this is a prime example of how independend and low budget at least tries...

Watch it only if you are a fan of ultra low budget and trash overall.