Wrong Turn (2003/I)

Director:

Rob Schmidt

Writer (WGA):

Alan B. McElroy (written by)

Release Date:

30 May 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

It's the last one you'll ever take.

Plot:

Six people find themselves trapped in the woods of West Virginia, hunted down by "cannibalistic mountain men grossly disfigured through generations of in-breeding."

Plot Keywords:

West Virginia | Wood | Wrong Turn | Forest | Inbreeding

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Jan. 5	10:00 PM	FX
Wed. Jan. 6	12:00 AM	FX

Cast

Desmond Harrington	...	Chris Flynn
Eliza Dushku	...	Jessie Burlingame
Emmanuelle Chriqui	...	Carly
Jeremy Sisto	...	Scott
Kevin Zegers	...	Evan
Lindy Booth	...	Francine
Julian Richings	...	Three Finger
Garry Robbins	...	Saw-Tooth
Ted Clark	...	One-Eye
Yvonne Gaudry	...	Halley
Joel Harris	...	Rich
David Huband	...	Trooper
Wayne Robson	...	Old Man
James Downing	...	Trucker

Also Known As:

Wrong Turn (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and gore, some language and drug use.

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA | Canada | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Hong Kong:IIB (heavily cut) | Singapore:NC-16 (uncut version) | Iceland:16 | Germany:16 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Canada:18A | Finland:K-15 | France:-16 | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Poland:18 | Spain:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | UK:18 | USA:R | Venezuela:PG-13 | Italy:T

Filming Locations:

Dundas, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Summit Entertainment

Trivia:

Several of the cast and crew were covered in poison ivy throughout the filming of the movie, this was due to the chairs being placed in what was first thought to be a group of weeds only later to be discovered as a batch of poison oak.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the pre-crash scenes of the Mustang's windshield, the driver's windshield wiper changes both in type (factory and aftermarket) and color (silver v. black), switching back-and-forth in quick succession.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Rich: Whoo! Whoo-hoo! Oh, yeah!
Halley: OK, you're great. You got the line?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Butcher (2006)

Soundtrack:

Halloween

See the unrated version

I really like this movie. I've seen it 3 times, once in the theatre and then twice on DVD (the unrated version). There's a big difference between the version shown in theatres and the unrated version: as usual, the theatre version is cut a lot, leaving out some pretty gruesome scenes that are not for the squeamish or faint-at-heart.

The premise for the movie may be a little cliché (mutated, possibly inbred, group of people living in the remote countryside, wreaking havoc on innocent tourists), but, oh, the way it's carried out! I liked it more than the original The Hills Have Eyes (haven't seen the new one yet).

If you're into horror, I highly recommend the unrated version of Wrong Turn.