Pig Hunt (2008)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

James Isaac

Writers:

Robert Mailer Anderson (writer)
Zack Anderson (writer)

Release Date:

2 November 2008 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Don't Be Scared!

Plot:

When John takes his San Francisco friends to his deceased uncle's remote ranch to hunt wild pigs, it seems like a typical guys weekend with guns...

Plot Keywords:

Pig | Marijuana | Emus | Cult | Murder

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Travis Aaron Wade	...	John Hickman
Tina Huang	...	Brooks
Howard Johnson Jr.	...	Ben
Trevor Bullock	...	Quincy
Rajiv Shah	...	Wayne
Jason Foster	...	Jake
Nick Tagas	...	Ricky
Phillip K. Torretto	...	Beer Belly Redneck
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cimi Ahluwalia	...	Cimi
Robert Mailer Anderson	...	Big Train
Bryonn Bain	...	Hippie Stranger
Vince Ballew	...	Gas Mask
Max Barnett	...	ZZ Driver
Leanne Borghesi	...	Darlene
Ty Brenneman	...	Sexy Cult Girl
Cara Cameron	...	Cult Girl
Les Claypool	...	Preacher
Lane Foard	...	Lex Wockenfuss
Lanie Grainger	...	Poppy
Marissa Ingrasci	...	Sage
India Isaac	...	India
Joe Lucas	...	Homeless Vet
Christina McKay	...	Crystal
Charlie Musselwhite	...	Charlie
Henrietta 'Henri' Musselwhite	...	Woman shelving cans of creamed corn
Chris Paxton	...	Billy Stankbud
Michelle Redwine	...	Willow
Luis Saguar	...	Tj
Karen Viola	...	Cult Girl

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence and gore, drug content, sexuality, nudity and language.

Runtime:

100 min | Germany:101 min (European Film Market)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45392)

Filming Locations:

Boonville, California, USA

Company:

Pig Hunt Productions

Soundtrack:

In Frisco

A group of friends go away for a hunting trip and end up as the prey in this stylish, scary, funny, thriller.

What a terrific, frightening, funny, hip, bizarre in the best way, film. Think Deliverance meets Straw Dogs meets Pulp Fiction. Well acted and superbly directed. It's like your best and worst acid trip combined with guns and a wild pig, all played out to the frazzled and electrifying soundtrack of one Les Claypool. It starts in San Francisco with four friends going north for a hunting trip at the protagonist, John's uncle's ailing hunting lodge. The locals are more than a little rough around the edges, but so in many ways are our heroes. What separates this one from a lot of films in the horror genre is the edgy intelligence, and the subversive sense of humor, products of the twisted genius of the Anderson cousins (Robert has a brilliant cameo as Big Train and gets his head lopped off). Before long, the city folk meet a pair of locals, brothers, Jake and Ricky who have a history with the protagonist. We also meet the leader of a hippie cult, whose lair of water beds and a mother lode of marijuana, is gorgeously shot, a populated by blond-wigged hippie nymphs, like something out of a Peter Fonda film. Brooks, John's girlfriend was my favorite character, strong and beautiful, and an expert shot. Soon enough we encounter the wild pigs, and the Ripper, a 3,000 pounder with an attitude. I won't say more, because the film is full of surprises.

Suffice to say, I will see this one again.