Wrong Turn 2: Dead End

"Evil awaits."

2007 1h 37m EN

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Retired military commander Colonel Dale Murphy hosts the simulated post-apocalyptic reality show where participants are challenged to survive a remote West Virginia wasteland. But the show turns into a nightmarish showdown when each realizes they are being hunted by an inbred family of cannibals determined to make them all dinner!

“Evil awaits.”

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Cast

Erica Leerhsen
Nina Papas
Henry Rollins
Dale Murphy
Texas Battle
Jake Washington
Aleksa Palladino
Mara
Daniella Alonso
Amber
Steve Braun
Jonesy
Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
Elena
Kimberly Caldwell
Kimberly

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joe Lynch
Writers: Alfredo Septién, Turi Meyer
Languages: English
Countries: Germany, United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Wrong Turn Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joe Lynch, shot by Robin Loewen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bear McCreary. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ed Marx shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Erica Leerhsen and Henry Rollins and Texas Battle carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Joe Lynch directs. Robin Loewen behind the camera. Bear McCreary scores. Ed Marx cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 19 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.
4Part of the "Wrong Turn Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Joe Lynch, shot by Robin Loewen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Bear McCreary. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Ed Marx shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Erica Leerhsen and Henry Rollins and Texas Battle carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Evil awaits.".
10IMDB entry: tt0804555 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 14 themes, including "competition", "dynamite", "forest", "west virginia".
12Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Robin Loewen
Original score: Bear McCreary
Editing: Ed Marx
Production design: Brentan Harron
Costume design: Hisami Yamamoto
Makeup / hair: Angelina P. Cameron
VFX supervisor: Andrew Karr
Sound: Ian Emberton
Stunt coordinator: Jacob Rupp
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $4,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007)

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Wrong Turn Collection

A group of people fights for their survival against a family of hideously deformed inbred cannibals who plan to ruthlessly butcher them all.

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Wuchak2021-11-12
★ 5/10
One of the goriest films ever made A Survivor-like reality show meets in the backwoods of West Virginia where the contestants & crew find themselves assaulted by a family of mutant yokels. Henry Rollins plays the Drill Instructor-like host of the show. “Wrong Turn 2: Dead End” (2007) is the first of many sequels in the franchise about cannibalistic hillbillies in Appalachia. The reason "Deliverance" (1972) is so iconic and unsettling is because the story actually COULD happen. The first “Wrong Turn” film from 2003 started out this way but became increasingly unbelievable as the story progressed. As such, it was entertaining and compelling but not genuinely scary. This one adds some overt camp and goofiness while increasing the gore factor. It may well be the goriest film ever made at the time of its release. And it is entertaining to a point, despite the disgusting elements (not just gore, but sleaze as well), yet it’s not truly chilling because it’s so over-the-top it’s cartoonish. Still, Rollins does well as the gung-ho host and a few of the protagonists emerge as likable people worthy of surviving. Unfortunately, the most agreeable character is one of the first to buy the farm. I’m of course not taking about the annoying Kimberly Caldwell in the opening, although what happens to her is amusing in a “shocking” black humor kind of way. Petite Aleksa Palladino (Mara) stands out on the feminine front. Crystal Lowe (Elena) is alluring but her character is a loathsome skank. Erica Leerhsen (Nina), who was a highlight as the Wiccan lass in "Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2" (2000), still looks good, but has unfortunately lost weight and looks stick-like. The mutant hicks are well done, but most of them look like Klingons from Star Trek from back in the day, just uglier. While “Wrong Turn 2” has some entertainment value, it’s so excessive in its attempt to be revolting & amusing it loses impact. Less is more. The film runs 1 hour, 33 minutes, and was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. GRADE: C

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