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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Don't Go in the Woods
2012 1h 23m EN
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2.4
SKIP
★2.4TMDB · 12
HorrorMusic
Synopsis
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Don't Go in the Woods is sound advice, especially when there's a killer on the loose. First-time director Vincent D'Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket, "Law & Order: Criminal Intent") explores love, greed and ruthlessness in this twisted musical/horror hybrid, telling the story of a young band who heads to the woods to get away from their everyday lives in order to focus on writing new songs. Hoping to walk away from the trip with new tunes that will score them their big break, they instead find themselves in the middle of a nightmare beyond comprehension.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Bo Boddie
Carson
Eric Bogosian
Executive
Gwynn Galitzer
Felicity
Jorgen Jorgensen
Carlo
Tim Lajcik
Creature
Soomin Lee
Johnny
Kate O'Malley
Callie
Matt Sbeglia
Nick
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Vincent D'Onofrio
- Writers
- Sam Bisbee, Vincent D'Onofrio, Joe Vinciguerra
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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The take
Vincent D'Onofrio directs. Bo Boddie scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 14 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Original score by Bo Boddie. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Bo Boddie and Eric Bogosian and Gwynn Galitzer carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt1651065 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Original score
- Bo Boddie
- Stunt coordinator
- Chris Cenatiempo
- Runtime
- 83 min · 1h 23m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Vincent D'Onofrio
Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- Wuchak★ 4/10
One cheesy song after another at a campfire in the Northeast, plus some kills A band camps out in Woodstock, New York, to get away and inspire creativity. They hope to write songs that will take their music to the next level and career success. Meanwhile several females follow them to their retreat. Unfortunately, a merciless killer is loose in the woods. Who will make it out alive? "Don’t Go in the Woods” (2010) is not a remake of the lousy low-budget slasher of the same name from 1981, but the plot is similar since both flicks involve youths camping out in the wild being picked off one-by-one by a mysterious slayer. The difference is that this is a musical and so half the runtime is spent on the characters performing myriad ditties, usually with an electric bass that would have no sound in real life. Why the bassist didn’t just bring an acoustic bass to the retreat is a mystery. While this only cost $100,000, it’s far better made than the 1981 movie. Yet it has the same basic problem: An uncompelling story with characters who aren’t fleshed out enough and therefore they’re not interesting. In short, so much time is spent on the acoustic folk songs that it detracts from the story & the principals. It doesn’t help that the tunes aren’t very good, but maybe that’s just me. (Sure, Elvis got away with it, but he’s the “king of rock ‘n’ roll”). Regrettably, some of the staples of the genre are curiously ignored. For instance, there are several attractive women and yet very little is done with them to make their presence matter (not talkin’ ’bout nudity or sleaze). How about learning how to shoot females (no pun intended)? Yet the forest cinematography is good, the cast is fine and the kills are effective, if that’s your thang (I couldn’t care less). The revelation at the ending is also quite good. It’s a shame that writer/director Vincent D’Onofrio failed to include a compelling STORY. The film runs 1 hour, 23 minutes, and was shot on D’Onofrio’s property in Woodstock. GRADE: C-
Key crew
- ProducerKen Christmas
- ProducerErika Hampson
- Executive ProducerSam Bisbee
- Executive ProducerJoe Vinciguerra
- Stunt CoordinatorChris Cenatiempo
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- slasher
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2012-01-13
