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Wrong Turn (2003)

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Reviews Counted:78

Fresh:31

Rotten:47

Average Rating:4.3/10

Consensus: An unremarkable slasher flick that fails to distinguished itself from others of its ilk.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence and gore, some language and drug use

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:May 30, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $15,176,515

Synopsis: From four-time Academy Award-winning character effects artist Stan Winston ("Jurassic Park," "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," "Aliens") and the producers of "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and... From four-time Academy Award-winning character effects artist Stan Winston ("Jurassic Park," "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," "Aliens") and the producers of "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and "Resident Evil" comes "Wrong Turn," a film steeped in the traditions of classic '70s-style horror movies.

Chris (Desmond Harrington) has a job interview in Raleigh in three hours and he's making good time in his refurbished classic Mustang convertible ... until an accident miles down the highway turns Chris' three-hour trip into a six-hour wait.

Determined to make his critical appointment, Chris makes a hard U-turn and heads back up the West Virginia highway. Running low on fuel, he finds a dirt road that seemingly intersects the highway after about 20 miles. It's clearly a road less traveled, but to Chris it seems to be a quick fix to get around the highway traffic jam.

Not far away, Jessie (Eliza Dushku) and her friends, Carly (Emmanuelle Chriqui), Carly's boyfriend Scott (Jeremy Sisto), Evan (Kevin Zegers) and his girlfriend Francine (Lindy Booth), stand quiet; stunned as they survey what's left of their road trip after the tires blow out, leaving them stranded deep in the middle of the woods.

Chris heads down the dusty, winding back road, as the green forest canopy overhead casts ominous shadows of twilight on his foreboding path. He loses control around the curve and by the time he can see the disabled Range Rover in front of him it is too late to stop or swerve. The rear wheels lock up and the mustang roars into the back of the SUV, scattering the people surrounding it.

Luckily, no one is seriously hurt in the collision but egos are bruised and tempers flare. Chris is apologetic and Jessie is the claming force when she discovers the barbed wire that was stretched across the road. The blown out tires were seemingly the result of a prank.

The group quickly bands together, determined to find a phone. Evan and Francine stay with the cars, as the other four make their way down the road. As they venture deeper and deeper into the woods, the idea of a prankster grows dim when they discover a mountain cabin filled with grisly hunting weapons and horrific souvenirs of the hunt.

They are now certain that whomever -- or whatever -- lives in the cabin are responsible for the barbed-wire trap. What the foursome doesn't know is that Evan and Francine are now dead, mercilessly mutilated by three gruesome mountain men. Facing an uncertain and possibly horrific fate at the hands of these men, the four friends are sure of one thing: they will never go camping again. -- © 20th Century Fox [More]

Starring: Eliza Dushku, Desmond Harrington, Jeremy Sisto, Emmanuelle Chriqui

Starring: Eliza Dushku, Desmond Harrington, Jeremy Sisto, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Lindy Booth, Kevin Zegers

Director: Rob Schmidt

Director: Rob Schmidt
Screenwriter: Alan McElroy
Producer: Robert Kulzer, Erik Feig, Stan Winston, Brian Gilbert
Composer: Elia Cmiral
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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  • An indescribable nightmare begins when a group of young friends is stranded on an isolated road deep in the Appalachian hills of West Virginia, with no hope of rescue. Desperate and fearing for their lives, the horror surges as they find themselves relentlessly pursued by a force of evil beyond their imagination! Featuring a hip ensemble of up-and-coming young stars, this blood-curdling epic is a shock-a-minute horror rush that will leave you screaming for more!
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    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    12/06/05
    Film Threat

    Gory enough to satisfy jaded horror fans and scary enough to offer a decent, frightening night at the movies for everyone else.

    Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
    05/31/03
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    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    12/06/05
    Film Threat

    The Hills Have Eyes meets The Texas Chainsaw Massacre meets Jeepers Creepers. This movie is relentless in its pursuit of scares and squirms.

    Full Review Source: Juicy Cerebellum | comment Comment
    05/30/03
    Alex Sandell
    Alex Sandell
    Juicy Cerebellum

    A cut above the recent lot of slasher films...it does not feel as if it has to cater to audiences who want every plot point spoon fed to them.

    Full Review Source: FromTheBalcony | comment Comment
    06/26/05
    Bill Clark
    Bill Clark
    FromTheBalcony

    It's the kind of film where an actor from the WB walks through a run-down cabin, picks up a jar full of human teeth, goes, Ewwww, then still continues to look for a bathroom.

    Full Review Source: KFOR Channel 4 News | comment Comment
    06/10/03
    Blake Davis
    Blake Davis
    KFOR Channel 4 News

    Proof that an old genre can still have life as long as filmmakers are willing to fill it with energy, humor and respect for the genre.

    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    06/03/03
    David Grove
    David Grove
    Film Threat

    Takes itself and the horrific situation it puts its characters in seriously...A tense and frightful good time.

    Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
    05/31/03
    Dustin Putman
    Dustin Putman
    DustinPutman.com

    Schmidt makes us flinch the old-fashioned way -- by giving us a box seat to the unspeakable.

    Full Review Source: San Jose Mercury News | comment Comment
    06/02/03
    Glenn Lovell
    Glenn Lovell
    San Jose Mercury News
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    With Stan Winston's disturbingly realistic effects and spine-chilling mountain men, Wrong Turn takes the concept of hillbillies to a whole new level. You seriously may never go into the woods again.

    Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
    05/30/03
    Guylaine Cadorette
    Guylaine Cadorette
    Hollywood.com

    [It] is better than the average entry in the subgenre because it eschews exposition in favor of thrills.

    Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com | comment Comment
    06/01/03
    Jeremy Heilman
    Jeremy Heilman
    MovieMartyr.com

    It entertained me for 'what it was.'

    Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
    06/02/03
    JoBlo
    JoBlo
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    While this movie doesn't have the warped sensibilities of 1977's similarly plotted The Hills Have Eyes, it has decent performances and genuine suspense.

    Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
    06/05/03
    John Monaghan
    John Monaghan
    Detroit Free Press

    A film of zero substance that also happens to be good old fashioned slasher fun.

    Full Review Source: Supercala.com | comment Comment
    05/30/03
    John Venable
    John Venable
    Supercala.com

    Any film that has marketing copy reading 'cannibalistic mountain men grossly disfigured through generations of in-breeding' can't be all that bad, can it?

    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    06/03/03
    Kevin Carr
    Kevin Carr
    Film Threat

    Tense, well directed, adequately acted and frequently funny.

    Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
    06/02/03
    Kim Morgan
    Kim Morgan
    Reel.com

    The biggest problem with "Wrong Turn" is that it fails to build its own mythology

    Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
    05/31/03
    Laura Clifford
    Laura Clifford
    Reeling Reviews

    Slasher fans, take a whack at "Wrong Turn."

    Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
    06/02/03
    Linda Cook
    Linda Cook
    Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

    As long as you don't take a wrong turn and wander into this film thinking it's a run-of -the-mill horror flick, you'll have fun.

    Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
    05/31/03
    Louis B. Hobson
    Louis B. Hobson
    Jam! Movies

    Sheer, unadulterated nastiness with no apologies.

    Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
    06/01/03
    Maitland McDonagh
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