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Wrong Turn (2003)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:3

Rotten:10

Average Rating:3.7/10

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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    06/05/03
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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
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    It's gruesome and nasty and a heck of a lot of fun for people who get a kick out of Fangoria.

    Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
    06/05/03
    Randy Cordova
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    Arizona Republic
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    A blood-simple backwoods spatterfest that makes shameless use of the same old antirural moonshine Hollywood's been bootlegging for decades.

    Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
    06/04/03
    Scott Brown
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    Lazy would-be horror film.

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    06/02/03
    Anita Gates
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    A negative pickup by Fox, dumped into theaters on Friday without benefit of press previews, Wrong Turn is steeped only in frightless torpor.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    06/02/03
    Scott Foundas
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    Variety
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    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
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    San Jose Mercury News
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    The plot unfolds like a slasher-by -the-numbers kit.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
    06/02/03
    C.W. Nevius
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    San Francisco Chronicle
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    Suffers a fate similar to that of many other horror and supernatural thrillers released in the last decade: It leaves you with the feeling that you're watching an episode of The X-Files, only Mulder and Scully never show up.

    Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
    06/02/03
    Kevin Crust
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    It was a mistake to have one of the characters refer to the film Deliverance in this low-rent horror flick, because all it does is remind us of much better cinematic efforts.

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    06/02/03
    Frank Buschmann
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    The sole saving grace of Wrong Turn is its honesty. You get exactly what you expect -- blood, guts and people being taken to the killing floor. But just because it's honest doesn't make it good.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
    06/02/03
    Kevin M. Williams
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    Chicago Tribune
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    A stultifying blend of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, boot camp, and maybe The Blair Witch Project, Wrong Turn is profoundly less than the sum of its influences.

    Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
    06/02/03
    Wesley Morris
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    Dull, humorless slasher flick.

    Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
    06/01/03
    Lou Lumenick
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    To call Wrong Turn tedious and uninspired is to be kind.

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    05/31/03
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