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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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    Was Wrong Turn directed by the kind of in-bred mountain men depicted in the film? The opening credits is the only device that drive the plot -- the rest is simply a squeal-inducing hunt movie.

    Full Review Source: Sunday Times (Australia) | comment Comment
    08/03/03
    Shannon J. Harvey
    Shannon J. Harvey
    Sunday Times (Australia)
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    Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
    07/31/03
    Denver Post

    For a horror cheese-fest about six ill-fated teens on the verge of brutal maceration by inbred hick monsters, Wrong Turn is surprisingly worth the detour

    Full Review Source: Peterborough This Week | comment Comment
    07/16/03
    Mike Sage
    Mike Sage
    Peterborough This Week

    I got the feeling that a whole lot of talented people had gone and wasted their time on a project too bland to be worth it.

    Full Review Source: UK Critic | comment Comment
    07/16/03
    Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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    07/08/03
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    07/02/03
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    06/28/03
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    06/28/03
    Matthew Turner
    Matthew Turner
    ViewLondon

    Wrong Turn has plenty of bad –ations: decapitation, mutilation, evisceration. But it’s got an unexpectedly fun –ation — its hillbilly variation on Panic Room.

    Full Review Source: State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) | comment Comment
    06/27/03
    Nick Rogers
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    State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)

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    06/24/03
    Nev Pierce
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    06/20/03
    Cynthia Fuchs
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    Garth Franklin
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    06/12/03
    Rich Cline
    Rich Cline
    Shadows on the Wall

    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

    You had me at inbred, cannibalistic hillbillies! Wrong Turn is a hard film to not reccomend, but the film does nothing to distinguish itself in any way.

    Full Review Source: Film Snobs | comment Comment
    06/08/03
    Jimmy O
    Jimmy O
    Film Snobs

    You had me at inbred, cannibalistic hillbillies! Wrong Turn is a hard film to not reccomend, but the film does nothing to distinguish itself in any way.

    Full Review Source: Film Snobs | comment Comment
    06/08/03
    Jimmy O
    Jimmy O
    Film Snobs

    A tedious slasher picture with yet another Inbred Monster as its star villain.

    Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
    06/08/03
    Paul Clinton (Boxoffice)
    Paul Clinton (Boxoffice)
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    06/06/03
    Brian Orndorf
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