Wrong Turn (2003)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2002
Running Times: 84 mins
Format: colour     35mm
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: Dolby Digital

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Summit Entertainment / Constantin Film / MC One / Stan Winston in association with Newmarket Capital Group
Executive Producers: Don Carmody, Aaron Ryder, Mitch Horwits, Patrick Wachsberger
Co-Executive Producers: Sven Ebeling, Hagen Behring
Producers: Stan Winston, Brian Gilbert, Erik Feig, Robert Kulzer
Line Producer: Don Carmody
Unit Production Manager: Deb LeFaive
Production Coordinator: Cristin L. Cornett
Assistant Production Coordinator: Heather Anderson

SCRIPT
Script: Alan McElroy

DIRECTION
Director: Rob Schmidt
2nd Unit Director: Clay Borris
1st Assistant Director: Bob Crippen
2nd Unit 1st Assistant Director: Pierre Henry
2nd Assistant Directors: Catherine Gourdier, Douglas Mitchell
Assistant Directors: Anthony Tedesco, Barbara McCullam

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: John S. Bartley
Additional Director of Photography: Keith Holland
Aerial Director Of Photography / Wescam Camera: Mark Hryma
2nd Unit 2nd Assistant Camera: Mandy Kane
Unit Gaffer: Dave Bouskill
Best Boy Electric: Greg Haddow
Key Grip: Monty Montgomerie
Stills: Rafy
Colour Timer: Vaughan Killin

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Michael Ross
1st Assistant Editors: Paul Rubenstein, Tom Cross
Consulting Editor: Alexander Berner
Post Production Supervisor: Gregor Hutchison
Negative Cutter: Catherine Rankin

MUSIC
Music: Elia Cmiral
Assistant Composer: Scott Glasgow
Orchestrator / Conductor: Thomas Bartke
Songs: Scott Nickoley, Jamie Dunlap (The High Cost of Low Living); Ben Burnley (Wish I May); Gregory Butler (Birthday); Josh Homme, Alfredo Hernandez (You Can't Quit Me Baby; If Only); Karl Precoda (Halloween)
Songs Performed By: Breaking Benjamin (Wish I May); Dream Syndicate (Halloween); Queens of the Stone Age (You Can't Quit Me Baby; If Only); Simple (Birthday)
Music Supervisor: Randy Gerston
Music Coordinator: Brian Leff
Supervising Music Editor: Mike Flicker
Music Editors: Kevin Banks, Matt Friedman

SOUND
Sound Designer: Bradley L. North
Creature Sound Designer: Gary A. Hecker
Production Sound Mixer: David Lee
Boom Operator: Denis Bellingham
Sound Re-Recording Mixers: Keith Elliott, Mark Zsifkovits, Todd Beckett
1st Assistant Sound Editor: Alex Bullick
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Stephen Barden
ADR Recordists: Colin McLellan, Matthew McKenzie
ADR Editor: Jill Purdy
Supervising Sound Effects Editor: Sandy Gendler
Sound Effects Editors: Carla Murray, Paula Fairfield
Foley Recording Mixer: Don White
Foley Artists: Andy Malcolm, Goro Koyama
Foley Recording Assistant: Anna Malkin

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up Department Head: Jordan Samuel
Key Hair: Paula Fleet
Costume Designer: Georgina Yarhi
Wardrobe Assistant: Ciara Brennan

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects Created and Designed By: Stan Winston Studio Inc
Make Up Effects Supervisor: Shane Mahan
Key Make Up Effects: Stan Winston, Arjen Tuiten, Paul Jones, Louise Mackintosh
Special Make Up Effects: Sean Sansom, David Scott
Special Make Up Effects Assistant: Allan Cooke
Prosthetic Make Up: Patrick Baxter

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Amce F/X
Special Effects Supervisor: Jason Board
Special Effects Coordinator: John MacGillivray
Special Effects Key: Mike Kavanagh
Special Effects Fabricator: Jaimie Nakae
Pyrotechnician: Tim Barraball

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor: Dennis Berardi
Visual Effects Producer: Eric J. Robertson
Digital Artist: Steve Wittmann
Digital Effects Artist: Kristy Blackwell
Digital Compositors: Barb Benoit, Patrick Coffey
Compositing Supervisor: Aaron Weintraub
Compositor: Rob Del Ciancio
Scanning Recording: Drake Conrad
Systems Administrator: Vladimir Popovic
Tape Operator: Bonnie Dickson
Title Sequence Director: Eric Smith
Title Sequence Editor: Jeff Consiglio
Digital Optical Effects: Film Effects Inc

Iofilm
Lead Compositor: Adam Hawkey

Mr X Inc
Digital Compositor: Andy Robinson

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Alicia Keywan
Art Director: Elis Y. Lam
1st Assistant Art Director: Ken Watkins
2nd Assistant Art Director: Katie MacGregor
Assistant Art Director: J. Ryan Halpenny
Set Designer: Douglas Slater
Set Decorator: Zeljka Alosinac
Property Master: Christopher Geggie
Construction Coordinator: Phillip Tellez
Carpenter: Kevin Hummel
Art Department: Andy Schoneberg
Art Department Apprentice: Richelle Wilks

MISCELLANEOUS
Production Secretary: Robin Hayman
Production Assistant: Ryan Romkema
Assistants to Don Carmody: Hayley Tyson, Heather Bowles
Assistant to Erik Feig: Meredith Milton
Assistant to Brian J. Gilbert: Ryan Murphy
Assistant to Mitch Horwits: Laura Levinson
Assistant to Robert Kulzer: Johannes Schlichting
Assistant to Patrick Wachsberger: Deborah Ortega
Assistants to Stan Winston: Lyn-Del Pedersen, Annabelle Troukens
Assistant to Rob Schmidt: J.P. Kelly
Armourer: John 'Frenchie' Berger
Weapons Handler: Stephanie Lee Berger
Driver: Steven Sacrob
Costume Truck Supervisor: Gayle Franklin
Fire Safety: First Unit Fire & Safety Inc
Fire Safety Officers: Alan Sutton, Dave Ian Smith
Fitness Trainer: Harley Pasternak
Production Attorney: Steven Lewis
Unit Publicist: Joe Everett

LOCATIONS
Locations: Dundas, Ontario, Canada; Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
Location Manager: David McIlroy
Assistant Location Managers: Bob Tennent, Brad Gratkowski

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Steve Lucescu
Stunts: Marco Bianco, Dean Copkov, Steve Lucescu, Christopher McGuire, Layton Morrison, Edward A. Queffelec, Alison Reid, Jennifer Vey
Stunt Riggers: Dean Copkov, Tig Fong, Curtis Hibbert, Edward A. Queffelec

CASTING
US Casting: Anya Colloff, Jennifer Fishman Pate, Amy McIntyre Britt
Canadian Casting: Caird Urquhart, Clare Walker
Extras Casting: Jane Rogers
Casting Associate: Faras Rabadi

CAST
Desmond Harrington (Chris Flynn)
Eliza Dushku (Jessie Burlingame)
Emmanuelle Chriqui (Carly)
Jeremy Sisto (Scott)
Kevin Zegers (Evan)
Lindy Booth (Francine)
Julian Richings (Three Finger)
Garry Robbins (Saw-Tooth)
Ted Clark (One-Eye)
Yvonne Gaudry (Halley)
Joel Harris (Rich)
David Huband (trooper)
Wayne Robson (old man)
James Downing (trucker)

PLOT SUMMARY

A group of young people on a hiking trip in the mountains of West Virginia find themselves being stalked by a family of inbred, cannibalistic mountain men who have already killed dozens of others who have wandered into their territory.

CAPSULE REVIEW

As 70s throwbacks go, this one wasn't at all bad. Although The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) is the usually cited reference point, it actually has a lot more in common with Jeff Lieberman's Just Before Dawn (1981). Director Rob Schmidt makes all the right moves (we jump when he wants us to) and builds up a creditable amount of suspense. The cast are rather bland - Dushku seems to be recycling her Faith performance from TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997 - 2003) - and we don't really care all that much about them but the mutant killers are good fun and there's plenty of gory deaths to keep us all on our toes. Lightweight and disposable but very watchable nonetheless.

AVAILABILITY

Argentina
Theatrical Distributors: Quasar Films

Canada
Theatrical Distributors: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp

France
Theatrical Distributors: CTV International

Germany
Theatrical Distributors: Constantin Film
Video Theatrical Distributors: MC-One GmbH
DVD Theatrical Distributors: MC-One GmbH

Italy
Theatrical Distributors: Eagle Pictures S.p.a.

Japan
Theatrical Distributors: Toho-Towa

Netherlands
Theatrical Distributors: Independent Films
DVD Distributors: Universal Pictures Benelux

Spain
Theatrical Distributors: DeA Planeta S.L.

Switzerland
Theatrical Distributors: Rialto Film AG

UK
Theatrical Distributors: Pathé Distribution Ltd

Ukraine
Theatrical Distributors: Cinergia Ltd

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp
DVD Distributors: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009649); Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (in double pack with From Hell (2001))

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Argentina
Rating: 18

Australia
Rating: MA

Brazil
Rating: 14

Canada
Rating: 13+ (Quebec); 18A (Alberta / British Columbia / Manitoba / Ontario); R (Nova Scotia)

Finland
Rating: K-15

France
Rating: -16

Germany
Rating: 16

Hong Kong
Rating: IIB

Ireland
Rating: 18

Italy
Rating: T

Japan
Rating: R-15

Netherlands
Rating: 16

New Zealand
Rating: R16

Norway
Rating: 15

Philippines
Rating: R-18

Poland
Rating: 18

Singapore
Rating: NC-16

Spain
Rating: 18

Switzerland
Rating: 16

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: R (for strong violence and gore, some language and drug use)

Venezuela
Rating: PG-13

AWARDS

2003
Catalonian International Film Festival, Sitges, Spain
Best Film (Rob Schmidt) - nominated

TIMELINE

2002
August
6: Canada - filming begins

October
11: Canada - filming ends

2003
May
18: France - shown at the Cannes Film Market
30: Canada, USA - theatrical release

June
27: UK - theatrical release

July
23: Belgium - theatrical release
30: France, Iceland - theatrical release
31: Australia - theatrical release

August
6: Switzerland (French speaking region) - theatrical release
14: Netherlands - theatrical release
20: Germany - shown at the Hamburg Fantasy Filmfest
22: South Korea - theatrical release
28: Germany, Switzerland (German speaking region) - theatrical release

September
5: Greece, Turkey - theatrical release

October
3: Mexico - theatrical release
8: Bahrain - theatrical release
14: USA - DVD release (Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009649))
17: Lithuania - theatrical release
24: Estonia - theatrical release

November
12: Philippines - theatrical release in Manila
17: Philippines - theatrical release in Davao

December
24: Kuwait - theatrical release

2004
January
23: Poland - theatrical release
28: Venezuela - theatrical release

February
12: New Zealand - theatrical release
20: South Africa - theatrical release
25: Norway - video release

March
4: Czech Republic - theatrical release
5: Brazil - theatrical release
18: Portugal - theatrical release
19: Spain - theatrical release
26: Panama - theatrical release

April
7: Egypt - theatrical release

May
6: Slovakia - theatrical release

August
8: Italy - limited theatrical release
13: Italy - theatrical release

October
9: Japan - theatrical release
12: USA - DVD release (Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (in double pack with From Hell (2001)))
21: Argentina - theatrical release

2005
September
29: Hungary - television broadcast

POSTER TAGS

It's the last one you'll ever take.

LINKS

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods (2003)
Fresh Meat: The Wounds of Wrong Turn (2003)
Stan Winston: Monster Mogul (2003)

SEE ALSO
Deliverance (1972)
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
Just Before Dawn (1981)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Entertainment Weekly no.714 (13 June 2003) p.75 (USA)
illustrated review (Wrong Turn: Twentysomethings take a tediously familiar hike through gore country (C-) by Scott Brown)

Sight and Sound vol.13 (August 2003) (UK)
review (by Kim Newman)

KEYWORDS

arrows, axes, axe murders, backwoods, barbed wire, bows and arrows, cannibalism, cannibals, car accidents, decapitations, disfigurement, dismemberment, drugs, forests, gore, guns, inbreeding, junkyards, marijuana, police, radio stations, ranger towers, rednecks, severed heads, slasher, splatter, teenagers, waterfalls, the woods

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009