Splat Pack
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The Splat Pack is a collection of filmmakers and/or producers who, since 2002, have directed a large number of horror films.[1]
History
The term was coined by Alan Jones of Total Film.[2] The group has been credited with bringing back ultra-violent movies, as well as moving away from PG-13 rated movies and into the R-rated spectrum, all while operating with low budgets.[1][3] The members have repeatedly clashed with the MPAA board over the content of their work but nevertheless continue to find substantial box-office success.[2][3] In 2011 a documentary on the Splat Pack was made featuring extensive interviews with members Alexandre Aja, Adam Green, Eli Roth, Darren Lynn Bousman, Neil Marshall, and Greg McLean. Quentin Tarantino jokingly referred to Eli Roth as "The Frank Sinatra of the Splat Pack" in his press for Grindhouse.[citation needed]
Members
- Alexandre Aja[1][2]
- Darren Lynn Bousman[1][2]
- Adam Green[1][2]
- Neil Marshall[1][2]
- Greg McLean[4]
- Eli Roth[1][2]
- Robert Rodriguez[1][2]
- James Wan[1][2]
- Leigh Whannell[1][2]
- Rob Zombie[1][4]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Producer(s) | Distributor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Dog Soldiers | Neil Marshall | David E. Allen, Christopher Figg, and Tom Reeve | Pathé |
| Cabin Fever | Eli Roth | Evan Astrowsky, Sam Froelich, Lauren Moews, and Eli Roth | Lionsgate | |
| 2003 | Haute Tension | Alexandre Aja | Alexandre Arcady and Robert Benmussa | Lionsgate |
| House of 1000 Corpses | Rob Zombie | Andy Gould | Lionsgate | |
| 2004 | Saw | James Wan | Lark Bernini, Peter Block, Gregg Hoffman, and Leigh Whannell | Lionsgate |
| 2005 | The Descent | Neil Marshall | Christian Colson | Lionsgate Pathé |
| The Devil's Rejects | Rob Zombie | Mike Elliott, Michael Ohoven, and Rob Zombie | Lionsgate | |
| Hostel | Eli Roth | Chris Briggs, Mike Fleiss, Quentin Tarantino, and Eli Roth | Lionsgate | |
| Saw II | Darren Lynn Bousman | Gregg Hoffman, Mark Burg, Oren Koules, and Leigh Whannell | Lionsgate | |
| Wolf Creek | Greg McLean | George Adams, Martin Fabinyi, Michael Gudinski, Gary Hamilton, Matt Hearn, and David Lightfoot | Dimension Films | |
| 2006 | The Hills Have Eyes | Alexandre Aja | Wes Craven, Peter Locke, Marianne Maddalena, and Cody Zwieg | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Saw III | Darren Lynn Bousman | Mark Burg, Oren Koules, and Leigh Whannell | Lionsgate | |
| 2007 | Dead Silence | James Wan | Gregg Hoffman, Mark Burg, Oren Koules and Leigh Whannell | Universal Studios |
| Death Sentence | James Wan | Ashok Amritraj, Howard Baldwin, and Karen Elise Baldwin | Fox Atomic | |
| Hatchet | Adam Green | Cory Neal, Sarah Elbert, Andrew Mysko | Anchor Bay Films | |
| Halloween | Rob Zombie | Malek Akkad, Patrick Esposito, Andy Gould, Andrew G. La Marca, Matthew Stein, and Rob Zombie | Dimension Films and MGM Studios | |
| Hostel: Part II | Eli Roth | Scott Spiegel, Quentin Tarantino, and Boaz Yakin | Lionsgate | |
| Rogue | Greg McLean | Matt Hearn, David Lightfoot and Greg McLean | Dimension Films | |
| Planet Terror | Robert Rodriguez | Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino | Dimension Films | |
| Saw IV | Darren Lynn Bousman | Mark Burg and Oren Koules | Lionsgate | |
| 2008 | Doomsday | Neil Marshall | Benedict Carver and Steven Paul | Rogue Pictures |
| Mirrors | Alexandre Aja | Alexandre Aja, Grégory Levasseur, Marc Sternberg, and Alexandra Milchan | Twentieth Century Fox France | |
| Repo! The Genetic Opera | Darren Lynn Bousman | Darren Lynn Bousman and Yoshiki Hayashi | Lionsgate | |
| Spiral | Adam Green | Cory Neal, Joel David Moore, Jeremy Danial Boring, Zachary Levi | Anchor Bay Films | |
| Saw V | David Hackl | Mark Burg, Oren Koules, Gregg Hoffman, James Wan, and Leigh Whannell | Lionsgate | |
| 2009 | Halloween II | Rob Zombie | Malek Akkad, Andy Gould, and Rob Zombie | The Weinstein Company |
| Grace | Paul Solet | Adam Green, Cory Neal | Lionsgate | |
| Saw VI | Kevin Greutert | Mark Burg, Oren Koules, James Wan, and Leigh Whannell | Lionsgate | |
| 2010 | Piranha 3-D | Alexandre Aja | Alexandre Aja, Mark Canton, Grégory Levasseur, and Marc Toberoff | Dimension Films |
| Frozen | Adam Green | Cory Neal, Peter Block, Tim Williams | Anchor Bay Films | |
| Adam Green's Hatchet II | Adam Green | Cory Neal, Sarah Elbert, and Adam Green | Dark Sky Films | |
| Machete | Robert Rodriguez | Robert Rodriguez, Aaron Kaufman, Iliana Nikolic, Rick Schwartz, and Quentin Tarantino | 20th Century Fox | |
| Saw 3D | Kevin Greutert | Mark Burg, Oren Koules, Gregg Hoffman, James Wan, and Leigh Whannell | Lionsgate | |
| Mother's Day | Darren Lynn Bousman | Brett Ratner, Richard Saperstein, Jay Stern, and Brian Witten | Eagle Films | |
| 2011 | 11-11-11 | Darren Lynn Bousman | Loris Curci, Richard Heller, and Wayne Allan Rice | Eagle Films |
| Chillerama | Adam Green | Cory Neal, Adam Green, Joe Lynch, Adam Rifkin, Tim Sullivan | Image Entertainment | |
| 2013 | Adam Green presents Hatchet III | BJ McDonnell | Adam Green, Sarah Elbert, and Cory Neal | Dark Sky Films |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 Winters Keegan, Rebecca (October 22, 2006). "The Splat Pack". Time. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Jones, Alan (December 24, 2006). "Blood Brothers". Variety. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 New York Post; October 22, 2006. Horrors!; retrieved April 2, 2007
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 AOL Canada; Summer Movie Guide - Femmes Fatales; retrieved December 26, 2011
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