Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo

Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo
Directed by Tom Chaney
Produced by Tom Chaney,
Bill Siemers,
David Thiry
Written by Tom Chaney
Starring Ron Asheton,
Lori Baker,
Devlin Burton,
John Bussard,
Patrick Butler,
Alan Madlane
Music by Steve Quick
Cinematography Tom Chaney
Edited by Tom Chaney,
Kaye Davis
Distributed by Troma Entertainment
Release dates
 1996 (direct-to-video)
Running time
 98 min.
Country USA
Language English

Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo, is an independent horror-comedy movie, filmed sometime in 1988 but released in 1996 by Troma Entertainment. One of the stars, Ron Asheton, is the former guitarist for The Stooges.

Synopsis

Two friends go hunting in the woods of Northern Michigan. While wandering the woods, they accidentally break a sacred circle, releasing a terrible monster: the Wendigo. The Wendigo goes on a terrible killing spree, leaving a gun-toting hero and his female love-interest to destroy the monster.

Details

The film owes a large debt to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead films with its mix of horror and comedy, in fact featuring a torn Evil Dead II poster in much the same way The Evil Dead features a torn The Hills Have Eyes poster. The film also gives "special thanks" to Bruce Campbell, the star of the Evil Dead films. This connection was reinforced in Japan, where the movie was released on video under the misleading title Shiryōnoharawata Sai Tsui Shō. Since the Japanese title of Evil Dead is Shiryōnoharawata, the distributors obviously tried to cash in on the success of Raimi's trilogy. Also, the Japanese videocassette box puts the emphasis on a creature with a skull's head, reminiscent of the original Evil Dead II poster.[1]

At one part of the film, footage from Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life, with some scenes in the film claiming to take place in Bedford Falls, much like the Christmas classic.

References

  1. ↑ Details on the Japanese release of Frostbiter (in Japanese)

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