Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud
| Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud | |
|---|---|
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| Written by | Michael Hurst |
| Directed by | Michael Hurst |
| Starring |
Amy Manson Lance Henriksen |
| Theme music composer | Rob Lord |
| Country of origin |
United Kingdom United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Reuben Liber Karri O'Reilly |
| Producer(s) |
Brad Krevoy Donald Kushner Pierre Spengler |
| Cinematography | Erik Alexander Wilson |
| Editor(s) | Robin Hill |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Castel Film Romania Clubdeal MPCA |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sci Fi Channel |
| Original release |
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| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes |
| Website |
www |
Pumpkinhead 4: Blood Feud is a 2007 American made-for-television sequel and the fourth installment in the Pumpkinhead franchise of horror films. The film is written and directed by Michael Hurst. It directly follows 2006's Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes.
Plot
The film begins with two men on their motorcycles driving away from Pumpkinhead. One of the men hits a tree branch in their path, falling from his motorcycle and allowing Pumpkinhead to catch up to him. As the man is being killed, the film cuts to a man in a log cabin who seems to share the pain inflicted by Pumpkinhead on the fallen man. The surviving man, named Dallas, rides to the log cabin, and the man who conjured Pumpkinhead, begging him to call the demon off. Pumpkinhead smashes through the window and Dallas attempts to fend him off by shooting him with a small pistol with little effect, and is clawed in the chest by the demon. When Dallas realizes that his bullets have no effect on Pumpkinhead, he swears to take the summoner with him, shooting the man and killing him, causing Pumpkinhead to vanish. Ed Harley then appears telling Dallas that Pumpkinhead will return and there will be no place to hide.
Five years later we are shown the family of the Hatfields' and McCoys' ongoing feud started because of a car in the 1930s. The Hatfields then trash the McCoy wedding. Jody Hatfield sneaks out to see her true love, Ricky McCoy. Ricky brings his sister, Sarah, to look out for him and Jody. The two then start to make out.
Jody's brothers find and kill Sarah by accident and try to kill Ricky. Ricky then finds his sister's body and goes to Haggis for help. Haggis tells him of the price it costs to summon Pumpkinhead and Haggis is shown talking to Ed Harley's spirit. Haggis states that her choice does not matter in the end; only the summoner may make the decision to kill Pumpkinhead. The two invoke Pumpkinhead to kill the Hatfields.
At the end of the film most of the Hatfields are killed, as well as some of the McCoy family. Ricky realizes what he has done and takes Pumpkinhead with him to fall down a well. This is the first film in the franchise that does not imply that Pumpkinhead is still alive.
Cast
- Amy Manson as Jody Hatfield
- Bradley Taylor as Ricky McCoy
- Claire Lams as Dolly Hatfield
- Rob Freeman as Sheriff Dallas Pope
- Ovidiu Niculescu as Bobby Joe Hatfield
- Peter Barnes as Papa McCoy
- Lance Henriksen as Ed Harley
Production
Initially announced as Pumpkinhead 4, it was filmed in Bucharest, Romania back-to-back with another sequel titled Pumpkinhead 3. The films were renamed Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud and Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes, respectively, before their release.
Talks of another Pumpkinhead sequel were briefly considered,[2] but these plans were abandoned in favor of a reboot to the franchise.[3]
Release
Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud premiered in Dayton, Ohio, on February 2, 2007. It then made its broadcast premiere on Syfy on February 10, 2007.[1] It was released on DVD on October 2, 2007.[4]
Reception
Jon Condit of Dread Central rated it 3/5 stars and wrote that it is modestly entertaining.[5] David Johnson of DVD Verdict wrote, "It's an adequate horror flick that maybe thinks it's a little more awesome than it actually is, but the sum total of the copious bloodletting and fun, old-school creature effects equals 'not a waste of time.'"[6]
References
- 1 2 Larsen, Dave (2007-02-07). "Seen & Overheard". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
- ↑ http://mjsimpson-films.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/interview-karri-oreilly.html
- ↑ http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3286888/mpca-rebooting-pumpkinhead-series/
- ↑ Condit, Jon (2007-10-01). "DVD Releases: Welcome to October!". Dread Central. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
- ↑ Condit, Jon (2007-02-11). "Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud (2007)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
- ↑ Johnson, David (2007-10-29). "Pumpkinhead 4: Blood Feud". DVD Verdict. Retrieved 2014-07-16.