This lively and engrossing documentary gives viewers a nice and illuminating glimpse into the making of the low-budget slasher flick "Hatchet." Among the folks interviewed are eager, dynamic writer/director Adam Green, cute, enthusiastic producer Sarah Elbert, likable and resourceful cinematographer Will Barratt, the engagingly nerdy Joel David Moore, charming Dean Richmond, affable Robert Englund, the ever-cool Kane Hodder (who was happy to play both the monstrous Victor Crowley and Victor's normal human father), fetching Tamara Feldman, funny Parry Shen, luscious Joleigh Fioreavanti, and the adorable Mercedes McNab. Among the topics discussed are how Green first got the idea for the story after hearing a creepy campfire tale at summercamp at age eight, the filmmakers made a promo teaser trailer in order to entice financial backers to put money into the project (the little girl used for the voice-over in said trailer was also retained as the narrator for the actual finished film), Green defending his use of humor in a horror movie, the swamp-set feature was really shot in the desert, how Green's tremendous passion and energy helped maintain a great atmosphere on the set, various crew members did bit parts in the flick, Hodder wouldn't let anyone see him in his Crowley make-up until it was time to shoot scenes as Crowley with the other cast members, and that the cast and crew had a total blast making the picture. Moreover, we also see lots of neat behind-the-scenes photos and footage. Essential viewing for fans of the film.
2 Reviews
Fun Look at the Slasher
Michael_Elliott22 February 2012
The Making of Hatchet (2007)
*** (out of 4)
Fans of HATCHET should enjoy this 25-minute making of featurette that can be found on the film's DVD. Director Adam Green, producers Sarah Elbert & Cory Neal, Fangoria writer Ryan Turek and cast members including Kane Hodder, Robert Englund and John Carl Buechler are interviewed about the making of the film. Green and Elbert start off talking about how they got the film financed, which was basically them creating a teaser trailer, which got popularity on the internet and soon they had the money for the entire production. From here we learn about the origins behind the story, the casting of the horror legends and then we get all sorts of behind-the-scenes information from the set. Fans of the movie should enjoy all of these stories and especially the stuff dealing with how the film got finances. Also interesting to see is the sequence where Green is on the phone talking to Robert Englund who agrees to do the film. Just seeing Green's reaction was rather priceless. We also get to take a look at the post-production work where the director and producers talk about the other issues that came up. Overall this is a pretty well-detailed look at the making of a low-budget movie.
*** (out of 4)
Fans of HATCHET should enjoy this 25-minute making of featurette that can be found on the film's DVD. Director Adam Green, producers Sarah Elbert & Cory Neal, Fangoria writer Ryan Turek and cast members including Kane Hodder, Robert Englund and John Carl Buechler are interviewed about the making of the film. Green and Elbert start off talking about how they got the film financed, which was basically them creating a teaser trailer, which got popularity on the internet and soon they had the money for the entire production. From here we learn about the origins behind the story, the casting of the horror legends and then we get all sorts of behind-the-scenes information from the set. Fans of the movie should enjoy all of these stories and especially the stuff dealing with how the film got finances. Also interesting to see is the sequence where Green is on the phone talking to Robert Englund who agrees to do the film. Just seeing Green's reaction was rather priceless. We also get to take a look at the post-production work where the director and producers talk about the other issues that came up. Overall this is a pretty well-detailed look at the making of a low-budget movie.
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