| Wrong Turn 2: Dead End | |
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| Directed by | Joe Lynch |
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| Produced by | Jeff Freilich Erik Feig |
| Written by | Turi Meyer Al Septien |
| Starring | Erica Leerhsen Texas Battle Crystal Lowe Daniella Alonso and Henry Rollins |
| Music by | Bear McCreary |
| Cinematography | Robin Loewen |
| Editing by | Ed Marx |
| Distributed by | Fox Home Entertainment |
| Release date(s) |  October 9, 2007 |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country |  Canada United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4,000,000 |
| Gross revenue | $7,500,000 |
| Preceded by | Wrong Turn |
| Followed by | Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead |
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End is a 2007 horror film which stars Erica Leerhsen, Henry Rollins and Texas Battle. It is a sequel to the 2003 horror film Wrong Turn which starred Desmond Harrington and Eliza Dushku, and has been available on DVD since October 9, 2007.[1] The film was commercially successful and received positive response from critics.[2]
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Plot
Four years after the events of the first film, Wrong Turn 2 opens with a contestant Kimberly, a spoiled celebrity who's running late for her appearance on a Survivor-like reality television show. Losing her bearings in the mountains of West Virginia and while complaining to her agent on the phone, she accidentally hits someone with her car. Visibly shaken, she goes to help him, unaware that the victim is a mutated cannibal. After attempting to help, "Brother" bites her lips off while the surviving cannibal from the first film, Three-Finger, cuts her vertically in half with an axe as she stumbles back to her car her intestines fall from the gap , . The two cannibals each drag half of her body away.
As the opening titles roll, we meet with five strangers, Nina, the goth, loner girl; Jake, the athletic, kind hearted guy; Jonesy, the goofy joker; Elena, the slutty "hot chick"; and Amber, the hardass military girl. They are competing in the reality show called "Apocalypse: Ultimate Survivalist" with a theme that it takes place at the end of the world. The show is hosted by retired military commander, Dale Murphy (Rollins), who makes them give up all outside communication before starting. After Kimberly doesn't show up, the show's producer Mara steps into her place. As they move into the forest, the surviving cannibal from the first movie attacks and kills Neil, one of the show's producers. He then knocks out and captures Dale.
Mara witnesses contestant Elena performing fellatio on Mara's boyfriend Michael. Devastated she goes with Nina to a cabin in search of a phone. There, they witness a cannibal "Ma" giving birth, and are, in turn, spotted. The girls get out of the cabin as "Sister" kicks down the door. The two run away into the woods with the cannibals chasing them. During the pursuit, Mara is hit in the head with an axe and killed as Nina hides. One of the cannibals, "Pa," looks for her but doesn't find her. The other cannibals drive up with Mara tied to the hood of their truck and the cannibal gets in and drive off. Nina sets off to find the others.
Down by the lake, Michael goes back to the RV and Elena stays there to tan in her underwear. A cannibal "Brother" watching her in the bushes starts masturbating but is interrupted by Sister who is furious and jealous of Elena. Sister knocks him over and he sets off an alarm. Elena hears it and starts to get dressed. Sister runs out of the bushes towards Elena who trips and falls into the lake and Sister slashes her across the back with a machete repeatedly, killing her and revealing her spine. She only stops hacking at her back when Brother comes out of the bush and they start kissing.
Back at the RV, Michael is stabbed with an arrow, taken to the cannibals' home, and later decapitated. As Three-Finger tortures Dale, he uses a moment to his advantage, manages to escape, and shoots the mutant with a shotgun.
Amber and Jonesy find Jake at a barbecue pit. As they eat the discovered meat, a crazed Nina races up and tells her story. Jonesy then realizes it has been Kimberly's leg that they've been eating after spotting her signature snake tattoo. As they run, Dale finds "The Old Man" (from the previous movie) in his cabin. Dale tells him about the cannibals and soon realizes the man is their un-mutated father. After a brief skirmish, Dale kills the old man by blowing him up with a stick of dynamite.
Amber and Jonesy get caught in a trap and are soon killed with arrows, while Nina and Jake make it to the mill filled with stolen empty cars. They soon get trapped too while Jake sees Michael being beheaded live in the van. The abandoned mill reveals to be the mutant's home and Dale managed to sneak into the compound. They torture Nina at their dinner table, feeding her with Michael's flesh. Dale catches in a noisy trap, alerting the family who soon chases him. But he manages to kill "Brother" and "Sister" with dynamite sticked to an arrow and goes to free Nina and Jack. He frees Nina and while he helps Jack, he is shoot in the back by an arrow and is then killed by a razorwire chain that gets wrapped around his throat. Nina successfully escapes, however Jake wanders into a room where an enormous meat grinder is kept, and soon gets into a fight with Pa. Realizing she has to help him, Nina returns to the mill and along with Jake kills what they believe are the last mutants by pushing them into the grinder. They then find Kimberly's abandoned sports car and drive away to safety.
As the film ends, the still alive Three-Finger feeds the newborn mutant baby Mara's finger and a bottle filled with a greenish chemical waste. His laugh is heard over the end credits.
Cast
- Erica Leerhsen — Nina Papas
- Henry Rollins — Dale Murphy
- Texas Battle — Jake Washington
- Aleksa Palladino — Mara
- Daniella Alonso — Amber
- Steve Braun — Jonesy
- Matthew Currie Holmes — Michael
- Crystal Lowe — Elena
- Kimberly Caldwell — Kimberly
- Wayne Robson — Old Man
Production
Wrong Turn 2 began filming on May 29, 2006, and finished on June 30, 2006 in Vancouver, Canada. A one-minute teaser trailer was screened at Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors in Chicago on February 25, 2007[3], and released on-line on March 2. A second teaser trailer, this time edited by director Joe Lynch, was shown at the WizardWorld convention in Los Angeles on March 18, and released on-line on April 2.[4]
The first film stills were released to Fangoria.com, Dread Central and Bloody-Disgusting, quickly followed by the release of the official cover art, DVD details, and disc specifications. A month later it was announced that the film was accepted at the London FrightFest Film Festival and Austin's Fantastic Fest, and premiered on August 25 in the United Kingdom, and September 21, 2007 in the United States.
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Release and Box office
Fox Home Entertainment released the film on DVD on October 9, 2007 in an Unrated version with extras that include commentary by director Joe Lynch and actors Erica Leerhsen and Henry Rollins, a second commentary by writers Turi Meyer and Al Septien, a featurette on the making of the movie, and the trailer.
The film debuted at number 9 on the Billboard Top DVD Sales chart, and has grossed over $12 million on DVD rentals and sales, already covering its budget of $4 million.
Reception
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End received mostly positive reviews, gaining a 78% fresh rating from review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 9 reviews[5].
Uncle Creepy of DreadCentral gave the film 8 out of 10 stars, stating that the film "is a hot ticket for some gore-soaked backwoods mayhem that gets even better with repeated viewings and lots of booze". Bloody-Disgusting stated that "what could have been a cheap and lazy cash-in turned out to be one of the year’s better genre offerings".
At the Gérardmer Film Festival it won the "Best Direct-to-Video Film" award.
Sequel
On June 30, 2008, Bloody-Disgusting learned that Declan O'Brien will be directing Wrong Turn 3: Left For Dead. Joe Lynch will not be returning for the third film. It has also been confirmed that Fox Home Entertainment has officially begun casting the third installment. No word on whether any of the surviving cast will be back. The film will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray in October 20, 2009. The first Trailer was released April 20.
References
- ^ "Wrong Turn 2 Release Date". http://www.dreadcentral.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2445.
- ^ Wrong Turn 2. rottentomatoes.com
- ^ "Wrong Turn 2 director at Chicago Fango con". http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=3662.
- ^ "Wrong Turn 2 Release Date". http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/film/905.
- ^ "Wrong Turn 2". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1183857-wrong_turn_2/. Retrieved on 2007-10-21.
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