Hatchet

Hatchet (2006)

Stay out of the swamp.

When a group of tourists on a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.

Date of release
2006-04-27
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (760)
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Director
Adam Green
Collection
Hatchet Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: $1.5M
  • Filmed in: New Orleans

Hatchet is a 2006 American slasher film written and directed by Adam Green. The film has an ensemble cast, including Joel David Moore, Tamara Feldman, Deon Richmond, Mercedes McNab, Parry Shen, Joleigh Fioreavanti, Joel Murray, Richard Riehle, Patrika Darbo, Joshua Leonard, Tony Todd, Robert Englund, and Kane Hodder. The plot follows a group of tourists on a New Orleans haunted swamp tour, who accidentally get stranded in the wilderness, only to be hunted by a vengeful, supernatural deformed man who kills anyone who enters the swamp.

Production

Director Adam Green said that he got the idea for antagonist Victor Crowley's backstory when he attended Camp Avoda in 1983 at age 8. During the first day at camp, the counselors had warned the kids that a man named Hatchet-Face would "come and get them" if they got near a particular cabin.

To obtain financing for the film, producer Sarah Elbert convinced Green and cinematographer Will Barratt to shoot a brief teaser trailer in New Orleans before writing the script. The teaser simply consisted of establishing shots that Barratt filmed during a swamp tour, with narration done by the young daughter of one of Elbert's friends relaying Victor's backstory.

Principal photography for the film began on April 25, 2005, with the film being shot around Sable Ranch in Santa Clarita. It was produced for a budget of $1.5 million.

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