The Forest

The Forest (1982)

Daddy's Gone A Hunting

A cannibal hermit living in the woods preys on campers and hikers for his food supply.

Date of release
1982-06-11
TMDB
3.9 / 10 (53)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Horror
Director
Don Jones

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: California

The Forest is a 1982 American supernatural slasher film directed, written, edited and produced by Don Jones and starring Gary Kent, Tomi Barrett and John Batis. The film was shot in Sequoia National Park in California in 1981.

Production

According to an interview with actor Gary Kent, writer-director Don Jones lost his house acquiring funding for the making of the film: "He hocked his house to make the film. He's one of the few directors ever that I know of, besides myself, who actually paid his deferments...When he finally got money from the film, he paid us first before he paid off his house."

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