Blood Hook

Blood Hook (1987)

Fishing was never like this!

During a local fishing contest, people are being mysteriously dragged into the lake and killed by a giant fish hook. After a sufficient number of deaths, the killer is finally revealed.

Date of release
1987-04-01
TMDB
4.6 / 10 (56)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Horror, Comedy, Thriller
Director
Jim Mallon

Casting

Interesting facts

Blood Hook is a 1987 American slasher film directed by Jim Mallon and starring Mark Jacobs, Lisa Todd, Patrick Danz, Sara Hauser, and Christopher Whiting. It follows a group of young people who arrive in a small northern Wisconsin town during a fishing festival, where a series of bizarre disappearances and murders are occurring. It was distributed by Troma Entertainment. The film was premiered at the MIFED Film Market in October 1986. The film was truncated for its 1987 release after the Motion Picture Association of America threatened to grant the film an X rating due to its violent content.

Production

The film was shot on location in the community of Hayward, Wisconsin over a period of 35 days in the summer of 1985, on a budget of $200,000. The town's landmark giant fiberglass muskie is prominently featured in the film.

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