‘Evil awaits’
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End is a 2007 American horror film directed by former actor Joe Lynch (Chillerama) from a screenplay by Turi Meyer and Al Septien (writing credits for both: Leprechaun 2; SleepStalker; Candyman: Day of the Dead).
The film is a sequel to the 2003 film Wrong Turn and the second entry in the Wrong Turn film series.
It was released on DVD on October 9, 2007 and was commercially successful while receiving a generally positive response from critics.
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Cast:
Erica Leerhsen (Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2; The Texas Chainsaw Massacre; Haunted Traxx), Henry Rollins (Psychic Murders; Feast; He Never Died), Texas Battle (Final Destination 3; Hydra; Boggy Creek), Kimberly Caldwell (The Ring Two; The Veil), Crystal Lowe (Hood of Horror; The Hills Have Eyes II; The Collector), Steve Braun (Pterodactyl); Matthew Currie Holmes (The Fog; Demon Legacy).
Plot:
Reality show contestant Kimberly is driving through the West Virginia back country searching for the location of her next project. While driving, she accidentally hits a teenager. She stops to check on him, but the teenager is revealed to be Brother, a cannibal, who bites her lips off.
She attempts to escape, but runs into Three Finger, who splits her in half vertically with an axe. He and Brother drag her halves away…
Reviews:
“Yeah, it has its shortcomings, but then again so do the movies that inspired it. Only a horror fan could have delivered a movie this much fun. A movie that knows exactly what it wants to be and revels in it … Wrong Turn 2 is a love letter to the genre that’s been scrawled in gore.” Steve Barton, Dread Central
” … a far more satisfying experience than its pedigree would suggest. While it won’t gain entry into the halls of classic horror, it will make slasher-film fans happy for a couple of hours.” Ian Visser, DVD Verdict
“what could have been a cheap and lazy cash-in turned out to be one of the year’s better genre offerings”. Brian Collins, Bloody Disgusting
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“Joe Lynch just goes for it in this maxed-out mutant sequel, sating the errant appetites of gorehounds everywhere.” Anton Bitel, Film4
“A fast-paced and completely unapologetic love-letter to the old-school ’80s splatter sequels like Friday the 13th Part 2 and Texas Chainsaw 2. (Gory, too!)” Scott Weinberg, FEARnet
Cast and characters:
- Erica Leerhsen as Nina Papas
- Texas Battle as Jake Washington
- Henry Rollins as Colonel Dale Murphy
- Daniella Alonso as Amber Williams
- Steve Braun as Matt “Jonesy” Jones
- Crystal Lowe as Elena
- Matthew Currie Holmes as Michael “M” Epstein
- Aleksa Palladino as Mara Stone
- Wayne Robson as Old Man
- Kimberly Caldwell as Kimberly
- Ken Kirzinger as Pa
- Ashlea Earl as Ma
- Clint Carleton as Brother
- Rorelee Tio as Sister
- Jeff Scrutton as Three Finger
- Cedric De Souza as Neil
- John Stewart as Wojo
- Bro Gilbert as Chris
- Patton Oswalt as Tommy (voice)
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