Plot

The plot of the film revolves around a murderer killing fishermen with an over-sized fishhook during a Wisconsin fishing festival. The film was shot on location in the community of Hayward, Wisconsin

Hayward, Wisconsin

Hayward is a city in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States, next to the Namekagon River. The population was 2,129 at the 2000 census. The city is surrounded by the Town of Hayward.-Transportation:U.S...

; the town's landmark giant fiberglass muskie is prominently featured in the film. The film was originally entitled Muskie Madness, and many of the films crew will still refer to it by that title, however when picked up for distribution Troma insisted the title be changed. Though very much a low-budget production Blood Hook is distinguished from the other slasher flicks of the time by its quirky sense of macabre, tongue-in-cheek humor.

Cast

• Mark Jacobs ........Peter van Cleese
• Lisa Todd...........Ann Colbert
• Patrick Danz........Rodney
• Sara Hauser.........Kiersten
• Christopher Whiting...Tom 'Finner' Finnegan
• Don Winters.........Leroy Leudke
• Paul Drake..........Wayne Duerst
• Bill Lowrie.........Evelyn Duerst
• Sandy Meuwissen.....Beverly 'Bev D.' Duerst
• Dale Dunham.........Denny Dobyns
• Paul Heckman........The Sheriff
• Don Cosgrove........Roger Swain
• Bonnie Lee..........Shiela Swain
• Greg Nienas.........Irving 'Irv' Swain
• Julie Vortanz.......Ruth-Ann Swain
• Donald Franke.......Grandfather van Cleese
• Ryan Franke.........Young Peter van Cleese
• Dana Remker.........Dickie Duerst
• John Galligan.......Emcee
• Ron Kaiser..........Emcee

Production

Although the film wasn't successful, its director, Jim Mallon

Jim Mallon

Jim Mallon is an American television and film producer and writer, most notable for being executive producer of the Peabody Award-winning series Mystery Science Theater 3000 ...

, and composer/key grip Kevin Murphy

Kevin Murphy (actor)

Kevin Wagner Murphy is an American actor and writer best known as the voice and puppeteer of Tom Servo on the Peabody Award-winning comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000.- Early career :...

 later went on to work on the popular cult television program Mystery Science Theater 3000

Mystery Science Theater 3000

Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999....

.

Release

The film has been released on VHS

VHS

The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....

 by several companies including Paramount Home Entertainment

Paramount Home Entertainment

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 and Troma Entertainment

Troma Entertainment

Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974.The company produces low-budget independent movies that play on 1950s horror with elements of farce...

. It was released on DVD

DVD

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as part of the Troma Triple B-Header set in 2004.