Woodchipper Massacre
Encyclopedia
Woodchipper Massacre is a 1988 American
horror comedy directed by Jon McBride, who also directed Cannibal Campout
. The film was also written by McBride.
) are three kids whose father goes away for a business meeting
. He leaves them in care of their Aunt Tess (Patricia McBride
) who is a militaristic
religious extremist who only lets the kids do homework and chores while preaching to them about dating, staying up late, movies, music, and why their lifestyle is wrong. Tom gets an official Rambo
Hunting Knife in the mail and Tess will not let him have it. They get into a physical struggle over Tom keeping it, and Aunt Tess accidentally gets stabbed in the stomach
, killing her
The three kids then dismember her body then placing it in the freezer. They then take her body out of the freezer so they can put her in the woodchipper
. They grind her body to shreds. They then think it's over. But then, Tess's son, Kim (Kim Baily), who was recently released from prison
, comes to their home and is told that his mother is "not here" and "left." He is involved in some kind of money wiring deal and came there to get money from his mother. He decides to take monetary value from the children's home and threatens them if they don't give it to him. Denise and Tom trick him out to the "expensive" wood chipper, plotting to throw him inside, too. They lure Kim to look inside. Tom turns it on and Kim is pushed in by Jon.
Jon drives Kim's car to the airport
to hide the evidence and hitches a ride back. Denice and Tom are raking and mowing the lawn which Jon promised his father he would have done by the time he returned from the business meeting. With only a little bit of time before their father's return, Jon assists in the raking and mowing. The father then arrives home and sees his children welcoming him on the driveway. All appears normal, and the children got away with the crime.
The camera pans back to the woodchips on the ground and Aunt Tess's bloody ring is laying on the ground when the film ends.
were used in the film. Brief glimpses of severed body parts are shown and a few drops of blood are seen when Kim gets pushed into the woodchipper.
The two compositions of music were by a New York
orchestra
called The Soundscapes, but other recordings were made by Jon McBride on a keyboard
.
Being low budget, the killings are not shown.
for Woodchipper Massacre has been released in early 2007. It had features such as documentary
, Videobob interview, cast and crew interviews
.
instead of red
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
horror comedy directed by Jon McBride, who also directed Cannibal Campout
Cannibal Campout
Cannibal Campout is a 1988 horror film directed by Jon McBride. It is about four teenagers on a camping trip who are attacked by a trio of mutant cannibals living in the woods. It was shot completely on video, and released to video in 1988....
. The film was also written by McBride.
Plot
Jon (Jon McBride), Denice (Denice Edeal), and Tom (Tom CasielloTom Casiello
Tom Casiello is an American soap opera writer. In a recent interview he mentioned that he is grateful to have worked with his childhood idols: Kay Alden, The Cullitons, Stephen Demorest, Richard Backus, Leah Laiman, Jean Passanante, Shelly Altman and Janet Iacobuzio.-Positions held:As the World...
) are three kids whose father goes away for a business meeting
Meeting
In a meeting, two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal setting.- Definitions :An act or process of coming together as an assembly for a common purpose....
. He leaves them in care of their Aunt Tess (Patricia McBride
Patricia McBride
Patricia McBride is a ballerina who spent nearly 30 years dancing with the New York City Ballet....
) who is a militaristic
Militarism
Militarism is defined as: the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests....
religious extremist who only lets the kids do homework and chores while preaching to them about dating, staying up late, movies, music, and why their lifestyle is wrong. Tom gets an official Rambo
John Rambo
John Rambo is an iconic fictional character and the basis of the Rambo saga. He first appeared in the 1972 novel First Blood by David Morrell, but later became more famous in the film series, played by Sylvester Stallone...
Hunting Knife in the mail and Tess will not let him have it. They get into a physical struggle over Tom keeping it, and Aunt Tess accidentally gets stabbed in the stomach
Stomach
The stomach is a muscular, hollow, dilated part of the alimentary canal which functions as an important organ of the digestive tract in some animals, including vertebrates, echinoderms, insects , and molluscs. It is involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication .The stomach is...
, killing her
The three kids then dismember her body then placing it in the freezer. They then take her body out of the freezer so they can put her in the woodchipper
Woodchipper
A tree chipper or wood chipper is a machine used for reducing wood into smaller parts, such as wood chips or sawdust. They are often portable, being mounted on wheels on frames suitable for towing behind a truck or van. Power is generally provided by an internal combustion engine from to...
. They grind her body to shreds. They then think it's over. But then, Tess's son, Kim (Kim Baily), who was recently released from prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
, comes to their home and is told that his mother is "not here" and "left." He is involved in some kind of money wiring deal and came there to get money from his mother. He decides to take monetary value from the children's home and threatens them if they don't give it to him. Denise and Tom trick him out to the "expensive" wood chipper, plotting to throw him inside, too. They lure Kim to look inside. Tom turns it on and Kim is pushed in by Jon.
Jon drives Kim's car to the airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
to hide the evidence and hitches a ride back. Denice and Tom are raking and mowing the lawn which Jon promised his father he would have done by the time he returned from the business meeting. With only a little bit of time before their father's return, Jon assists in the raking and mowing. The father then arrives home and sees his children welcoming him on the driveway. All appears normal, and the children got away with the crime.
The camera pans back to the woodchips on the ground and Aunt Tess's bloody ring is laying on the ground when the film ends.
Cast
- Jon...........Jon McBride
- Denice........Denice Edeal
- Tom...........Tom CasielloTom CasielloTom Casiello is an American soap opera writer. In a recent interview he mentioned that he is grateful to have worked with his childhood idols: Kay Alden, The Cullitons, Stephen Demorest, Richard Backus, Leah Laiman, Jean Passanante, Shelly Altman and Janet Iacobuzio.-Positions held:As the World...
- Aunt Tess.....Patricia McBridePatricia McBridePatricia McBride is a ballerina who spent nearly 30 years dancing with the New York City Ballet....
- Kim...........Kim Bailey
- Father........Perren Page
Budget
Since the movie was completely shot on video, not many SFXSpecial effect
The illusions used in the film, television, theatre, or entertainment industries to simulate the imagined events in a story are traditionally called special effects ....
were used in the film. Brief glimpses of severed body parts are shown and a few drops of blood are seen when Kim gets pushed into the woodchipper.
The two compositions of music were by a New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
called The Soundscapes, but other recordings were made by Jon McBride on a keyboard
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
.
Being low budget, the killings are not shown.
Crew
Jon McBride acted, wrote, directed, edited, and composed Woodchipper Massacre. The film took 2 months to completely shoot. It was finished in 1989.DVD
The DVDDVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
for Woodchipper Massacre has been released in early 2007. It had features such as documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
, Videobob interview, cast and crew interviews
Interviews
Interviews is:# the plural form of "interview"# a compilation album by Bob Marley & the Wailers, see Interviews # a C++ toolkit for the X Window System, see InterViews...
.
VHS
The VHS was released in 1990 only to be discontinued in 1995. It featured the same artwork as the DVD cover but was blackBlack
Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
instead of red
Red
Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
.
External links
- Woodchipper Massacre at the allmovie.com