Slashers II: Tucker and Dale vs. Evil 🏕
In movie news: 'The Lighthouse' director Robert Eggers sets his next project
🐪 Happy Wednesday!
Today we’re continuing our week dedicated to Slashers 🔪 with an underrated cult classic in the making that’s lighter and funnier for you horror averse folks.
Okay, here’s day 2️⃣.
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Today’s movie: Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
STREAMING ON NETFLIX
What it’s about: You know the story: A group of college students on a camping trip in a remote part of West Virginia (is that an oxymoron?) encounters two menacing hillbillies that they think are murderers… hilarity ensues. Turns out the hillbillies, Tucker and Dale, are just affable best friends on their own vacation.
Why it’s great: Tucker and Dale vs. Evil is a nearly pitch-perfect sendup of slasher movies that has just the right balance of horror and comedy. The increasingly ridiculous series of gaffs and misunderstandings — including an incredible scene involving a woodchipper — that make the college kids think Tucker (Tyler Labine) and Dale (Alan Tudyk) killers are what make the movie so fun to watch. But what makes it great is the surprising amount of heart it has. Tucker and Dale are so endearing thanks to Labine and Tudyk’s excellent performances that you leave the movie just wanting to give them a hug.
The key players:
🎬Eli Craig
🖋 Morgan Jurgenson & Eli Craig
🎭 Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss
The details:⏳ 89 minutes // 🗓 2010 // 📺Trailer
Fun fact:There’s a special feature on the DVD release where you can watch the movie from the perspective of the college kids, which is basically a classic 80s slasher.
Also available on:Prime Video|iTunes|YouTube
In movie news: Director Robert Eggers sets his next project with Alexander Skarsgard
⚔️ Robert Eggers, who broke out with The Witch in 2015, has lined up his next project following The Lighthouse, which will be in theaters this weekend. The Northman, which is described as a historical Viking drama, will star Alexander Skarsgård. Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Skarsgård, and Willem Dafoe are also circling roles.
Hope you’re having a great week! If you ever have a suggestion for a theme or recommendation, let me know by replying to any email.
See you Friday! ☔️
Karl (@karl_delo)