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Karen
and Jamie are on a bicycle trip from Kentucky to Michigan, don't
ask me why, they never really say. They also claim to be brother
and sister, but it doesn’t seem to stop them from exploring how
each others genitalia seems to work. After a hard day peddling
down the road, they decide to camp out at a local state park.
It is here they meet Eben. Eben is your classic hillbilly stereotype,
he has his overalls, shot gun, moonshine and great lines like
"That thar is my bear trap." or my personal favorite
"In these parts it is the woman's job to go 'en
warm da' bed."
Jamie saves Eben's daughter's life, and in return Eben
offers him and Karen a good home cooked meal. So they all pack
up and head to Eben's shanty, and this is where we meet his
other child, William. William’s a twenty something male who is
missing most of his front teeth, hisses like a cat and lives in
a dog box. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that he likes to kill
and bite the heads off of anything he can catch.
Mainly chickens and gophers, but Eben said he went after a badger
one time. On a personal note, you have got to be one bad ass sumbitch
to try and bite the head off a badger.
We soon learn that Eben sometimes has trouble controlling his
special little boy, what a surprise. We also find out that William
killed his mother and has made many attacks on Eben and his sister
Beth. Now at this point most regular folk would forget about dinner
and head the hell back home. Not Jamie and Karen, they agree to
stay the night. Can ya guess what happens? That’s right baby,
it is William-palooza 1988 and there is not going to be anyone
safe.
I really liked this movie. William was a very good psycho and
looked as creepy and nasty as a human could get without having
makeup. Matted hair, filthy clothes and always a mouthfuls of
drool, he was truly a greasy killer.
There are great scenes of him stalking Karen in the cabin that
are quite scary as he seems to always be peering in a window or
reaching through a crack in the walls. Karen, through out the
film, has problems with her breasts being covered. Also while
Karen is washing up at the lake, William gets a peak at the very
rare "Trimmed Beaver" which was a rare animal to see
in the eighties. Although not a lot of killing there is some very
decent gore involving William and a bunch of fish hooks.
This film kept my attention the whole time and I learned to like
all of the characters, mainly William and Eben, who you end up
feeling really sorry for. Even though his son is nuts, he still
cares for him. I'm still not sure if Karen and Jamie were
brother and sister or not, but seeing as how the story starts
off in Kentucky it could be the writers poking a little fun. However
Karen was hot enough for me to not mind a little poking. There
is also this great little tune Eben sings through out the movie
about coon hunting that is very creepy. Like The Hill's Have
Eyes and Wrong Turn, this is a good twisted tale of hillbillies,
incest and violence. Worth the rent if you can find a copy.
6/10
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