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Backwoods

  • TV Movie
  • 2008
  • R
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
2.2K
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Backwoods (2008)
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A company manager wants to take a group of young employees to a retreat in the woods to pay paintball games and practise executive tactics.. When the game starts, the group finds their train... Read allA company manager wants to take a group of young employees to a retreat in the woods to pay paintball games and practise executive tactics.. When the game starts, the group finds their training's more than a paintball game, but a fight for survival in a hostile ground whose inhab... Read allA company manager wants to take a group of young employees to a retreat in the woods to pay paintball games and practise executive tactics.. When the game starts, the group finds their training's more than a paintball game, but a fight for survival in a hostile ground whose inhabitants are maniac lunatics.

  • Director
    • Martin Jay Weiss
  • Writer
    • Anthony Jaswinski
  • Stars
    • Ryan Merriman
    • Danny Nucci
    • Haylie Duff
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    2.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Martin Jay Weiss
    • Writer
      • Anthony Jaswinski
    • Stars
      • Ryan Merriman
      • Danny Nucci
      • Haylie Duff
    • 34User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Ryan Merriman
    Ryan Merriman
    • Adam
    Danny Nucci
    Danny Nucci
    • Perry Walters
    Haylie Duff
    Haylie Duff
    • Lee
    Mark Rolston
    Mark Rolston
    • Ricks
    Troy Winbush
    Troy Winbush
    • Chris Basso
    Deborah Van Valkenburgh
    Deborah Van Valkenburgh
    • Mother Ruth
    Craig Zimmerman
    Craig Zimmerman
    • Johnny Dash
    Mimi Michaels
    Mimi Michaels
    • Maggie
    Jamison Yang
    Jamison Yang
    • Mike Chen
    Jonathan Slavin
    Jonathan Slavin
    • Paul
    Eric Larkin
    • Bartender
    Willow Geer
    Willow Geer
    • Gwen
    Robert Allen Mukes
    Robert Allen Mukes
    • Josiah
    • (as Robert 'Bonecrusher' Mukes)
    John Hemphill
    John Hemphill
    • Ranger
    Blake Lindsley
    Blake Lindsley
    • Agent Tommers
    Jonathan Chase
    Jonathan Chase
    • Tom
    Roshawn Franklin
    Roshawn Franklin
    • Stoney
    • (uncredited)
    Verne Graham
    • Survivalist
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Martin Jay Weiss
    • Writer
      • Anthony Jaswinski
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    User reviews34

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    2matttieee123

    Horrible

    And no, not horrible for the violence/gore. This movie is just plain horrible because of the acting, directing, cinematography and far-fetched storyline. I strongly DON"T recommend this film to you because: 1: The story line is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard! Since when has work been playing paintball in the woods?! 2: Furthering my point of ridiculousness, a cult in the woods run by crazy old women. HUH?? 3: The acting is really bad. So bad, it probably would have been better if Paris Hilton was in it. 4: It's predictable to a high level. 5: It doesn't even meet the standards of a B grade movie which it is trying to be.

    So don't be fooled by the "Haylie Duff" on the cover because she is probably the only decent actor in the film but she is hardly in it. If you want to see a decent movie about the woods, see "Wrong Turn" which makes a lot more sense and provides a lot more scares than this disaster of a movie.
    4SnoopyStyle

    cheap B-horror

    A couple camping in the woods is attacked by mountainmen. The girl is abducted to be a breeder. Later, Johnny Dash organizes a paint ball corporate retreat for his workers at a video game company. The store clerk directs the group to the same area in the woods where the couple was taken. Soon, their paint ball game turns deadly and the group is imprisoned in the underground bunker where the locals manufacture drugs.

    This is a standard low-grade horror. There is blood but not much gore. There is violence but not well done. The actors are mostly B-level as indicated by the presence of Haylie Duff. It's a functional cheap horror that has nothing new or special. It works but only barely. It is all relatively amateurish except for a few solid old-fashion burning and falling stunts.
    4icocleric

    Not As Bad As I Thought

    With the opening credits being as awful as they were with the terrible music, and blurred shaky cam, and knowing its a theme that's been done a lot before I thought it'd be truly awful. I thought I'd be 1 star for sure!

    It's a B-Movie for sure, and with the women being caught "for breeding" it's not the best nor the most original film about, but it's watchable and entertaining. It's not overly cheesy once it gets going. The actors are decent enough, honestly I was expecting worse.

    It has some nice touches for making sense. It's a company retreat, they thought the other team was being over competitive when some stuff started to not add up. They try to be sensible and call for help.
    3fsuelwood

    What you would expect

    I saw this picture this morning and was not disappointed or surprised. It was exactly what you would think from a made for tv horror movie. Editing was poor, characters were meh, and overall experience was not worth the waste of home internet data usage.
    10ifuseekkody

    Loved it!

    I like horror films to make me jump or scream. This one did. Yes, it's the same basic premise we've seen many times in this type of movie, but the plot isn't really what I watch these movies for. Also, there's plenty of new twists/elements in this one. This movie really had me cheering for the "good guys" - I was glad I'd watched it by myself, as the last 20 minutes or so really had me screaming at the TV, cheering the kids on. I really enjoyed watching this movie, and am buying a copy to share with my horror loving friends. Backwoods was apparently produced for Spike TV, so don't expect to see much in the way of blood and gore. (Needless to say, there's no nudity whatsoever.) Some old-fashioned traps make the chase scenes through the forest somewhat interesting, but I pretty much relied on Haylie Duff's hotness to get me through the film's 80 minute runtime (although I must admit I got quite a kick out of watch a mortally wounded techie put on an amazing show of shooting bad guys without even aiming.) If you're a horror fan, Backwoods is certainly a watchable film, but you won't see anything here you haven't seen before.

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    • Trivia
      While shooting Backwoods, stunt man, Kai Nuuhiwa was held at gun point with two forest rangers. Nuuhiwa stepped back and raised both arms in the air, away from his rifle.
    • Goofs
      The MISSING sign has a date of Feb. 30, 2008.
    • Connections
      References The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
    • Soundtracks
      Diamond Side Down
      Written by: Scott Nickoley and Ryan Franks,

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    • Release date
      • January 3, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • RHI Entertainment
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Игра на выживание
    • Production companies
      • Grand Army Entertainment
      • Larry Levinson Productions
      • RHI Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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