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{{Infobox film
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| name =Woodchipper Massacre
| name = Woodchipper Massacre
| image =Woodchipper Massacre.jpg
| image = Woodchipper Massacre.jpg
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| director = [[Jon McBride (filmmaker)|Jon McBride]]
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| editing = Lee Insler<br>Jon McBride<br>Joe Podesta Jr.
| editing = Lee Insler<br>Jon McBride<br>Joe Podesta Jr.
| distributor = Donna Michelle Productions <br> Camp Motion Pictures (DVD)
| distributor = Donna Michelle Productions <br> Camp Motion Pictures (DVD)
| released = 1988
| released = {{Film date|1988}}
| runtime = 90 min.
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = {{USA}}
| country = United States
| language =
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| budget = $400
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'''''Woodchipper Massacre''''' is a 1988 [[United States|American]] [[horror comedy]] [[Z movie]] directed by [[Jon McBride (filmmaker)|Jon McBride]], who also directed ''[[Cannibal Campout]]''. The film was also written by McBride.
'''''Woodchipper Massacre''''' is a 1988 American [[horror comedy]] [[Z movie]] written and directed by [[Jon McBride (filmmaker)|Jon McBride]], who also directed ''[[Cannibal Campout]]'', released that same year.<ref name="Woodchipper Massacare">{{cite web|title=Woodchipper Massacare|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096462/|website=IMDB|accessdate=22 February 2015}}</ref> The film was [[shot-on-video]] in [[Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleedingskull.com/woodchipper-massacre-1989/|title=Woodchipper Massacre (1989) - BLEEDING SKULL!|website=BleedingSkull.com|last=Ziemba|first=Joseph A.|date=November 21, 2018|accessdate=November 10, 2020}}</ref>

In the film, three siblings are left in the care of their [[religious fanatic]] aunt. When she tries to confiscate her nephew's knife, she is fatally stabbed with the knife. The stabbing was accidental, but the siblings commit further crimes in order to cover up her death.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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Jon ([[Jon McBride (filmmaker)|Jon McBride]]), Denice (Denice Edeal), and Tom (Tom Casiello) 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 [[militarism|militaristic]] religious extremist who only lets the kids do homework and chores while preaching to them against dating, staying up late, movies, music, and why their lifestyle is wrong. Tom gets an official [[John Rambo|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 fatally stabbed in the [[stomach]].


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The three kids then [[dismember]] her body, 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 has "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. Denice and Tom trick him out to the "expensive" woodchipper, plotting to throw him inside, too. They lure Kim to look inside. Tom turns it on and Kim is pushed in by Jon.
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Jon ([[Jon McBride (filmmaker)|Jon McBride]]), Denice (Denice Edeal), and Tom (Tom Casiello) 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 [[militarism|militaristic]] religious extremist who only lets the kids do homework and chores while preaching to them against dating, staying up late, movies, music, and why their lifestyle is wrong. Tom gets an official [[John Rambo|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 fatally stabbed in the [[stomach]].


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Jon drives Kim's car to the [[airport]] to hide the evidence and hitches a ride back. Denice and Tom are [[Rake (tool)|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 get away with the crime.
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The three kids then [[dismember]] her body, 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 has "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. Denice 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.

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Jon drives Kim's car to the [[airport]] to hide the evidence and hitches a ride back. Denice and Tom are [[Rake (tool)|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 get away with the crime.


The camera pans back to the woodchips on the ground and Aunt Tess's bloody ring is lying on the ground when the film ends.
The camera pans back to the woodchips on the ground and Aunt Tess's bloody ring is lying on the ground when the film ends.
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==Budget==
==Budget==
According to an interview with Jon McBride on the DVD, the film's final budget was $400 (not including the cost of the camera).
According to an interview with Jon McBride on the DVD, the film's final budget was $400 (not including the cost of the camera).<ref>{{cite web|title=Woodchipper Massacare|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096462/business?ref_=tt_dt_bus|website=IMDB|accessdate=22 February 2015}}</ref>

Since the movie was completely shot on video, not many [[Special effect|SFX]] 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 instrument|keyboard]].

Being low budget, the killings are not shown.


==Crew==
==Crew==


[[Jon McBride (filmmaker)|Jon McBride]] acted, wrote, directed, edited, and composed ''Woodchipper Massacre''. The film took 2 months to completely shoot. It was finished in 1989.
[[Jon McBride (filmmaker)|Jon McBride]] acted, wrote, directed, edited, and composed ''Woodchipper Massacre''. The film took 2 months to completely shoot. It was finished in 1988.<ref>{{cite web|title=Woodchipper Massacare|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096462/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast|website=IMDB|accessdate=22 February 2015}}</ref>


==Release==
==Release==
===DVD===


===Home media===
The [[DVD]] for ''Woodchipper Massacre'' has been released in early 2007. It had features such as [[Documentary film|documentary]], [[Videobob]] interview, cast and crew [[interviews]].
''Woodchipper Massacre'' was released on [[VHS]] in 1990.<ref name="imdb.com"/> It was released on [[DVD]] in early 2007.<ref name="imdb.com">{{cite web|title=Woodchipper Massacare Company Credits|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096462/companycredits|website=IMDB|accessdate=22 February 2015}}</ref>

===VHS===

The VHS was released in 1990 only to be [[discontinued]] in 1995. It featured the same artwork as the DVD cover but was black instead of red.

==Reception==
''Woodchipper Massacre'' currently has no [[Rotten Tomatoes]] approval rating, but has a Want-To-See score of 60%.<ref name=RT>{{cite web|title=''Woodchipper Massacre''|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/woodchipper_massacre/|work=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Flixter|accessdate=January 24, 2014}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0096462|Woodchipper Massacre}}
* {{IMDb title|0096462|Woodchipper Massacre}}
*{{AllRovi movie|woodchipper-massacre-v55208}}
* {{AllRovi movie|55208}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|id=woodchipper_massacre}}


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Latest revision as of 01:30, 9 September 2024

Woodchipper Massacre
Directed byJon McBride
Written byJon McBride
Produced byJon McBride
StarringJon McBride
Denice Edeal
Tom Casiello
Patricia McBride
Edited byLee Insler
Jon McBride
Joe Podesta Jr.
Music byTony Diliberti
Michael O'Keefe
David Toy
Distributed byDonna Michelle Productions
Camp Motion Pictures (DVD)
Release date
  • 1988 (1988)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States

Woodchipper Massacre is a 1988 American horror comedy Z movie written and directed by Jon McBride, who also directed Cannibal Campout, released that same year.[1] The film was shot-on-video in Connecticut.[2]

In the film, three siblings are left in the care of their religious fanatic aunt. When she tries to confiscate her nephew's knife, she is fatally stabbed with the knife. The stabbing was accidental, but the siblings commit further crimes in order to cover up her death.

Plot

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Jon (Jon McBride), Denice (Denice Edeal), and Tom (Tom Casiello) 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 against 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 fatally stabbed in the stomach.

The three kids then dismember her body, 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 has "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. Denice and Tom trick him out to the "expensive" woodchipper, 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 get away with the crime.

The camera pans back to the woodchips on the ground and Aunt Tess's bloody ring is lying on the ground when the film ends.

Cast

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  • Jon McBride as Jon
  • Denice Edeal as Denice
  • Tom Casiello as Tom
  • Patricia McBride as Aunt Tess
  • Kim Bailey as Kim
  • Perren Page as Father

Budget

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According to an interview with Jon McBride on the DVD, the film's final budget was $400 (not including the cost of the camera).[3]

Crew

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Jon McBride acted, wrote, directed, edited, and composed Woodchipper Massacre. The film took 2 months to completely shoot. It was finished in 1988.[4]

Release

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Home media

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Woodchipper Massacre was released on VHS in 1990.[5] It was released on DVD in early 2007.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Woodchipper Massacare". IMDB. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  2. ^ Ziemba, Joseph A. (November 21, 2018). "Woodchipper Massacre (1989) - BLEEDING SKULL!". BleedingSkull.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Woodchipper Massacare". IMDB. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Woodchipper Massacare". IMDB. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Woodchipper Massacare Company Credits". IMDB. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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