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{{Short description|2003 |
{{Short description|2003 film by Rob Schmidt}} |
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{{Infobox film |
{{Infobox film |
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| name = Wrong Turn |
| name = Wrong Turn |
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* [[Jeremy Sisto]] |
* [[Jeremy Sisto]] |
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* [[Kevin Zegers]] |
* [[Kevin Zegers]] |
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* [[Lindy Booth]] |
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| music = [[Elia Cmiral]] |
| music = [[Elia Cmiral]] |
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| cinematography = [[John Bartley|John S. Bartley]] |
| cinematography = [[John Bartley|John S. Bartley]] |
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| editing = Michael Ross |
| editing = Michael Ross |
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| studio = {{Plain list| |
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*[[Constantin Film]]<ref name=afi>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/62953|title=Wrong Turn (2003)|work=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|access-date= |
*[[Constantin Film]]<ref name=afi>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/62953|title=Wrong Turn (2003)|publisher=[[American Film Institute]]|work=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|access-date=August 26, 2021|archive-date= November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125143728/https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/62953|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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*[[Summit Entertainment]]<ref name=afi/> |
*[[Summit Entertainment]]<ref name=afi/> |
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*[[Regency Enterprises]] (uncredited)<ref>{{cite web|title=Wrong Turn (2003) - Financial Information|work=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |
*[[Regency Enterprises]] (uncredited)<ref>{{cite web|title=Wrong Turn (2003) - Financial Information|work=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Wrong-Turn#tab=summary|archive-date=January 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122024518/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Wrong-Turn#tab=summary|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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*[[Newmarket Films|Newmarket Capital Group]]<ref name=sd>{{cite web|title=Wrong Turn|website=[[Screen International]]|first=John|last=Hazelton|date= |
*[[Newmarket Films|Newmarket Capital Group]]<ref name=sd>{{cite web|title=Wrong Turn|website=[[Screen International]]|first=John|last=Hazelton|date=June 4, 2003|url=https://www.screendaily.com/wrong-turn/4013757.article|archive-date=August 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811163457/https://www.screendaily.com/wrong-turn/4013757.article|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| distributor = [[20th Century Fox]]<ref name=afi/> (United States)<br>Constantin Film (Germany)<ref>{{cite web|title=Film #20385: Wrong Turn|work=[[Lumiere (website)|Lumiere]] |
| distributor = [[20th Century Fox]]<ref name=afi/> (United States)<br>Constantin Film (Germany)<ref>{{cite web|title=Film #20385: Wrong Turn|work=[[Lumiere (website)|Lumiere]]|url=http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=20385|archive-date= July 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711193216/http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=20385|url-status=live}}</ref><br />Summit Entertainment (International)<ref name=sd/> |
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| released = {{Film date|2003|5|30}} |
| released = {{Film date|2003|5|30}} |
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| runtime = 84 minutes |
| runtime = 84 minutes |
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| language = English |
| language = English |
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| budget = $12.6 million<ref name=boxmojo>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1618642433/|title=''Wrong Turn'' (2003) |
| budget = $12.6 million<ref name=boxmojo>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1618642433/|title=''Wrong Turn'' (2003)|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|archive-date=February 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220063345/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1618642433/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| gross = $28.7 million<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wrong Turn |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0295700/ |
| gross = $28.7 million<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wrong Turn |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0295700/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |archive-date=January 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131083107/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0295700/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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'''''Wrong Turn''''' is a 2003 [[slasher film]] directed by [[Rob Schmidt]] |
'''''Wrong Turn''''' is a 2003 [[slasher film]] directed by [[Rob Schmidt]], written by [[Alan B. McElroy]], and starring [[Desmond Harrington]], [[Eliza Dushku]], [[Emmanuelle Chriqui]], [[Jeremy Sisto]], and [[Kevin Zegers]]. The first part in the [[Wrong Turn (film series)|''Wrong Turn'' film series]], it follows a group of six individuals being stalked by a [[Human cannibalism|cannibal]] family in the woods of [[West Virginia]]. |
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Development for the film began in 2001 when it was announced [[Summit Entertainment]] and [[Newmarket Capital Group|Newmarket Group]] teamed to produce ''Wrong Turn'', a 1970s-style horror pic to be directed by Schmidt, while McElroy wrote the script. The film was a co-production between Summit and [[Constantin Film]], with Stan Winston designing the creature effects and serving as a producer. |
Development for the film began in 2001 when it was announced [[Summit Entertainment]] and [[Newmarket Capital Group|Newmarket Group]] teamed to produce ''Wrong Turn'', a 1970s-style horror pic to be directed by Schmidt, while McElroy wrote the script. The film was a co-production between Summit and [[Constantin Film]], with [[Stan Winston]] designing the creature effects and serving as a producer. |
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''Wrong Turn'' was theatrically released in the United States on May 30, 2003, by 20th Century Fox. |
''Wrong Turn'' was theatrically released in the United States on May 30, 2003, by 20th Century Fox. It received negative reviews from critics, who praised its premise, but criticized its script, underdeveloped characters and horror clichés. The film grossed over $28 million worldwide against a $12 million budget. |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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Two college students, Rich Stoker and Halley Smith, are [[rock climbing]] in a remote forest of [[West Virginia]]. When Rich reaches the top of a cliff they are climbing, he is suddenly murdered before helping Halley up. Someone begins to yank Halley up the cliff, forcing her to cut the rope and fall to the ground. She attempts to escape but is caught in a line of barbed wire and pulled back into the woods, screaming. |
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Sometime later, medical student Chris Flynn drives through the mountains of West Virginia on his way to a business meeting. He stops at a gas station to ask directions, and the elderly owner named Maynard is of no help. Chris finds a map and decides to go down Bear Mountain Road. He collides with a stopped car whose tires have been punctured. The car belongs to a group of college students on a camping trip: Jessie, Carly, Scott, Evan and Francine. They soon discover their tire puncture was no accident |
Sometime later, medical student Chris Flynn drives through the mountains of West Virginia on his way to a business meeting. He stops at a gas station to ask directions, and the elderly owner named Maynard is of no help. Chris finds a map and decides to go down Bear Mountain Road. He collides with a stopped car whose tires have been punctured. The car belongs to a group of college students on a camping trip: Jessie, Carly, Scott, Evan, and Francine. They soon discover that their tire puncture was no accident, find barbed wire wrapped around it, and realize that someone did this intentionally. |
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Evan and Francine |
Evan and Francine watch the cars while the others go to find help. Evan disappears after he hears something from the woods, and Francine finds his ear on the ground. As she backs away in horror, barbed wire is forced into her mouth by a mysterious figure, who garrotes her with it. The remaining group finds an isolated cabin and goes inside to use the phone, horrified to find human body parts in the house. They are forced to hide inside when the occupants return home. Three [[Human cannibalism|cannibalistic]] inbred mountain men, Three Finger (real name, Andrei), Saw Tooth (real name, Andu), and One Eye (real name, Tudor), enter the cabin with Francine's corpse, and the hiding group watches as her body is dismembered and eaten. |
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After the cannibals fall asleep, the group attempts to escape but their captors awaken and chase them in the forest. The group |
After the cannibals fall asleep, the group attempts to escape, but their captors awaken and chase them in the forest. The group finds cars left by previous victims and tries to make up an escape plan. Chris gets shot in the leg while trying to distract the cannibals, and the girls take him to a truck, where Evan's body spills out. Scott attempts another diversion for the other three to escape but gets killed with arrows instead. Jessie, Carly, and Chris stumble upon an old watchtower with an old radio and try to call for help. The cannibals arrive and are alerted when the radio responds to the group's call. Unable to get inside, the attackers set the tower on fire. The protagonists escape by jumping out and into the trees, triggering a chase in which Carly is decapitated by Three Finger. |
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Chris pulls a branch while Jessie lures the attacker |
Chris pulls a branch while Jessie lures the attacker so that the former can release it, knocking him down. Jessie and Chris flee and hide in a cave until morning. The cannibals find them, pushing Chris down the hill, then kidnapping Jessie and taking her back to their cabin. Chris survives the fall and meets a police officer, but the officer is killed by Saw Tooth, who shoots him in the eye with an arrow. Chris hitches a ride by holding onto the underside of the truck as Saw Tooth drives it back to the cabin, where Jessie has been tied down to a bed in preparation to be eaten, and watches fearfully as the cannibals chop up the dead policeman. |
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Before they can move on to Jessie, Chris sets the |
Before they can move on to Jessie, Chris sets the cabin on fire and drives the truck through the wall. He fights off the three cannibals and frees Jessie, and they escape as Chris kills the cannibals by blowing up the cabin. The pair then drive out of the forest in the cannibals' pickup truck and stumble upon Maynard's gas station nearby; Chris takes the map before he and Jessie leave. |
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In a mid-credits scene, a deputy sheriff who had received the radio call earlier investigates the remains of the destroyed cabin. Laughing insanely, Three Finger, who survived the explosion, rises and kills the deputy. |
In a mid-credits scene, a deputy sheriff who had received the radio call earlier investigates the remains of the destroyed cabin. Laughing insanely, Three Finger, who survived the explosion, rises and kills the deputy. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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{{Cast list| |
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*[[Desmond Harrington]] as Chris Flynn |
*[[Desmond Harrington]] as Chris Flynn |
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*[[Eliza Dushku]] as Jessie Burlingame |
*[[Eliza Dushku]] as Jessie Burlingame |
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*[[Kevin Zegers]] as Evan Ross |
*[[Kevin Zegers]] as Evan Ross |
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*[[Lindy Booth]] as Francine Childes |
*[[Lindy Booth]] as Francine Childes |
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*[[Julian Richings]] as Andrei (Three Finger) |
*[[Julian Richings]] as Andrei (Three Finger) Odets |
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*[[Garry Robbins]] as Andu (Saw Tooth) |
*[[Garry Robbins]] as Andu (Saw Tooth) Odets |
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*Ted Clark as Tudor (One Eye) |
*Ted Clark as Tudor (One Eye) Odets |
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*Yvonne Gaudry as Halley Smith |
*Yvonne Gaudry as Halley Smith |
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*Joel Harris as Richard (Rich) Stoker |
*Joel Harris as Richard (Rich) Stoker |
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*David Huband as |
*David Huband as Sheriff John Bartley |
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*[[Wayne Robson]] as Maynard Odets |
*[[Wayne Robson]] as Maynard J. Odets |
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*James Downing as Trucker |
*James Downing as Trucker |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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===Development=== |
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Development for the film began in 2001 when it was announced Summit Entertainment and Newmarket Group teamed to produce ''Wrong Turn'', a 1970s-style horror pic to be directed by Rob Schmidt.<ref name=ew20>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://ew.com/movies/wrong-turn-20th-anniversary-eliza-dushku/#:~:text=Starring%20Eliza%20Dushku%2C%20Desmond%20Harrington,2021%20reboot%20starring%20Matthew%20Modine.|title=20 years of Wrong Turn: How a movie about murderous cannibals became an unkillable franchise|date=May 31, 2023|last=Collis|first=Clark|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714000349/https://ew.com/movies/wrong-turn-20th-anniversary-eliza-dushku/|archive-date=July 14, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Alan B. McElroy]], who had begun his career as a screenwriter for ''[[Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers]]'' (1988), wrote the script.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/wrong-is-right-for-duo-1117851272/|last=Harris|first=Dana|title='Wrong' is right for duo|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=August 14, 2001|archive-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027213220/https://variety.com/2001/film/news/wrong-is-right-for-duo-1117851272/|url-status=live}}</ref> McElroy devised the idea for the film after he and his wife were forced to detour on a rural side road during a snowstorm to avoid a major traffic collision: "As we're doing that, in the dark, in a snowstorm, we're thinking, 'Is this a smart idea?'" McElroy recalled. "Anything could go wrong!"<ref name=ew20/> |
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⚫ | The film was a co-production, Summit Entertainment and Constantin Films, with [[Stan Winston]] designing the creature effects and serving as a producer.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/markets-festivals/duo-to-take-wrong-turn-1117870365/|last=Harris|first=Dana|title=Duo to take 'Wrong Turn'|magazine=Variety|date=July 28, 2002|archive-date=June 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614221116/https://variety.com/2002/film/markets-festivals/duo-to-take-wrong-turn-1117870365/|url-status=live}}</ref> Inking a deal with Fox-based Regency Enterprises, the co-financiers of ''Wrong Turn'' secured domestic distribution through Fox.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/markets-festivals/wrong-turn-finds-way-to-fox-1117874548/|last=Brodesser|first=Claude|title='Wrong Turn' finds way to Fox|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 17, 2002|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119100758/https://variety.com/2002/film/markets-festivals/wrong-turn-finds-way-to-fox-1117874548/|url-status=live}}</ref> Fox reportedly had trouble securing an R-rating from the MPAA due to the film's intense violence, with many of the TV spots for the film also being refused approval; this is possibly one of the reasons why subsequent ''Wrong Turn'' movies were released straight to video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/wrong-turn-movie-sequels-straight-home-video-reason/|title=Why Wrong Turn Sequels Went Straight To Home Video|website=Screen Rant|last=Kennedy|first=Michael|date=January 8, 2020|archive-date=June 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614221120/https://screenrant.com/wrong-turn-movie-sequels-straight-home-video-reason/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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===Filming=== |
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Though set in West Virginia, filming of ''Wrong Turn'' took place in a nature reserve north of [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada.<ref name=ew20/> Additional photography, including the sequence set in the forest station tower, occurred on a set.<ref name=ew20/> While shooting a sequence in which her character falls through a series of tree branches, actress Emmanuelle Chriqui dislocated her shoulder.<ref name=ew20/> |
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==Music== |
==Music== |
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#"Three Finger is Back" |
#"Three Finger is Back" |
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==Release== |
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===Box office=== |
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⚫ | [[Rotten Tomatoes]], a [[review aggregator]], reports that 40% of 83 surveyed critics gave the film a |
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Released in the United States on May 30, 2003, ''Wrong Turn'' earned $5,161,498 during its opening weekend among 1,615 theaters.<ref name=boxmojo/> It went to gross a total of $15,418,790 in the United States and $13,231,785 internationally, making for a worldwide gross of $28,650,575.<ref name=boxmojo/> |
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===Critical response=== |
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Barbara Ellen of ''[[The Times]]'' wrote "This could have been a half decent cross between a Romero zombie movie and ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]'' but in the end the gore is so ridiculously overdone and the script so lame, that it undermines all sense of suspense".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/films-of-the-week-qkc7pn9npn8|last=Ellen|first=Barbara|title=Films of the Week|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=June 26, 2003|accessdate=August 26, 2021|archive-date=August 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826232002/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/films-of-the-week-qkc7pn9npn8|url-status=live}}</ref> William Thomas of ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' said "It's better than any of the official ''Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' sequels. Which is probably a good thing".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Thomas|first=William|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/wrong-turn-review/|title=Wrong Turn Review|magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|date=January 1, 2000|access-date=August 26, 2021|archive-date=August 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826231115/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/wrong-turn-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Scott Foundas of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' criticized the ''Wrong Turn'' for being "A negative pickup by Fox", adding that "[it was] dumped into theaters on Friday without benefit of press previews", resulting in "frightless torpor".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/wrong-turn-1200541344/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Foundas|first=Scott|title=Wrong Turn|date=June 1, 2003|access-date=August 26, 2021|archive-date=August 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826231115/https://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/wrong-turn-1200541344/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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⚫ | [[Rotten Tomatoes]], a [[review aggregator]], reports that 40% of 83 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating was 4.22/10. The consensus is: "An unremarkable slasher flick that fails to distinguish itself from others of its ilk".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wrong_turn|title=Wrong Turn|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=August 26, 2021|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327061623/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wrong_turn|url-status=live}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], ''Wrong Turn'' has a score of 32 out of a 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/wrong-turn|title=Wrong Turn (2003)|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 26, 2021|archive-date=August 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831032414/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/wrong-turn|url-status=live}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "C−" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/|title=CinemaScore|access-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/|archive-date=December 20, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Barbara Ellen of ''[[The Times]]'' wrote "This could have been a half decent cross between a Romero zombie movie and ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]'' but in the end the gore is so ridiculously overdone and the script so lame, that it undermines all sense of suspense".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/films-of-the-week-qkc7pn9npn8|last=Ellen|first=Barbara|title=Films of the Week|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=June 26, 2003|archive-date=August 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826232002/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/films-of-the-week-qkc7pn9npn8|url-status=live}}</ref> William Thomas of ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' said "It's better than any of the official ''Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' sequels. Which is probably a good thing".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Thomas|first=William|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/wrong-turn-review/|title=Wrong Turn Review|magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|date=January 1, 2000|archive-date=August 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826231115/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/wrong-turn-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Scott Foundas of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' criticized the ''Wrong Turn'' for being "A negative pickup by Fox", adding that "[it was] dumped into theaters on Friday without benefit of press previews", resulting in "frightless torpor".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/wrong-turn-1200541344/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Foundas|first=Scott|title=Wrong Turn|date=June 1, 2003|archive-date=August 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826231115/https://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/wrong-turn-1200541344/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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A one out of four stars was awarded to the film by Marc Savlov of ''[[The Austin Chronicle]]'' who wrote "This was already tired stuff when cult fave Sleepaway Camp came out in 1983, and it's downright comatose by now".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2003-06-06/161256/|last=Savlov|first=Marc|title=Wrong Turn|date=June 6, 2003|work=[[The Austin Chronicle]]|archive-date=August 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826232617/https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2003-06-06/161256/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[BBC]]'s Nev Pierce gave the film two out of five,<ref>{{cite news|last=Pierce|first=Nev|title=Wrong Turn (2003)|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=August 26, 2021|date=June 25, 2003|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/06/18/wrong_turn_2003_review.shtml|archive-date=August 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826230459/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/06/18/wrong_turn_2003_review.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> while Anita Gates of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called it "[a] lazy would-be horror film".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/31/movies/film-review-a-new-backwoods-threat-feeble-minded-flesh-eaters.html|last=Gates|first=Anita|title=Film Review; A New Backwoods Threat: Feeble-Minded Flesh Eaters|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 31, 2003|accessdate=August 26, 2021|archive-date=August 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826230459/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/31/movies/film-review-a-new-backwoods-threat-feeble-minded-flesh-eaters.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Sequels== |
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==Sequels, prequels and reboots== |
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''Wrong Turn'' was followed by several films including two sequels, ''[[Wrong Turn 2: Dead End]]'' (2007) and ''[[Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead]]'' (2009), two prequels leading to the events of the original film, ''[[Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings]]'' (2011) and ''[[Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines]]'' (2012), and a reboot, ''[[Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort]]'' (2014). |
''Wrong Turn'' was followed by several films including two sequels, ''[[Wrong Turn 2: Dead End]]'' (2007) and ''[[Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead]]'' (2009), two prequels leading to the events of the original film, ''[[Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings]]'' (2011) and ''[[Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines]]'' (2012), and a reboot, ''[[Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort]]'' (2014). |
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In October 2018, another reboot simply titled ''[[Wrong Turn (2021 film)|Wrong Turn]]'' (2021) was announced.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screengeek.net/2018/10/16/wrong-turn-reboot-details/|title='Wrong Turn' Reboot Details Revealed; Franchise Creator Writing Script|work=Screen Geek|first=Hannah|last=Brown|date=October 16, 2018|access-date=August 26, 2021|archive-date=February 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203193151/https://www.screengeek.net/2018/10/16/wrong-turn-reboot-details/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was written by original film's writer Alan B. McElroy and directed by Mike P. Nelson. Principal photography for the movie began on September 9, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wcpo.com/entertainment/local-a-e/wrong-turn-reboot-looking-for-extras-in-cincinnati-shoot|last=Mains|first=Brian|title='Wrong Turn' reboot looking for crew in Cincinnati shoot|date=July 23, 2019|website=WCPO|access-date=August 26, 2021|archive-date=July 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731021055/https://www.wcpo.com/entertainment/local-a-e/wrong-turn-reboot-looking-for-extras-in-cincinnati-shoot|url-status=live}}</ref> Though initially planned for a 2020 release, the film was held until 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nextalerts.com/2020/05/01/wrong-turn-7-release-date-plot-and-everything-you-should-know/|title='Wrong Turn 7'- release date, plot and everything you should know|work=Next Alerts|last=Rai|first=Mansi|date=May 1, 2020|access-date=November 29, 2020|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413161357/https://nextalerts.com/2020/05/01/wrong-turn-7-release-date-plot-and-everything-you-should-know/|url-status=live}}</ref> After an announcement on December 16, 2020, the film was domestically released theatrically for a one |
In October 2018, another reboot simply titled ''[[Wrong Turn (2021 film)|Wrong Turn]]'' (2021) was announced.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screengeek.net/2018/10/16/wrong-turn-reboot-details/|title='Wrong Turn' Reboot Details Revealed; Franchise Creator Writing Script|work=Screen Geek|first=Hannah|last=Brown|date=October 16, 2018|access-date=August 26, 2021|archive-date=February 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203193151/https://www.screengeek.net/2018/10/16/wrong-turn-reboot-details/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was written by original film's writer Alan B. McElroy and directed by Mike P. Nelson. Principal photography for the movie began on September 9, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wcpo.com/entertainment/local-a-e/wrong-turn-reboot-looking-for-extras-in-cincinnati-shoot|last=Mains|first=Brian|title='Wrong Turn' reboot looking for crew in Cincinnati shoot|date=July 23, 2019|website=WCPO|access-date=August 26, 2021|archive-date=July 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731021055/https://www.wcpo.com/entertainment/local-a-e/wrong-turn-reboot-looking-for-extras-in-cincinnati-shoot|url-status=live}}</ref> Though initially planned for a 2020 release, the film was held until 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nextalerts.com/2020/05/01/wrong-turn-7-release-date-plot-and-everything-you-should-know/|title='Wrong Turn 7'- release date, plot and everything you should know|work=Next Alerts|last=Rai|first=Mansi|date=May 1, 2020|access-date=November 29, 2020|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413161357/https://nextalerts.com/2020/05/01/wrong-turn-7-release-date-plot-and-everything-you-should-know/|url-status=live}}</ref> After an announcement on December 16, 2020, the film was domestically released theatrically for a one-night run on January 26, 2021. |
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Latest revision as of 23:14, 25 November 2024
Wrong Turn | |
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Directed by | Rob Schmidt |
Written by | Alan B. McElroy |
Produced by |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | John S. Bartley |
Edited by | Michael Ross |
Music by | Elia Cmiral |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox[1] (United States) Constantin Film (Germany)[4] Summit Entertainment (International)[3] |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Countries | |
Language | English |
Budget | $12.6 million[5] |
Box office | $28.7 million[6] |
Wrong Turn is a 2003 slasher film directed by Rob Schmidt, written by Alan B. McElroy, and starring Desmond Harrington, Eliza Dushku, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Jeremy Sisto, and Kevin Zegers. The first part in the Wrong Turn film series, it follows a group of six individuals being stalked by a cannibal family in the woods of West Virginia.
Development for the film began in 2001 when it was announced Summit Entertainment and Newmarket Group teamed to produce Wrong Turn, a 1970s-style horror pic to be directed by Schmidt, while McElroy wrote the script. The film was a co-production between Summit and Constantin Film, with Stan Winston designing the creature effects and serving as a producer.
Wrong Turn was theatrically released in the United States on May 30, 2003, by 20th Century Fox. It received negative reviews from critics, who praised its premise, but criticized its script, underdeveloped characters and horror clichés. The film grossed over $28 million worldwide against a $12 million budget.
Plot
[edit]Two college students, Rich Stoker and Halley Smith, are rock climbing in a remote forest of West Virginia. When Rich reaches the top of a cliff they are climbing, he is suddenly murdered before helping Halley up. Someone begins to yank Halley up the cliff, forcing her to cut the rope and fall to the ground. She attempts to escape but is caught in a line of barbed wire and pulled back into the woods, screaming.
Sometime later, medical student Chris Flynn drives through the mountains of West Virginia on his way to a business meeting. He stops at a gas station to ask directions, and the elderly owner named Maynard is of no help. Chris finds a map and decides to go down Bear Mountain Road. He collides with a stopped car whose tires have been punctured. The car belongs to a group of college students on a camping trip: Jessie, Carly, Scott, Evan, and Francine. They soon discover that their tire puncture was no accident, find barbed wire wrapped around it, and realize that someone did this intentionally.
Evan and Francine watch the cars while the others go to find help. Evan disappears after he hears something from the woods, and Francine finds his ear on the ground. As she backs away in horror, barbed wire is forced into her mouth by a mysterious figure, who garrotes her with it. The remaining group finds an isolated cabin and goes inside to use the phone, horrified to find human body parts in the house. They are forced to hide inside when the occupants return home. Three cannibalistic inbred mountain men, Three Finger (real name, Andrei), Saw Tooth (real name, Andu), and One Eye (real name, Tudor), enter the cabin with Francine's corpse, and the hiding group watches as her body is dismembered and eaten.
After the cannibals fall asleep, the group attempts to escape, but their captors awaken and chase them in the forest. The group finds cars left by previous victims and tries to make up an escape plan. Chris gets shot in the leg while trying to distract the cannibals, and the girls take him to a truck, where Evan's body spills out. Scott attempts another diversion for the other three to escape but gets killed with arrows instead. Jessie, Carly, and Chris stumble upon an old watchtower with an old radio and try to call for help. The cannibals arrive and are alerted when the radio responds to the group's call. Unable to get inside, the attackers set the tower on fire. The protagonists escape by jumping out and into the trees, triggering a chase in which Carly is decapitated by Three Finger.
Chris pulls a branch while Jessie lures the attacker so that the former can release it, knocking him down. Jessie and Chris flee and hide in a cave until morning. The cannibals find them, pushing Chris down the hill, then kidnapping Jessie and taking her back to their cabin. Chris survives the fall and meets a police officer, but the officer is killed by Saw Tooth, who shoots him in the eye with an arrow. Chris hitches a ride by holding onto the underside of the truck as Saw Tooth drives it back to the cabin, where Jessie has been tied down to a bed in preparation to be eaten, and watches fearfully as the cannibals chop up the dead policeman.
Before they can move on to Jessie, Chris sets the cabin on fire and drives the truck through the wall. He fights off the three cannibals and frees Jessie, and they escape as Chris kills the cannibals by blowing up the cabin. The pair then drive out of the forest in the cannibals' pickup truck and stumble upon Maynard's gas station nearby; Chris takes the map before he and Jessie leave.
In a mid-credits scene, a deputy sheriff who had received the radio call earlier investigates the remains of the destroyed cabin. Laughing insanely, Three Finger, who survived the explosion, rises and kills the deputy.
Cast
[edit]- Desmond Harrington as Chris Flynn
- Eliza Dushku as Jessie Burlingame
- Emmanuelle Chriqui as Carly Numan
- Jeremy Sisto as Scott Korbee
- Kevin Zegers as Evan Ross
- Lindy Booth as Francine Childes
- Julian Richings as Andrei (Three Finger) Odets
- Garry Robbins as Andu (Saw Tooth) Odets
- Ted Clark as Tudor (One Eye) Odets
- Yvonne Gaudry as Halley Smith
- Joel Harris as Richard (Rich) Stoker
- David Huband as Sheriff John Bartley
- Wayne Robson as Maynard J. Odets
- James Downing as Trucker
Production
[edit]Development
[edit]Development for the film began in 2001 when it was announced Summit Entertainment and Newmarket Group teamed to produce Wrong Turn, a 1970s-style horror pic to be directed by Rob Schmidt.[7] Alan B. McElroy, who had begun his career as a screenwriter for Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), wrote the script.[8] McElroy devised the idea for the film after he and his wife were forced to detour on a rural side road during a snowstorm to avoid a major traffic collision: "As we're doing that, in the dark, in a snowstorm, we're thinking, 'Is this a smart idea?'" McElroy recalled. "Anything could go wrong!"[7]
The film was a co-production, Summit Entertainment and Constantin Films, with Stan Winston designing the creature effects and serving as a producer.[9] Inking a deal with Fox-based Regency Enterprises, the co-financiers of Wrong Turn secured domestic distribution through Fox.[10] Fox reportedly had trouble securing an R-rating from the MPAA due to the film's intense violence, with many of the TV spots for the film also being refused approval; this is possibly one of the reasons why subsequent Wrong Turn movies were released straight to video.[11]
Filming
[edit]Though set in West Virginia, filming of Wrong Turn took place in a nature reserve north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[7] Additional photography, including the sequence set in the forest station tower, occurred on a set.[7] While shooting a sequence in which her character falls through a series of tree branches, actress Emmanuelle Chriqui dislocated her shoulder.[7]
Music
[edit]Two soundtracks were released; one contains the original film score, and the other contains popular music.
Soundtrack
[edit]Wrong Turn: Soundtrack from the Motion Picture | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Released | July 1, 2003 |
Length | 47:01 |
Label | Lakeshore Records |
Track listing
[edit]- "In Stance" – Eris
- "Bloody Fingers" – Jet Black Summer
- "Every Famous Last Word" – Miracle of 86
- "Never Said Anything" – The Belles
- "Why Would I Want to Die?" – Grandaddy
- "Haunted" – King Black Acid
- "Three Murders" – Deadman
- "Ex" – Tara King Theory
- "Birthday" – Simple
- "Even the Scars Forget the Wound" – Gruvis Malt
- "He's a Killer" – DJ Swamp
- "Bring the Pain"/"Multiple Incisions" – Candiria
- "If Only" – Queens of the Stone Age
- "Wish I May" – Breaking Benjamin
Score
[edit]Wrong Turn: Original Motion Picture Score | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | June 3, 2003 | |||
Genre | Film score | |||
Length | 45:43 | |||
Label | Varèse Sarabande | |||
Wrong Turn soundtrack chronology | ||||
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Track listing
[edit]- "Dark Forest"
- "Wrong Turn Title"
- "Mountain Men"
- "Cabin In The Woods"
- "Adventure Begins"
- "Mountain Men At Home"
- "Francine Dies"
- "Jessie"
- "Scott Becomes Prey"
- "Bear Trap"
- "Escape From Cabin"
- "Jessie Taken Hostage"
- "Fire In The Watchtower"
- "Grim Discovery"
- "Are We Safe?"
- "They Got Carly"
- "Killing Mountain Men"
- "We Are Alive"
- "Three Finger is Back"
Release
[edit]Box office
[edit]Released in the United States on May 30, 2003, Wrong Turn earned $5,161,498 during its opening weekend among 1,615 theaters.[5] It went to gross a total of $15,418,790 in the United States and $13,231,785 internationally, making for a worldwide gross of $28,650,575.[5]
Critical response
[edit]Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 40% of 83 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating was 4.22/10. The consensus is: "An unremarkable slasher flick that fails to distinguish itself from others of its ilk".[12] On Metacritic, Wrong Turn has a score of 32 out of a 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[13] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C−" on an A+ to F scale.[14]
Barbara Ellen of The Times wrote "This could have been a half decent cross between a Romero zombie movie and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre but in the end the gore is so ridiculously overdone and the script so lame, that it undermines all sense of suspense".[15] William Thomas of Empire said "It's better than any of the official Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequels. Which is probably a good thing".[16] Scott Foundas of Variety criticized the Wrong Turn for being "A negative pickup by Fox", adding that "[it was] dumped into theaters on Friday without benefit of press previews", resulting in "frightless torpor".[17]
A one out of four stars was awarded to the film by Marc Savlov of The Austin Chronicle who wrote "This was already tired stuff when cult fave Sleepaway Camp came out in 1983, and it's downright comatose by now".[18] BBC's Nev Pierce gave the film two out of five,[19] while Anita Gates of The New York Times called it "[a] lazy would-be horror film".[20]
Sequels, prequels and reboots
[edit]Wrong Turn was followed by several films including two sequels, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007) and Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead (2009), two prequels leading to the events of the original film, Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings (2011) and Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines (2012), and a reboot, Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (2014).
In October 2018, another reboot simply titled Wrong Turn (2021) was announced.[21] The film was written by original film's writer Alan B. McElroy and directed by Mike P. Nelson. Principal photography for the movie began on September 9, 2019.[22] Though initially planned for a 2020 release, the film was held until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] After an announcement on December 16, 2020, the film was domestically released theatrically for a one-night run on January 26, 2021.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Wrong Turn (2003)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ "Wrong Turn (2003) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022.
- ^ a b Hazelton, John (June 4, 2003). "Wrong Turn". Screen International. Archived from the original on August 11, 2021.
- ^ "Film #20385: Wrong Turn". Lumiere. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Wrong Turn (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020.
- ^ "Wrong Turn". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Collis, Clark (May 31, 2023). "20 years of Wrong Turn: How a movie about murderous cannibals became an unkillable franchise". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 14, 2023.
- ^ Harris, Dana (August 14, 2001). "'Wrong' is right for duo". Variety. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021.
- ^ Harris, Dana (July 28, 2002). "Duo to take 'Wrong Turn'". Variety. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022.
- ^ Brodesser, Claude (October 17, 2002). "'Wrong Turn' finds way to Fox". Variety. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021.
- ^ Kennedy, Michael (January 8, 2020). "Why Wrong Turn Sequels Went Straight To Home Video". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022.
- ^ "Wrong Turn". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ "Wrong Turn (2003)". Metacritic. Archived from the original on August 31, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ "CinemaScore". Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ Ellen, Barbara (June 26, 2003). "Films of the Week". The Times. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021.
- ^ Thomas, William (January 1, 2000). "Wrong Turn Review". Empire. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021.
- ^ Foundas, Scott (June 1, 2003). "Wrong Turn". Variety. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021.
- ^ Savlov, Marc (June 6, 2003). "Wrong Turn". The Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021.
- ^ Pierce, Nev (June 25, 2003). "Wrong Turn (2003)". BBC. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ Gates, Anita (May 31, 2003). "Film Review; A New Backwoods Threat: Feeble-Minded Flesh Eaters". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ Brown, Hannah (October 16, 2018). "'Wrong Turn' Reboot Details Revealed; Franchise Creator Writing Script". Screen Geek. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ Mains, Brian (July 23, 2019). "'Wrong Turn' reboot looking for crew in Cincinnati shoot". WCPO. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ Rai, Mansi (May 1, 2020). "'Wrong Turn 7'- release date, plot and everything you should know". Next Alerts. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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