Aquaslash
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| Aquaslash | |
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| Directed by | Renaud Gauthier |
| Written by | Renaud Gauthier Philip Kalin |
| Produced by | Pierre-Alexandre Bouchard[1] |
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| Cinematography | Derek Branscombe[1] |
| Distributed by | Red Hound Films |
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Running time | 71 minutes[1] |
| Country | Canada[1] |
Aquaslash is a 2019 Canadian slasher film directed by Renaud Gauthier, who also co-wrote the film with Philip Kalin.[2] It stars Nicolas Fontaine, Brittany Drisdelle, Madelline Harvey, Lanisa Dawn, Paul Zinno, Nick Walker, and Chip Chuipka. The film is set at a water park, where a killer targets a group of recent high school graduates who are in competition for a cash prize for the fastest team to slide down the park's water slides.[1][2]
Production
Aquaslash was filmed at the Super Aqua Club water park in Pointe-Calumet, Quebec, Canada.[3][4]
Release
Aquaslash had its world premiere at the 2019 Fantasia Film Festival on July 29, 2019.[1]
The film was distributed by Red Hound Films and released at drive-in theatres and on video on demand on June 23, 2020.[2][5][6]
Reception
Cody Hamman of Arrow in the Head gave Aquaslash a score of seven out of ten, writing: "Once people start going down the slide those blades are in, Aquaslash delivers a sequence of bloodshed and insanity that lasts for several minutes, and that sequence earns the movie a recommendation."[7] Dread Central's Josh Millican called the film an "irreverent, retro slasher throwback from Canada. Unique in its build towards a singularly shocking sequence, Aquaslash is way more exciting than your typical trip to the water park".[8]
Rob Hunter of Film School Rejects gave Aquaslash a negative review, criticising its story and characters and calling it "a barely watchable misfire [...] but it still finds some unintentional laughs in its serious nonsense."[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Laforest, Kevin. "Fantasia Festival | Aquaslash". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ a b c Gingold, Michael (June 4, 2020). "The Water Park Massacre of "Aquaslash" is Headed for Release; New Red-Band Trailer and Poster". Rue Morgue. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Aquaslash, le film d'horreur pour les nostalgiques des années 80" (in French). Radio Canada. July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ Wysocka, Natalia (July 28, 2019). "Aquaslash: vague d'horreur". La Presse (in French). Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ Miska, Brad (June 3, 2020). "'Aquaslash' Trailer Turns a Waterslide Into a Deadly Weapon! [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ Murphy, J. Kim (June 26, 2020). "New Movies to Watch This Week: 'Eurovision Song Contest,' 'Irresistible'". Variety. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Hamman, Cody (June 24, 2020). "Aquaslash (Movie Review)". Arrow in the Head. JoBlo.com. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ Millican, Josh (June 29, 2020). "Top 10 Horror Movies of 2020 (So Far)". Dread Central. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ Hunter, Rob (June 24, 2020). "'Aquaslash' Is a Slasher Built on Dips, Turns, and Absolute Nonsense". Film School Rejects. Retrieved July 11, 2020.