Bubba the Redneck Werewolf

I'm not very big on horro movies, but I do like some of these horror-comedy type. And this one was was very entertaining. Its always fun to watch entertaining redneck/country comedies that are actually made by real folks, not just for making fun of the "dumb hicks". Kind of like Lewis Grizzard, the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, or the good ol' boys of the Burt Reynolds stock company, rednecks having fun while making fun of themselves (and others!). Definitely not politically correct, which is all the better. I especially like the part with the "zombie" college kids looking for mushrooms. Good movie for both cult horror fans and those like me who usually don't watch horror/camp films but love entertaining redneck movies!

Sure, there was no doubt about the fact that I harbored zero expectations to the 2014 movie titled "Bubba the Redneck Werewolf" as I sat down to watch it here in 2025. I had never heard about the movie, but from the cover alone, it was obvious that this was a low budget movie. And the title just screamed cheese to High Heavens.

Yet, I still opted to watch the movie, on account of it being a movie that I hadn't already seen. And on the off-chance that director Brendan Jackson Rogers delivered an enjoyable movie, of course I opted to give the movie a fair chance.

"Bubba the Redneck Werewolf" is not a stellar movie, sure, but it is actually so bad and cheesy that it is a fun movie to watch. The storyline is pretty straightforward, albeit somewhat silly actually, but it made for an enjoyable viewing, if you like cheesy low budget horror comedies. So writers Stephen Biro and Mitch Hyman actually managed to pull this off well enough.

Needless to say that I was not familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie. The acting performances in the movie were fair.

Visually then the movie was low budget, sure, but it actually worked out well enough in favor of the movie. I've seen far worse werewolf effects in werewolf horror movies that were passing themselves off as serious movies. So thumbs up to the special effects team that worked on "Bubba the Redneck Werewolf"

"Bubba the Redneck Werewolf" is a movie that requires you to enjoy low budget cheesy movies. And if you do, then you're in for a 77 minutes treat here.

My rating of director Brendan Jackson Rogers's 2014 movie "Bubba the Redneck Werewolf" lands on a five out of ten stars.

I started this movie assuming it would be yet another in Amazon Prime which I can not tolerate after three to five minutes. Instead I was immediately hooked and absolutely loved it. The writing was very witty and clever, as were all the sight-gags. Excellent direction as well - enhancing the success of the sight gags. All the actors played their roles perfectly. Was it silly? Yes, but so is the Scary Movie franchise. Silly can be bad or be very good, as Bubba is. Highly recommend, especially to those like me, raised in the rural South, and anyone else for that matter. Kudos to all the cast and crew. You made me laugh out loud more than once and that is not something I do often.

Bubba the Redneck Werewolf (2014)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Bubba (Fred Lass) is a weak and rather pathetic redneck who loses his girlfriend Bobbie Jo (Malone Thomas) to another man. This here forces Bubba to give up and sell his soul to The Devil (Mitch Hyman), which turns him into a strong and brave werewolf. It doesn't take Bubba long to realize that he's made a mistake.

There have been countless films in the werewolf sub-genre and a few of them have been aimed for laughs. The most popular of the more recent titles would be TEEN WOLF and there's no question that this film is in the same league as that. Sorry, but I'm a fan of TEEN WOLF and I'm a fan of this movie, which is certainly aimed at adults but it's charming enough and for the most part the comedy works well.

The film's main draw is the fact that you've got a redneck playing a werewolf. The make-up effects certainly aren't ground-breaking but for the most part I enjoyed the look of the werewolf. The screenplay has one basic punchline but there's a lot of fun that can be had with it. I thought the film did a good job at keeping things light and entertaining. Of course, comedy is a subjective thing but the various jokes throughout had me at least smiling most of the time.

What really makes the film work are some of the performances. I thought Lass was extremely fun and entertaining as the werewolf and I thought the actor did a very good job at making the character someone you'd like to hang out with. He was a fun "good old boy" and he certainly helped the film. I also thought Hyman was very good in the role of the Devil and I loved the laid back approach that he brought to the character. The two actors really get to have fun together and there's no doubt that they make the material much better.

BUBBA THE REDNECK WEREWOLF isn't a film that's meant to be taken serious. If you're offended at the thought of a horror-comedy then it's best to avoid this movie. To me, this here was a great throwback to when "B" movies were something special and they were made entertaining.

I'll likely try this one again some day, but I couldn't get past the opening credits. The "Bubba the Redneck Werewolf" song annoyed the hell out of me. I couldn't stomach it.

I'll rate the movie when I actually watch it.