Whiskey Mountain

"Whiskey Mountain" is an entertaining "Deliverance" clone about four motorcyclists terrorized by a group of marijuana growing hicks.The old laughing man is a funny character.Sadly deceased John Davis Chandler plays the leader of pot growing farmers."Whiskey Mountain" is a pretty tame exploitation flick with no nudity and some gritty violence.The cast is exceptionally good with 70's exploitation veterans like Roberta Collins and Christopher George of "Pieces" fame.The banjo soundtrack is cool with fantastic main country song Whiskey Mountain.I like horror movies made by sadly underrated William Grefe and I can't wait to see "They Came From the Swamp:The Films Of William Grefe" documentary.Can't wait for possible DVD release of "The Devil's Sisters" too.7 out of 10.

One of the worst movies ever made... If you can get through this movies without falling asleep, then you are doing pretty good, considering no matter how hard you turn up the volume you cant hear what the 'actors' (?) are saying and if you can acually see whats going on from the terrible film (I mean hell if you cant find anything that works better... use a Home movie camara... AT LEAST YOU CAN ACUALLY TELL WHATS GOING ON!)

It is beyond my imagination how people get a movie like this to slip through the cracks, and escape on video... and further more.. how do people making this not know how terrible it is... good god... (!)

After what I have just told you... If you are waiting for me to give you a summary of this piece of trash movie, there is nothing to tell... a group of campers on motorcycles get lost in the woods and a bunch of people terrorize them... or somthing to that... whats more so an action movie than a horror... this 'movie' (?) is of NO interest... if someone acually likes this I litterally feel for you....

Absolute Trash... not even one of those cheap funny flicks to watch go rent.. 'Plan 9 From Outerspace' and have a ball

This movie was not released.... it ESCAPED!!!!!! I actually got brain damage watching this. It is hard to believe people got paid for acting (oops, too strong a word)"being" in this! At least I presume they got paid. How could it have made any money???

Like "Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace". No, I'm not kidding. I mean, at least this film has people in it that sort of act like recognizable human beings. And any film with WIP-pic stalwart Roberta Collins in it can't be all bad. Maybe mostly, but not all. This is just your sort of run-of-the-mill "Deliverance" rip-off, '70s drive-in fodder from the interesting if not especially talented William Grefe. The fact that it was clearly shot in 'scope and that it was a budget video label (Best Film & Video) that put it out goes a long way toward explaining why it looks so cruddy. So give it a break!

Two dirt bike enthusiasts and their wives go on a vacation in the wilds of North Carolina. Part of their purpose is to search out a cache of antique guns once stored by a great-grandfather in the title location (which some locals say doesn't exist). Wouldn't you know it: the foursome anger some local criminals with their mere presence, and the bad guys do everything possible to scare them off. Things come to a head for a reasonably exciting, reasonably violent conclusion.

With the ever-engaging Christopher George ("Grizzly") on hand as the lead, this promises to deliver some fun, and it does. The brainchild of Florida-based drive-in legend William Grefe, its plot elements (dirt biking, the Civil War) were some of the filmmakers' real-life personal interests. He perfectly captures the beauty of the settings, even filming in Panavision in order to get that extra wide screen. With echoes of "Deliverance", "Whiskey Mountain" is entertaining, although some viewers may feel that it simply isn't exploitative enough. As it is, there is precious little skin shown, and the violence is never very gory.

Led by the always reliable character actor John Davis Chandler (a Grefe regular), the bad guys are a sometimes comical and frequently stereotypical bunch of backwoods boors who are at least slimy enough to have the viewer enjoying their demises. That's exploitation legend William Kerwin, recognizable for his appearances in films by both Grefe and Herschell Gordon Lewis, as the character Homer. Preston Pierce ("Girls for Rent") is the amiable Dan, 70s cult movie starlet Roberta Collins ("Death Race 2000") is the sullen Diana, and Linda Borgeson (in her only feature film appearance) is the comely Jamie. Incidentally, it's interesting to note that Borgeson somewhat resembles Georges' real-life wife Lynda Day George. Robert Leslie ("The Intruder") is a hoot as a senile old man.

Overall, "Whiskey Mountain" is rather mild as far as this kind of entertainment goes, but it's impossible to dislike; as crude as it can be, it *does* show its audience a fairly good time, with a flavourful score by The Charlie Daniels Band serving as appropriate accompaniment.

Seven out of 10.