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Blood Hook

  • 1987
  • R
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
1.9K
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Blood Hook (1987)
ParodySlasher HorrorComedyHorror

During a local fishing contest, people are being violently dragged into the lake and killed by a giant fish hook.During a local fishing contest, people are being violently dragged into the lake and killed by a giant fish hook.During a local fishing contest, people are being violently dragged into the lake and killed by a giant fish hook.

  • Director
    • Jim Mallon
  • Writers
    • Larry Edgerton
    • John Galligan
    • David Herbert
  • Stars
    • Mark Jacobs
    • Lisa Jane Todd
    • Patrick Danz
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.4/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jim Mallon
    • Writers
      • Larry Edgerton
      • John Galligan
      • David Herbert
    • Stars
      • Mark Jacobs
      • Lisa Jane Todd
      • Patrick Danz
    • 40User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Mark Jacobs
    Mark Jacobs
    • Peter van Clease
    Lisa Jane Todd
    Lisa Jane Todd
    • Ann
    • (as Lisa Todd)
    Patrick Danz
    • Rodney
    Sara Hauser
    • Kiersten
    Christopher Whiting
    Christopher Whiting
    • Finner
    Don Winters
    Don Winters
    • Leroy Leudke
    Paul Drake
    • Wayne Duerst
    Bill Lowrie
    Bill Lowrie
    • Evelyn Duerst
    Sandy Meuwissen
    • Bev D.
    Dale Dunham
    • Denny Dobyns
    Paul Heckman
    Paul Heckman
    • The Sheriff
    Don Cosgrove
    • Roger Swain
    Bonnie Lee
    • Shiela Swain
    Greg Nienas
    • Irving Swain
    Julie Vortanz
    • Ruth-Ann Swain
    Donald Franke
    • Grandfather
    Ryan Franke
    • Young Peter
    Dana Remker
    • Dickie
    • Director
      • Jim Mallon
    • Writers
      • Larry Edgerton
      • John Galligan
      • David Herbert
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    3Bub_the_zombie

    musky Madness!

    Giant Musky Bait = Murder Weapon = Cheesy Fun.

    This is the cheesiest of all 80's slasher attempts. It's even cheesier than Slash Dance or Killer Workout.

    I put off watching the flick for years. I guess there was a reason for that. When I finally popped the tape into my ancient vcr, I giggled under my breath, but couldn't bring myself to a full laugh.

    The synth score is really catchy and adds an uneasiness throughout the film, even tho you know there's absolutely nothing eerie about it.

    Only die hard cheese fans will find something enjoyable about someone casting a large musky bait onto someone until they die. Very sappy.

    Is it worth a watch? Hell yeah. Grab a beer, kick back, and prepare to see something like you've never before seen.
    4kevin_robbins

    Blood Hook is a below-average addition to the horror genre that only for diehard fans of the '80s-era contributions to the genre

    I recently watched Blood Hook (1986) on Tubi. The storyline unfolds during a fishing derby with numerous participants, but unfortunately, a serial killer with a giant fishing lure and pole is on the hunt for fishermen.

    The film, directed by Jim Mallon (known for 78 episodes of Mystery Science Theater), features Mark Jacobs (Goodfellas), Lisa Jane Todd (Playback), Bill Lowrie (Prisoner), and Paul Heckman.

    Embracing a classic '80s atmosphere in settings, circumstances, conversations, and acting, the movie stands out for its unique premise. The kills are unconventional, with a giant fishing lure soaring across the screen and landing on unsuspecting victims. While the film could have been better with additional gore and more impactful kills, they may have been the best they could do with low budget of $200k.

    In conclusion, Blood Hook is a below-average addition to the horror genre that only for diehard fans of the '80s-era contributions to the genre. I would give it a score of 3.5-4/10 but recommend watching it once.
    4Aaron1375

    Ironically, the producer of MST3000 made a pretty bad movie himself.

    It is kind of funny that someone who would later be one of the forces behind a television show that made fun of bad movies would have one on his resume. Not that it is all bad, for a Troma movie it does have its moments. This one is not as goofy as a lot of Troma movies get, in fact it is one of the more straight horror movies I have seen from them. The only thing odd is that people are being killed with a fish hook and reeled in like fish. And no the people are not being killed by a giant fish (though that would have been rather good). This one instead is a basic slasher with the mode of death being the only real unique touch to it. Unlike newer Troma movies this one is a real movie too. They had a movie advertised on my copy of this called "Tales from the Crapper" and it basically looked like a tape of Girls Gone Wild. So this one looks great by comparison. Like a lot of slashers you don't know who the killer is and they try to fool you, but in this case once you know the killer the movie goes on a bit too long after. It runs about 10 minutes more than it should. Though this is not a cinematic classic it is not all bad especially considering it is a Troma picture.
    ethylester

    not bad!

    This is one of the better B-horror movies out there. Being a person who watches these kinds of movies every couple days, this one actually stands out from the rest of the ones I've seen and long since forgotten. I can see why Troma picked it up.

    There are some actual funny parts in this movie that are seriously meant to be funny. Usually movies don't pull that off very well. But the jokes in here are actually good ones. I liked the one about Elvis Costello being someone that parents listen to, I really don't like his music so that was cool to me.

    The characters are good, too. I like the guy with the fishhook earring who tries so hard to be cool with everybody but no one really gives him a chance. When he's talking to the German guy and using all this slang that I have never even heard, it's really funny. Usually that kind of stuff isn't funny, but I laughed out loud for some reason.

    It's funny, too, how they incorporate the Devil's Interval or whatever it's called, into the events. That group of notes really did exist back in the day, and people weren't supposed to use them because it supposedly was evil. I was wondering when a horror movie would pick up on that. And it's funny that the guy who figured it out in the movie was some rock and roll music theory composer college student.

    The very athletic lady with the baby was a strange character. Her line "I like that" was kind of unique and everything about her made the movie seem more real when the rest of it seemed kind of cheezy. It's a good cheezy, though.

    Besides, how many people own a giant fishing lure that is hooky enough to snag someone so they can't get away and then strong enough to pull someone right off of their boat into the water and able to be reeled in? That's some tackle!

    The dummies of the dead people under the dock were actually super gross and looked real to me. Dead things under docks in water always freak me out anyway. And these were well-done, I thought.

    So yeah, watch this one if you're a b-horror movie fan. Don't let the box cover deter you away. It's not a lame movie about girls in bikinis water skiing. In fact there are no scenes that even have the slightest resemblance to the cover. It's a good movie.
    Michael_Elliott

    Some Interesting Ideas But Way Too Long

    Blood Hook (1986)

    ** (out of 4)

    A small town in Wisconsin is having their annual fishing contest, which draws people from all over the country. A group of young adults plan on having some fun but before long they notice several people are going missing. It turns out that a mysterious person is using a fishing hook to kill people.

    BLOOD HOOK is a film that got released by Troma and it turned into a pretty big hit on VHS. The film is a send up of the slasher genre, although it doesn't go too far over-the-top in regards to laughs. It's easy to see why the film would gain a cult following but I must say that I had a few too many issues with it that prevented me from enjoying it more.

    I will say that I really enjoyed Jim Mallon's direction and I thought he did a very good job at building up the atmosphere of this small town. I also liked the look of this small town, the wooded area and the lake itself becomes its own character and a good one. I'd also argue that there are a few creative moments in regards to some of the death scenes and I liked the "fishing" nature of the murders.

    With that being said, this thing clocks in at a whopping 111-minutes, which is a good forty-minutes too long. I really don't understand why this thing lasted so long and especially since there are so many scenes that just run on and on and on. There are so many characters here and many of them are given a lot of screentime for no real purpose. I really thought the film and its style would have worked a lot better with a 70 or 80-minute running time.

    I also thought the majority of the characters were mildly interesting but just not enough to warrant the time. The death scenes are good for what they are but there weren't enough in that long running time. BLOOD HOOK had enough interesting moments to make it worth sitting through to this rabid horror fan but I think most people will be completely bored by it.

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    • Trivia
      The community of Hayward, Wisconsin, where this film is set, actually does exist. The giant fiberglass muskie featured in this film is a local landmark.
    • Goofs
      Peter as a child had blue eyes, but has dark brown eyes as an adult.
    • Quotes

      Rodney: This, like, hippie music makes me feel like I'm, like, full of chowder man. Like, how long do I have to suffer, huh?

    • Crazy credits
      The D in the title card "Blood Hook" rushes at the screen to fill it with blood red color; the title is the only credit that appears in color, dissolving to red as it looms on screen.
    • Alternate versions
      The Troma DVD release of Blood Hook is a heavily edited version of the film. Nearly 30 minutes of scenes are cut from the original film. The cuts scenes are: -spoilers herein*
      • The scene where Peter explains to everyone how he's inherited his grandfather's house now that he's 21.
      • A sequence where Denny Dobyns challenges Peter to a line-casting contest, only for Peter to cast his line into a fisherman's coffee cup.
      • The scene where our teen characters walk into the giant fiberglass muskie.
      • The teenagers complaining about the bad music at the restaurant and Kirsten pointing out that Sheila Swain is starring at Rodney.
      • Peter's confused reaction at the bar after seeing Sheila disappear from the restaurant dock.
      • Finner inviting Peter and Rodney out for night fishing, while Kirsten gets Rodney to guess what's inside various food cans.
      • A brief scene where Kirsten flirts with Peter after he gets mad at Ann.
      • The sequence where Finner urinates off the fishing boat while Rodney talks about "Muskie madness" and finds out that Finner can't swim.
      • A brief scene where Bev. D tells Finner to bring his muskie to her house so it won't get stolen.
      • Finner telling Bev. D that Red Echos "Things Aren't What They Seem" is his favorite album before he and Rodney air-guitar to the song.
      • The scene where Peter and Ann search the restaurant dock for any sign of foul play, only to miss Sheila's loon button- stuck to a dead fish.
      • Continuation of the conversation between Rodney and Leudke where Leudke talks about Evelyn Duerst and tells Rodney about a secret fishing spot.
      • Rodney looking for Finner before going fishing alone.
      • Peter and Ann being attacked in the street by Denny Dobyns. Leroy Leudke meeting Peter at the scene, when Irv Swain happens by and notices that Leudke has a metal plate in his head.
      • Peter and Ann running into Finner on the street. Finner tells them about Dickie almost getting hooked.
      • Continuation of the scene where Roger Swain tries repeatedly to crank his boat motor and yells for help. He then unbuttons his shirt just prior to getting hooked.
      • Peter radioing the sheriff to report Bev. D missing and him noticing the Red Echos LP still turning on the record player.
      • Shots of Leudke chopping Finner's fingers off with a hatchet and putting them into the meat grinder, then chopping into the arm again.
      • The scene where Peter brings Finner's severed ear to Evelyn and hears the Fishing For Your Love song causing him to flashback to his grandfathers murder.
      • The sequence where Peter, Evelyn and Irv figure out that vibrations from the cicadas and music are driving Leudke crazy.
      • Peter and Evelyn first entering Leudke's bait shop.
      • Ann awakening from drinking to find Kirsten and the Swain children sleeping on the couch.
      • Kirsten attempting to seduce Peter in bed when he thinks Ann is dead.
      • Lines of dialogue between Wayne Duerst and the sheriff after Wayne attempts to attack Leudke.
      • Fishing For Your Love plays out after the closing credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in Parks and Recreation: Halloween Surprise (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Fishing For Your Love
      Written by Victoria Harper

      Performed by Victoria Harper, Thomas A. Naunas, D. Harris

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    • Release date
      • April 3, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Muskie Madness
    • Filming locations
      • Hayward, Wisconsin, USA
    • Production companies
      • Golden Chargers
      • Spider Lake Films Ltd. Partnership (I)
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    • Budget
      • $200,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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