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Turkey Shoot

  • 2014
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
1.5K
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Belinda McClory, Dominic Purcell, and Viva Bianca in Turkey Shoot (2014)
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In the near future, a Navy SEAL framed for war crimes is offered a chance for freedom by participating in a TV show that requires him to outwit other professional killers to survive.In the near future, a Navy SEAL framed for war crimes is offered a chance for freedom by participating in a TV show that requires him to outwit other professional killers to survive.In the near future, a Navy SEAL framed for war crimes is offered a chance for freedom by participating in a TV show that requires him to outwit other professional killers to survive.

  • Director
    • Jon Hewitt
  • Writers
    • Belinda McClory
    • Jon Hewitt
    • Antony I. Ginnane
  • Stars
    • Dominic Purcell
    • Viva Bianca
    • Robert Taylor
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.7/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jon Hewitt
    • Writers
      • Belinda McClory
      • Jon Hewitt
      • Antony I. Ginnane
    • Stars
      • Dominic Purcell
      • Viva Bianca
      • Robert Taylor
    • 14User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Dominic Purcell
    Dominic Purcell
    • Rick Tyler
    Viva Bianca
    Viva Bianca
    • Cmdr. Jillian Wilson
    Robert Taylor
    Robert Taylor
    • Ramrod
    Belinda McClory
    Belinda McClory
    • Meredith Baxter
    Nicholas Hammond
    Nicholas Hammond
    • Gen. Charles Thatcher
    Carmen Duncan
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    • President Sheila Farr
    Roger Ward
    Roger Ward
    • Col. Saif al-Muammar
    Suzannah McDonald
    • Teena Fine
    Juan Jackson
    • Tom Faye
    Stephen Phillips
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    Peter Houghton
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    Raj Sidhu
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    Leah Vandenberg
    Leah Vandenberg
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    Paul Lightfoot
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    Ian Roberts
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      • Belinda McClory
      • Jon Hewitt
      • Antony I. Ginnane
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    2constellationofcygnus

    Oh dear...

    The original Turkey Shoot is a fun Ozploitation film that rattles along at a fair pace and never seems to take itself too seriously. This remake is a po-faced turgid mess that is so badly directed even Uwe Boll would shake his head in disgust. Dominic Purcell can be good in the right role, but in this he looks downright ashamed to be here. And I don't blame him. The guy clearly needs a better agent. Long story short, he plays a wrongly convicted war criminal that is entered into a Running Man style TV show where he has 90 minutes to get to a destination whilst avoiding various assassins. And trust me that sounds far more exciting than it actually is. The film is a mess. The camera work is appalling, the direction is laughable, the script is infantile and there are huge chunks of narrative presumably missing. The action is badly filmed and choreographed, the characters are mere outlines and the acting ranges from poor to middling. Purcell himself seems half asleep. Not even worth a watch for curious fans of the original. Avoid like the plague.
    3quincytheodore

    Save your time, quit this game

    Like a parody of Hunger Games parody, or utterly horrendous video game concept, Turkey Shoot is devastatingly unappealing. It doesn't even produce enough basic elements, such as decent editing or consistent plot. Furthermore, it tries to employ heavy core moral aspect with overly enthusiastic way beyond its incapable production. There's a slight gruesome action, though not well made and most likely won't even entertain fans, let alone casual viewers.

    Rick Tyler (Dominic Purcell) is falsely convicted and then thrown into survival game for audiences' pleasure. Well, fake on-screen ones, certainly not real life audiences of normal people. There he must fight for his life and prove his innocence.

    The movie tries to depict the redundancy of reality show with corny delivery like Hunger Games. However, it becomes actually unappealing. They repeated these faux news stereotype several times, and this is no doubt a torture to watch. It's not an overstatement that surviving this is as dangerous as playing the actual game.

    With script and plot suffering with poor presentation, it relies heavily on the action, which will also disappoint. There's barely any continuation for the combat scenes. People would repeat the same motion as though they're lagging or the movie cut awkwardly and forget a few shots. You must have seen poor choreography where hits don't land, this movie takes it farther with random shots of random motion, then glue them together.

    Even viewers with fortitude for cheap effect or story will waver. This is one game you would want to quit as soon as possible, or just don't start in the first place.
    1bclough91

    Horrid attempt at being original

    This movie gave me a migraine as you will see every single plot turn coming your way. Filmed with what I assume a low budget; rip off of The Hunger Games, Hostel, Death Race, and MANY more (excellent films comparatively). It is a run of the mill "fight for your life because you're actually innocent" plot. It's a real shame seeing Dominic Purcell go from a great actor in many fabulous films / television shows, to this cruddy script. You can do SO much better as you've proved time and again in the past.

    I'm left wishing I had read the reviews prior to watching this, would have saved me a hour of thinking "What the heck were they thinking?"

    Do yourself a favor and do not bother with this low- budget inferior boring movie.
    2jordondave-28085

    One of the worst unconvincing spectacles ever, even WWE looked more real than this

    (2014) Turkey Shoot ACTION SCIENCE-FICTION

    Although it's a remake of the 1981 movie called "Escape 2000" it looks more like a low budget equivalent of "The Running Man" released in 1987 and "The World's Most Dangerous Game" with a splash of the Jason Bourne movies. The movie centers on Navy Seals, Rick Tyler (Dominic Purcell) caught as a scapegoat to start up a war in Africa. That his life would be concocted for others to believe that he senselessly massacred a bunch of women and children. Just so, he can participate in a deadly game show so that selected contestants can hunt him for the entire world to see.

    One of the worse looking spectacles ever, both Roger Cormon and Ed Wood would have been proud of them.
    7in1984

    War Conspiracy Hunger Games

    7.4 of 10. While not equivalent or parallel to the Hunger Games (it's something that could easily be happening now as opposed to sometime in the future), it does involve a reality TV game show with what modern society considers attractive media personalities where the participants are being hunted by each other, aka an "Elimination Game", all in a world where war is being heavily promoted and the show's primary heroes are vets.

    The cast works well. Nobody seems obviously out of place. Available technology also is believable for a parallel Earth type of fiction.

    Fortunately, it's not a film trying to setup sequels. It functions and wraps up nicely as a single, complete film. Unfortunately, there's a little too much equivalent of pro wrestling bullet dodging and inexhaustible bullet supplies at times.

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    • Trivia
      Actor Roger Ward, who played the 'The Dictator', played Chief Guard Ritter in the original 'Turkey Shoot' (1982) movie (aka 'Escape 2000').
    • Goofs
      During the freeway chase, the freeway changes from a 3-lane freeway, to a to 7- lane LA freeway, and then to a 5 lane freeway.
    • Connections
      Featured in Turkey Shoot: Behind the Scenes (2015)

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    • Release date
      • December 4, 2014 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Elimination Game
    • Filming locations
      • Rainbow Gully, Olinda, Victoria, Australia(jungle scenes)
    • Production companies
      • F.G. Film Productions
      • The Post Lounge
      • Screen Queensland
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      • 1h 30m(90 min)
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