Don't Go in the Woods

Don't Go in the Woods
Don't Go In the Woods

1980 promotional poster
Directed by James Bryan
Produced by James Bryan,
Roberto Gomez,
Suzette Gomez
Written by Garth Eliassen
Starring Jack McClelland
Mary Gail Artz
James P. Hayden
Angie Brown
Ken Carter
David Barth
Music by H. Kingsley Thurher
Distributed by Media Blasters
Release date(s) 1980 (Salt Lake City, Utah)
October 10, 2006 (US DVD premiere)
April 29, 2008 (DVD re-issue)
Running time 82 minutes
Language English

Don't Go In The Woods (the title on the print is 'Don't Go In The Woods...Alone') is a 1980 American B grade-slasher film directed by James Bryan. This film has generally been poorly reviewed,[1][2][3] though it has gained something of a cult following over the years; Deron Miller, lead guitarist and vocalist of the band CKY is a notorious fan of the film,[citation needed] and writer and director Hayao Miyazaki, director of Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke, is a known fan of the film; he quotes (This is a film that lived up to its name.[attribution needed]) and provided a commentary on the film's US DVD release. The movie was shot in 1980 outside Salt Lake City, Utah and in surrounding rural locations.[4]

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Plot

The film begins with a woman running through the woods, who then falls into a stream and disappears. She is filed as a missing person. Meanwhile, four young campers, Craig, Peter, Ingrid, and Joanie back-pack through the mountains for a relaxing weekend in the wilderness. While they are hiking in broad daylight, someone starts killing tourists in the woods. Craig warns the others not to go into the woods alone. The mountains are crawling with nerdy bird-watchers and young couples, most of whom meet gruesome ends at the hands of a deranged and growling woodsman with a sharp spike.

As their hike continues, the four campers enter a forest which becomes denser and darker as they progress. Peter (Nick Mc Clelland) and Ingrid (Mary Gail Artz) fear that they are lost. The rest of the terrifying night is spent running and hiding from the maniac murderer (Tom Drury) who is constantly in pursuit. Meanwhile, the local sheriff and his deputy decide they should start to investigate the disappearances.

Controversy

In the 1980s, the film was deemed as a video nasty in the UK, and subsequently banned by issuance of the Video Recordings Act. Aside from an early rare video release, it was not available for rent or sale since then in the UK until 2007 when it was released uncut on DVD.

It was recently released on DVD by Code Red DVD, with a director supervised transfer, 2 audio commentaries, a one hour featurette, and many more extras.

It was also released uncut with a 18 certificate in the UK on 25th Anniversary Edition DVD.

It was classified as  R18  in New Zealand for its violence.

References

  1. ^ Retro Slashers.com Review
  2. ^ Slasherp Review
  3. ^ Terror Trap.Com Reviews: Don't Go in the Woods
  4. ^ Bryan, James (2006/2008). Don't Go in the Woods... Alone! (DVD). Code Red Video. 

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