Bushwhacked (film)

Infobox Film
name = Bushwhacked


caption = Promotional movie poster for the film
director = Greg Beeman
producer = Daniel Stern
writer = John Jordan
Danny Byers
Tommy Swerdlow
Michael Goldberg
starring = Daniel Stern
Brad Sullivan
Corey Carrier
music = Bill Conti
cinematography = Theo van de Sande
editing = Ross Albert
distributor = 20th Century Fox
released = flagicon|United States August 4, 1995
flagicon|Australia January 18, 1996
flagicon|France January 31, 1996
flagicon|UK May 1996
flagicon|Portugal August 30, 1996
runtime = 90 min.
country = U.S.A.
language = English
amg_id = 1:134951
imdb_id = 0112602

"Bushwhacked" is a 1995 film starring Daniel Stern (as Max Grabelski), Brad Sullivan (as Jack Erickson), Corey Carrier (as Ralph) and other actors.

ynopsis

Max Grabelski (Daniel Stern) is involved with delivering packages to a millionaire named Reinhart Bragden (Anthony Heald) for a $50 tip for each package delivered. He shows up one night, delivering the package at 10 PM instead of 10 AM (which the company he works for, Freedom Express, guarantees as the delivery time for all packages). Inside he finds a fire and Agent Palmer (Jon Polito) tries to arrest him for starting it but Grabelski gets away and on TV Palmer falsely names Grabelski as the suspect in Bragden's "murder". He also claims that Grabelski was trying to take money that was scheduled to be taken out of circulation (which was being delivered to Bragden to be taken care of). Grabelski then finds out that another package is to be delivered to a place called Devil's Peak. He drives up there while, at the same time, Troop 12 of the Ranger Scouts are planning an overnight near Devil's Peak. Grabelski steals a car and drives to a gas station and meets Scout Leader Erickson (Brad Sullivan), who was going to meet Troop 12 at Devil's Peak whose Jeep he then steals when the gas station attendant figures out Grabelski is the wanted man. He switches places with Erickson (who he calls "Sergeant Doofus") who takes his stolen station wagon. Grabelski heads to Devil's Peak but an officer informs him he is "late" for the kids. Grabelski is mistaken for the Scout Leader and finds himself in the midst of an overnight. FBI agents then swarm the base of Devil's Peak and Palmer and Erickson go after Grabelski and the kids he takes with him (who are now considered hostages). Grabelski begins acting weird around the kids, who see it as brilliance rather than crazy and they decide to scale the mountain rather than just have an overnight. He escapes from the Palmer/Erickson duo long enough before he is finally caught when the kids realize he is "Mad Max" Grabelski rather than the Scout Leader originally sent to help Troop 12. Palmer shows up alone and then the kids realize he is innocent when Bragden arrives alive and explains the situation to Grabelski. Bragden and Palmer are in on the scheme and try to frame Grabelski because "no one gives a damn about him". Bragden and Palmer will then get away with the money once and for all. It is then revealed Palmer tied up Erickson to a tree nearby. When attempting to kill Grabelski and then the kids, they fail and Grabelski and the kids end up getting away after surviving a near-death experience on a waterfall. They throw their bags in the river to make them think they are dead and they believe it and leave. The gang then heads towards Devil's Peak while the Troop Leader (Ann Dowd) discovers a note left by Grabelski that has an address written on it (where Grabelski was headed) and she drives up there only to be tied up by Bragden. The kids make it to the top and Erickson shows up just before Palmer can kill Grabelski and super-glues him to a tree (just like Grabelski did earlier when they traded identities). Grabelski foils Bragden's scheme and the kids receive Eagle Scout honors and Grabelski is proven innocent and receives Scout Leader honors. The movie ends with Grabelski being swarmed by a giant group of kids that are heading to Yosemite with Grabelski.

Trivia

*The tagline was "They wanted a great adventure. What they got was "Mad Max" Grabelski." The film was also known as "Tenderfoots" or "The Tenderfoot".
* The film was originally rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. It was edited so it can be re-rated PG before it's release.

Reception

The movie currently has a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, receiving 9 rotten reviews and 0 positive.

External links

*imdb title|id=0112602|title=Bushwhacked