Hatchet (film series)

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Hatchet
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Created by Adam Green
Original work Hatchet (2006)
Years2006–present
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Related film(s) Frozen (2010)

The Hatchet film series consists of American slasher horror films developed from original characters created by Adam Green; including four feature length films. The plot primarily focuses on the unintentional encounters of innocent civilians, with the living urban legend of deformed hermit Victor Crowley (portrayed by Kane Hodder under heavy makeup) and the character's violent murders.

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The series is notable for featuring multiple appearances by the actors of other slasher franchise villains: Kane Hodder (Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th ), Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street ), Tony Todd (Daniel Robitaille / Candyman from Candyman and William Bludworth / Grim Reaper from Final Destination ), Sid Haig (Johnny Lee Johns / Captain "Cutter" Spaulding from Firefly), R. A. Mihailoff (Bubba "Junior" Sawyer / Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ), Derek Mears (Jason Voorhees in the 2009 Friday the 13th reboot), Tyler Mane (Michael Myers in the 2007 Halloween reboot) and Felissa Rose (Angela Baker from Sleepaway Camp ). A fifth film was confirmed by Green to be in development, with the plot leaving behind usual setting of Honey Island Swamp and explore an urban setting instead. [1]

Films

FilmU.S. release dateDirectorScreenwriterProducers
Hatchet September 7, 2007 Adam Green Adam GreenScott Altomare, Sarah Elbert, Cory Neal
Hatchet II October 1, 2010Derek Curl, Sarah Elbert, Cory Neal
Hatchet III June 14, 2013B. J. McDonnellAdam Green, Sarah Elbert
Victor Crowley August 22, 2017Adam GreenAdam Green, Will Barratt, Sarah Elbert, Cory Neal, Amanda Isaacson, Ben Rock
Hatchet 5 coming soonAdam GreenAdam Green

Hatchet (2006)

When a group of tourists in a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.

Hatchet II (2010)

Hatchet III (2013)

Victor Crowley (2017)

Main cast and characters

Many characters have played a part in the Hatchet series, most of which only having one-off appearances, but some protagonists such as Marybeth Dunston and Andrew Yong have been featured in multiple films, with Victor Crowley appearing in every film so far in the series.

CharacterFilmsRelated film
Hatchet Hatchet II Hatchet III Victor Crowley Frozen
20062010201320172010
Victor Crowley Kane Hodder
Marybeth Dunston Tamara Feldman Danielle Harris Danielle Harris C
Shawn Parry Shen
Justin Parry Shen
Andrew Parry Shen
Ben Joel Moore Joel Moore C Joel Moore P
Reverend Zombie Tony Todd  Tony Todd C
Misty Mercedes McNab Mercedes McNab C
JennaJoleigh FioreavantiJoleigh Fioreavanti C
Sampson Dunston Robert Englund
Parker O'Neal Emma Bell C [2] Emma Bell [3]
Trent Graves R.A. Mihailoff
Tyler Hawes Derek Mears
Kathleen Felissa Rose

Additional crew and production details

FilmCrew/Detail
ComposerCinematographerEditorProduction
companies
Distributing
company
Running time
Hatchet Andy Garfield Will Barratt Christopher RothArieScope Pictures,
Radioaktive Film,
High Seas Entertainment
Anchor Bay Entertainment 1 hr 23 mins
Hatchet II Ed MarxArieScope Pictures,
Dark Sky Films
Dark Sky Entertainment 1 hr 25 mins
Hatchet III Scott Glasgow 1 hr 22 mins
Victor Crowley Jason Akers & Sam EwingJan-Michael LosadaMatt Latham1 hr 23 mins

Reception

Box office performance

FilmU.S. release dateBudgetBox office revenue
Hatchet August 7, 2007$1,500,000 [4] $302,396
Hatchet II October 1, 2010$156,190 [5]
Hatchet III June 14, 2013$1,200,000 [6]
Victor Crowley August 22, 2017

Other media

In Hatchet II , released seven months after Adam Green's Frozen , Emma Bell appears in an uncredited cameo reprising her role as Parker O'Neal (the protagonist of Frozen), in a scene serving as an epilogue to the main events of Frozen. In the scene, Parker is revealed to have successfully sued the ski resort for abandoning her, Dan, and Joe to the wolves, declaring that she will never go skiing again. [2] [3]

Comic books

In 2017, after four feature films, series creator Adam Green would green-light Adam Green's Hatchet (2017)—a four-issue comic book retelling of the 2006 film published by American Mythology. The issues were written by James Kuhoric and illustrated by Andrew Mangum. [7] American Mythology would follow this with an original limited edition Hatchet saga, Hatchet: Vengeance—which follows Victor Crowley facing off against another monster inhabiting the fictitious Honey Island Swamp. [8] On October 9, 2019, the anthological three-issue limited series Victor Crowley's Hatchet Halloween Tales was released, issue one written by Jason Pell, two by SA Check, and three by James Kuhoric. [9] Halloween Tales would be expanded with the anthological Halloween Tales II in September 2020—again a three-issue limited series. Green makes his comic writing debut with the first issue that focuses on three witches trespassing Crowley's lair, while previous writers Pell and Kuhoric return to write the second and third issues, respectively. [10] July 2021 featured the release of the one-shot comic Adam Green's Hatchet: Unstoppable Horror . [11] In October of that year, Halloween Tales continued with Halloween Tales III.

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