Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023)
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A horror reimagining of a childhood icon features a feral Pooh and Piglet who turn into murderous predators.
The story
After being abandoned by Christopher Robin for years, the creatures of the Hundred Acre Wood have turned feral and violent. When Christopher Robin returns to the woods as an adult, he is confronted by the now-dangerous Pooh and Piglet. Simultaneously, a group of university students seeking refuge in a nearby cabin are hunted by the same creatures. The film follows the escalating conflict as the humans attempt to survive the onslaught of the mutated childhood icons in the dense woods.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Years ago, Christopher Robin left the Hundred Acre Wood to attend college. During his absence, the lack of food caused the creatures to turn feral and develop a hatred for humans. Five years later, Christopher returns with his fiancée, Mary, only to be ambushed by Piglet and Pooh. Nearby, a group of university students—Maria, Jessica, Alice, Zoe, Lara, and Tina—rent a cabin. They are hunted by Pooh and Piglet, who kill several of them. Maria and Jessica eventually find and rescue Alice, but they are later confronted by Pooh. In a final confrontation, Christopher Robin and Maria are cornered by Pooh. After a tense standoff where Christopher pleads for mercy, Pooh breaks his vow of silence to tell him 'You left' before killing Maria. Christopher flees as Pooh attacks Maria's corpse.
- First release year
- 2023
- Runtime (minutes)
- 84
- Production countries
- United Kingdom
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Rhys Frake-Waterfield
- Writers
- Rhys Frake-Waterfield · writer
- Cast and characters
- Nikolai Leon · Christopher Robin; Craig David Dowsett · the titular character; Chris Cordell · Piglet; Amber Doig-Thorne; Natasha Rose Mills; Maria Taylor; Danielle Ronald; Natasha Tosini
- Genres
- Horror; Slasher
- Themes
- Loss of innocence; Survival
- Tone and mood
- Horror; Slasher
- Premise and plot tags
- Slasher; Reimagining; Public Domain
- Source material / true-story basis
- A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard's Winnie-the-Pooh books
- Franchise connections
- The Twisted Childhood Universe
- Reception
- The film received a generally negative critical reception, with some critics praising its execution of the slasher genre despite its low production values.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 16 · scale: 100 · review count: 19
- Awards and nominations
- Golden Raspberry Award · Worst Picture · Won
- Production trivia
- The film was produced on a budget of $50,000 and grossed $7.7 million.; The film was shot in six days in Ashdown Forest.; The film was originally set for a direct-to-video release.
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