Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007)
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A group of reality show contestants must fight for survival against a family of horribly deformed cannibals in the West Virginia backcountry.
The story
Reality show contestant Kimberly is driving through the West Virginia backcountry when she accidentally hits a teenager who turns out to be a cannibal. She is brutally killed, and her absence leads to producer Mara taking her place in the survival reality game show 'The Apocalypse: Ultimate Survivalist.' As the game begins in the West Virginia forest, the television crew is murdered and the host is abducted by a family of mutant cannibals. Mara and other contestants must navigate the woods and a nearby mill while being hunted by the deformed family.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Kimberly, a reality show contestant, is killed by a cannibal after hitting a teenager in the West Virginia backcountry. Mara takes her place in the survival show 'The Apocalypse: Ultimate Survivalist.' During the game, the cannibal family—Three Finger, Pa, Ma, Brother, and Sister—murder the crew and kidnap the host, Dale Murphy. Mara and Nina are hunted by the cannibals, while other contestants like Elena and M face similar fates. Dale eventually escapes and kills the grandfather of the cannibals using dynamite. Meanwhile, the remaining contestants realize they have been eating Kimberly's leg. Nina and Jake eventually find the cannibals' mill, where they witness Ma decapitating M. Dale returns to the compound, kills Brother and Sister with dynamite, but is killed by Ma and Pa. Nina manages to kill Ma and Pa with a meat grinder and escapes with Jake. Three Finger survives, nursing a mutant baby fed with effluent and a human finger.
- First release year
- 2007
- Runtime (minutes)
- 97
- Production countries
- Germany; United States; Canada
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Joe Lynch
- Writers
- Turi Meyer · writer; Al Septien · writer
- Cast and characters
- Erica Leerhsen · Nina Papas; Henry Rollins · Dale Murphy; Texas Battle · Jake Washington; Aleksa Palladino · Mara Stone; Daniella Alonso · Amber Williams; Steve Braun · Matt "Jonesy" Jones; Crystal Lowe · Elena Garcia; Matthew Currie Holmes · Michael "M" Epstein
- Genres
- slasher; horror
- Themes
- survival; cannibalism; mutation
- Tone and mood
- gore-soaked; fast-paced; self-parodic
- Setting
- West Virginia forest and backcountry, present day.
- Premise and plot tags
- slasher; survival; cannibalism; reality TV
- Franchise connections
- Wrong Turn
- Content notes
- gore
- Reception
- The film received a positive response from critics, being noted as the best-reviewed film in the franchise. It was praised for its energy and as a love-letter to 80s splatter sequels.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 70% · review count: 10 critics
- Production trivia
- It grossed $9.2 million in home video sales.; It is the best-reviewed film in the Wrong Turn franchise.
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