Wrong Turn (2003)
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A group of individuals becomes the prey of cannibalistic mountain men after taking a detour in the West Virginia wilderness.
The story
Two college students, Rich Stoker and Halley Smith, are rock climbing in a remote forest of West Virginia. After a tragic accident, Halley is forced into the woods. Later, medical student Chris Flynn takes a detour through a remote mountain road to avoid a traffic jam. He encounters a group of college students on a camping trip whose vehicle has been damaged by barbed wire. As the group attempts to find help, they find themselves stalked by local predators in the dense, isolated terrain.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After a climbing accident leaves Halley Smith alone in the woods, Chris Flynn takes a detour onto a remote mountain road to avoid traffic. He encounters a group of students whose car is disabled by barbed wire. The group is soon hunted by three cannibalistic inbred mountain men: Three Finger, Saw Tooth, and One Eye. Several members of the student group are killed or disappear. The survivors, including Chris, find a cabin filled with human remains and are forced to hide. During a desperate escape, Chris is wounded, and several others are killed by the cannibals. The survivors eventually reach a watchtower and attempt to call for help, but the cannibals are alerted. After a chaotic chase through the trees and a fire at the tower, only Chris and one girl, Jessie, remain. They eventually find a vehicle and flee the area. In a mid-credits scene, a sheriff is killed by Three Finger, who survived the earlier explosion.
- First release year
- 2003
- Runtime (minutes)
- 84
- Production countries
- Germany; United States; Canada
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Rob Schmidt
- Writers
- Alan B. McElroy · writer
- Cast and characters
- Desmond Harrington; Eliza Dushku; Emmanuelle Chriqui; Jeremy Sisto; Kevin Zegers
- Genres
- slasher
- Themes
- cannibalism; survival
- Tone and mood
- horror
- Premise and plot tags
- slasher; backwoods; cannibalism
- Franchise connections
- Wrong Turn
- Content notes
- violence
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics, primarily criticizing its overdone writing.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 32 · scale: 100 · review count: 17
- Production trivia
- The script was inspired by a real-life detour during a snowstorm.; Actress Emmanuelle Chriqui suffered a dislocated shoulder during filming.; The film was one of the first R-rated horror films released on Disney+.
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