Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan

Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan

Credits
Title:	Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan
Directed by:	Gary Jones
Written by:	Gary Jones; Jeff Miller; Jason Ancona
Produced by:	Gary Jones; Jeff Miller; Robert Kurtzman; Jason Ancona; Philip R. Garrett
Music by:	Edward Douglas Gavin Goszka Midnight Syndicate
Cinematography:	Alex Simon
Edited by:	Christopher Roth
Production
Production:	Kinetic Filmworks P13 Entertainment
Released:	June 18th, 2013
Rating:	TV-MA
Running time:	90 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan is an American independent low-budget feature film of the creature feature subgenre of horror. It was directed by Gary Jones with a script written by Jones, Jeff Miller and Jason Ancona, who are also producers on the movie. It was produced by Kinetic Filmworks and P13 Entertainment. It was released direct-to-video on June 18th, 2013. The film features an ensemble cast that consists of two adult caretakers, Tom Downey as Sergeant Abner Hoke and Kristina Kopf as Ms. K, as well as five troubled youths which includes Amber Connor as Claire Tanner, Jesse Kove as Zachary Moore, Clifton Williams as Marty Williams, Jill Evyn as Trish Gage, and Victoria Ramos as Rosa Villa. Rounding out the cast is Tim Lovelace as Sheriff Ray Tanner, Joe Estevez as mountain loony Meeks and Dan Haggerty as lumberjack foreman Bill in a flashback sequence.

Cast[]

Actor

Role

Claire "CB" Tanner

Meeks

Foreman Bill

Sergeant Abner Hoke

Sheriff Ray Tanner

Zachary "Zack" Moore

Sam Kowowzinkowski

Trish Gage

Martin "Marty" Williams

Victoria Ramos

Rosa Villa

Chris Hahn

Gunnar Wolfgang Bunyan

Donna Williams

Mel

Bud Moffett

Budd

Alan Tuskes

Elmer the cook

Daniel Alan Kiely

Greenhorn

John Schneider

Jeb/Militia man

Tom Luhtala

Logger/Militia man

Jeremy Price

Logger

Eric Zapata

Logger

Tony Dodson

Logger

Rachel Demski

Logging camp woman

Sarah Danko

Logging camp woman

Nicholas Arthur

Militia man

Brian Demski

Militia man

Eric Dogan

Militia man

David Greathouse

Militia man

Bryan Jones

Militia man

Leo McNamee, III

Militia man

Sean Rodgers

Militia man

Laurie Lavine

Female guard

Mark Sikes

Burly guard

Gary Jones

Guy in flashback

Robert Kurtzman

Guy in flashback

Franklin Purtiman

Sheriff in flashback

Warren "Jack" Bruce

Townsperson in flashback

Beki Ingram

Townsperson in flashback

Kathleen Jones

Townsperson in flashback

Rex Reese

Townsperson in flashback

Vic Amesquita

Townsperson in flashback

Miranda Lash-Bevington

Bar patron

Samantha Otten

Bar patron

Keegan O'Reilly

Bar patron

Jeff Miller

Guy needing drink

Notes & Trivia[]

This movie is also known as just Axe Giant and Bunyan, both of which redirect to this page.
The tagline to this film is "This Tall Tale is Killer".
Production on Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan began in August, 2010 with filming concluding in November, 2010. The movie was shot in Southern California with some exterior shots being filmed in and around Mohican State Park in Crestline, Ohio.
Midnight Syndicate is a musical duo comprised of Edward Douglas and Gavin Goszka. Goszka is not credited in this film.
Actor Dan Haggerty is best known for playing James "Grizzly" Adams on the 1977-1978 television series The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams.
Actor Joe Estevez is the brother of actor Martin Sheen and the uncle of actors Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez.
In the end credits, the monster is identified as Gunnar Wolfgang Bunyan, though he is never called this in the movie itself. He is only ever called Paul Bunyan.
Martin Williams is the only victim who is not killed by Paul Bunyan.

Explicit Content[]

Profanity: Strong language is used infrequently in this film. Mostly by the characters of Zach and Marty. Minimal usage of the word "fuck" and one "motherfucker".
Female topless nudity: Actress Jill Evyn is shown in scant attire for most of her appearance in this film. During a sex scene, she is shown topless and has nipple and naval piercings.
Female rear nudity: Amber Connor shows the barest glimpse of minor butt crack, but is otherwise completely clothed in the film.
Gore: Copious gore used throughout the film. All of the gore is rendered through computer generated imagery.

Cut in half: Trish is split in half down the middle by Paul's axe. Hoke is cut in half at the waste by Paul's axe, and then stepped on.
Decapitation: Elmer is decapitated in the 1894 flashback. Meeks is decapitated in the modern era. Other loggers also decapitated in the 1894 flashback.
Gunshot victims: Martin is shot in the chest at point blank range while trying to wrestle a shotgun away from Meeks.
Dismemberment: Numerous loggers are dismembered in the 1894 flashback.
Eye injury: Ms. K shoots Paul Bunyan in the eye with Hoke's revolver.

Body Count[]

Babe the Blue Ox: Killed by loggers for meat.
Loggers: Numerous loggers dismembered in 1894.
Elmer: Beheaded by Paul's axe in 1894.
Foreman Bill: Arm severed then head split in half by circular saw in 1894.
Bear: Neck broken by Paul.
Trish Gage: Cleaved down the middle by Paul's axe.
Abner Hoke: Cut in half at the waste then stepped on.
Zach Moore: Impaled through the back with Babe's antler.
Rosa Villa: Thrown in the air by Paul; breaks her neck upon landing.
Marty Williams: Shot in the chest by Meeks.
Meeks: Beheaded by Paul's axe.

Survivors[]

List does not include members of the militia, all of whom survive their altercation with Paul Bunyan.

Claire Tanner
Ray Tanner
Sam "Ms. K" Kowowzinkowski

Recommendations[]

Boogeyman 3
Crocodile 2: Death Swamp
Jolly Roger: Massacre at Cutter's Cove
Lumberjack Man

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