| Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes | |
|---|---|
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes |
| Directed by: | Jake West |
| Written by: | Barbara Werner; Jake West |
| Produced by: | Reuben Liber; Karri O'Reilly; Brad Krevoy; Pierre Spengler; Vlad Paunescu; Donald Kushner |
| Music by: | Rob Lord |
| Cinematography: | Erik Wilson |
| Edited by: | Justin Rogers |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | Motion Picture Corporation of America Castel Film Romania |
| Released: | October 28th, 2006 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 91 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings |
| Next: | Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud |
Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes is an American independent television movie of the supernatural thriller/monster subgenres of horror. It is the third film in the Pumpkinhead film series. It was directed by Jake West with a screenplay written by West and Barbara Werner. It was produced by the Motion Picture Corporation of America and Castel Film Romania and premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel on October 28th, 2006.
Plot[]
A man and his dog go hiking through West Virginia and is unfortunate enough to bear witness to an organ harvesting operation being conducted by town physician Doc Fraser and members of the Wallace family. After he is discovered, the hiker becomes their next target, and Doc Fraser removes his kidney. Addle-brained Bunt Wallace is responsible for disposing of the body. The hiker is still alive however and remains so just long enough to stumble out into the road where he is discovered by motorist Molly Sue Allen. The man dies, but Molly Sue's intervention leads to the discovery of numerous rotting corpses that have either been taken out into the swamp or stacked up inside of a secluded cabin. One of the bodies is that of her own child. Driven by sorrow, rage, and a need for revenge, Molly Sue convinces her friend Richie, ex-husband Oliver and Oliver's new girlfriend Ellie Johnson to seek out the old witch Haggis. They become part of a conjoined ritual to summon the demon of vengeance known as Pumpkinhead. Pumpkinhead seeks out those who have been marked by Haggis' curse, but this type of covenant comes at a price, and with each victim that Pumpkinhead takes, the summoners experience the pain of the kill as if it were their own. When Doc Fraser learns the truth about Pumpkinhead, he surmises that he can bring the threat of the demon to an end by killing those that summoned him.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Doug Bradley | Doc Fraser |
| Lance Henriksen | Ed Harley |
| Lisa McAllister | Dahlia Wallace |
| Tess Panzer | Molly Sue Allen |
| Emanuel Parvu | Oliver Allen |
| Ioana Ginghina | Ellie Johnson |
| Doug Roberts | Bunt Wallace |
| Radu Iacoban | Richie |
| Catalin Paraschiv | Ronnie Johnson |
| Dan Astilean | Sheriff Bullock |
| Aurel Dicu | Tiny Wallace |
| Iulian Glita | Junior Wallace |
| Lynne Verrall | Haggis |
| Emil Hostina | Lenny |
| Philip Bowen | Reverend McGee |
| Vali Vasilescu | Deputy Ben |
| Barton Sidles | Fred |
| Mircea Stoian | Agent Benson |
| Radu Bânzaru | Agent Black |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Pumpkinhead was created by writer and director Stan Winston and screenwriters Mark Patrick Carducci, Richard C. Weinman, and Gary Gerani. This is the third installment in the Pumpkinhead film series, and the second film from the series that was not released theatrically.
- The tagline for this film is "He threw their loved ones into a swamp. Now they want revenge... But when a demon does their dirty work, it comes at a price."
- This movie was filmed in Bucharest, Romania. [1] It was shot back-to-back with Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud.
- There are a total of nineteen credited cast members in this film.
- Actor Douglas Roberts is credited as Doug Roberts in this film.
- Actor Dan Astileanu is credited as Dan Astilean in this film.
- Actor Dicu Aurel is credited as Aurel Dicu in this film.
- Actor Vasilescu Valentin is credited as Vali Vasilescu in this film.
- Actor Bart Sidles is credited as Barton Sidles in this film.
- Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes was released on DVD in Region 1 format by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on March 27th, 2007. [2] It was also released as a "Dreadtime Stories" double-feature along with Candyman on March 30th, 2010, and again on a double feature with Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud on February 5th, 2013.
- Actor Doug Bradley is best known for playing the role of the Lead Cenobite, aka "Pinhead", in the Hellraiser film series. He played the character in the first eight installments of the series.
- Actor Lance Henriksen reprises the role of Ed Harley in this film. Ed Harley was the main character from the first Pumpkinhead.
- Aside from Pumpkinhead itself, Ed Harley, Haggis and Bunt Wallace are the only characters to have made previous appearances. In the original Pumpkinhead, Haggis was played by actress Florence Schauffler. In this film, she is played by Lynne Verrall. Bunt was played by Brian Bemer in the first film, but is now played by Doug Roberts.
See also[]
External Links[]
- Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes at IMDB
- Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes at Trakt.TV
- Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes at Wikipedia
- Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes at Letterboxd.com
- Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes at Themoviedb.org
- Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes at the Pumpkinhead Wiki
References[]
- ↑ IMDB; Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes; Filming & Production.
- ↑ Amazon.com; Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes; Region 1 DVD. Product info.
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