TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL
TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL-United States-2010
Alan Tudyk as Tucker
Tyler Labine as Dale
Katrina Bowden as Allison
Jesse Moss as Chad
Directed by Eli Craig
Written by Eli Craig and Morgan Jurgenson
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil is a funny, gory horror-comedy that, while uneven at times, is a hilarious tribute to all those redneck hillbilly horror films that have come our way over the years. Films like Wrong Turn, Friday the 13th, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and every other horror film whose main setting has been the backwoods is paid homage to in this uproarious comedy of errors and misunderstandings.
When Tucker (Alan Tudyk) and Dale (Tyler Labine) rescue college kid Allison (Katrina Bowden) from drowning, they set off a series of events between the two of them and Allison’s preppy friends that is nothing short of insane. The preppies think Tucker and Dale want to torture and kill Allison. Led by Chad (there’s always a preppy named Chad) the popped-collar frat boy leader, they mount an attack against the two hillbillies. Tucker and Dale think that the preppies are off their medication and can’t understand why they will not stop killing themselves right there at their ‘vacation’ home in the beautiful Virginia woods. Hell, one college kid just dives right into a working wood chipper and another one impales himself on a homemade spear. What are two totally misunderstood hillbillies to do?
The characterization of the two good ole boys balances a thin line between genius and stereotypical. In other words Tucker and Dale are like every other redneck hillbilly horror film character; dumb as hell and oblivious to the happenings of the outside world. However, Tudyk and Labine play their parts so well you’d think they went to backwoods redneck hillbilly training camp. Tucker is the smarter of the two and therefore the straight man, of sorts, to Dale and his bumbling antics.
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil works not only as a parody of redneck hillbilly horror films, but also as a love letter to the genre. It’s a smartly written horror-comedy that laughs with the genre instead of at it. You’ll find yourself giggling at the funny parts and laughing out loud at the gory stuff. Hell, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil is so funny it might just make you slap your mama. That, my dear friends, is fucking funny.
TRIVIA
A rough cut of the film was leaked which revealed various moments when lines are dubbed and when post-production effects are used.
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Posted on 04/18/2012, in Comedy-Horror Films, Films Released in 2010, Movies and tagged Alan Tudyk, Chad, Dale, Eli Craig, Katrina Bowden, Tucker, Tucker Dale vs Evil, Tyler Labine. Bookmark the permalink. 17 Comments.
Loved this film mate, and your review is spot on sir!
I started watching this the other day but after about 15 minutes I just wasn’t feeling it. Not because I didn’t like the movie, I just wasn’t in the mood for it. Gonna give it another try soon.
Moods can definitely affect our movie watching experience.
I haven’t seen the movie, but your review is encouraging. I am putting on my list of ‘movies to see’
Cool. Thank you, Mary.
I LOVED this movie! I laughed so hard…phew! I was nervous though
Why were you nervous, Tash?
I was afraid you were going to be really hard on poor Tucker & Dale…I should have known better
You’ve had fantastic taste…so far!
I try. Horror has been my favorite genre of film for as long as I can remember. I want to do as much justice to it as I can. Thank you so much for your words of support and encouragement. You have a great blog and are a damn good writer yourself.
One day maybe I’ll find the nerve to really let loose and write the best horror screenplay ever! (sigh…dare to dream!) Love your reviews! (mind you, I’ve agreed with all I’ve read so far…so that makes it easy!) Love it when I get notification of a new one…pretty good sign you must be a bad ass writer yourself!
Again, I try. I have ideas in mind for short stories and poems, too, so I know where you’re coming from.
A surprizingly good film. One of those horror films that really is a comedy.
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