Pitchfork is a 2016 horror film and the directorial debut of Glenn Douglas Packard.[1][2] It premiered on September 23, 2016 at the Hot Springs Horror Film Festival, where it won "Best First Time Filmmaker Horror".[3] By September 20, 2016, it was announced in Deadline Hollywood that Uncork’d Entertainment had acquired the film and it would have a limited theatrical release on January 6, 2017 and would be released on VOD January 13 of the same year.[2]
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Directed by | Glenn Douglas Packard |
Written by | Darryl F. Gariglio Glenn Douglas Packard |
Produced by | Shaun Cairo Noreen Marriott Darryl F. Gariglio Glenn Douglas Packard |
Starring | Daniel Wilkinson Brian Raetz Lindsey Nicole Ryan Moore |
Cinematography | Rey Gutierrez |
Edited by | Kristin Gerhart Rey Gutierrez |
Music by | Christie Beu |
Production company | Pioneer Motion Pictures |
Distributed by | Uncork'd Entertainment |
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Running time | 1:34:00 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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Hunter and friends travel back to his family farm in rural Michigan after sharing a deep secret with his conservative family. A festive night turns into horror as one by one they are all stalked by a deranged killer wielding a pitchfork.
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Pitchfork reviews have been mixed and the movie currently has a rating of 20% on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 2/10, based on 5 reviews.[4][5] The Hollywood Reporter and Los Angeles Times both criticised the film, which the Los Angeles Times felt was "tediously routine."[6][7] Horror website Bloody Disgusting was more favorable, stating that "there is still some fun to be had with Pitchfork. The classic slasher formula works for a reason, and the movie does have some of that low-budget charm that’s so illusive in this age of digital film."[8] Another horror website, Heaven of Horror, gave it a 3/5 rating and called it "a hardcore horror movie with a few campy elements and some truly awesome moments".[9]