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Wrong Turn is a series of six American slasher horror films created by Alan B. McElroy. All six films focus on various families of deformed cannibals who hunt a group of people in West Virginia by killing them all in horrific ways and using a mixture of traps and weaponry for food. Of the three main cannibals in the Wrong Turn series only Three Finger has been in all six movies. The original Wrong Turn film was released in 2003, and is later followed by two sequels and three prequels that lasted up until 2014.
| Wrong Turn (film series) | |
|---|---|
Box set containing the first five films. | |
| Directed by | Rob Schmidt (1) Joe Lynch (2) Declan O'Brien (3-5) Valeri Milev (6) |
| Produced by | Stan Winston (1) Brian Gilbert (1) Erik Feig (1–6) Robert Kulzer (1–6) Jeff Freilich (2) Jeffrey Beach (3, 5, 6) Phillip Roth (3, 5-6) Kim Todd (4) |
| Written by | Alan B. McElroy (1) Turi Meyer (2) Al Septien (2) Connor James Delaney (3) Declan O'Brien (4-5) Frank H. Woodward (6) |
| Music by | Elia Cmiral (1) Bear McCreary (2) Claude Foisy (3–6) |
| Cinematography | John S. Bartley (1) Robin Loewen (2) Lorenzo Senatore (3) Michael Marshall (4) Emil Topuzov (5) Martin Chichov (6) |
| Edited by | Michael Ross (1) Ed Marx (2) Raúl Dávalos (3) Stein Myhrstad (4-5) Ludmil Kazakov (5) Don Adams (6) Cameron Hallenbeck (6) |
Production company | Summit Entertainment Constantin Film Regency Enterprises (1, 6) |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox (1–2) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (3–6) |
Release date | 2003 – 2014 |
Running time | 545 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | Total (3 films): $50,150,575 |
Screenplay
Wrong Turn (2003)
In the first film, a group of six friends are stalked by One Eye, Saw Tooth and Three Finger. Chris Flynn (Desmond Harrington) is forced to make a detour after a chemical spill on the road. He makes a wrong turn and crashes into another vehicle which had already fallen victim to one of the family's road traps. While searching for help the group discovers the cabin belonging to the three monstrous mountain men and are hunted down one by one.
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007)
The second film introduces a larger family of cannibals: Ma, Pa, Brother and Sister. Three Finger and the Old Man are the only returning characters from the first film. This time, the cannibals hunt down a group of reality show contestants who are taking part in a survival reality show.
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead (2009)
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead features a group of prison officers and convicts. The returning character Three Finger causes the transport bus to crash, allowing the convicts to escape and take the surviving prison officers, Nate (Tom Frederic) and Walter (Chucky Venn) prisoner. While fleeing, the convicts and their prisoners stumble across a lost truck which had been transporting thousands of dollars, as well as Alex Miles (Janet Montgomery), who has been lost in the woods since Three Finger killed the rest of her friends. Eventually, Three Toes (Three Finger's nephew) is killed by Chavez. Three Finger finds Three Toes's severed head, which makes him furious. He creates a shrine and leaves the head on display in his cabin. The one surviving convict, Brandon, convinces Nate of his innocence, and is set free. Some time later, Nate returns to collect the remaining cash from the armored truck, and is shot in the back with an arrow by Brandon. While Brandon is collecting the cash, he is killed by a cannibal. Alex is the only survivor of this film. It was revealed in the director's commentary for Wrong Turn 4 that Three Finger died in the ending of Wrong Turn 3.
Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings (2011)
This film provides the back story to the three original killers and shows their childhood. It also shows how the three brothers and several others escaped. The story focuses on a group of nine teenagers who take a wrong turn while riding their snowmobiles looking for their cabin. They end up in an old abandoned insane asylum which is still inhabited by Three Finger, Saw Tooth and One Eye. The friends decide to spend the night in the asylum and they are attacked by the three brothers. By the end of the film, all nine teenagers are dead.
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines (2012)
It is revealed that Maynard is a serial killer who has been on the run for over thirty years, and is now in cahoots with the three cannibal brothers. He repeatedly refers to them as 'my boys' and his kin. Throughout the course of the film, the brothers attempt to break Maynard out of jail and kill off the college students and Sheriff Angela Carter (Camilla Arfwedson), while the rest of the town is at the festival. The film ends with Maynard and the three brothers escaping with the blinded Lita (Roxanne McKee) as a captive.
Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (2014)
In the sixth installment, Danny (Anthony Ilott) discovers his long lost family as he takes his friends to Hobb Springs, a Forgotten resort deep into West Virginia Hills. Danny then has to choose between his family or his friends as they are being killed by his family one by one.
Future
In October 2018, a remake based of the original film was announced is in development. The film will be written by series creator Alan B. McElroy and director Mike P. Nelson is chosen to direct.
| Film | Year | Director | Writers | Producers |
| Wrong Turn | 2003 | Rob Schmidt | Alan B. McElroy | Stan Winston |
| Wrong Turn 2: Dead End | 2007 | Joe Lynch | Turi Meyer & Al Septien | Jeff Freilich |
| Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead | 2009 | Declan O'Brien | Connor James Delaney | Jeffery Beach & Phillip Roth |
| Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings | 2011 | Declan O'Brien | Kim Todd | |
| Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines | 2012 | Jeffery Beach & Phillip Roth | ||
| Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort | 2014 | Valeri Milev | Frank H. Woodward | |
Key
- A Y indicates the actor portrayed the role of a younger version of the character.
- An O indicates a role as an older version of the character.
- A V indicates the actor or actress lent only his or her voice for his or her film character.
- A C indicates a cameo appearance.
- An A indicates an appearance through archival footage.
- A dark gray cell indicates the character was not in the film.
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