2001 Maniacs
| 2001 Maniacs | |
|---|---|
 Pre-production promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Tim Sullivan |
| Produced by |
Christopher Tuffin Scott Spiegel Eli Roth Boaz Yakin Brett W. Nemeroff |
| Written by |
Tim Sullivan Chris Kobin |
| Starring |
Robert Englund Lin Shaye Giuseppe Andrews Jay Gillespie |
| Music by | Nathan Barr |
| Cinematography | Steve Adcock |
| Edited by | Michael Ross |
| Distributed by | Lions Gate Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5 million |
2001 Maniacs is a 2005 American comedy horror film directed by Tim Sullivan, starring Robert Englund, Jay Gillespie, Dylan Edrington, and Matthew Carey. It is a remake of the 1964 film Two Thousand Maniacs! written and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis. The film is distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment. It was filmed in Westville, Georgia.
Plot
Six prep college students and a biker couple travel south towards Daytona Beach for Spring Break, but a detour leads them into the seemingly idyllic Georgia town of Pleasant Valley, which is holding its annual "Guts and Glory Jubilee" in honor of the American Civil War.
While they stay in the town, completely isolated from the outside world, they are systematically separated and killed in gory fashion by the town's residents. Two students manage to escape, but upon alerting the authorities they learn that "Pleasant Valley" is nothing but a cemetery - a memorial for 2001 Confederate villagers who were massacred 140 years earlier by renegade Union troops during the Civil War. A plaque reveals that the town's residents will not rest until the crime has been paid back: 2001 villagers were killed, 2001 northerners must be killed - an eye for an eye.
As the two students drive away on their motorcycle, they are decapitated by barbed wire. The heads are picked up by Hucklebilly who walks down the road and fades away.
Cast
- Robert Englund as Mayor George W. Buckman
- Lin Shaye as Granny Boone
- Giuseppe Andrews as Harper Alexander
- Jay Gillespie as Anderson Lee
- Matthew Carey as Cory Jones
- Peter Stormare as Professor Ackerman
- Marla Malcolm as Joey
- Gina Marie Heekin as Kat
- Brian Gross as Ricky
- Mushond Lee as Malcolm
- Dylan Edrington as Nelson Elliot
- Bianca Smith as Leah
- Brendan McCarthy as Rufus
- Adam Robitel as Lester
- Christa Campbell as Milk Maiden
- Wendy Kremer as Peaches
- Cristin Michele as Glendora
- Kodi Kitchen as Hester
- Ryan Fleming as Hucklebilly Boone
- Eli Roth as Justin
- Bill McKinney as Chef
Production
Eli Roth, who produced the film, reprised his role of Justin from his own film, Cabin Fever.
Sequel
On the official Facebook page for the film, the sequel 2001 Maniacs: The Beverly Hellbillys was announced (later renamed to 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams). Mayor Buckman and Harper Alexander are now portrayed by Bill Moseley and Nivek Ogre respectively.[1]