Directed by:
Brian Trenchard-SmithCinematography:
John R. McLeanComposer:
Brian MayCast:
Steve Railsback, Olivia Hussey, Michael Craig, Carmen Duncan, Noel Ferrier, Steve Rackman, Roger Ward, John Ley, Bill Young, Michael Petrovitch, Lynda Stoner (more)Plots(1)
Relentless violence! Gratuitous nudity! Deformed circus freaks! Prepare yourself for the most infamous and controversial Ozploitation shocker of them all! After refusing to conform to the rigid, strictly ordered society of futuristic 1995, Paul Anders (Steve Railsback) and Chris Walters (Olivia Hussey) are labelled ‘deviants’ and delivered to a brutal maximum-security behaviour modification camp. They soon discover that their only chance of freedom is to survive the “turkey shoot” - a vicious and bloody manhunt devised by ruthless camp warden Thatcher (Michael Craig). The odds are stacked against them and the hunt is on. Who will survive this outrageous blood and thunder shocker? Ozploitation mavericks Brian Trenchard-Smith and Antony I. Ginnane unite and proudly deliver the ultimate high-camp splatterfest! (Umbrella Entertainment)
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Turkey Shoot is an action-adventure B-movie with a high-octane plot and a surprisingly big budget. Its subject matter is reminiscent of Battle Royale / Hard Target, but not as a rip-off, but as those films’ bold predecessor. Its violent and coarse, and shockingly politically incorrect by today’s standards. Mainly, however, it is well cast. The prison guards and the warden, the hunter “visitors” and each of the prisoners on which the film focuses fit superbly into the jigsaw puzzle of malevolent and supportive relationships that gradually increase in tension and finally explode – figuratively and literally. The film is actually well written, with unexpected scenes and a little surprise. Only the directing, though dynamic, smacks of 1980s B-movie quality, particularly in the unrealistic and “blind” shootouts, when the characters shoot like idiots into the ground instead of at the target.
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People can enjoy an incredible journey through this gory Ozploitation. Of all the movies about "hunting people down" this is definitely an honorable and imaginative representation, which must please fans of Australian B-movies. Brian Trenchard-Smith got off the rails here. Steve Railsback, who has the look of a psychopathic junkie, and the silly goose Olivia Hussey, as the two main protagonists, do not really carry this movie as the real acting is done by the villains in supporting roles, who obviously had a whale of a time - Roger Ward especially is quite believable as the sadistic warden. This is a great trashy action movie.
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