Thanksgiving (2006 film)
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Thanksgiving is a 2006
slasher film produced by Screen Screams Pictures. It is not to be confused with the faux trailer of the same name created by Eli Roth
for the 2007 film Grindhouse. The film was written, produced, cast, directed, shot, edited, marketed and released all in less than twenty one days!
, when a young couple - about to settle down to dinner - are suddenly disturbed by the arrival of a seemingly helpless young man. They accept him into their home, hoping to aid him, but the couple quickly realise their guest is a psychotic
serial killer, intent on murdering them in the most sadistic way possible.
The couple attempt to flee and call for help, but the killer traps them in their house, playing a twisted game with them in an attempt to murder them before any help can arrive to save them.
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2006 in film
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slasher film produced by Screen Screams Pictures. It is not to be confused with the faux trailer of the same name created by Eli Roth
Eli Roth
Eli Raphael Roth is an American film director, producer, writer and actor. He is known for his role as Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds for which he won both a SAG Award and a BFCA Critic's Choice Award...
for the 2007 film Grindhouse. The film was written, produced, cast, directed, shot, edited, marketed and released all in less than twenty one days!
Awards
(2006 Project Twenty1 Film Festival)- Nominated Best Special FX
- Nominated Best Music
- Nominated Best Film
- Winner Best Marketing
Plot
The film takes place on ThanksgivingThanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the same day as Columbus Day in the...
, when a young couple - about to settle down to dinner - are suddenly disturbed by the arrival of a seemingly helpless young man. They accept him into their home, hoping to aid him, but the couple quickly realise their guest is a psychotic
Psychosis
Psychosis means abnormal condition of the mind, and is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state often described as involving a "loss of contact with reality"...
serial killer, intent on murdering them in the most sadistic way possible.
The couple attempt to flee and call for help, but the killer traps them in their house, playing a twisted game with them in an attempt to murder them before any help can arrive to save them.
Summary
On a day when everyone is giving thanks, four friends sat down for Thanksgiving dinner. With a knock at the door, the young couples thought they were helping another person in need, but instead found themselves living a horrific experience by being bound, beaten, tortured and killed. This film is based on actual events!Cast
- Eric Arbour - Eric
- Holly Fink - Holly
- Jason Fink - Jason
- David Goulart - Neighbour
- Jeremiah Kaplan - John
- Star Peck - Star
- Douglas Pratt - Police Officer
Crew
Directed by:- Scott Ennis - Director
Writing credits:
- Scott Ennis - Story & Screenplay
- David Goulart - Story (collaborator)
- Jason Fink - Story (collaborator)
Produced by:
- Scott Ennis - Executive Producer
- David Goulart - David Goulart
- Scott Ennis - Producer
Original Music by:
- Kevin MacLeodKevin MacLeodNot to be confused with Kevin MacLeod, a music composer.Kevin Stewart MacLeod is the Usher of the Black Rod for the Canadian Senate, the Canadian Secretary to the Queen of Canada, and the author of the historical fiction novel, A Stone on Their Cairn/Clach air An Càrn.Born in North Sydney, Nova...
Film Editing by:
- Scott Ennis