Name: Hell's Half Acre
Genre: Horror
Released: 2006-12-05
Duration: 1 h
Rating: 7
Cast: Joe Chapman, Jim Clauser, Todd Labar

I bought this DVD on a whim at the Motor City Comic Con. The DVD box described the film as "An insanely fun non-stop cheeseride" Being a fan of obscure B flicks, I just had to pick it up.

An actual full size house is burned down, a truck is tipped over, a body is lit on fire, there are gun battles involving the police, and a chaingun interrupts a community gathering! Hah! The behind the scenes segment is as fun as the movie itself. The featurette describes how the filmmakers did all this over the course of five years with absolutely NO MONEY! This was very inspiring to me. Many laugh out loud moments including the believable introduction to the film from the WAKE UP CALL FOR PARENTS organization who wants to 'ban' the film. The only thing I didn't like much is that the FX (killings)are rather crappy and the film is rather short. But, it does indeed live up to its moniker, "An insanely fun non-stop cheese-ride!" I can't think of better words to describe it. It's a hoot!

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Hell's Half Acre (2006) was screened during the Severed Cinema film series at the Sherman Theater in Pennsylvania. The film was playing for a sold-out crowd as a double feature alongside Brutal Massacre: A Comedy (Anchor Bay, 2007).

A full-sized home was burned down for the opening sequence of Hell's Half Acre (2006).  

Hell's Half Acre (2006) was screened during the Severed Cinema film series at the Sherman Theater in Pennsylvania. The film was playing for a sold-out crowd as a double feature alongside Brutal Massacre: A Comedy (Anchor Bay, 2007). 

The Allentown Times Feature article on Hell's Half Acre (2004) "Burning up on film - Chronicling an underground slasher flick"

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