The Curse of Buckout Road
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The Curse of Buckout Road is a 2017 Canadian horror film written and directed by Matthew Currie Holmes and starring Evan Ross, Henry Czerny and Dominique Provost-Chalkley.[1] It is Currie Holmes' directorial debut.[2]
Plot
Aaron Powell returns home from the Naval Postgraduate School to his grandfather, a brilliant psychiatrist, Lawrence Powell. Dr. Powell and his colleague, police detective Roy Harris, are investigating a recent suicide of college professor Stephanie Hancock, who suffered of nightmares involved the infamous urban legends of Buckout Road. While they think she was mentally unstable, Mrs. Hancock's student Cleo Harris starts to show the same symptoms as she was working on an assignment about Buckout Road urban myth. Cleo and Aaron realize that they have to solve the mystery of how to stop the evil before it takes their souls as well.
Cast
- Evan Ross as Aaron Powell
- Henry Czerny as Detective Roy Harris
- Dominique Provost-Chalkley as Cleo Harris
- Colm Feore as Reverend Mike Reagan
- Danny Glover as Dr. Lawrence Powell
Production
The film was shot in Greater Sudbury in 2016.[2]
Release
The film premiered at the Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival in 2017.[3]
Reception
The film has a 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[4] JimmyO of JoBlo.com gave the film a 7 out of 10.[5]
References
- ^ Miska, Brad (1 October 2019). "Exclusive 'The Curse of Buckout Road' Clip Ends with a Vicious Stabbing [Video]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ a b Volmers, Eric (27 September 2019). "Calgary-raised filmmaker finds evil in The Curse of Buckout Road". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ Knight, Chris (26 September 2019). "The Curse of Buckout Road is 'a decent if overly busy scare-fest'". National Post. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "The Curse of Buckout Road". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ JimmyO (20 December 2019). "THE CURSE OF BUCKOUT ROAD (MOVIE REVIEW)". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
