Bill Murray’s Groundhog
Day is a must for perennial viewing come Feb. 2 each and every year, as
is A
Christmas Story every time Christmas Day rolls around, and now there
just might be a new annual viewing entry on “Weed Day” — April 20 for those not
in the know — each year!
Film Chest announced this
past week that writer/director Dylan Reynolds’ 4/20 Massacre — the first
slasher film devoted to the “Weed Day” holiday — will be making its DVD debut
on Apr. 3 (just in time to light’em up).
Five young women (genre
fans will quickly recognize them as the “victim pool”) — Rachel (Justine
Wachsberger — as Lauren in Insurgent and Divergent), Jessica (Jamie
Bernadette — The Bunnyman Massacre, All Girls Weekend, etc.), Donna (Stacey
Danger — The Amateur, Suburban Cowboy), Aubrey (Vanessa Rose Parker — as Amber in Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance)
and Michelle (Marissa Pistone — Raze, Cruel Will, etc.) — go off on
a camping trip in the woods on the pretext of celebrating a birthday for one of
their members (yeah, right).
We quickly learn that camping
in the woods is not their strength as they begin bickering over where they are
— maps can be so confusing. It’s at
this moment that a stoner dude stubbles upon them on the trail
ranting about being hunted for “THE WEED” … he proceeds to surrender a satchel
full of the stuff to the sweet young things (aka: victim pool) and runs off
into the woods, free of his burden (later to be hunted down by his “hunter” and
hacked to death).
WOW. Apr. 20 — “Weed Day” — five young women in
the woods, celebrating the “holiday” with enough grass to maintain a camping
trip HIGH for, oh say, the foreseeable future (in a slasher flick that can be
pretty short). It is wonderful; it is marvelous
… sweet!
The title, 4/20
Massacre, pretty much says it all, so pick your favorite camper and
hope that they are the last one standing (crawling) … it could be a fun group
viewing game.
Bonus features include
commentary from filmmaker Dylan Reynolds (Chain Link, Nipples and Palm Trees)
and video sessions with various members of the cast and crew.
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