Trailer Park Of Terror
DVD Approx 97 Mins 2008 USA MA 15+ Madman
In a trailer park full of the absolute bottom of the barrel, redneck, white trash, stereotype scum the gorgeous young Norma (Nichole Hiltz looking so much like Jaime Pressly I had to check the credits) is preparing herself for a date with Aaron, a boy from the good side of the tracks. You can tell he’s from the good side ‘cos he has a clean pick up truck and a shirt with sleeves. But the park boys don’t take kindly to losing their precious Norma to Aaron and indulge in a little ‘push me shove you’ teasing which unfortunately ends with Aaron impaled on a fence!
Her date ruined Norma storms off only to bump into the devil in the shape of Country/Honky Tonk singer Trace Adkins!! Yes, Trace Fucking Adkins!! How cool is that? Well I guess I just outed myself didn’t I? Adkins offers the distraught young hottie a deal she can’t refuse and soon the whole trailer park is wallowing in blood.
That was 1981 and as we see the headlines and years roll by, it seems a lot of folk have gone missing since then in the area – cue 2008 and a busload of troubled teens. Yep, it’s victim time! Six kids and their pastor, caught out by bad weather and an errant abandoned truck in the middle of the road, find themselves at the trailer park where a surprisingly hot looking Norma greets them. Surprising because the last time we saw Norma she was blowing herself and the trailer park to hell. The kids, a nympho, a gothchick, a druggie, a gay lad, a thief and a hardcase tough boy are then regaled with Norma’s story. Seems that her stepdaddy Stank (Ed Corbin) had a sideline making dirty movies with Mama (Priscilla “Three’s Company” Barnes) as the main attraction. But one day it all went wrong and the sheriff put a bullet through Mama’s head – all in front of Norma. Who then had to finish the movie! No wonder she was so desperate to get out. After telling the kids her sad story she packs them off to kip down in some of the other trailers while she strips down in front of the window for the poor young preacher. Seems he’s having trouble resisting temptation but when his spirit finally breaks he gets a lot more than he bargained for.
Our gorgeous Norma who regularly patches herself up and pumps up her boobs with an air compressor is, along with the rest of the park’s denizens, doomed to an eternity of claiming souls for the devil. And the kids are their latest victims. One by one the brats are picked off, brutalized and destroyed with some serious b-grade brutality, bloodshed and imagination.
I mean the rockabilly zombie geetar slingin’ Roach(Myk Watford) cuts off a gal’s arm and she’s too drugged up to even know it’s happening. Roach then gets hisself blown up chasing gothgirl Bridget (Jeanette Brox) through his booby trapped dope crop. Later on we watch him getting’ gaffer taped and stapled back together. Another boy has his spine crushed by an Asian zombie hooker before getting his tackle ripped off. It also seems that Stank is still making movies except the kids don’t want to co-operate resulting in some nasty work. See, Stank’s other source of income is Jerky. And he’ll use whatever meat is available to make it. I’ve seen some gruesome and gory movie killings over the years but this was my first full body deep fry! And that was after the bully boy had been forced to eat little pieces of himself! FAAAAAARKKKK!!!!!! If that don’t make you sit up and take notice nothin’ will.
This isn’t your usual zombie flick though, this is more 80s stalker movie, just with dead folk doing the killing. If you’re looking for rampaging dead things sucking out brains you’ll be disappointed. But if the idea of comedy sitcom My Name Is Earl being invaded by redneck zombie crackers appeals to you then this is the film for you. With nods to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Deliverance (only with electric geetar instead o’ banjo), as well as the zombie genre and more than a touch of twisted humour this is one hell of a funny, bloodthirsty, violent and hilarious mash up of genres that comes up trumps.
For a direct to video release this is a surprisingly good quality product. Clear, clean and punching well above its weight. With good sound, so clear you can hear the blood drip and a soundtrack that’ll rip shreds off your lame ass top forty ipod shite. plus a 30 minute behind the scenes featurette and Interviews with the trailer park zombies (And I mean with the zombies! Not the actors) Great visuals, great acting (especially for a cast of unknowns and tv actors), the film sets a great pace, it looks good, sounds great – it’s a hell of a ride! Sure there is nothing new in the idea but hell it’s called Trailer Park Of Terror!! You didn’t pick it up because you were wanted Barry Luhmann did you? This isn’t b-grade this is B PLUS!!! And that soundtrack!! Hell, I want me a copy of that for my next barbecue and beer fest! Now get me a cold beer and chuck another possum on the coals will ya?
Director: Steven Goldmann
Writer: Timothy Dolan
Cast: Nichole Hiltz
Trace Adkins
Priscilla Barnes
Stefanie Black
Jeanette Brox
Ryan Carnes
Ed Corbin
Brock Cuchna
Matthew Del Negro
Dale Dickey
Brandon Ellison
Michelle Lee
Ricky Mabe
J.P. Manoux
Cody McMains
J. Brian Miles
Hayley Marie Norman
Lew Temple
Tracey Walter
Myk Watford
Duane Whitaker
