| Hatchet | |
| Creator: | Adam Green |
| Origin: | Hatchet (2006) |
| Years: | 2006–present |
| Otherlabel1: | Related film(s) |
| Otherdata1: | Frozen (2010) |
The Hatchet film series consists of American slasher horror films developed from original characters created by Adam Green; including four feature length films. The plot primarily focuses on the unintentional encounters of innocent civilians, with the living urban legend of deformed hermit Victor Crowley (portrayed by Kane Hodder under heavy makeup) and the character's violent murders.
The series is notable for featuring multiple appearances by the actors of other slasher franchise villains: Kane Hodder (Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th), Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street), Tony Todd (Daniel Robitaille / Candyman from Candyman and William Bludworth / Grim Reaper from Final Destination), Sid Haig (Johnny Lee Johns / Captain "Cutter" Spaulding from Firefly), R. A. Mihailoff (Bubba "Junior" Sawyer / Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Derek Mears (Jason Voorhees in the 2009 Friday the 13th reboot), Tyler Mane (Michael Myers in the 2007 Halloween reboot) and Felissa Rose (Angela Baker from Sleepaway Camp). A fifth film was confirmed by Green to be in development, with the plot leaving behind usual setting of Honey Island Swamp and explore an urban setting instead.[1]
| Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter | Producers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatchet | September 7, 2007 | Adam Green | Adam Green | Scott Altomare, Sarah Elbert, Cory Neal |
| Hatchet II | October 1, 2010 | Derek Curl, Sarah Elbert, Cory Neal | ||
| Hatchet III | June 14, 2013 | B. J. McDonnell | Adam Green, Sarah Elbert | |
| Victor Crowley | August 22, 2017 | Adam Green | Adam Green, Will Barratt, Sarah Elbert, Cory Neal, Amanda Isaacson, Ben Rock |
See main article: Hatchet (film). When a group of tourists in a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.
See main article: Hatchet II.
See main article: Hatchet III.
See main article: Victor Crowley (film).
Many characters have played a part in the Hatchet series, most of which only having one-off appearances, but some protagonists such as Marybeth Dunston and Andrew Yong have been featured in multiple films, with Victor Crowley appearing in every film so far in the series.
| Character | Films | Related film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatchet | Hatchet II | Hatchet III | Victor Crowley | Frozen | ||
| Victor Crowley | Kane Hodder | |||||
| Marybeth Dunston | Tamara Feldman | Danielle Harris | Danielle Harris | |||
| Shawn | Parry Shen | |||||
| Justin | Parry Shen | |||||
| Andrew | Parry Shen | |||||
| Ben | Joel Moore | Joel Moore | Joel Moore | |||
| Reverend Zombie | Tony Todd | Tony Todd | ||||
| Misty | Mercedes McNab | Mercedes McNab | ||||
| Jenna | Joleigh Fioreavanti | Joleigh Fioreavanti | ||||
| Sampson Dunston | Robert Englund | |||||
| Parker O'Neal | Emma Bell | Emma Bell | ||||
| Trent Graves | R.A. Mihailoff | |||||
| Tyler Hawes | Derek Mears | |||||
| Kathleen | Felissa Rose | |||||
| Film | Crew/Detail | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composer | Cinematographer | Editor | Production companies | Distributing company | Running time | ||
| Hatchet | Andy Garfield | Will Barratt | Christopher Roth | ArieScope Pictures, Radioaktive Film, High Seas Entertainment | Anchor Bay Entertainment | 1 hr 23 mins | |
| Hatchet II | Ed Marx | ArieScope Pictures, Dark Sky Films | Dark Sky Entertainment | 1 hr 25 mins | |||
| Hatchet III | Scott Glasgow | 1 hr 22 mins | |||||
| Victor Crowley | Jason Akers & Sam Ewing | Jan-Michael Losada | Matt Latham | 1 hr 23 mins | |||
| Film | U.S. release date | Budget | Box office revenue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatchet | $1,500,000[2] | $302,396 | ||
| Hatchet II | $156,190[3] | |||
| Hatchet III | $1,200,000[4] | |||
| Victor Crowley |
In Hatchet II, released seven months after Adam Green's Frozen, Emma Bell appears in an uncredited cameo reprising her role as Parker O'Neal (the protagonist of Frozen), in a scene serving as an epilogue to the main events of Frozen. In the scene, Parker is revealed to have successfully sued the ski resort for abandoning her, Dan, and Joe to the wolves, declaring that she will never go skiing again.[5] [6]
In 2017, after four feature films, series creator Adam Green would green-light Adam Green's Hatchet (2017)—a four-issue comic book retelling of the 2006 film published by American Mythology. The issues were written by James Kuhoric and illustrated by Andrew Mangum.[7] American Mythology would follow this with an original limited edition Hatchet saga, Hatchet: Vengeance—which follows Victor Crowley facing off against another monster inhabiting the fictitious Honey Island Swamp.[8] On October 9, 2019, the anthological three-issue limited series Victor Crowley's Hatchet Halloween Tales was released, issue one written by Jason Pell, two by SA Check, and three by James Kuhoric.[9] Halloween Tales would be expanded with the anthological Halloween Tales II in September 2020—again a three-issue limited series. Green makes his comic writing debut with the first issue that focuses on three witches trespassing Crowley's lair, while previous writers Pell and Kuhoric return to write the second and third issues, respectively.[10] July 2021 featured the release of the one-shot comic .[11] In October of that year, Halloween Tales continued with Halloween Tales III.