Paintball Massacre Explained

Paintball Massacre
Director:	Darren Berry
Producer:	Joe Hallett Brendan Carr
Starring:	Katy Brand Lee Latchford-Evans
Music:	Patrick Gill
Cinematography:	Ola Mesmer
Editing:	Daniel Jewell
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

Paintball Massacre is a 2020 British comedy horror film directed by Darren Berry and written by Chris Regan.^[1]

Plot

A school reunion paintballing goes wrong as the participants start being murdered one by one.^[2]

Cast

• Katy Brand
• Lee Latchford-Evans
• Natasha Killip
• Aoife Smyth
• Nicholas Vince
• Robert Portal
• Ian Virgo
• Cheryl Burniston
• Lockhart Ogilvie
• Nathan Clough

Production

The filmmakers have cited British comedy-horror features Hot Fuzz and Dog Soldiers as inspiration. It was filmed in 2018 in Somerset, at The Sparkford Inn near Yeovil as well as in a quarry in Radstock.^[3] The budget for the film was £75,000 which crept up to £100,000 when shooting began.^[4]

Release

The film was released in US and Canada in December 2020 and released digitally and on DVD in the UK on April 5, 2021.^[5]

Reception

The Guardian review said the film struggles to live up to illustrious Brit comedy-horror predecessors.^[6] Dread Central reviewed it as “Fun-Filled Microbudget Mayhem”.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paintball Massacre.
2. Web site: Paintball Massacre - Film.
3. Web site: Somerset film hits shelves in Asda and streaming on Amazon Prime. 6 April 2021.
4. Web site: Getting Paintball Massacre made. Sophie. Goodwin. Film Stories. July 6, 2021. April 1, 2023.
5. Web site: Somerset film hits shelves in Asda and streaming on Amazon Prime. 6 April 2021.
6. Web site: Paintball Massacre review – splatterhouse horror with scattershot acting. 30 March 2021.
7. Web site: PAINTBALL MASSACRE Review--Fun-Filled Microbudget Mayhem. 14 December 2020.