Two well-meaning hillbillies face absurd, darkly comic misunderstandings when college kids mistake them for killers.
Campy and absurdist, with dark satire. A party watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Peacock, Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), The Roku Channel (free), Fandango at Home (free) and Tubi (free).
For an R, this one goes further: extreme gore. Beyond that, a few tense moments and a jolt or two.
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Two hillbillies are suspected of being killers by a group of paranoid college kids camping near the duo's West Virginian cabin. As the body count climbs, so does the fear and confusion as the college kids try to seek revenge against the pair.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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