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Rating: 8.5 stars

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1890s troglodyte kidnapping cannibalism rescue mission broken leg sacrifice old west

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Bone Tomahawk (2015)

Directed by S. Craig Zahler

Drama | Horror | Western

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Overview

During a shootout in a saloon, Sheriff Hunt injures a suspicious stranger. The doctor’s assistant, wife of the local foreman, tends to him in prison. That night, the town is attacked and they both disappear—only the arrow of a cannibal tribe is found. Hunt and a few of his men go in search of the prisoner and the foreman’s wife.

Rated NR | Length 133 minutes

Actors

Kurt Russell | Patrick Wilson | Richard Jenkins | Matthew Fox | Lili Simmons | David Arquette | Fred Melamed | Evan Jonigkeit | Sid Haig | Maestro Harrell | James Tolkan | Kathryn Morris | Zahn McClarnon | Michael Emery | Jeremy Tardy | Michael Paré | Sean Young | Jamison Newlander | Erick Chavarria | Omar Leyva | David Midthunder | Geno Segers | Alex Meraz | Raw Leiba | Robert Allen Mukes | Brandon Molale | Eddie Spears | Jay Tavare | Mario Perez

Viewing History (seen 3 times)

Viewing Notes

It was great to revisit this. My first viewing was when it closed out Fantastic Fest and the cast were there (save Russell who’d injured his leg the day before if I recall correctly). The tight, well-written and plotted script combined with a seasoned cast of professional actors does a lot to carry this minimalist horror western forward. Richard Jenkins gets the best lines. The violence is sporadic, but when it comes it explodes onto the screen in quick, gory bursts, and then just as quickly fades away. The foley work is especially gruesome. It really makes you feel the impact of the violence.

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