When a group of small town Texas high school kids play a prank that accidentally kills an old man, they're hunted down by the man's family of murderous hillbillies.
THE PROJECT:
An original horror movie for new media, SAVAGE COUNTY was filmed in high def in Memphis Tennessee. Presented in eight ten-minute chapters, SAVAGE COUNTY is designed to be watched either episodically or end-to-end in its feature-length form. Executive Produced by David Gale (VARSITY BLUES, JACKASS, AEON FLUX) and Craig Brewer (HUSTLE AND FLOW, BLACK SNAKE MOAN), the movie is coming to multiple platforms in February of 2009. It stars a mixed cast of Hollywood newcomers and Memphis locals as both the teen victims and killers. Directed by first-timer David Harris, the project is a tribute to TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE and the old-school horror of the 70's, brought up-to-date with indie rock and rockabilly music and a twist of teen drama.
THE STORY:
On the last weekend before prom, a mismatched group of high school kids heads to a remote pond to drink beer and hang out. When the beer runs dry, the conversation turns to daring Patrick, the runt of the group, into knocking on the door of the Hardells - the reclusive family that owns the land the pond is on. Patrick takes up the dare, knocks on the Hardells' door and finds himself staring down the barrel of a shotgun. When Patrick's friends come to his defense, the oldest Hardell is killed in the shuffle. Scared and guilty - the teens flee the crime. When the rest of the Hardell clan finds the old man murdered, they seek out vengeance. One-by-one, the teens are hunted down by Orry, the sexually oppressed mute, Willard, the long-haired wildman, and Kasper, the cold-blooded family leader.
