Hoax main backdrop
Hoax main poster

4.8/10 • 45

2019-08-201h 36m

Horror

The Truth... Can Kill.

An investigation into a camping trip gone wrong turns into a fight for survival when a team, including a brilliant primate specialist and led by a ruthless television producer, must come to grips with the possible existence of Bigfoot.

Directors
Matt Allen
Writters
Matt Allen, Scott Park
Editors
Matt Allen, Scott Park, Peder Morgenthaler

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  1. Adrienne Barbeau

    Adrienne Barbeau

    Wilma

  2. Brian Thompson

    Brian Thompson

    John Singer

  3. Ben Browder

    Ben Browder

    Rick Paxton

  4. Cheryl Texiera

    Cheryl Texiera

    Dr. Ellen Freese

  5. Hutch Dano

    Hutch Dano

    Justin Johnson

  6. Matt Riedy

    Matt Riedy

    Roger Brannen

  7. Shoshana Bush

    Shoshana Bush

    Bridgette Powers

  8. Christopher Soren Kelly

    Christopher Soren Kelly

    Gage

  9. Anthony Ray Parker

    Anthony Ray Parker

    Jonesy

Reviews2

View Reviews
Key-Si Avatar

Key-Si

Aug 25, 2019

5/10

I can't really say that I enjoyed "Hoax", but there definitely were a few things that made this partially fun though. This is obviously low budget, but the cinematography wasn't too bad. It felt way more professional than most of the films in this category. The acting was a mixed bag though. If you are interested in this movie just because Adrienne Barbeau ("The Fog", "Escape From New York") is in it, then you should be aware, that she is only on screen around the end and also just for a few minutes. Our lead turns out to be Cheryl Texiera despite Barbeau being used as the main selling point for this film. We also have Brian Thompson, who played 'Shao Kahn' in "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation". I haven't seen him much during the last few years, but this film proves that he's still around. Anyway... "Hoax" starts out as many of those Horror flicks with kids telling scary stories at a camp fire. We get some yummy nudity from Máire Higgins, before the body count finally starts. Then we see a few news reports about the missing kids and 'Rick Paxton' (Ben Browder) sees a chance to make some money by making a TV show that proves that 'Bigfoot' is real. He puts together a team then, "Dr. Ellen Freese" (Cheryl Texiera) as the primate expert, 'Cooper Barnes' (Max Decker) as the guy who knows the area and whose daughter is among the missing kids, 'Bridgette Powers' (Shoshana Bush) as the journalist narrating the show, 'John Singer' (Brian Thompson) as the ex-soldier to guarantee safety and so forth... While filming their stuff for the show the body count is increased as to be expected and then the film takes a weird turn and almost gets a little "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" or "Wrong Turn" vibe with some neat little gore effects. Torture inclusive! Well, that being the segment with Barbeau in it. Yes, this is a bad film and I didn't expect it to be good at all. But it actually turned out to be a little better than I expected. This is like a TV movie you watch at 3 in the morning while you get drunk alone, maybe pass out even before it ends and you haven't really missed something. Next morning you remember that it was kind of OK, before you completely forget about it. This is "Hoax" for you.

Media

  • Hoax poster
  • Hoax poster
  • Hoax poster
  • Hoax poster
  • Hoax poster
  • Hoax poster

Recommendations

  • Slumberland main backdrop

    Slumberland

    7.3

  • Near Dark main backdrop

    Near Dark

    6.9

  • Inheritance main backdrop

    Inheritance

    6.3

  • Demon Eye main backdrop

    Demon Eye

    3.7

  • One Last Night main backdrop

    One Last Night

    4.5

  • Close main backdrop

    Close

    7.8

  • Barbie main backdrop

    Barbie

    7.0

  • Killers of the Flower Moon main backdrop

    Killers of the Flower Moon

    7.4

  • Poor Things main backdrop

    Poor Things

    7.7

  • Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire main backdrop

    Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

    7.1

  • M3GAN 2.0 main backdrop

    M3GAN 2.0

    7.5

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 main backdrop

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    7.9

  • Oppenheimer main backdrop

    Oppenheimer

    8.1

  • The Gentlemen main backdrop

    The Gentlemen

    7.7

  • Murder Mystery 2 main backdrop

    Murder Mystery 2

    6.4

  • House of Ga'a main backdrop

    House of Ga'a

    5.6

  • Lisa Frankenstein main backdrop

    Lisa Frankenstein

    6.3

  • Triangle of Sadness main backdrop

    Triangle of Sadness

    7.0

  • The Wild Robot main backdrop

    The Wild Robot

    8.3

  • The Alto Knights main backdrop

    The Alto Knights

    6.3

Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
--
Revenue
--
Keywords
helicoptercampinginvestigationforestbigfootwoodssurvivalmurderdead dogcamping trip