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Twisted Pictures Acquires 'Motel Hell'
Saturday, February 9, 2008


By: MrDisgusting
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Originally slated for release on October 31 by MGM, we've learned that the studio has scrapped the "remake" idea and has sold the rights to the Motel Hell franchise to Twisted Pictures, the dudes behind Saw, Dead Silence and the upcoming Repo! The Genetic Opera. It isn't clear what they'll be doing with the film, but we're told they're going to turn it into a brand new original franchise. In the original Farmer Vincent kidnaps unsuspecting travellers and is burying them in his garden. Unfortunately for his victims, they are not dead. He feeds his victims to prepare them for his roadside stand. His motto is: It takes all kinds of critters...to make Farmer Vincents fritters. The movie is gory, but is also a parody of slasher movies like Last House on the Left.



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alexa2hott
2:21pm, February 9, 2008

Awesome should be really cool! Is it still coming out in October, to face their other franchise -- saw?


alexa2hott
2:29pm, February 9, 2008

I could really see Twisted Pictures turning this into a really great slasher flick. Im really excited for this one.


5ULLY
2:30pm, February 9, 2008

Very cool. Now if we can just get a re-release of the original on dvd to coincide with the remake.


alexa2hott
2:34pm, February 9, 2008

1 more VERY important thing....this better not go straight to dvd or be PG-13, or i'll scream.


alexa2hott
2:40pm, February 9, 2008

Also cannot wait to see who they get to Direct and star. I heard a rumor a few weeks ago MGM was trying to get Jodi Lynn O'Keefe to play the lead...wonder if that was scrapped?


AndrewRobinson
5:15pm, February 9, 2008

Motel Hell could use a remake. Good stuff.


cpanthers
8:38pm, February 9, 2008

Motel hell is just fine the way it is.


HorrorFan82
10:25am, February 10, 2008

The original Motel Hell is a classic. It doesn't need a remake...atleast not by the makers of SAW! Why TWISTED PICTURES of all people? Their films are way too Mtv-style flashy, loose on the plot and the dialogue is also usually pretty bad. The original SAW was O.K. but the sequels were pretty bad and I HATED Dead Silence. And they are creating a franchise out of it??? Oh great...


RedSabbath
11:06pm, February 13, 2008

ANOTHER remake?!!? Why can't they leave Horror's history the way it is? What was wrong with it the first time? This doesn't happen as much in other genres, you don't see them remaking "Gone With The Wind" do ya? Jeez.....


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