We got this week started with a WTF Happened to This Horror Movie? video on David Lynch’s Eraserhead, and now we’re wrapping it up with another episode of WTF Happened to This Horror Movie? In this episode, we find out what happens when a filmmaker best known for comedy decides to delve into darker territory. It’s writer/director Kevin Smith‘s 2011 film Red State (watch it HERE), and you can find out all about it in the embed above!
Red State has the following synopsis:
Three horny teenagers — Travis, Jarod, and Billy-Ray — can’t believe their luck when they meet a woman online who says she wants to hook up with all three of them at once. But the promise of sex is a trap, and the boys find themselves in the hands of Abin Cooper, a lunatic preacher who spews so much hatred that even neo-Nazis stay away. Cooper means to kill the trio for their sins, prompting a desperate bid for escape.
The film stars Michael Parks, John Goodman, Michael Angarano, Kyle Gallner, Nicholas Braun, Melissa Leo, Kerry Bishé, Stephen Root, Kevin Pollak, James Parks, Betty Aberlin, Anna Gunn, and Ralph Garman.
This is what the WTF Happened to This Horror Movie series is all about:
Hollywood has had its fair share of historically troubled productions. Whether it was casting changes, actor deaths, fired directors, in-production rewrites, constant delays, budget cuts or studio edits, these films had every intention to be a blockbuster, but were beset with unforeseen disasters. Sometimes huge hits, sometimes box office bombs. Either way, we have to ask: WTF Happened To This Horror Movie?
The Red State episode of WTF Happened to This Horror Movie? was Written by Brad Hamerly, Edited by Juan Jimenez, Narrated by Matthew Plale, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
A couple of the previous episodes of the show can be seen below. To see more, head over to our JoBlo Horror Originals YouTube channel – and subscribe while you’re there!
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