Blood Punch

Blood Punch is a 2013 horror thriller film directed by Madellaine Paxson in her directorial debut, and starring Milo Cawthorne, Olivia Tennet, and Ari Boyland.[1] The film had its world premiere on 26 October 2013 at the Austin Film Festival, where it won the Dark Matters Audience Award.[2] The film had a positive critical reception.

Blood Punch
Film poster
Directed byMadellaine Paxson
Produced byFred Schaefer
Fleur Saville
Ethan Pines
Rose McIver
Written byEddie Guzelian
StarringMilo Cawthorne
Olivia Tennet
Ari Boyland
Music byAdam Berry
CinematographyNeil Cervin
Edited bySean Stack
Production
companies
Bluff Road Productions
Release date
  • October 26, 2013 (2013-10-26) (Austin Film Festival)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

When Milton (Milo Cawthorne) is caught cooking meth, he is sent to a rehab center where he meets the beautiful Skyler (Olivia Tennet). He is wildly attracted to her, so much so that they have sex shortly after meeting. Milton also agrees to break out of rehab with her and travel to the woods, where he will make a large amount of meth for an exorbitant sum of money. He is ill-prepared for her psychotic boyfriend Russell (Ari Boyland), who tells him that he knows about Milton's fling with Skyler. Unbeknownst to Milton, the cabin is set in the middle of a land that has been forever psychically tainted by a massive and bloody Native American war.

Cast

Cawthorne, Tennet, Boyland, Kane and producer McIver had all previously co-starred on Power Rangers RPM

Reception

Critical and viewer reception for Blood Punch was positive.[3][4] The Austin Chronicle and Bloody Disgusting both praised the film,[5] and Bloody Disgusting favorably compared it to the 1948 film Road House.[6]

Awards
  • Dark Matters Audience Award at the Austin Film Festival (2013, won)[2]
  • Audience Award for Fusion Features at Dances With Films (2014, won)[3]
  • Audience Award for Run of Fest Features at Dances With Films (2014, won)[3]
  • Festival Award for Best Feature Film at the Hoboken International Film Festival (2014, won)[7]
  • Festival Award for Best Director at the Hoboken International Film Festival (2014, won - Madellaine Paxson)[7]
  • Festival Award for Best Cinematography at the Hoboken International Film Festival (2014, won - Neil Cervin)[7]
  • Jury Award for Best Feature Film at the New Orleans Horror Film Festival (2014, won)[8]
  • Jury Award for Best OFF THE EDGE Feature at the Omaha Film Festival (2014, won)[9]

References
  1. Donnell, Hayden. "Kiwi actors go from Power Rangers to blood fest". NZ Herald. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  2. Riese, Monica. "Austin Film Festival Announces Audience Awards". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  3. Gupta, Shipra. "Indie Horror 'Blood Punch' Wows Fans and Wins Big at Dances With Films Closing Night Awards". IndieWire. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  4. Myers, Randy. "Cinequest 2014: 10 films for your must-see list". Mercury News. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  5. Chen, Josette. "A Drink to 'Blood Punch'". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  6. Cooper, Patrick. "[MHHFF Review] 'Blood Punch' Is a Supernatural Film Noir on Meth". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  7. Shaw, Michael. "Independent 'Blood Punch' winning big". Screen Casting NZ. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  8. "NOHFF". New Orleans Horror Film Festival. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  9. "OFF winners". Omaha Film Festival. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
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