So I’m sitting down and eating some Gorton’s battered fish the other night, and it got me to thinking about I Know What You Did Last Summer. And then that got me to thinking about what a terrible villain Benjamin Willis was. And then THAT got me thinking about the 1986 horror/comedy Blood Hook, and how the killer in that movie is the real #1 ‘killer fisherman’ character of all time! Well, the competition isn’t really steep – given there aren’t many killer fishermen in horror movies. Pretty much just him and Benjamin. But let’s take a peek at Blood Hook!
Sounds like George Takei might have been doing some voiceover work back then. But anyway, that there was the original trailer for Blood Hook – and it was around this time that Troma picked it up for distribution. Sadly and surprisingly, a lot of the gore was cut and therein lied most of the fun with this movie.
But, have no fear! Vinegar Syndrome re-released it a few years ago in all of its original gory giant fishhook glory! You can find a copy HERE or if you want to find a copy with the limited slipcover, then good luck hunting it down on eBay. Give it a watch though – it will definitely have you ‘reeling’. Ugh, that was bad. My apologies. It’s not like I’m on here ‘fishing’ for compliments for my bad humor and puns. Ok, I’m done.
Fin.
“Reeling”, “Fishing”, “Fin” how punny