Marybeth escapes from Victor Crowley, the deformed killer who lives in the Louisiana swamps. After learning how her family is tied to the hatchet-wielding maniac, she heads back into the bayou with a group of hunters. Her aim is to recover the bodies of her relatives and settle the score with the swamp butcher once and for all.

How it was made

Adam Green wrote and directed the film, a direct sequel to Hatchet. The project was announced in 2008, and Green confirmed his return in late 2009, when the first cast members were also revealed. Kane Hodder and Tony Todd reprised their roles from the first film, while Danielle Harris took on the part of Marybeth, previously played by Tamara Feldman. To accommodate promotion for Frozen, which Green also directed, the shoot was split into two blocks between January and February 2010.

Reception and legacy

The film received mixed reviews. Figures vary by source: Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating near 40 percent, and Metacritic gave it an average score of 49 out of 100 based on eleven reviews. It premiered at the London FrightFest in August 2010 and reached American theaters on October 1, though it was pulled from several cinemas within days. Its appeal lies mainly in its gleeful humor and abundant gore. Green had already planned a third installment for 2013.

Stills

Trailer

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Trivia

A change of actress

In December 2009 Danielle Harris announced on her Twitter account that she would play Marybeth, a role Tamara Feldman had played in the first film.

A cameo from Frozen

Emma Bell makes an uncredited appearance as Parker O'Neil, reprising her role from Adam Green's previous film Frozen, in a scene that serves as an epilogue.

More films by Adam Green

Frozen2010

Hatchet2006

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