Hellblock 13 (1999) (V)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Paul Talbot

Writers:

Jeffrey Miller (writer)
Michael R. Smith (writer)
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Release Date:

8 January 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Once Inside You'll Pray For the Chair!

Plot:

In a haunted death row cellblock, a deranged female serial killer reads a trio of twisted tales to her executioner.

Plot Keywords:

Executioner | Ritual | Witchcraft | Prison | Motorcycle

Cast

Gunnar Hansen	...	The Executioner
Debbie Rochon	...	Tara
Jon Miller	...	Prison Guard #1
Brian Kelly	...	Prison Guard #2 (as Brian D. Kelly)
Jeff Jordan	...	Doctor
Amy R. Swaim	...	Sherry Simpson ("Watery Grave")
Bill Roberson	...	Sheriff Broughton ("Watery Grave")
Kirk Bair	...	Bob Simms ("Watery Grave")
Bob Hungerford	...	Detective Hyatt ("Watery Grave")
Jessica Dunning	...	Jessie ("Watery Grave")
Rick Migliore	...	Police Driver ("Watery Grave")
Michele Affronte	...	Jessie's Voice / Flashback Biker Girl ("Watery Grave" & "Big Rhonda")
Marie Talbot	...	Jonah's Voice ("Watery Grave") (voice)
Jennifer Peluso	...	Heidi Mae / Flashback Biker Girl ("White Trash Love Story" & "Big Rhonda")
David G. Holland	...	Joe Mark ("White Trash Love Story")
Michael R. Smith	...	Witch / Mr. Knuckles ("White Trash Love Story" & "Big Rhonda")
Stacy Nicole Rowe	...	Mattie ("White Trash Love Story")
Kimberly Rowe	...	Ima ("White Trash Love Story")
Clinton G. Dennis	...	Monster Joe Mark ("White Trash Love Story")
Meg Maddon	...	Young Witch in Photo ("White Trash Love Story")
J.J. North	...	Big Rhonda ("Big Rhonda")
Bill Kealey	...	Chaney ("Big Rhonda")
Don Tilley	...	Anchor ("Big Rhonda")
Jasi Cotton Lanier	...	Biker Chick ("Big Rhonda") (as Roxanne)
Brittany-Anne	...	Biker Chick ("Big Rhonda")
Chris Sutton	...	Rowdy Biker ("Big Rhonda")
Nolan Mecham	...	Rowdy Biker ("Big Rhonda")
Dell Goodrich	...	Ms. Knuckles ("Big Rhonda")
Eric Kirby	...	Sleepy Biker ("Big Rhonda")
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jeffrey Miller	...	Extra (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Talbot

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jeffrey Miller		writer (as Jeff Miller)
Michael R. Smith		writer
Paul Talbot		writer

Produced by
Jeffrey Miller	....	producer
Paul Talbot	....	producer

Original Music by
Andrew Scott Foust
Kirk Luther
Eric Martin

Cinematography by
Paul Cornwall

Film Editing by
Dennis Miller
Paul Talbot
Lonnie Wehunt

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeffrey Miller	....	second unit director (as Jeff Miller)

Art Department
Roger Allen	....	props
Michele Caporaso	....	artwork
Christie Covert	....	props
Dan Rogers	....	prop stills
John Slater	....	artwork
Paul Talbot Sr.	....	construction

Sound Department
Jeffree Bloomer	....	production sound mixer
Jeffree Bloomer	....	sound mixer
Steve Borders	....	production sound mixer
Anthony Cargioli	....	boom operator
Timothy Cargioli	....	boom operator
Dale Checovich	....	boom operator
Keith Rishkofski	....	special sound effects

Special Effects by
Kirk Bair	....	special effects assistant
Chris Kirkpatrick	....	special effects assistant
John Slater	....	special effects assistant
Michael R. Smith	....	special effects

Stunts
Clint Behymer	....	stunt biker
Warlock Dave	....	stunt biker
Elrod	....	stunt biker
Jimmy Hinds	....	stunt biker
George 'Bochco' Lamott	....	stunt biker
Mean Mr. Mustard	....	stunt biker

Camera and Electrical Department
Kirk Bair	....	second assistant camera
Anthony Cargioli	....	grip
Beau Chappell	....	assistant camera
Lynn Cornfoot	....	second assistant camera
William C. Cunningham	....	gaffer
Rick Dubois	....	gaffer
Jason Gambell	....	assistant camera
Jason Gambrell	....	second assistant camera
David Hartfield	....	still photographer: production stills
Douglas Hartley	....	key grip
Larry Lowe	....	assistant camera
Keith Rishkofski	....	grip
Mike Rishkofski	....	grip
Wade Sellers	....	grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brenda Coker	....	costumes

Editorial Department
Paul A. Bradley	....	assistant editor
Chris Clarke	....	post-production assistant

Other crew
James Baxter	....	publicist
Tammy Free	....	production assistant
Hugh Henry	....	production assistant
Paul Kinoshian	....	production assistant
John McDill	....	production assistant
J.C. Mobley	....	production assistant
Bryan Moose	....	production assistant
Dan Rogers	....	location consultant
Meg Ryan	....	production assistant

Thanks
Tommy Faircloth	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Crimson Productions
• Millman Productions

Distributors

• Stomp Visual (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Troma Entertainment

Also Known As:

Hellblock 666 (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:18 | Australia:R | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Company:

Crimson Productions

Trivia:

The original title, "Hellblock 666", was changed to Hellblock 13 because of the heavily Christian area the movie was being shot in, this concerned producers who were trying to secure locations. They ran into trouble finding locations with the original title and were able to secure a closed down jail after altering the suffix of the title from '666' to '13'.

Goofs:

Continuity: In White Trash Love Story, the witch picks up the candlestick to light her cigar, but in the shot from behind her, the candlestick is still on the table.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Something to Scream About (2003) (V)

K-e-r-a-p

Now don't get me wrong i do love my ham low-budget and low-brow horror but this is really quite wack stuff even at your most haphazard silly level. Three relatively boring short stories told by a woman on death-row to her prison guard just before her execution.... incidentally the girl who's on death-row who tells the "stories" is fit and ...er...yeh...is probably about the only decent thing in this forgettable film. The three short stories that are told are simply very ,very , very weak stuff and frankly just straight up uninteresting. The first story is so painfully acted by everyone involved its a relief once it's over ...the mundane "suspense" of the story isn't helped by some awful camera continuity , wack editing . The one highlight admittedly is the slightly amusing second short story of a wife beating redneck....completely silly and seemingly made-up as they were filming storyline is reprived by it's bemusing off-the-wall ending. Third story...i dnno some biker devilish cult malarky promises something but again ends up crap.

Overall it's mostly an uninteresting , generally non-sensical bunch of stories filmed badly and directed badly , edited and sequenced in a way that struggles to convey any decent viewing. It really isn't worth the time or effort to make even the most passive of viewing ...even at this most botchit level of low-budget horror.