The Hike (2021 film)
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| Directed by | Luke Walker, Vinnie Vineyard |
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| Cinematography | Luke Walker, Travis Graves |
| Edited by | Vinnie Vineyard |
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| Distributed by | Chip Taylor Communications |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $17,000 |
| Box office | unknown |
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The Hike is a 2021 comedy horror film directed by Luke Walker and Vinnie Vineyard, and written by Walker, Vineyard and Kandi Thompson. Vinnie Vineyard and Kandi Thompson play a couple going on a hike in the Great Smoky Mountains. Along the way they run into a trio of strangers and eventually the Cherokee legend of Spearfinger. The story is based on several true events: Vineyard's brother John's hiking misadventures.[1], real life run ins with furries, weird pro wrestlers, Elvis impersonators and even THE Charlie Hodge from Walker and Vineyard's days as Pro Wrestlers and entertainers[2]. The four main actors (Walker, Vineyard, Graves, and Thompson) star in ASY TV's Wrestling With Ghosts. Their investigation in season 3's premiere was in Bryson City, investigating Spearfinger. What they found on the episode influenced several moments in the movie.
The film premiered on Amazon Prime on June 19th, 2021[3]
Cast[edit]
- Kandi Thompson as Robin
- Vinnie Vineyard as Vinnie
- Luke Walker as Big Luke
- Travis Graves as Travis
- Scott Lane as Scott
- Kirby Simon as Kirby
- Justin Thompson as Justin
- Billy Parrott as Forest Ranger Billy
- Keith Gavins as Beastiality the Wrestler and Lou Vuto
- Tony "Hack" Covington as the Masked Wrestler, Uncle Tony and Charlie Hodge
Production[edit]
The production started during the Covid-19 pandemic. Big N Funky Productions' Luke Walker and Vinnie Vineyard saw an opportunity and decided to make a low budget horror movie during the pandemic when Hollywood was shut down. The production company previously focused on paranormal television, comedy skits, and wrestling television so this was their first feature film.[4]
Walker wrote the initial script, but the tone of the movie changed when Vineyard was cast as the co-lead replacing Travis Graves due to scheduling conflicts. His comedic delivery of lines and real life hatred of the woods turned the movie into a horror/comedy[5]. Kandi Thompson wrote several scenes pertaining to her character, including changing the end of the movie where Spearfinger takes over her body to feed on the dead's livers.
Accolades[edit]
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 1st Monthly Film Festival[6] | Best First Time Filmmakers | Luke Walker, Vinnie Vineyard | Won |
| Accord Cine Fest | Best Comedy Feature Film[7] | Luke Walker, Vinnie Vineyard | Won |
| Best Thriller Feature Film[7] | Luke Walker, Vinnie Vineyard | Won | |
| Best Screenwriting in a Feature Film[7] | Luke Walker, Vinnie Vineyard, Kandi Thompson | Won | |
| ADIFF Actors & Directors International Film Festival | Best Actress in a Horror Movie[8] | Kandi Thompson | Won |
| Best Actor in a Comedy Movie[8] | Vinnie Vineyard | Won | |
| First-Time Filmmaker Sessions | Best Feature Film[9] | Luke Walker, Vinnie Vineyard | Nominated |
| Golden Wheat Awards | Best Horror Movie[10] | Luke Walker, Vinnie Vineyard | Won |
| Independent Horror Movie Awards | Best Atmosphere[11] | Luke Walker, Vinnie Vineyard | Nominated |
| Best Music[11] | Various Artists | Nominated | |
| Best Humor[11] | Luke Walker, Vinnie Vineyard | Nominated | |
| Best Nudity[11] | Luke Walker, Vinnie Vineyard, Kirby Simon | Nominated | |
| Kalakari Film Award | Best of Festival Award[12] | Luke Walker, Vinnie Vineyard | Nominated |
| Lift-Off Global Network, London | Best Feature Film[13] | Luke Walker, Vinnie Vineyard | Nominated |
| Scene Awards | Best Scene Under a Minute[14] | Luke Walker, Vinnie Vineyard, Kandi Thompson | Nominated |
| Best Scene Stealing Actress[14] | Kandi Thompson | Nominated | |
| Best Comedy Scene[14] | Vinnie Vineyard, Kandi Thompson, Tony "Hack" Covington, Keith Gavins, Luke Walker, Justin Thompson | Won | |
| Smoky Mountain Film Festival | Best Director(s)[15] | Luke Walker, Vinnie Vineyard | Nominated |
| Best Screenwriter(s)[15] | Luke Walker, Vinnie Vineyard, Kandi Thompson | Nominated | |
| Best Actress[15] | Kandi Thompson | Won | |
| V.I.Z. Film Festival | Best Director(s)[16] | Luke Walker, Vinnie Vineyard | Nominated |
| Best Screenwriters(s)[16] | Luke Walker, Vinnie Vineyard, Kandi Thompson | Nominated | |
| Best Actress[16] | Kandi Thompson | Nominated |
The Smoky Mountain Chronicles[edit]
After the completion of the film and the positive reaction of viewers at a few small screenings during the pandemic, Vineyard and Walker then decided to make a total of six fables about the Great Smoky Mountains [17]. Every movie would be located in the Great Smoky Mountain region, have a moral, something anthropomorphic, and would be based on legends, true stories, or characteristics of each locale. Planned is a comedy/ horror movie based in La Follette, Tennessee entitled WJHC AM about Y2K and the return of Christ, a horror movie based in Bristol, Virginia about demons taking over the world through the eyes of a boy entitled Camp Smokey, and movies based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Unicoi County, Tennessee, and Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
References[edit]
- ↑ Wildsmith, Steve (2020-10-14). ""A WALK IN THE WOODS: Funkmaster V and crew create a horror extravaganza in 'The Hike'"". Maryville Daily Times.
- ↑ Harrell, S. (2020-10-13). ""Southern made horror film set in Smokies"". The Mountaineer.
- ↑ Webb, Jessica (2021-07-07). ""'The Hike,' local horror comedy now on Amazon"". Smoky Mountain Times.
- ↑ Devoe, Emily (2020-10-14). ""Pigeon Forge production company creates horror film set in Smoky Mountains"". WBIR TV.
- ↑ Morris, Tom (2021-04-24). ""The Hike... Special Episode"". The Good, The Bad, The Nerdy Movie Podcast.
- ↑ "1st Monthly Film fest, 2021". 1stmonthlyfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "The Accord Cine Fest". accordcinefest.com. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "ADIFF International Film Festivak". adiff.tilda.ws/. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ↑ "Best Feature Film". liftoff.network/first-time-filmmakers-showcase/. 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ↑ "Best Horror Movie". communityofcinema.yolasite.com/. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Independent Horror Movie Awards". www.horrormovieawards.com/. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ↑ "2021 Kalakari Film Festival". rishinikam-kalakari.com/. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ↑ "Lift-Off Global Network, London". liftoff.network/london-lift-off-film-festival/. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "2021 Scene Awards". mlcawards.com/. 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "2021 Smoky Mountain Film Festival". smokymountainfilmfest.com/. 2021-05-30. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "2021 V.I.Z. Film Festival". vizff.com/. 2021-05-30. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ↑ Kousouris, Abby (2021-07-06). ""Sevier County filmmaker wins awards for Smoky Mountains horror film"". WVLT TV.
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