‘Get stuffed mother clucker’
Amityville Thanksgiving is a 2022 American horror film about a struggling couple visiting a marriage counsellor for the holiday as a last resort. Soon after they realise he has sinister intentions that may make this Thanksgiving their last.
An unwanted sequel, Amityville Turkey Time, arrived in 2023.
Written and directed by Will Collazo Jr. (Amityville Shark House; Night of the Zomghouls; Bloody Nun and Bloody Nun 2: The Curse). Produced by Mark C. Fullhardt and Julie Anne Prescott. Executive produced by Ron Bonk, Will Collazo Jr. and Avery Crumley.
The Cult Cinema production stars Julie Anne Prescott (The Amityville Harvest), Natalie Peri (Last Rites: The Return of Sabastian Vasilis; Bloody Nun 2: The Curse; Camp Bloodlust), Mark C Fullhardt (Bloody Nun), Paul Faggione (Empires of New York) and Tom Ciorciar. Genre regular Shawn C. Phillips makes a cameo appearance. Of course.
Plot synopsis:
Jackie (Natalie Peri) and Danny (Paul Faggione) spend the holiday week in therapy instead of at the dinner table. Their marriage has taken a turn for the worse, and they turn to what they believe to be their only option, Amityville Couples Counsellor Frank Domenico (Mark C Fullhardt), a doctor with a hidden, sinister past. He recommends an isolated cabin retreat to save their family. But once alone, the doctor’s unorthodox approach starts to push the couple over the edge.
Strange visitors, visions, and occult items haunt their stay, coming to a peak on Thanksgiving Day. Little do they know that the doctor plans to end their sessions, as well as their lives, with a devilish dinner, and them as the main course!
Reviews:
” …to make an Amityville movie about Thanksgiving and not have it really about either and instead an excuse for old men with thick New York accents about having rough sex with other men’s wives is pretty much a genius concept. It also has Shawn Phillips and David Perry as a male couple that has the same marriage issues as everyone else.” B&S About Movies
“A staggeringly inept burden that showcases hideous actors spewing banal dialog, and only presents horror through speech and not action. After a while, this barely registers as an actual movie as random shots of nobodies badmouthing a therapist intercept the main plot.” 1 out of 4, Splatter Critic
” …almost nothing actually happens on screen. And what little does features such poor animation, it looks like somebody downloaded a couple of GIFs off of a Halloween website and composited them into the film. As a final insult to the viewer, despite being listed as an hour and thirteen minutes long, Amityville Thanksgiving pretty much ends at the fifty-minute mark.” ★ Voices from the Balcony
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Release:
In the US, Amityville Thanksgiving was released on DVD by SRS Cinema on November 8, 2022.
Cast and characters:
Shawn C. Phillips … Jeremy
Julie Anne Prescott … Lynda Morris
Natalie Peri … Jackie Defiore
Will Collazo Jr. … Joe Morris
David Perry … Enrique
Mark C. Fullhardt … Frank Domenico
Forrest Bennett … Reaper
Paul Faggione … Danny Defiore
Tom Ciorciari … Baron Richards
AMITYVILLE TURKEY DAY (2023) The sequel to Amityville Thanksgiving… oh cluck!
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