The Jackhammer Massacre is a 2004 horror film written and directed by Joe Castro, and co-written by Daniel Benton. It stars Kyle Yaskin and Aaron Gaffey.
After his best friend Mike dies of a drug overdose, San Fernando Valley businessman Jack Magnus spirals into depression and drug addiction, losing his job, getting a severe infection on his left arm, and becoming homeless, forcing him to live in the warehouse where he works as a security guard. One night, a pair of dealers Jack owes money to break into the warehouse, and decide that since Jack does not have any money, to rob the building, and kill Jack by injecting him with a mixture of PCP, heroin, and crystal meth. Instead of killing Jack, the cocktail of drugs causes him to have a psychotic break, and drilled by paranoid delusions and a hallucination of Mike, he kills the dealers with an electrical jackhammer that was among the tools in the warehouse machine shop.
When Jack's sister Tori and her girlfriend arrive, Jack having called them earlier to ask for money, Jack locks Tori in a storage room, and murders her girlfriend. After killing his boss, who had stopped by to tell him that the building has been sold, Jack has a series of hallucinations, and passes out on the street. In the morning, Jack wakes up, and murders the realtor and buyer his boss was going to meet with, as the cleaning crew hired by the realtor arrives. Jack kills two members of the cleaning crew, incapacitates one with an injection of drugs, and chases the final member of the group, Sam, through the warehouse, and onto the roof.
When the extension cord of the jackhammer becomes unplugged, Jack resorts to trying to strangle Sam to death, but is stopped by the escaped Tori, who tries to reason with him. When talking to Jack fails, Tori knocks him off the roof with the detached bit of the discarded jackhammer. As Jack lies bleeding in the street, the hallucinatory Mike appears, and yells at him to get up. When Sam and Tori exit the warehouse moments later, they both scream when they notice Jack is gone.
The exploitation film database The Worldwide Celluloid Massacre categorized The Jackhammer Massacre as worthless, criticizing the disappointing gore and acting of the supporting cast, though the site did offer mild praise to the plot, and Aaron Gaffey's performance.[1] The slasher film blog Vegan Voorhees awarded the film one star out of a possible five, writing "The first half hour attempts to build depth into the story, but as soon as the bodies start dropping it all descends into the usual sloppy gorefest, complete with amateur-night performances". The website concluded "on some level it's worth admiring Castro's passion for the genre, though you might want to ensure you're on some kind of acid trip of your own if you want to wring much enjoyment from this one".[2]
Critical Condition called The Jackhammer Massacre "dull and listless" and "a gore-soaked, badly-acted snoozefest with no redeeming value".[3] A lukewarm review was given by DVD Verdict, which said "I can appreciate what the minds behind The Jackhammer Massacre were trying to do. Yes it's highly derivative of pretty much every single slasher movie ever made; but for a low-budget gore romp, the flick does a few noteworthy things that elevate it beyond waste-of-time dreck. Unfortunately, some snail's-pacing toward the end, along with a few moronic moments, end up dragging the flick down, ultimately sentencing it to the mediocrity bin".[4]
A score of two out of five was given by Slasherpool, which deemed it a mediocre slasher and dark horror drama, the website's main criticisms being the uninteresting story and poor acting of the supporting cast, and highlights being Aaron Gaffey's performance and Joe Castro's direction on a limited budget.[5] The Video Graveyard gave the film two and half stars, writing the finale was weak and clichéd, but that overall it is probably Joe Castro's best effort, due Aaron Gaffey's above average performance, the effective atmosphere of grime and sleaze, the bloody deaths, and commendable anti-drug message ("even if the mix of exploitation and preaching gets a little bit unagreeable at times").[6]
ReferencesEdit
^"Joe Castro". thelastexit.net. The Worldwide Celluloid Massacre. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
^Lee, Chrys (7 May 2012). "Play nicely with your powertools". hudsonlee.com. Vegan Voorhees. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
^Adelman, Fred. "Short Reviews A - M". critcononline.com. Critical Condition. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
^Johnson, David (10 December 2004). "The Jackhammer Massacre". dvdverdict.com. DVD Verdict. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
^Fred, Anthro. . slasherp.nexcess.com. Slasherpool. Archived from the original on March 12, 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
^Hartley, Chris (17 January 2005). "The Jackhammer Massacre". thevideograveyard.com. The Video Graveyard. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
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The Jackhammer Massacre is a 2004 horror film written and directed by Joe Castro and co written by Daniel Benton It stars Kyle Yaskin and Aaron Gaffey The Jackhammer MassacreDVD released by Plus EntertainmentDirected byJoe CastroScreenplay byJoe Castro Daniel BentonStory byJoe CastroProduced byJoe Castro Steven J EscobarStarringKyle Yaskin Aaron GaffeyCinematographyNick SaglimbeniEdited bySteven J EscobarMusic byJason FrederickProductioncompanySlaughterhouse CinemaDistributed byBarnholtz EntertainmentRelease datesJanuary 16 2004 2004 01 16 Los Angeles California Running time89 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditAfter his best friend Mike dies of a drug overdose San Fernando Valley businessman Jack Magnus spirals into depression and drug addiction losing his job getting a severe infection on his left arm and becoming homeless forcing him to live in the warehouse where he works as a security guard One night a pair of dealers Jack owes money to break into the warehouse and decide that since Jack does not have any money to rob the building and kill Jack by injecting him with a mixture of PCP heroin and crystal meth Instead of killing Jack the cocktail of drugs causes him to have a psychotic break and drilled by paranoid delusions and a hallucination of Mike he kills the dealers with an electrical jackhammer that was among the tools in the warehouse machine shop When Jack s sister Tori and her girlfriend arrive Jack having called them earlier to ask for money Jack locks Tori in a storage room and murders her girlfriend After killing his boss who had stopped by to tell him that the building has been sold Jack has a series of hallucinations and passes out on the street In the morning Jack wakes up and murders the realtor and buyer his boss was going to meet with as the cleaning crew hired by the realtor arrives Jack kills two members of the cleaning crew incapacitates one with an injection of drugs and chases the final member of the group Sam through the warehouse and onto the roof When the extension cord of the jackhammer becomes unplugged Jack resorts to trying to strangle Sam to death but is stopped by the escaped Tori who tries to reason with him When talking to Jack fails Tori knocks him off the roof with the detached bit of the discarded jackhammer As Jack lies bleeding in the street the hallucinatory Mike appears and yells at him to get up When Sam and Tori exit the warehouse moments later they both scream when they notice Jack is gone Cast EditAaron Gaffey as Jack Magnus Kyle Yaskin as Mike Fletcher Nadia Angelini as Sam Trudy Kofahl as Tori Magnus Jill Moore as Bobbie Bart Burson as Zach Evan Owen as Brian Desi O Brian as Nelson Christopher Michaels as Roger John Sarley as Darren Joe Haggerty as Borris Scott St James as Taylor Staas Yudenko as Victor Rob Rotten as Max Rachel Rotten as Veronica Nick Nyon as Carlos Kat Stephens as Lila Alex Stone as Junkie 1 Regina Nicole as Dina Wali B Suhail as Co Worker 1 David Ortega as Co Worker 2 Kitty as Naked Junkie Girl Ivy Villalobos as Little Girl Sowilla Henry as Voice of 911 Operator Darlene Steven J Escobar as Voice of Detective BrannonReception EditThe exploitation film database The Worldwide Celluloid Massacre categorized The Jackhammer Massacre as worthless criticizing the disappointing gore and acting of the supporting cast though the site did offer mild praise to the plot and Aaron Gaffey s performance 1 The slasher film blog Vegan Voorhees awarded the film one star out of a possible five writing The first half hour attempts to build depth into the story but as soon as the bodies start dropping it all descends into the usual sloppy gorefest complete with amateur night performances The website concluded on some level it s worth admiring Castro s passion for the genre though you might want to ensure you re on some kind of acid trip of your own if you want to wring much enjoyment from this one 2 Critical Condition called The Jackhammer Massacre dull and listless and a gore soaked badly acted snoozefest with no redeeming value 3 A lukewarm review was given by DVD Verdict which said I can appreciate what the minds behind The Jackhammer Massacre were trying to do Yes it s highly derivative of pretty much every single slasher movie ever made but for a low budget gore romp the flick does a few noteworthy things that elevate it beyond waste of time dreck Unfortunately some snail s pacing toward the end along with a few moronic moments end up dragging the flick down ultimately sentencing it to the mediocrity bin 4 A score of two out of five was given by Slasherpool which deemed it a mediocre slasher and dark horror drama the website s main criticisms being the uninteresting story and poor acting of the supporting cast and highlights being Aaron Gaffey s performance and Joe Castro s direction on a limited budget 5 The Video Graveyard gave the film two and half stars writing the finale was weak and cliched but that overall it is probably Joe Castro s best effort due Aaron Gaffey s above average performance the effective atmosphere of grime and sleaze the bloody deaths and commendable anti drug message even if the mix of exploitation and preaching gets a little bit unagreeable at times 6 References Edit Joe Castro thelastexit net The Worldwide Celluloid Massacre Retrieved 25 August 2013 Lee Chrys 7 May 2012 Play nicely with your powertools hudsonlee com Vegan Voorhees Retrieved 25 August 2013 Adelman Fred Short Reviews A M critcononline com Critical Condition Retrieved 25 August 2013 Johnson David 10 December 2004 The Jackhammer Massacre dvdverdict com DVD Verdict Retrieved 25 August 2013 Fred Anthro Jackhammer Massacre slasherp nexcess com Slasherpool Archived from the original on March 12 2008 Retrieved 25 August 2013 Hartley Chris 17 January 2005 The Jackhammer Massacre thevideograveyard com The Video Graveyard Retrieved 25 August 2013 External links EditJackhammer 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