Leofwine_draca HUNTER'S BLOOD middle-of-the-road example of a backwoods thriller along the lines of both John Boorman's DELIVERANCE and Walter Hill's SOUTHERN COMFORT. Obviously it can't even hope to come close to the raw, visceral power of either of those movies, but as an '80s-era B-movie I admit it does work rather well. It's packed out with familiar faces, has a decent set-up and worthwhile denouement, and is a film that's tough to dislike.The plot concerns a group of city boys who decide to go into the wilderness to hunt deer, but of course they're menaced by some rednecks before long. The good guys are led by the ever-excellent Clu Gulager, a man who screams entertainment value, and the group includes John Travolta's less well-known brother Joey. The bad guys are even more interesting: led by Robocop's Lee de Broux, the group includes the hissable Billy Drago and the outrageously sleazy Bruce Glover.Directorial duties are handled by B-movie maestro Robert C. Hughes, and given that this is a guy with the likes of MEMORIAL VALLEY MASSACRE under his belt, it's fair to say that HUNTER'S BLOOD is probably his best work. It's certainly no classic, and it is a film that has a tendency to fade from the imagination soon after viewing, but as an amiable timewaster it fulfils its duties admirably.

merklekranz There has been much mention here regarding the appearance of a very young Billy Bob Thornton. For historical BBT fans, this is a must see. There is another interesting, demented performance from none other than Billy Drago. For these two reasons alone, "Hunter's Blood" should be a keeper. The added bonus is that the movie is actually entertaining. Somewhat talky in the beginning, it gradually builds toward a very satisfying hunted in the woods movie experience. Given that it has a 1987 release date, the movie holds up well, since there is little in the Arkansas outback, other than the Bronco, to indicate a 20 year old production. - MERK

cool_cool_1 Hunters Blood (1987) is a very entertaining fast paced movie about 5 men from the city who travel 2 hours to Arkansas on a weekend so they can go hunting in the forest, drink beer and have fun!!! Things soon take a turn for the worse tho when they find out that there's a horrible redneck family who live in the area where they set up camp. These inbred rednecks are cannibalistic and will stop at nothing to torture and kill our city boys!! Hunters Blood is a great movie with plenty of action, some really gory images along the way and the cast do a fantastic job, Mason is my favourite, he's played by Clu Gulager but i'm being biased because he was great in "Return of the living dead".I highly recommend this rare horror movie, if you enjoyed "Deliverance" and "Rituals" then you should love this one, this movie gets a well deserved 8/10 from me.

chewmanchew Great movie! Yes, it's a knock-off of "Deliverance" (good movie also), but this movie is worth your while. It has hunting, a bunch of Southern stereotypes (...like Oklahoma, where these guys are supposed to be from, is so urbane!), Clu Gallagher, Billy Bob Thornton (watch for him falling out of the pickup truck--NOT SURE IF THAT'S A SPOILER OR NOT?), Sam Bottoms (of "The Outlaw Josey Wales" fame--my very favorite movie, by the way), plus Kim Delaney (pre-"NYPD Blue")! Oh, and Joey Travolta...Big John's brother! Can you ask for a better cast in a "B" movie? I especially like the early scenes before they actually get to the camp site. The bbq/bar scene is especially good--I love to quote that one!. But, who forgets "brew" on a hunting trip..?