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Ax 'Em

Original title: The Weekend It Lives
  • 1992
  • Unrated
  • 1h 11m
IMDb RATING
1.3/10
2.1K
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Ax 'Em (1992)
ComedyHorrorMystery

A weekend retreat at a remote cabin in the woods for a group of childhood pals turns into a terrifying fight for survival, as a former friend whose family was killed years earlier comes alon... Read allA weekend retreat at a remote cabin in the woods for a group of childhood pals turns into a terrifying fight for survival, as a former friend whose family was killed years earlier comes along looking for revenge.A weekend retreat at a remote cabin in the woods for a group of childhood pals turns into a terrifying fight for survival, as a former friend whose family was killed years earlier comes along looking for revenge.

  • Director
    • Michael Mfume
  • Writer
    • Michael Mfume
  • Stars
    • Michael Mfume
    • Sandra Pulley
    • Joe Clair
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  • IMDb RATING
    1.3/10
    2.1K
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    • Director
      • Michael Mfume
    • Writer
      • Michael Mfume
    • Stars
      • Michael Mfume
      • Sandra Pulley
      • Joe Clair
    • 68User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Michael Mfume
    • Michael
    Sandra Pulley
    • Kea
    Joe Clair
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    Racquel Price
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    • Nikki
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    • Tonya
    Greg Jones
    • Shawn
    Kristine Louisa
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    Fredrick Montgomery
    • Kevin
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    • Brian
    D-Taylor Murphy
    • Breakfast
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    • Granddad
    Archie Williams
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    Julia Gorin
    • Sarah
    Kevin Cameron
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      • Michael Mfume
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    • Trivia
      The original cut of the film, titled "The Weekend it Lives", was supposedly more of a comic-horror parody than straight horror. When York Entertainment picked up the home video rights in 2003, they drastically re-cut the film. Scenes are now incomplete, out of order, or missing entirely leaving much of the film incoherent. No one knows if any prints of the original version still exist.
    • Goofs
      The director yelling "Cut" can be heard during the scene transition as the two arguing bums are running away.
    • Quotes

      Breakfast: I'm running back to Baltimore!

      [starts running]

    • Alternate versions
      The original cut of the film (titled "The Weekend it Lives") was supposedly more of a comic-horror parody than straight horror. However, when York Entertainment picked up the home video rights years later they drastically re-cut the film. Scenes are now incomplete, out of order or missing entirely leaving much of the film incoherent and its tone unclear. It is unknown if any prints of the original version still exist.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Cinema Snob: Ax 'Em (2010)
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      Terror Dome
      Written by Dereck - THE CRITIC

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    Normally I'm very cinematically tolerant, I can find good in very bad movies. For example I think "Invasion Of The Blood Farmers" is a great film. "Ax Em" has nothing redeeming about it. This is a backyard production but that does not always mean a bad viewing experience, there are several creative amateur productions on the video market. This is not one of them. The sound is inaudible most of the time, yet you can clearly hear the director say "cut" after every painful scene. The cast frequently all talks at once making it impossible to understand anything. There is not one effectively executed sequence in the whole production. It is absolutely amazing this film got distributed WIDELY on home video by a company which specializes in "Urban" features. If you subtract all the technical ineptness, you still have a poorly written, poorly directed, poorly photographed, creatively sterile waste of time. Take it from me I have watched 20 years worth of B horror movies.
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    • Mar 11, 2003

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    • Release date
      • January 29, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Weekend It Lives
    • Production company
      • 2 Smooth Film Productions
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    • Budget
      • $10 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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