Blood Tracks
{{Infobox film
| name = Blood Tracks
| image = Blood_Tracks_poster.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = Promotional poster
| native_name =
| director = {{unbulleted list|Mats Olsson|Derek Ford{{efn-lr|Uncredited.}}}}
| writer = {{unbulleted list|Mats Olsson|Anna Wolf}}
| screenplay =
| producer = Tom Sjoberg
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Jeff Harding
- Michael Fitzpatrick
- Naomi Kaneda
}}
| cinematography = Hans Dittmer
| editing = David Gilbert
| music = Dag Unenge
| studio = Smart Egg Pictures{{sfn|Stine|2015|p=50}}
| distributor = {{unbulleted list|Succéfilm AB (Sweden)|Avatar Film Corporation Limited (United Kingdom)}}
| released = {{Film date|1985}}
| country = {{unbulleted list|Sweden|United Kingdom}}
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Blood Tracks is a 1985 British slasher film directed by Mats Olsson, and starring Jeff Harding, Michael Fitzpatrick, and Naomi Kaneda. It follows a film crew shooting a rock music video at an abandoned factory in the Colorado Rockies who are stalked by a murderous family living there after an avalanche strands them. The film also features members of the Swedish rock band Easy Action.
Cast
{{Cast list|
- Jeff Harding as John
- Michael Fitzpatrick as Bob
- Naomi Kaneda as Suzie
- Brad Powell as Nick
- Peter Merrill as Dave
- Harriet Robinson as Louise
- Tina Shaw as Sarah
- Frances Kelly as Linda
- Karina Lee as Mary
- Helena Jacks as Joanna
- Lotte Heise as Carrie
- Zin Zan as Solid Gold Band Member
- Chris Lynn as Solid Gold Band Member
- Alex Tyrone as Solid Gold Band Member
- Freddie van Gerber as Solid Gold Band Member
- Kee Marcello as Solid Gold Band Member
}}
Production
The film was produced by Smart Egg Pictures, a London-based production company that also produced Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).{{sfn|Kääpä|Gustafsson|2021|p=4}}
Release
=Home media=
Vinegar Syndrome released the film on Blu-ray in November 2024, first made available for purchase through their online store as part of their Black Friday sale.{{cite web|work=Vinegar Syndrome|url=https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/horror/products/blood-tracks?_pos=3&_fid=1fe6f1f14&_ss=c|title=Blood Tracks|archive-date=9 January 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250109024245/https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/horror/products/blood-tracks?_pos=3&_fid=1fe6f1f14&_ss=c|url-status=live}}
Notes
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References
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Source
- {{cite book|last1=Kääpä|first1=Pietari|last2=Gustafsson|first2=Tommy|year=2021|title=The Politics of Nordsploitation: History, Industry, Audiences|publisher=Bloomsbury|location=New York City, New York|isbn=978-1-501-32730-8}}
- {{cite book |last=Stine|first=Scott Aaron|title=The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s|publisher=McFarland| location = Jefferson, North Carolina |isbn=978-0-786-41532-8|year=2015|orig-year=2003}}