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|

}}

| 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}}

| runtime = 88 minutes

| 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}}