Hunt Club (film)
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| image = Hunt Club pic.jpeg
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| director = Elizabeth Blake-Thomas
| producer = David Lipper
Robert A. Daly Jr.
Mark Lester
Keli Price
Kipp Tribble
| based_on =
| writer = David Lipper
John F. Saunders
| starring = Mena Suvari
Mickey Rourke
Casper Van Dien
| music =
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| studio = Latigo Films
| distributor = Uncork'd Entertainment
| released = {{film date|2023|4|4}}
| runtime = 87 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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Hunt Club is a 2023 American action thriller film written by David Lipper and John F. Saunders, directed by Elizabeth Blake-Thomas and starring Mena Suvari, Mickey Rourke and Casper Van Dien.
Plot summary
A group of male hunters lure women to their island with the chance to win one hundred thousand dollars in a hunt, only to discover that they are the hunted, but this time they mess with the wrong girls and must deal with the consequences.
Cast
- Mena Suvari as Cassandra
- Mickey Rourke as Virgil
- Casper Van Dien as Carter
- Maya Stojan as Tessa
- Will Peltz as Jackson
- Jessica Belkin as Lexi
- Jeremy London as Preston
- Jason London as Teddy
- David Lipper as Conrad
- Kipp Tribble as Williams
Production
In July 2022, it was announced that filming wrapped in Mississippi.{{cite web|last=Grobar|first=Matt|title=Mena Suvari, Mickey Rourke To Topline Action-Thriller 'Hunt Club'|date=July 5, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/mena-suvari-mickey-rourke-to-topline-action-thriller-hunt-club-1235058176/|access-date=April 24, 2023}}
Release
In March 2023, it was announced that Uncork'd Entertainment acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.{{cite magazine|last=Ritman|first=Alex|title=Mickey Rourke, Mena Suvari Action-Thriller 'Hunt Club' Bought for U.S. (Exclusive)|date=March 21, 2023|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mickey-rourke-mena-suvari-hunt-club-trailer-1235357428/|access-date=April 24, 2023}} It was released on April 4, 2023 in the United States and Canada.{{cite web|last=Papadatos|first=Markos|title=Review: 'Hunt Club' is an intense revenge thriller by David Lipper|date=April 4, 2023|website=Digital Journal|url=https://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/review-hunt-club-is-an-intense-revenge-thriller-by-david-lipper/article|access-date=April 24, 2023}}
Reception
The film has a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews from 8 critics.{{cite web |title=Hunt Club |website=Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hunt_club |access-date=December 4, 2023 }}
Will Sayre of MovieWeb gave the film a negative review, calling it an "uneven and often hard-to-watch B-movie."{{cite web|last=Sayre|first=Will|title=Hunt Club Review: You'll Cheer for Mena Suvari in an Otherwise Grim 'Most Dangerous Game' Spin|date=April 7, 2023|website=MovieWeb|url=https://movieweb.com/hunt-club-review/|accessdate=April 24, 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|21220802}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|hunt_club}}