Rent The Head Hunter (2018)
2.4 of 5 from 121 ratings
1h 12min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- On the outskirts of a kingdom, in the shadows of a looming castle, a quiet but fierce medieval warrior protects the realm from monsters. The gruesome collection of trophy heads on the wall of his cabin is missing only one - the monster that killed his daughter. He travels wild expanses on horseback, driven by a thirst for revenge. When his chance for vengeance arrives, it's in a way far more horrifying than he ever imagined.
- Actors:
- Christopher Rygh, Cora Kaufman, Aisha Ricketts
- Directors:
- Jordan Downey
- Producers:
- Jordan Downey, Ricky Fosheim, Kevin Stewart
- Voiced By:
- Aisha Ricketts
- Writers:
- Kevin Stewart, Jordan Downey
- Studio:
- 101 Films
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 12/04/2021
- Run Time:
- 72 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD High Resolution 2.0, English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- How We Made Head Hunter - Commentary with director Jordan Downey and producers Kevin Stewart and Ricky Fosheim
- Why We Made Head Hunter - Commentary with writer-director Jordan Downey and writer Kevin Stewart
- Making of Featurette
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Reviews (2) of The Head Hunter
Set you expectations . - The Head Hunter review by Other Worlds
The barriers a film has to hurdle these days just to get made let alone distributed in theatres or on DVD are high, far higher than they used to be. As a result, we have kind of lost touch, I think, with low budget releases and as a result we tend to assume all movies should stand comparison with the big budget epics that come along.
This is a low budget movie that has to fill in the CGI gaps with either dark shadows or off-screen action. So, set your expectations accordingly and give the movie a chance. What you will then watch is a rather slow fantasy flic but with some real imaginative flair on display; with a bigger budget behind him this director might well end up being someone to watch.
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Monster slaying tale, steeped in atmosphere ... - The Head Hunter review by NP
Director and co-writer Jordan Downey's film sticks a couple of fingers up at those who complain about low-budget productions. Big Christopher Rygh plays the unnamed father, Viking warrior for a distant power and head-hunter of the title. Off he goes when summoned, to fight the most fearsome, monstrous foes - and we never see them. The story makes a virtue of sending him off on his way, and then seeing him return bloodied and battered, with only a dismembered head as evidence there was any monster at all (all the work of Downey, for whom this was clearly a labour of love).
Everything else about this production is visually superb. The locations, cinematography and sense of isolation. Only the warrior's daughter shares the spotlight with him, and she clearly has her own story to tell. The air is thick with Gaelic atmosphere, the dialogue is virtually non-existent - 'Head Hunter' is a film that, for 72 minutes, the viewer is encouraged to live inside, if you'll allow it.
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.