The Butcher (2006 film)

Lore & Background

The Butcher centers on six college friends traveling to Las Vegas who take a shortcut and crash their car in a small, unknown town. One girl dies in the accident; a friend stays with her while the others seek help. They find an old house in the woods inhabited by a family of psychopaths, who then hunt them down. The cast includes Catherine Wreford as Rachel and Tom Nagel as Adam.

Reader's Guide

The Butcher is notable primarily for its reception, which was largely negative. Critics pointed out its cheap digital videotape production, flat transfer, and tinny dialogue. Mitchell Hattaway of DVD Verdict noted one original element: a character is killed by drowning in a bathtub filled with strawberry Nestlé's Quik. HorrorTalk described it as a basic torture horror film. DreadCentral criticized its lack of original ideas, suggesting a more fitting title would be The Nevada Wrong Turn Massacre. The film was originally titled The Harvest but was changed by Lionsgate to The Butcher. Its significance lies in being a low-budget horror entry that failed to distinguish itself from similar genre films.

Did You Know?

• The film was originally titled The Harvest before Lionsgate changed it to The Butcher.
• One character is killed by drowning in a bathtub filled with strawberry Nestlé's Quik.
• The film was shot on cheap digital videotape, according to a review.
• DreadCentral suggested a more fitting title would be The Nevada Wrong Turn Massacre.