Aquaslash

Aquaslash is a 2019 Canadian slasher film directed by Renaud Gauthier, who also co-wrote the film with Philip Kalin.[2] It stars Nicolas Fontaine, Brittany Drisdelle, Madelline Harvey, Lanisa Dawn, Paul Zinno, Nick Walker, and Chip Chuipka. The film is set at a water park, where a killer targets a group of recent high school graduates who are in competition for a cash prize for the fastest team to slide down the park's water slides.[1][2]

Aquaslash
Promotional release poster
Directed byRenaud Gauthier
Produced byPierre-Alexandre Bouchard[1]
Written byRenaud Gauthier
Philip Kalin
Starring
  • Nicolas Fontaine
  • Brittany Drisdelle
  • Madelline Harvey
  • Lanisa Dawn
  • Paul Zinno
  • Nick Walker
  • Chip Chuipka
CinematographyDerek Branscombe[1]
Distributed byRed Hound Films
Release date
Running time
71 minutes[1]
CountryCanada[1]

Production

Aquaslash was filmed at the Super Aqua Club water park in Pointe-Calumet, Quebec, Canada.[3][4]

Release

Aquaslash had its world premiere at the 2019 Fantasia Film Festival on July 29, 2019.[1]

The film was distributed by Red Hound Films and released at drive-in theatres and on video on demand on June 23, 2020.[2][5][6]

Reception

Cody Hamman of Arrow in the Head gave Aquaslash a score of seven out of ten, writing: "Once people start going down the slide those blades are in, Aquaslash delivers a sequence of bloodshed and insanity that lasts for several minutes, and that sequence earns the movie a recommendation."[7] Dread Central's Josh Millican called the film an "irreverent, retro slasher throwback from Canada. Unique in its build towards a singularly shocking sequence, Aquaslash is way more exciting than your typical trip to the water park".[8]

Rob Hunter of Film School Rejects gave Aquaslash a negative review, criticising its story and characters and calling it "a barely watchable misfire [...] but it still finds some unintentional laughs in its serious nonsense."[9]

References
  1. Laforest, Kevin. "Fantasia Festival | Aquaslash". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. Gingold, Michael (June 4, 2020). "The Water Park Massacre of "Aquaslash" is Headed for Release; New Red-Band Trailer and Poster". Rue Morgue. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Aquaslash, le film d'horreur pour les nostalgiques des années 80" (in French). Radio Canada. July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  4. Wysocka, Natalia (July 28, 2019). "Aquaslash: vague d'horreur". La Presse (in French). Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  5. Miska, Brad (June 3, 2020). "'Aquaslash' Trailer Turns a Waterslide Into a Deadly Weapon! [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  6. Murphy, J. Kim (June 26, 2020). "New Movies to Watch This Week: 'Eurovision Song Contest,' 'Irresistible'". Variety. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  7. Hamman, Cody (June 24, 2020). "Aquaslash (Movie Review)". Arrow in the Head. JoBlo.com. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  8. Millican, Josh (June 29, 2020). "Top 10 Horror Movies of 2020 (So Far)". Dread Central. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  9. Hunter, Rob (June 24, 2020). "'Aquaslash' Is a Slasher Built on Dips, Turns, and Absolute Nonsense". Film School Rejects. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
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