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When five MD colleagues go camping up in the northern woods they encounter a crazed killer, turning their vacation into a nightmare. This one definitely borrowed heavily from the successful film Deliverance.

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Release Date:	07/09/2015
UPC:	0644827507122
Original Release:	1978
Source:	Reel Vault
Language:	English
Sales rank:	25,105

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Performance Credits

Hal Holbrook	Harry
Lawrence Dane	Mitzi,Mitzi
Robin Gammell	Martin
Ken James	Able
Gary Reineke	D.J.
Peter Carter	Actor
Jack Creley	Jesse
Murray Westgate	Pilot
Michael Zenon	Matthew
Hagood Hardy	Composer

Technical Credits

Peter Carter	Director
Lawrence Z. Dane	Producer
Ian Sutherland	Screenwriter
Harold Greenberg	Executive Producer
Robert Kantor	Executive Producer
Karen Hazzard	Casting

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This Canadian thriller with horror overtones is one of the best films to follow in the footsteps of Deliverance. Like that John Boorman classic, this film places a group of everyman urban types in the wild and pits them against a rural menace. However, Rituals sidesteps the pitfalls of being a copycat by adding its own wrinkles into the mix: conflict between the heroes plays a bigger role in the story than it does in Deliverance and the finale takes things to a darker, more pessimistic extreme than its apparent inspiration did. Needless to say, Rituals isn't what one would call light fare but those who can stick with it will be rewarded with an uncompromising, intelligent thriller that offers some dark commentary on the human condition. It also boasts stellar performances across the board: Hal Holbrook is the obvious standout as the grim realist of the group but underrated Canadian actor Lawrence Dane adds a lot to the film as the survivor who clashes with Holbrook's bleak outlook. Their verbal sparring sessions enhance the tension of the film, creating the intensity of emotion necessary to make the storyline work. Horror fans will be impressed by Peter Carter's direction, which creates a hellish atmosphere for the goings-on and builds to a shattering finale that will have the audience on edge. To sum up, Rituals is a powerful, frequently unnerving blend of horror and social commentary that deserves more notice.

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