Five Things You Didn’t Know About ‘ThanksKilling’ [VIDEO]
Anyone that has ever spent an evening searching through Netflix has probably scrolled right past 'ThanksKilling,' but, if you're looking for a Thanksgiving-related horror film, you won't find one better.
In honor of Thanksgiving and the greatness/ridiculousness that is 'ThanksKilling,' here's a list of five things you may not have known about this horror-comedy starring a murderous turkey.
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The Film was Shot in 11 Days for Just $3,500
The budget for 'ThanksKilling' was remarkably small. The film's creators had just $3,500 to utilize, which meant that they had to improvise in a lot of ways. For example, according to IMDb, the turkey puppet was built from leftover special effects supplies and a hunting decoy.
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The Film Had a Tagline Before It Had a Plot
The tagline for 'ThanksKilling' is 'Gobble, gobble, motherf*cker!' which the creators of the film had actually thought of before they had even come up with a plot. Even after they came up with a plot and a script, they still didn't come up with a name for the turkey until they decided to move forward with the sequel.
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The Killer Turkey's Name is Turkie
In the original 'ThanksKilling,' the creators had trouble coming up with a name for their murderous turkey, so it just didn't have one. Once they decided to move forward with the sequel, the creators thought they'd have an easier time getting support on Kickstarter if the turkey had a name. So, they named it 'Turkie,' according to IMDb. No, seriously.
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There is a 'ThanksKilling: The Musical'
A trio decided to 'take a terrible movie and make it into a even more terrible musical' by created 'ThanksKilling: The Musical.' The musical debuted in Seattle in 2013 and played New York City shortly after. In 2015, a theater in Atlanta, Dad's Garage Theatre Company, decided to put the show on throughout the month of November.
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There is Actually a 'ThanksKilling' Sequel
If one film about an ax-wielding turkey wasn't enough, you're in luck! There is actually a sequel to 'ThanksKilling' called 'ThanksKilling 3.' It was released in 2012 and it was completely funded by a Kickstarter campaign, which raised over $100,000. At the time, it was the most money ever raised on Kickstarter for a horror film, according to IMDb.
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