The donner party sometimes called the donnerreed party was a group of american pioneers who migrated to california in a wagon train from the midwest. A truly innovative independent film, donner pass brings the cannibalism and the murder while also bringing a smart little story full of subplots and interesting characters. This movie was rife with historical inaccuracy from the first scene. Donner pass is available january 24th, 2012 for dvd purchase at amazon, dvd rental at. From the press release freestyle digital media fdm has set january 17, 2012, for the us release of donner pass, arroyo filmworks dark thriller that will debut on dvd, digital download, and on demand.
Thomas eric stocklin invites a few friends over to his house in donner pass while his parents are away. Rising to an elevation of more than 7,000 feet 2,100 metres, it lies 35 miles 55 km westsouthwest of reno. The movie donner pass takes that alreadyhorrifying tale and adds an extra ingredient to the stew. So two stories that to the quick show what people sometimes must do. This is a new take on the classic true story of the donner party that got trapped in the winter of 1846. Simply put, the donner party is a plodding chore of a movie to watch. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent donner pass online on moviefone. While on a weekend getaway to a remote mountain cabin a group of college students are stalked by a psychotic killer. Given the enormous amount of dreadful programming these days, you might just find.
As a result of eating human flesh, the wagon trains leader george donner becomes a wendigo, endowed with unnatural strength and longevityas well as an insatiable hunger for man meat. Donner pass 2012 cast and crew at a remote mountain cabin, seven teenagers find that a gruesome legend may be true when one of their number is found halfeaten. Some of the migrants resorted to cannibalism to survive, eating the bodies of those who had succumbed to starvation and sickness. Donner pass is a terrible slasher with an awful gore story of cannibalism and onedimensional characters. What we have is a movie based loosely around supposed local legends. She gained prominence during the disco era of the late 1970s and became known as the queen of disco, while her music gained a global following while influenced by the counterculture of the 1960s, summer. Donner pass english movie among the residents of the suburban communities at the foothills of the sierras, theres an urban legend that the donner party tragedy of 1846 was no accident. Unless this movie suggests that the surviving party member is a wendigo or something like in the film ravenous, i highly doubt theyd be alive in. Delayed by a series of mishaps, they spent the winter of 184647 snowbound in the sierra nevada mountain range. Its a history professors voiceover away from being indistinguishable from your average. Based on the harrowing true story, the donner party picks up after william hastings steers a group, nicknamed forlorn hope, off course by promising a shorter route to california through. Donner pass 2012 stream and watch online moviefone. Jan 21, 2012 in donner pass, the legend of cannibalism is still here, but this movie modernizes the legend.
The explanation for the anthropophagy is ridiculous and most of the characters are non charismatic. When word gets out about the unsupervised cabin, people start crashing the party until the isolated area is cut off by a snowstorm. Donner pass pass, california, united states britannica. Teenagers head to a mountain cabin to party and discover that the cannibalistic horror of the donner party isnt a thing of the past. It was october 28, 1846 and the sierra snows had started a month earlier than usual. But i hope someone else makes a good dramatization of this event that is historically accurate from the beginning of the journey to the end.
The donner party had to revert to cannibalism to survive. A group of teens on a ski trip find out that the donner party tragedy of 1846 was no accident and that a hunger still haunts the sierra nevada mountains when they get snowed in and two members of their group turn up not only dead, but halfeaten. Ladonna adrian gaines december 31, 1948 may 17, 2012, widely known by her stage name based on her married name donna summer, was an american singer, songwriter and actress. Rent donner pass 2012 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. I bought donner pass 2012 blindly, thinking it was a film about the donner expedition that resorted to cannibalism to survive the winter of 184647 because a pass in ne california was blocked with snow. Dec 22, 2014 watch donner pass 2012 online video trailer. In 1846, a party of settlers became snowbound in the sierra nevada mountains and had to resort to cannibalism to survive. Donner pass is a pretty good looking movie and id say if it had at least one. Donner pass has a wellknown and macabre history the place where george. With elise robertson, russ russo, joel stoffer, thomas kopache.
The ric burns documentary on the donner party is very good. Donner pass is available january 24th, 2012 for dvd purchase at amazon, dvd rental at family video, redbox and online rental or. Donner pass, pass, in the sierra nevada of northern california, u. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. I actually like the really slick production values that theater slashers provide, but i also can get into low budget slashers if they are done right. He also appeared on television in recurring roles on stalker and mistresses, and he gueststarred on the vampire diaries, bones and timeless, among others. A group of teens are stranded at the site of the infamous cannibalistic tragedy, and it looks like someone is still hungry in donner pass 2012. Download donner pass 2012 full movie hd 1080p 720p divx.
Donner pass has a wellknown and macabre history the place where george donner and his party got. As the donner party approached the summit of the sierra mountains near what is now donner lake known as truckee lake at the time they found the pass clogged with newfallen snow up to six feet deep. A poorly made horror film, donner pass is incredibly formulaic and predictable. Watch donner pass 2011 full movie free streaming online. The donner party 2009 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Among the residents of the suburban communities at the foothills of the sierras, theres an urban legend that the donner party tragedy of 1846 was no accident, that in fact george donner lured them up there on purpose to eat them. The premise of the movie starts off with a flashback to the donner party of the 1850s then goes froward to modern times. There is a turnoff about 100 yards away from the donner summit bridge where you can park. By eric n on march 09th, 2012 donner pass opens with a flashback, all the way to 1846 and an alternate retelling of the fabled donner party story pertaining to a group of settlers lost in the mountains who were forced to resort to cannibalism in the face of starvation.
Donner pass 2012 at a remote mountain cabin, seven teenagers find that a gruesome legend may be true when one of their number is found halfeaten. Jan 30, 2012 donner pass is available january 24th, 2012 for dvd purchase at amazon, dvd rental at family video, redbox and online rental or download to own through amazon instant video, apple itunes, best. A pioneer robert fuller tells the tale of trapped settlers facing cannibalism one sierra nevada winter. In the end, watching donner pass is a complete waste of time. Download or stream from your apple tv, roku, smart tv, computer or portable device. The best documentary ever the donner party youtube. Well, it starts out that way, but the story soon shifts to the.
Did the designer of this park have a sick sense of humor. The hike begins at a plaque for the china wall a large retaining wall built by chinese railroad workers. Rent donner pass 2012 starring desiree hall and erik stocklin on dvd and bluray. In donner pass, the legend of cannibalism is still here, but this movie modernizes the legend. Trapped in the sierra nevada mountains, they fall prey to subzero temperatures, torrential rainfalls, floods and ten foot snow drifts, and are eventually forced to.
Some may focus on the cannibalism aspect of the story, but it is really a small part and reminiscent of the movie alive 1993. The road to survival 1978 which also features andrew prine, john anderson, and royal dano. This was definitely an old school horror movie with great pace and a surprising conclusion. Watch donner pass 2011 full movie free streaming online tubi. Like the sierra nevada mountains themselves, the pass has a steep approach from the east and a gradual approach from the west. Aug 12, 2015 donner pass english movie among the residents of the suburban communities at the foothills of the sierras, theres an urban legend that the donner party tragedy of 1846 was no accident. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and survival. In 1846, in the sierra nevada mountains in the area known as donner pass, a starving man kills three others to eat their flesh during the winter, but a boy witnesses the murders and flees.
Oct 16, 2019 based on the harrowing true story, the donner party picks up after william hastings steers a group, nicknamed forlorn hope, off course by promising a shorter route to california through. Maybe because there are so many bad horror movies in the market that still manage to make a bunch of money, people think it is easy to make a scary movie. The premise of the movie starts off with a flashback to the donner party of the 1850s then. Donner pass opens with a flashback, all the way to 1846 and an alternate retelling of the fabled donner party story pertaining to a group of settlers lost in the mountains who were forced to resort to cannibalism in the face of starvation. With darrin miller, elizabeth austin, libby baker, jon bloch. This was a good movienothing overly exciting, but kept my interest. Jun 06, 2016 im all for a solid slasher with a unique twist. If you view the broad spectrum here youll note that donner pass abides by the long ago established guidelines of a slasher. Im a bit of a history buff, so when i saw donner camp picnic ground historical site my jaw dropped, i started laughing, and just had to pull over for a picture. A group of determined settlers meet with a grizzly fate as the face insurmountable odds with nature. Teenagers head to a mountain cabin to party and discover that the cannibalistic horror of the donner party isnt a. What starts as a call to the west quickly turns to a deadly journey for three families and their compatriots on a quest for the american dream. Every year there seems to be a handful decent indie slashers.