Paintball Massacre

Paintball Massacre
Paintball Massacre
Directed by	Darren Berry
Written by	Chris Regan
Produced by	Joe Hallett; Brendan Carr
Starring	Katy Brand; Lee Latchford-Evans
Cinematography	Ola Mesmer
Edited by	Daniel Jewell
Music by	Patrick Gill
Release dates	December 2020 (US & Canada); April 15, 2021 (UK);
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Paintball Massacre is a 2020 British comedy horror film directed by Darren Berry and written by Chris Regan.^[1]

Plot

A school reunion paintballing goes wrong as the participants start being murdered one by one.^[2]

Cast

Katy Brand
Lee Latchford-Evans
Natasha Killip
Aoife Smyth
Nicholas Vince
Robert Portal
Ian Virgo
Cheryl Burniston
Lockhart Ogilvie
Nathan Clough

Production

The filmmakers have cited British comedy-horror features Hot Fuzz and Dog Soldiers as inspiration. It was filmed in 2018 in Somerset, at The Sparkford Inn near Yeovil as well as in a quarry in Radstock.^[3] The budget for the film was £75,000 which crept up to £100,000 when shooting began.^[4]

Release

The film was released in US and Canada in December 2020 and released digitally and on DVD in the UK on April 5, 2021.^[5]

Reception

The Guardian review said the film struggles to live up to illustrious Brit comedy-horror predecessors.^[6] Dread Central reviewed it as “Fun-Filled Microbudget Mayhem”.^[7]

References

^ "Paintball Massacre".
^ "Paintball Massacre - Film".
^ "Somerset film hits shelves in Asda and streaming on Amazon Prime". 6 April 2021.
^ Goodwin, Sophie (July 6, 2021). "Getting Paintball Massacre made". Film Stories. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
^ "Somerset film hits shelves in Asda and streaming on Amazon Prime". 6 April 2021.
^ "Paintball Massacre review – splatterhouse horror with scattershot acting". 30 March 2021.
^ "PAINTBALL MASSACRE Review--Fun-Filled Microbudget Mayhem". 14 December 2020.

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[1] "Paintball Massacre".

[2] "Paintball Massacre - Film".

[3] "Somerset film hits shelves in Asda and streaming on Amazon Prime". 6 April 2021.

[4] Goodwin, Sophie (July 6, 2021). "Getting Paintball Massacre made". Film Stories. Retrieved April 1, 2023.

[5] "Somerset film hits shelves in Asda and streaming on Amazon Prime". 6 April 2021.

[6] "Paintball Massacre review – splatterhouse horror with scattershot acting". 30 March 2021.

[7] "PAINTBALL MASSACRE Review--Fun-Filled Microbudget Mayhem". 14 December 2020.

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