Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3
Its writer/director stated on the record that "i was definitely going for the drive-in vibe, It is first and foremost a violent love letter to the exploitation cinema of yesteryear, channeling the tone and…" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 5 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 14 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Black and Hispanic 4.
- 1Creator statementwriter/director: "I was definitely going for the drive-in vibe. It is first and foremost a violent love letter to the exploitation cinema of yesteryear, channeling the tone and spirit of flicks like The Texas Chain Sa…"Lollipop Magazine, July 2003 source ↗
- 2Narrative universalityNarrative universality 5 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 5/10 -> advocacy signal 56
- 3Content balanceAdvocacy 14 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 5/10 -> advocacy signal 56
- 4RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 82, Black 26, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
Two teenage couples traveling across the backwoods of Texas searching for urban legends of serial killers end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic backwater family of serial killers.
Age: 52 — age-balanced
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Advocacy Over Time in Horror
The average advocacy score of Horror titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 0 | 2 |
| 1963 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 6 | 2 |
| 1972 | 1 | 4 |
| 1973 | 1 | 3 |
| 1975 | 2 | 2 |
| 1976 | 0 | 2 |
| 1977 | 2 | 2 |
| 1978 | 0 | 5 |
| 1979 | 7 | 4 |
| 1980 | 2 | 3 |
| 1981 | 1 | 4 |
| 1982 | 0 | 4 |
| 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1987 | 0 | 3 |
| 1988 | 2 | 2 |
| 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 6 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 5 |
| 2000 | 1 | 5 |
| 2001 | 0 | 9 |
| 2002 | 1 | 8 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 0 | 10 |
| 2005 | 0 | 9 |
| 2006 | 1 | 9 |
| 2007 | 0 | 7 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 15 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 10 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 |
| 2025 | 3 | 16 |
| 2026 | 4 | 19 |
| This title (2003) | 14 | 1 |
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Cast & Crew
Marco Black (director) · Robert Schroer (director)
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