HellBent

Name: HellBent
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: September 16, 2005
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 45
Cast: Andrew Levitas, Bryan Kirkwood, Dylan Fergus, Hank Harris, Matt Phillips

2005

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Regent Releasing | Release Date: September 16, 2005 | R

Starring: Andrew Levitas, Bryan Kirkwood, Dylan Fergus, Hank Harris, Matt Phillips

Summary: Capturing the essence of the Halloween Carnival, we follow four young men through a night where flamboyant costumes, beautiful people, drugs, music, dancing and sex are everywhere. Authentic footage from the West Hollywood Halloween Carnival lets filmgoers experience the most exciting night of the year. (Regent Releasing)

Director: Paul Etheredge

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 85 min

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Amanda Reyes

Writer-Director Paul Etheredge-Ouzts has a clear understanding of the beauty of a slasher film. A formulaic genre, it’s not the blueprint that’s important, it’s what you do inside it that matters. Read full review

Kevin Thomas

A hard-charging horror movie with a clever gay twist. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

"Make a Wish" (2003) actually beat this film to the gay-themed slasher-picture punch with its story of lesbians on a camping trip being stalked by a killer, but writer-director Paul Etheredge-Ouzts' background in art direction serves him well — his movie wins hands-down for style and attitude. Read full review

Sean Axmaker

Apart from the gender twists, there is one notable difference between the traditional slasher flick and this gay take: Here, even the nice boy gets it on. And he doesn't even get punished for it. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

There are two ways of looking at Paul Etheredge-Ouzts' thriller, which he is proudly billing as "the first-ever all-gay slasher film." Either it's a truly lousy retread of horror-movie clichés, or it's a mildly amusing sendup of them. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

This isn't a particularly good movie, and it's offensive in the way mid-range low-budget slasher shows usually are. But it works better than some, largely because Etheredge-Ouzts has a more original slant and a deeper sense of character than horror movies usually allow. Read full review

Jorge Morales

The scariest thing about Hellbent is that somebody thought making this humorless gaysploitation slasher flick would be a good idea. Read full review

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IsaacJDJ

Oct 18, 2006

OK, I didn't go into this movie expecting anything great I knew it was being marketing as "the first gay-slasher movie" and I heard from friends that it was descent to ok, but I must say that the few final scenes in the movie really made up for the movie after all. If you can get pass OK, I didn't go into this movie expecting anything great I knew it was being marketing as "the first gay-slasher movie" and I heard from friends that it was descent to ok, but I must say that the few final scenes in the movie really made up for the movie after all. If you can get pass the bad acting, and bad production, you can really enjoy a fun slasher with a gay twist. Go campy horror fun.… Expand