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. A poorly made horror film, donner pass is incredibly formulaic and predictable. Delayed by a series of mishaps, they spent the winter of 184647 snowbound in the sierra nevada mountain range. Simply put, the donner party is a plodding chore of a movie to watch. Watch donner pass 2011 full movie free streaming online tubi. Donner pass is a terrible slasher with an awful gore story of cannibalism and onedimensional characters. Union pacific 844 over the donner pass 2012 duration.
Download or stream from your apple tv, roku, smart tv, computer or portable device. Dec 22, 2014 watch donner pass 2012 online video trailer. Given the enormous amount of dreadful programming these days, you might just find. 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. 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. Donner pass has a wellknown and macabre history the place where george donner and his party got stuck in the winter of. This was definitely an old school horror movie with great pace and a surprising conclusion. 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. Some of the migrants resorted to cannibalism to survive, eating the bodies of those who had succumbed to starvation and sickness. Fatality rollover on donner pass video dailymotion. The explanation for the anthropophagy is ridiculous and most of the characters are non charismatic. 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. 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. 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.
This movie has earned a proud spot in my horror dvd collection. Like the sierra nevada mountains themselves, the pass has a steep approach from the east and a gradual approach from the west. Between the high points of the aesthetics and the handful of inspired performances from a cast that all look about 15 years older than the characters they portray, by the way id consider donner pass a fair watch if youre bored and the t. This is a new take on the classic true story of the donner party that got trapped in the winter of 1846.
Well, it starts out that way, but the story soon shifts to the. 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. 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. It was october 28, 1846 and the sierra snows had started a month earlier than usual. The donner party had to revert to cannibalism to survive. If you view the broad spectrum here youll note that donner pass abides by the long ago established guidelines of a slasher. When a group of presentday teens pay a visit to a cabin in the cursed mountain pass, they soon find. The premise of the movie starts off with a flashback to the donner party of the 1850s then.
Donner pass is a pretty good looking movie and id say if it had at least one. Donner pass, pass, in the sierra nevada of northern california, u. 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. What we have is a movie based loosely around supposed local legends.
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. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and survival. Rent donner pass 2012 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent donner pass online on moviefone. 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. Stocklin has played leading roles in feature films including donner pass 2011 and the bad guys 2015. He also appeared on television in recurring roles on stalker and mistresses, and he gueststarred on the vampire diaries, bones and timeless, among others. The best documentary ever the donner party youtube. So two stories that to the quick show what people sometimes must do. A group of determined settlers meet with a grizzly fate as the face insurmountable odds with nature. In the end, watching donner pass is a complete waste of time. Donner pass pass, california, united states britannica.
The premise of the movie starts off with a flashback to the donner party of the 1850s then goes froward to modern times. 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. Donner pass has a wellknown and macabre history the place where george. 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. Watch donner pass 2011 full movie free streaming online. With elise robertson, russ russo, joel stoffer, thomas kopache. Donner pass is available january 24th, 2012 for dvd purchase at amazon, dvd rental at family video, redbox and online rental or. Jan 21, 2012 in donner pass, the legend of cannibalism is still here, but this movie modernizes the legend. This movie was rife with historical inaccuracy from the first scene. The road to survival 1978 which also features andrew prine, john anderson, and royal dano. 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. Fast forward to the present, and a group of young people are reliving the nightmarish tale.
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. The donner party 2009 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. There is a turnoff about 100 yards away from the donner summit bridge where you can park. 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. Rising to an elevation of more than 7,000 feet 2,100 metres, it lies 35 miles 55 km westsouthwest of reno. 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. Rent donner pass 2012 starring desiree hall and erik stocklin on dvd and bluray. 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. The movie donner pass takes that alreadyhorrifying tale and adds an extra ingredient to the stew. Donner pass snow sheds 4 wheeling through the abandoned. When word gets out about the unsupervised cabin, people start crashing the party until the isolated area is cut off by a snowstorm. This was a good movienothing overly exciting, but kept my interest. Teenagers head to a mountain cabin to party and discover that the cannibalistic horror of the donner party isnt a. The ric burns documentary on the donner party is very good.
Thomas eric stocklin invites a few friends over to his house in donner pass while his parents are away. While on a weekend getaway to a remote mountain cabin a group of college students are stalked by a psychotic killer. Donner pass has a wellknown and macabre history the place where george donner and his party got stuck in the winter of 1846 and were forced to resort to cannibalism to keep from starving. 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. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. 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. With darrin miller, elizabeth austin, libby baker, jon bloch. The hike begins at a plaque for the china wall a large retaining wall built by chinese railroad workers. Donner pass is available january 24th, 2012 for dvd purchase at amazon, dvd rental at. 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. 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.
In donner pass, the legend of cannibalism is still here, but this movie modernizes the legend. Donner pass 2012 stream and watch online moviefone. Download donner pass 2012 full movie hd 1080p 720p divx. Jun 06, 2016 im all for a solid slasher with a unique twist. 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. Its a history professors voiceover away from being indistinguishable from your average. In 1846, a party of settlers became snowbound in the sierra nevada mountains and had to resort to cannibalism to survive. 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. Teenagers head to a mountain cabin to party and discover that the cannibalistic horror of the donner party isnt a thing of the past. 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. Donner pass has a wellknown and macabre history the place where george donner and his party got.