Trees 2: The Root Of All Evil (2004)

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Government agents Bentley and Royce attempt to conceal the creation of geneticly enhanced trees that are running rampant through Hazleville as Ranger Cody and Botonist Max Cooper try to stop them. At the same time, Hazleville millionare Dougie Styles (Ron Palillo, i.e., Horshack from Welcome Back Kotter & Friday The 13th 2) attempts to keep the festivities going despite Ranger Cody's concerns and warnings. Movie Tagline: It's gonna be one hell of a Christmas! Title: Trees 2: The Root Of All Evil Release Date: March 20, 2004 Runtime: 101 mins Genre: Comedy All Genres: Comedy, Horror Languages: English Country: USA Colors: Color IMDB Rating: 4.5 Brimstone Pit Rating: 5.5 - (Rate This Horror Movie) Category: Horror Movies Starting With T MPAA Rating: 15 Director(s): Michael Pleckaitis Cast: Ron Palillo ...Dougie Styles Brandi Coppock ...Agent Bentley Kevin McCauley ...Ranger Cody Phil Gardiner ...Max Cooper Mary Ann Nilan ...Helen Cody Tom Erb ...Fang Chris Vicente ...Petey Brian Reid ...Agent Royce Lorne Lakin ...Dusty Trish Dunn ...Darla Styles Raymond Michaud ...Mayor Swindell Darrien Langan ...Professor Kavanaugh Christopher Pleckaitis ...young Professor Kavanaugh John Marks ...Lafayette Joe Miselis ...Matt Cody Peter Randazzo ...Squint Ashley Hayden ...Monica McCauley Dave Lounder ...Theatre Owner (as Drive-In Dave Lounder) Khris Gibston ...Undercover DEA agent Radio Vern Jones ...Lumberjack Dan Merriman ... Chris Morse ...Train Steward Maria Orsini ...Claire Brightwood Jeffrey Phillips ...Sen. Chad Broward Steven Savino ...Charlie Greenshaw Remaining Cast: Producer(s): Andrew Gernhard Jim Lawter Michael Pleckaitis Writer(s): Jim Lawter Michael Pleckaitis Composer(s): Tom Destefano More Movie Taglines: It's gonna be one hell of a Christmas! Movie Trivia: Just as Trees (2000) (V) was a Jaws (1975) parody, this film parodies Jaws 2 (1978). Several well-known movies are parodied, with trees replacing whatever was originally there, including: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Braveheart (1995), and Jurassic Park (1993). There is also an allusion to The Evil Dead (1981). Shortly after the final cut of the film was edited and post-production complete, a lightning strike irreparably damaged the hard drive the final cut of the film was stored on, completely destroying the film. Director Michael Pleckaitis was forced to start from scratch and completely re-edit the film. The process was so time-consuming and frustrating, that he never wanted to direct make another film. As a result, he never made the planned third film in the "tree-logy" - "Trees 3: Regeneration". He took a three-year hiatus before beginning production on "Silent". IMDB Links: » User Comments at imdb.com » More information at imdb.com Keywords: Christmas, Low Budget Film, Holiday Horror, Killer Tree  ...[more] Keywords All: Seen it? Rate it Currently 5.50/10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rating: 5.5 out of 10.0 - 62 votes cast total buy movie on dvd del.icio.us  |  digg  |  reddit Enter your zipcode for movie listings: » BACK TO HORROR MOVIES LIST