Wrong Turn is an American horror film series created by Alan B. McElroy. The series consists of seven films, five of which share the same continuity, while the later two films serve as reboots.
The films originally focus on various families of deformed cannibals who hunt and kill a group of people in West Virginia in horrific ways by using a mixture of traps and weaponry. The 2021 reboot film features a centuries-old cult in Virginia who respond violently to outsiders who intrude on their self-sufficient civilization. The film series became known primarily as a direct-to-video franchise grossing $25 million in home video sales.
Films Film U.S. release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Producer(s) Wrong Turn May 30, 2003 Rob Schmidt Alan B. McElroy Stan Winston, Brian Gilbert, Erik Feig & Robert Kulzer Wrong Turn 2: Dead End October 9, 2007 Joe Lynch Turi Meyer & Al Septien Jeff Freilich Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead October 20, 2009 Declan O'Brien Connor James Delaney Jeffery Beach & Phillip J. Roth Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings October 25, 2011 Declan O'Brien Kim Todd Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines October 23, 2012 Jeffery Beach & Phillip J. Roth Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort October 21, 2014 Valeri Milev Frank H. Woodward Wrong Turn January 26, 2021 Mike P. Nelson Alan B. McElroy James Harris & Robert Kulzer
Wrong Turn (2003)
In the first film, a group of six individuals are stalked by One Eye, Saw Tooth, and Three Finger. Chris Flynn (Desmond Harrington) is forced to make a detour after a chemical spill on the road. He makes a wrong turn and crashes into another vehicle which had already fallen victim to one of the mountain men's road traps. While searching for help in the cabin belonging to the three monstrous mountain men, they are hunted down one by one. At the end, Chris and Jessie Burlingame (Eliza Dushku) survive.
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007)
The second film introduces new cannibals: Ma, Pa, Brother and Sister. Three Finger and the Old Man are the only returning characters from the first film. This time, the cannibals hunt down a group of reality show contestants who are taking part in a survival reality TV show, leaving Nina Papas (Erica Leerhsen) and Jake Washington (Texas Battle) as the only two survivors.
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead (2009)
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead features a group of prison officers and convicts. The returning character Three Finger causes the transport bus to crash, allowing the convicts to escape and take the surviving prison officers, Nate (Tom Frederic) and Walter (Chucky Venn) prisoner. While fleeing, the convicts and their prisoners stumble across a lost truck which had been transporting thousands of dollars, as well as Alex Miles (Janet Montgomery), who has been lost in the woods since Three Finger killed the rest of her friends. Eventually, Three Toes (Three Finger's nephew) is killed by Chavez. Three Finger finds Three Toes's severed head, which makes him furious. He creates a shrine and leaves the head on display in his cabin. The one remaining surviving convict, Brandon, convinces Nate of his innocence, and is set free. Nate returns later to the truck to steal the money that Chavez wanted. But Brandon shoots him in the back with a bow and arrow and takes the money for himself. An unknown cannibal comes up behind Brandon and bludgeons him with a crude club killing him and leaving Alex the only survivor in the film.
Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings (2011)
This film provides the back story to the three original killers and shows their childhood. It also shows the three brothers story. The story focuses on a group of nine teenagers who take a wrong turn while riding their snowmobiles and are looking for their cabin. They end up in an old abandoned insane asylum which is still inhabited by Three Finger, Saw Tooth and One Eye. The friends decide to spend the night in the insane asylum and they are attacked by the hilker brothers. By the end of the film, all nine teenagers are dead. The film served as a prequel to the first film.
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines (2012)
It is revealed that Maynard is a serial killer who has been on the run for over thirty years, and is now in cahoots with the three cannibal brothers. He repeatedly refers to them as 'my boys' and his kin. Throughout the course of the film, the brothers attempt to break Maynard out of jail and kill off the college students and Sheriff Angela Carter (Camilla Arfwedson), while the rest of the town is at the festival. The film ends with Maynard and the three brothers escaping with the blinded young college student Lita (Roxanne McKee) as a captive.
Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (2014)
In the sixth installment, Danny (Anthony Ilott) discovers his long lost family as he takes his friends to Hobb Springs, a Forgotten resort deep into the West Virginia Hills. Danny then has to choose between his family or his friends as they are being killed by his family one by one. The film doesn't follow the continuity of its predecessors and serves as a reboot instead.
Wrong Turn (2021)
Internationally known as Wrong Turn: The Foundation, the second reboot film follows six friends hiking on the Appalachian Trail who become hunted by the Foundation when they inadvertently intrude on the community's land.
Cast and crew Principal cast A indicates the actor portrayed the role of a younger version of the character. An indicates a role as an older version of the character. A indicates the actor or actress lent only his or her voice for his or her film character. A indicates a cameo appearance. An indicates an appearance through archival footage. A dark gray cell indicates the character was not in the film.
Characters Films Wrong Turn Wrong Turn 2: Wrong Turn 3: Wrong Turn 4: Wrong Turn 5: Wrong Turn 6: Wrong Turn 2003 2007 2009 2011 2012 2014 2021 the Cannibals Andrei "Three Finger" Odets Julian Richings Jeff Scrutton Borislav Iliev Sean Skene Borislav Iliev Radoslav Parvanov Andu "Saw Tooth" Odets Garry Robbins Scott Johnson George Karlukovski Danko Jordanov Tudor "One Eye" Odets Ted Clark Dan Skene Radoslav Parvanov Asen Asenov Pa Ken Kirzinger Ma Ashlea Earl Brother Clint Carleton Sister Rorelee Tio Three Toes Borislav Petrov Humans Maynard Odets Wayne Robson Doug Bradley Chris Flynn Desmond Harrington Jessica "Jessie" Burlingame Eliza Dushku Carly Numan Emmanuelle Chriqui Scott Korbee Jeremy Sisto Evan Ross Kevin Zegers Francine Childes Lindy Booth Nina Papas Erica Leerhsen Colonel Dale Murphy Henry Rollins Jake Washington Texas Battle Mara Stone Aleksa Palladino Amber Williams Daniella Alonso Matt "Jonesy" Jones Steve Braun Elena Garcia Crystal Lowe Officer Nate Wilson Tom Frederic Alexandra "Alex" Miles Janet Montgomery Carlos Chavez Tamer Hassan Floyd Gil Kolirin Brandon Lewis Tom McKay Williams "Willy" Juarez Christian Contreras Crawford Jake Curran Walter Hazelton Chucky Venn Kenia Perrin Jennifer Pudavick Kyle Turner Victor Zinck Jr. Sara Washington Tenika Davis Jenna Rivers Terra Vnesa Daniel Mullins Dean Armstrong Lauren Perry Ali Tataryn Bridget Manalo Kaitlyn Leeb Claire Kendrick Samantha Kendrick Vincent Sean Skene Dr. Brendan Ryan Arne MacPherson Dr. Ann Marie McQuaid Kristen Harris Mrs. Hillicker Sheriff Angela "Angie" Carter Camilla Arfwedson Billy Biggs Simon Ginty Lita Marquez Roxanne McKee Gus Paul Luebke Julian Oliver Hoare Cruz Amy Lennox Mose Duncan Wisbey Danny Anthony Ilott Jackson Chris Jarvis Toni Aqueela Zoll Sally Sadie Katz Vic Rollo Skinner Jillian Roxanne Pallett Rod Billy Ashworth Charlie Harry Belcher Bryan Joe Gaminara Jennifer "Jen" Shaw Charlotte Vega Scott Shaw Matthew Modine Darius Clemons Aiden Bradley Milla D'Angelo Emma Dumont Adam Lucas Dylan McTee Gary Amaan Vardaan Arora Luis Ortiz Adrian Favela Edith Daisy Head Venable Bill Sage
Characters The Wrong Turn film series has featured several different cannibals. All of the cannibals are hostile toward the characters they encounter, showing no remorse for their victims. The cannibals are portrayed as mute, but show the ability to communicate with each other. They also show the mental capability to operate machinery and vehicles. The cannibals stay with each other in groups and appear to be the result of inbreeding.
Three Finger Three Finger is the main antagonist of the Wrong Turn film series. He is a cannibal with great physical deformity caused by toxic chemicals he was exposed to at birth, alongside his two brothers. He is a skilled trap maker, crafting his traps so well that they often kill his victims before he can enact horrific acts of violence upon them.
In Wrong Turn (2003), he made his first appearance alongside his two brothers, attacking the medical student, Chris Flynn and the group of friends including Jessie Burlingame, Carly Marquez, Scott, Evan, and Francine, However, in the end of the film, Three Finger manages to survive as he was last seen killing the deputy sheriff as he investigates the destroyed cabin. However, his brothers were presumably dead. In Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, he is seen killing Kimberly by cutting her in half with the help of Brother, a member of the cannibal family. Then, he and the mutant family begin their brutal assault on the rest of the contestants as he successfully killed Neil, a television crew member and captured Colonel Dale Murphy with the help of Pa. Later, he was seen torturing Dale in his cabin but Dale somehow manages to escape before engaging Three Finger in a knife fight. During the fight, Dale manages to shoot Three Finger in the chest with a shotgun and as the result, he was presumed dead, but he survives. In Wrong Turn 3: Left For Dead, he is trying to kill a group of hikers and prisoners, and he is killed at the end of the film, stabbed in the head with his hook and blown up on top of a car. Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings, the fourth installment in the franchise, is an origin story of the mutant cannibals showing how they came to be. In Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines he is the antagonist alongside his two original brothers. During the series, he has been blown up, stabbed, impaled, and shot various times, and yet survives; he is also very skillful at creating traps that will instantly kill the victims before he finishes his cruel job on them. In addition, he also has the unnatural ability of regenerating. In Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort, he returns alongside his two original brothers.
Saw Tooth Saw Tooth, like his two brothers, first appears in Wrong Turn (2003). He is the biggest and strongest of the family and appears to be the leader of his branch of his family as he is the older brother to Three Finger and One Eye. He is killed at the end of the first film and does not appear again until the first prequel, Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings, Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines and then Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort.
One Eye One Eye, the least harmful of the three, first appears in Wrong Turn (2003). Just like Saw Tooth, he dies in the first film, and does not make another appearance until the fourth, fifth and sixth film.
Maynard Odets The Patriarch of the cannibals who appeared in the first two films and the fifth film.
Other cannibals