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Credits | |
Title: | Hook |
Director: | Andrea M. Catinella |
Writers: | Harry Boxley |
Producers: | Rene August; Stuart Alson; Nicole Holland |
Composer: | James Allen Roberson |
Cinematography: | Charlie Steeds |
Editors: | Mike Myshko |
Production | |
Production company: | August Bound Productions |
Distributed by: | ITN Distribution |
Released: | April 11th, 2025 |
Rating: | Unrated |
Running time: | 73 min. |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
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Hook is a British low-budget independent feature film of the slasher subgenre of horror. It is inspired by the character of Captain James Hook from the play Peter and Wendy, created by J.M. Barrie. The film was directed by Andrea M. Catinella with a script written by Harry Boxley. It was produced by August Bound Productions and distributed through ITN Films. The movie was released direct to the streaming market on April 11th, 2025.
Plot[]
Eighteen years ago, drug addict James Hook changed his life after inhaling a designer street drug known as Pixie Dust. The drug turned him into a murderous lunatic who slaughtered several people at a campground. He was arrested and sent to prison, but through the course of events developed severe burns on his face and the loss of his right hand. In the present, James Hook escapes from the police, and armed with a hook prosthetic, tries to get back to his one true love - Wendy Darling. Seeking to isolate Wendy and break her spirit so that she will willingly return to him, Hook targets Wendy's daughter Lily and several of her friends, who are hosting a birthday celebration at Hall and Oak Manor. Hook is unaware that Lily Darling is actually his biological daughter.
Cast[]
Actor | Role |
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Keith Eyles | Peter Pan |
Charlotte Jackson Coleman | Wendy Darling |
Stephen Staley | Hook |
Kelly Rian Sanson | Lily Darling |
Alina Desmond | Pepper |
Natasha Tosini | Salt |
Theresa Shangazhike | Noah |
Temi Adebajo | Carly |
Sophie Rankin | Young Wendy Darling |
Karl Hughes | Young Peter |
Jay Robertson | Young James Hook |
Nichaela Farrell | Syd |
Jenny Miller | Jamie |
Oscar Hastings | John Darling |
Lucas Livesay | Officer Marco |
LJ Hamilton | Officer Spitz |
Ray Dengel | Fisherman |
Tim Cullingworth-Hudson | Officer Fabian |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This movie is not to be confused with the 1991 film Hook, starring Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman, which also offers up a live-action, yet more family friendly interpretation of the Peter Pan story.
- There are a total of 15 credited cast members in this film. 9 of them are female cast members, leaving 6 male cast members.
- Hook has been made available for free viewing (with commercials) on the Tubi streaming service.
- The setting for this film is the Hall and Oak Manor located somewhere in the United Kingdom, likely England.
- At the 45:05 minute mark, there is a newspaper article that features a story with the headline "Pig Man Murders Again!" This is a reference to the film Piglet, which was also produced by August Bound Productions and was released on January 25th, 2025.
- People tend to have bad luck when it comes to hot tubs in this film. In this movie, James Hook attacks and drowns Jenny Miller's character in a hot tub. In Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, Miller's Hook co-star Natasha Tosini suffers a similar fate at the hands (paws?) of Winnie-the-Pooh. In Popeye's Revenge, Atlanta Moreno's character Sky is drowned in a hot tub by Popeye. Remember the good old days when the most threatening thing about a hot tub was the off chance that it might also be a time machine? Good times.
- Hook doesn't know how to hook. His prosthetic hook is facing the opposite direction of where it should be pointed if he were to attack using a standard forward swing. Based upon its placement, it would only be effective if he attacked a target using a backswing, which he does not do in this movie.
Body Count[]
There are a total of twelve deaths in Hook, including the main villain. There are three six male deaths and six female deaths.
In Alphabetical Order[]
- Carly - Stabbed to death with a hook.
- Fabian - Face sliced.
- Fisherman - Stabbed in the back of the head (off-screen).
- James Hook - Stabbed with his own hook by Wendy.
- Jamie - Drowned by having her face submerged in hot tub.
- John Darling - Stabbed to death.
- Marco - Strangled to death.
- Noah - Hacked up with a chainsaw.
- Pepper - Sliced across throat then stabbed in abdomen.
- Salt - Face held to a camp fire.
- Spitz - Head run over by police car.
- Syd - Stabbed in the back with a hook.
Recommendations[]
- Cinderella's Curse
- Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare
- Piglet
- Popeye's Revenge
- Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey
External Links[]
- Hook at IMDB
- Hook at Trakt TV
- Hook at Letterboxd.com
- Hook at Themoviedb.org
- Hook at the Cinemorgue Wiki
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References[]
Bondage | Chainsaw | Disfigurement | Drowning | Drug addict | Head injury | Meat hook | Police car | Recreational vehicle | Slit throat | Stabbings | Strangulation | Throat injury | United Kingdom