Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan is a dark, outlandish contemporary B-movie take on the great North American tall tale.
“One of the top indie horror films of the year!”
- Film Radar
Young adults at a first-time offenders’ boot camp discover the legend of the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan is real, but is much more horrifying than they could have imagined. Starring B-Movie legends Joe Estevez and Dan Haggerty (TV’s Grizzly Adams), along with many familiar and fresh faces, Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan will make audiences cower in fear.
Paul Bunyan is one of the most famous characters in North American folklore. He and his companion, “Babe the Blue Ox,” are featured in tall tales of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Bunyan was a lumberjack of great size and skill, rumored to be so tall that “his footsteps created the Great Lakes. He “dragged his axe and made the Grand Canyon.” Today, Bunyan’s legend is commemorated by numerous statues across the upper Midwest and far-beyond.
directed by Gary Jones
2013
90 mins
Screenings at the Zinema, 222 East Superior Street
Friday June 7 9pm $7 in advance, $8 at the door
Special double bill, Friday only! Local film “Lumber Jill,” about a girl from Cloquet, shows before Axe Giant. Co-presented by Free Range Film Festival
Saturday June 8 9pm $7 in advance, $8 at the door
Sunday June 9 9pm $7 in advance, $8 at the door
Monday June 10 9pm $7 in advance, $8 at the door
Tuesday June 11 9pm $7 in advance, $8 at the door