Tucker and Dale are staying at their decrepit mountain cabins on holiday. College guys falsely identify them as assassins. Suddenly a student accidentally gets away from the group, and is tried to help by Tucker and Dale. Unfortunately the mix-up grows as well as body count.
10 April 1985, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
19 September 1988, Wyckoff, New Jersey, USA
4 May 1983, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
25 May 1972, Los Angeles County, California, USA
29 April 1978, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
1982, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
4 November 1972, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
28 February 1985, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
8 September 1990, Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
29 October 1982, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
21 November 1978, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
16 March 1971, El Paso, Texas, USA
15 October 1982, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
February 12, 2016
Call it a comedy of errors with a body count...September 30, 2011
At its heart, it's really just a one-idea premise stretched out to feature length, but the lovable duo of Tudyk and Labine and an endearing layer of sweetness under all the blood make it a fully enjoyable comedy of (t)errors.September 30, 2011
It's time we all toss our nine bucks into the proverbial woodchipper (don't ask me what proverb) and spit out enough money to make Tucker & Dale and other truly deserving, truly funny indie flicks a blazing success.January 04, 2012
Here's something you don't see every day: a genial, politically correct splatter comedy.September 30, 2011
There's even a message under all the body parts: People are individuals, not just easy regional stereotypes.October 21, 2014
Although attitude is more important than plot in spoofs like this, Tucker & Dale's storyline does have the right sort of momentum.June 23, 2013
Everyone seems to be having a jolly good time, though I'm still not sure what they're satirizing.October 21, 2014
If you've seen your share of teenagers getting sliced and diced out in the boondocks, chances are you'll be tickled pink by this tale of a couple of good-natured bumpkins who are mistaken for serial murderers.May 03, 2015
Beats a dead horse all the way to the glue factory.October 02, 2012
Tucker and Dale vs Evil is deliciously fun satire -- and, once all the blood has been spilt, offers an interesting riff on the line between hero and horror villain.October 06, 2011
Students of the Little Movie Glossary may find it funny how carefully "Tucker and Dale" works its way through upended cliches.September 30, 2011
Essentially a student film offering nothing but absurdly contrived coincidence.