Hellbilly 58

Hellbilly 58 is a 2008 horror film directed by Russ Diaper about A Murdered Hillbilly returns from the dead to seek revenge on the town that put him to death in 1958. The small Town of Dackson is about to learn that the legend of 'Hellbilly' is true

Hellbilly 58
Promotional poster for Hellbilly 58
Directed byRuss Diaper
Written byRuss Diaper
Produced byJames G. Robinson
StarringRuss Diaper
Thomas Fisher
Peter Iasillo Jr
Lloyd Kaufman
Kim Sønderholm
Christa Campbell
CinematographyIan Hylands
Edited byRuss Diaper
Music byThe Pumpkin Philharmonic
Benson Taylor
Distributed bySledge Films
Release date
  • 31 October 2008 (2008-10-31)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Production

The development of the film started in September 2006. Hellbilly 58 was inspired by the song of the same name that was released by the band Blazing Haley in their album Sleeper. Director Russ Diaper asked Blazing Haley, the songwriter of HellBilly58 and the band's front man Matt Armor for the rights to use the song, Armor also plays the role of Hank in the film.

HellBilly 58 was filmed in 5 different locations. These Locations included London and Southampton, Hampshire both located in England; Siegen, North Rhine in Westphalia, Germany; and New York City, New York. The also utilized stock footage of New York City.

Release

Hellbilly 58 was released worldwide on 1 February 2009.[1]

Reception

The film has received mostly positive reviews from critics with a 75% from audience members on the film review web site Rotten Tomatoes.[1]

References
  1. "HellBilly 58 - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes.com. Retrieved 28 June 2014.


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