Turkey Shoot (2014 film)

Turkey Shoot
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Directed by	Jon Hewitt
Produced by	Antony I. Ginnane
Screenplay by	Jon Hewitt Belinda McClory
Story by	David Lawrence George Schenck Robert Williams
Starring	Dominic Purcell Viva Bianca Belinda McClory Robert Taylor
Music by	Cezary Skubiszewski
Cinematography	Warwick Field
Edited by	Jes Simpson
Production company	Thatcher Productions FG Film Productions
Distributed by	Potential Films (Australia)
Release date	December 2014 (Australia)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

Turkey Shoot is a 2014 Australian dystopian futurist exploitation film directed by Jon Hewitt and co-written by Hewitt and his wife Belinda McClory. Shot in Australia, the film stars Dominic Purcell, Viva Bianca, Robert Taylor and Belinda McClory. Inspired by Brian Trenchard-Smith's 1982 Turkey Shoot, the film features appearances by that film's Carmen Duncan, Roger Ward and the voice of producer Antony I. Ginnane as television network head Charley Varrick.

In the near future, SEAL Commander Rick Tyler is sent to Libya to assassinate its leader. After apparently completing the mission he finds himself in a prison charged with war crimes for murdering the population of a village during the currently ongoing "World War Africa" and his mission apparently failed as the Libyan leader is still alive. Sentenced to death, he is given a temporary reprieve to appear on a popular reality television show called "Turkey Shoot" where he is pitted against a series of professional killers voted for by the audience. If Tyler, who has no weapons, survives three levels of hunting he will receive a pardon.

Jon Hewitt co wrote and directed the film. He said "I loved Turkey Shoot but I did not want to remake it. This is a complete reinvention." "[The original] was a bit cheesy and camp," he added. "We're playing it for real. There's no camp irony."

Hewitt admitted that he was also influenced by The Running Man (1987). He said the film: