2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams

2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams

If They Kill You, They Will Come!

Directed by Tim Sullivan

Produced by Social Capital, Ambergreen Entertainment

201086 min3.8 / 10

A gleefully grotesque horror-comedy that treats cannibalistic murder as spectacle and carnival entertainment, balancing graphic gore with irreverent humor and Southern Gothic absurdity.

When this year's round of unsuspecting Northerners fail to show up for their annual Guts N' Glory Jamboree, the residents of Pleasant Valley take their cannibalistic carnival on the road and head to Iowa where they encounter spoiled heiresses Rome and Tina Sheraton, the cast and crew of their "Road Rascals" reality show. Performing "The Bloodiest Show on Earth", our Southern Maniacs prove more than ratings killers in what John Landis has called "one of the rare sequels that surpasses the original".

Questions people ask

  • Does 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.

  • Is 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Is 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity57

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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