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The Hike

There has never been a movie produced quite like "The Hike"(2020/2021).

The Hike is based on true hiking stories from the southern parts of the Appalachian Trail and the production company's possible real life run in with a Native American legend.

A couple from East Tennessee goes on a three day hike in the Great Smoky Mountains. The fun starts to dissipate when they start finding evidence of possible criminal activity scattered throughout the trails, and the deeper they plunge into the wilderness, the more they feel like they are being watched.

Things take a turn for the worse when the couple runs into a trio of intimidating strangers. Their intentions are unclear, and the couple tries everything to escape the woods before violence ensues with their new adversaries.

Critics have noted the beautiful scenery, wildly unpredictable plot, the humor, the dialogue and the tension. But "The Hike" is probably best described as, as one reviewer stated, " Clerks in a horror movie in the woods." In addition to tension, gore, mystery, comedy, adult situations and the paranormal, the film features the longest four person fight scene in cinematic history.

  • Luke Walker
    Director
    Wrestling With Ghosts, Let it Snow, man, Haunted Graves
  • Vinnie Vineyard
    Director
    Wrestling With Ghosts, It Happened to Me..., Taint My Ride
  • Luke Walker
    Writer
    Wrestling With Ghosts, Let it Snow, man, Haunted Graves
  • Vinnie Vineyard
    Writer
    Wrestling With Ghosts, It Happened to Me..., Taint My Ride
  • Vinnie Vineyard
    Producer
    Wrestling With Ghosts, It Happened to Me..., Taint My Ride
  • Kandi Thompson
    Key Cast
    "Robin"
    Wrestling With Ghosts, Haunted Graves, Taint My Ride
  • Vinnie Vineyard
    Key Cast
    "Vinnie"
    Wrestling With Ghosts, CSI: Hey... Whoa, Easy!, ID DIscovery- Robert Durst Story
  • Luke Walker
    Key Cast
    "Luke"
    Wrestling With Ghosts, My Pillow Starring Big Luke, Nashville
  • Travis Graves
    Key Cast
    "Travis"
    Wrestling With Ghosts, Haunted Graves, Davidson Graves: The Unsung Hero of the Battle of New York
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    horror, comedy, action, mystery, thriller
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 32 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    17,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    4k
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Halloween at Halls
    Knoxville
    United States
    October 16, 2020
    Test Screening
  • 2021 Scene Awards
    Green Bay, WI
    United States
    May 1, 2021
    Scene Stealing Actress- Kandi Thompson
  • 2021 Scene Awards
    Green Bay, WI
    United States
    May 1, 2021
    Best Comedy Scene- Beastiality the Wrestler
  • 2021 Scene Awards
    Green Bay, WI
    United States
    May 1, 2021
    Best Scene Under a Minute
  • Kalakari Film Fest
    Dewas, MP
    India
    May 15, 2021
    Best of Fest
  • First-Time Filmmaker Sessions
    Iver Heath, Iver
    United Kingdom
    April 26, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Smoky Mountain Film Festival
    Gatlinburg, TN
    United States
    June 11, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Onyko Film Awards
    Tallinn
    Estonia
    Honorable Mention- Best Feature Film
  • 1st Monthly Film Festival
    Belgrade
    Serbia
    Best First Time Film Director
  • Cooper Awards

    Best Film - Honorable Mention
  • Lift Off Online Sessions
    Buckinghamshire
    United Kingdom
    Best Film - Nominee
  • ADIFF International Film Festival
    St. Petersburg
    Russian Federation
    May 31, 2021
    Best Actress in a Horror- Kandi Thompson
  • ADIFF International Film Festival
    St. Petersburg
    Russian Federation
    May 31, 2021
    Best Actor in a Comedy
  • VIZ Film Festival

    Bulgaria
    May 31, 2021
    Best Screenwriters: Luke Walker and Vinnie Vineyard
  • Independent Horror Awards

    United States
    April 30, 2021
    Best Atmosphere Nominee
  • Independent Horror Awards

    United States
    April 30, 2021
    Best Humor Nominee
  • Independent Horror Awards

    United States
    Best Nudity Nominee
  • Independent Horror Awards

    United States
    April 30, 2021
    Best Music Nominee
  • Smoky Mountain Film Fest
    Gatlinburg, TN
    United States
    June 17, 2021
    Best Actress- Won
  • Smoky Mountain Film Fest
    Gatlinburg, TN
    United States
    June 17, 2021
    Best Feature Film- Nominee
  • Smoky Mountain Film Fest
    Gatlinburg, TN
    United States
    June 17, 2021
    Director's Choice- Nominee
  • Smoky Mountain Film Fest
    Gatlinburg, TN
    United States
    June 17, 2021
    Best Screenwriting- Nominee
  • VONLINEFILMFEST

    Italy
    June 17, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Thrills, Chills, and Kills Film Fest
    Nashville, TN
    United States
    July 11, 2021
    Official Selection
  • The Golden Wheat Awards
    Instanbul
    Turkey
    September 1, 2021
    Best Horror Film
  • The Accord Cine Fest
    Mumbai
    India
    July 3, 2021
    Best Screenwriting- Won
  • The Accord Cine Fest
    Mumbai
    India
    July 3, 2021
    Nest Thriller Feature- Won
  • The Accord Cine Fest
    Mumbai
    India
    July 3, 2021
    Best Comedy Feature- Won
Distribution Information
  • Chip Taylor Communications
    Sales Agent
Director Biography - Luke Walker, Vinnie Vineyard

"Big Luke" Walker (Director, Writer) and Vinnie "Funkmaster V" Vineyard (AD, Producer, Writer) started off being rivals in the wrestling ring. The first night they met, nearly 7 foot tall Big Luke Walker clotheslined Funkmaster V on concrete. Their friendship had nowhere to go but up from there.

They started making high quality, comedic wrestling promos against each other, which got the attention of the right people. They were asked to start producing wrestling television for Fox in 2015. After being abruptly fired after six months, the two started a legit but comedic paranormal show called "Wrestling With Ghosts" with another wrestler, Travis Graves (El Gordo Gringo). The show won awards and was picked up on ASY TV, which it still runs to this day along with two other paranormal shows the duo created and produce.

The duo made comedy videos, wrestling promos, and paranormal television for years, being interrupted by producers and talent holding deals that never went anywhere. After their last television deal for Netflix fell through because of Covid 19, the duo decided to start making southern horror and comedy movies based on the stories they've heard and experienced in the Great Smoky Mountains. Their first movie "The Hike", was filmed in 2020 and released in 2021 and has been praised critically so far and done well in the festival circuit.

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Director Statement

Vinnie Vineyard (AD, Producer, Actor, Editor)

The thing I love about "The Hike" is that it took on a life of its own and kind of became something unique before our eyes. We combined our paranormal experiences with a Native American legend from our TV show, with true stories of hikers in the Smoky Mountains, and with our comedic backgrounds, a funky, little amalgamation was created before our eyes behind the camera and during the editing process. I will always love this movie because it has soul. We almost died making this damned thing. It pays homages to some of our favorite movies, "Clerks", "The Blair With Project", "Evil Dead", "Deliverance", "They Live" and "Blood on the Sun". Odd mix, I know, but I dig its quirkiness in the final product. Can't wait to make more!!!