Jolly Roger: Massacre at Cutter's Cove is a 2005 American horror film by The Asylum, written by Gary Jones and Jeffrey Miller and directed by Jones, and starring Rhett Giles as Jolly Roger.
Premise
The evil pirate Roger LaForge, better known as Jolly Roger, comes back from the dead to kill the descendants of his crew who mutinied against him 300 years earlier.
Cast
Rhett Giles as Roger "Jolly Roger" LaForge
Tom Nagel as Alex Weatherly
Kristina Korn as Jessie Hendrickson
Thomas Downey as Chief Mathis
Kim Little as Detective Lowenstein
Pamela Munro as Mayor Judith Bates
Dean N. Arevalo as Deputy Tanner
Sergio Samayoa as Deputy Yee
Justin Brannock as Tom Torrington
Megan Lee Ethridge as Sasha
Hajar Northern as Eve
Ted Cochran as Phillip
Conrad Angel Corral as Mr. Sims
Spencer Jones as Abernathy
Amanda Barton as Agnes
Griff Furst as William Barrows
Kellie McKuen as Zelda
Leigh Scott as Ray
Berna Roberts as Carla
Carrie Booska as Melinda "Bambi" Cornwell
Ty Nickelberry as Danny Ray, The Bouncer
Coleman McClary as Hancock
Release
The film was released on DVD by Mosaic on November 28, 2005. In 2007, it released by Terra and Timeless Media on April 3, and June 5 respectively.
Reception
Critical reception for the film was mostly negative.
Dread Central gave the film a score of 2 1/2 out of 5 the reviewer stating, "While I enjoyed the slashing antics of Jolly Roger, as slight as they may have been at times, that ending did not leave me wanting more". Michael Helms from Digital Retribution.com gave the film a positive review, awarding the film a score of 4 / 5 stating, "Although there might have been a little more work performed on Jolly Roger himself to make him much stronger in the Wishmaster sense of second tier horror franchise characters, the bottom line is this film delivers the gory goods". Rick Blalock from Terror Hook.com gave the film a mixed score of 5.5/10, complimenting the film's gore and sharp editing bur criticized the film's "cheesy" plot and slow start. Andrew Smith of Popcorn Pictures awarded the film a score of 4/10, writing, "Jolly Roger: Massacre at Cutter’s Cove is harmless enough fun but it could have been a much greater throwback to the 80s slasher film had the script been tighter and the character of Roger been taken more seriously."
Film Threat gave the film a positive review, writing, " While just as dumb as Death Valley: the Legend of Bloody Bill, Jolly Roger is way more fun. And with a decapitation nearly every two minutes, director Jones certainly knows how to keep the red flowing."