“ThanksKilling” is a 2008 horror comedy film directed by Jordan Downey. The plot of the film revolves around a murderous turkey doll named “Turkie” who comes to life on Thanksgiving to terrorise a group of college students.
The film begins with a Native American of the past receiving a cursed feather from his father. This feather has the power to bring animals to life and possess them. Years later, as Thanksgiving approaches, the vicious turkey “Turkie” awakens through the power of this feather. Turkie is no ordinary turkey – he talks, thinks like a killer and has a penchant for puns and black humour.
Turkie sets out to hunt down a group of five college students who have gone on a holiday break to a remote cabin. The characters are typical stereotypes of the horror genre: the innocent, naive girl, the daredevil, the promiscuous beauty, the nerdy misfit and the football player. Turkie makes no distinction and kills them one by one in creative and absurd ways.
The plot of the film is full of crazy ideas and absurd scenes. Some of the most notable moments are:
- Turkie decapitates a man and uses his severed head to disguise himself as his father.
- Turkie has sex with a woman and kills her at the same time by choking her neck with a sausage.
- Turkie kills a man by sucking his ass with a hoover.
- There is a flashback in time when Turkie is fighting a cowboy in the Wild West.
- Turkie beats a human with a baseball bat while shouting “Gobble, gobble, motherfucker!”.
These absurd and often tasteless scenes make “ThanksKilling” a cult classic for fans of the B‑movie horror genre. The film is a tribute to the quirky entertainment often associated with films of this kind and does not take itself too seriously.
Also absolutely worth seeing is the sequel “ThanksKilling 3″. Yes part 3, but see for yourself.
