Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- grotesque
- irreverent
- late night horror marathon
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly considered the sequel derivative, poorly plotted, dull, and reliant on crude rather than effective humor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The traveling cannibal carnival combines graphic murders with crude comic performance and exaggerated showmanship.
The Road Rascals reality-show cast and crew are drawn into the Maniacs' staged blood-soaked spectacle.
Mayor Buckman, Granny Boone, and the Pleasant Valley residents carry their cannibalistic Southern carnival into an outsider community.
The Maniacs present their killings as “The Bloodiest Show on Earth” and treat victims as performers in a carnival attraction.
Films like 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams, and why
2001 Maniacs
shares splatstick horror, cannibalistic violence, grotesque practical gore, and deliberately trashy comedy
House of 1000 Corpses
shares comic horror, outrageous gore, rural Southern grotesquerie, and cult exploitation energy
Hatchet II
shares self-aware slasher comedy, exaggerated violence, and irreverent genre spectacle
The Funhouse Massacre
shares carnival-like horror excess, campy humor, and graphic practical effects
Movie Details
- Director
- Tim Sullivan
- Release Date
- 2010-03-06
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 3.8 / 10 (97)
Cast
- Bill Moseley
- Lin Shaye
- Christa Campbell
- Nivek Ogre
- Andrea Leon
- Ahmed Best
- Alana Curry
- Katy Marie Johnson
- Miles Dougal
- Asa Hope
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams about?
- A roaming cannibal carnival hijacks a reality-show production and turns its road trip into a bloody spectacle of camp horror.
- What is 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams as graphic.
- What did critics think of 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams?
- Critics broadly considered the sequel derivative, poorly plotted, dull, and reliant on crude rather than effective humor.
- Which films are like 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams?
- Films with a similar feel include 2001 Maniacs, House of 1000 Corpses, Hatchet II, and The Funhouse Massacre.
- How long is 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams?
- 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams?
- In United States, 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
