Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre

Reykjavík Whale Watching massacre
RWWM promotional poster
Directed by	Júlíus Kemp
Produced by	Mike Downey Gisli Gislason Sam Taylor Ingvar Þórðarson
Written by	Sjón
Starring	Gunnar Hansen Pihla Viitala Nae
Music by	Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Cinematography	Torsten Hvas
Editing by	Bjarni Gautur
Distributed by	Kisi Productions
Release date(s)	2 September 2009
Country	Iceland
Language	Icelandic, English

Reykjavík Whale Watching massacre or RWWM is an Icelandic 2009 horror film.

Plot

An epic tale about a group of tourists who go on whale watching expedition. During the expedition the ship breaks down and they are picked up by a nearby whaler. The Fishbillies on the vessel have just gone bust and everything goes out of control.

Cast

• Pihla Viitala - Annette
• Nae - Endo
• Terence Anderson - Leon
• "Miranda Hennessy" - Marie-Anne
• "Aymen Hamdouchi" - Jean Francois
• "Carlos Takeshi" - Nobuyoshi
• "Miwa Yanagizawa" - Yuko
• "Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir" - Helga
• "Snorri Engilbertsson" - Anton
• "Helgi Björnsson"
• "Gunnar Hansen" - Captain Pétur
• "Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir"

Release

DVD cover of Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre

The film was released in theaters in its native country of Iceland in September. Due to the lack of horror films and the grindhouse feel to the film, many audience members could not take it seriously, not noticing the subtle hints of comedy throughout the movie. Advertisements, which started with the words "The first Icelandic Thriller" were removed and the producers added in "Should only be seen if you have a sense of humor." E1 Entertainment have picked up UK rights for theatrical distribution and will him release on 10 May 2010. The film will run in the UK as Harpoon: The Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre.

Background

• Fans may recognize actor Gunnar Hansen as Leatherface from the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

External links

• Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Facebook
• Official MySpace