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To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story

To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story

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Documentary

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To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story is the harrowing story of a stuntman overcoming a dehumanizing childhood filled with torment and bullying in Sparks, Nevada. After surviving a near-death burn accident, he worked his way up through Hollywood, leading to his ultimate rise as Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th series and making countless moviegoers forever terrified of hockey masks and summer camp. Featuring interviews with cinema legends, including Bruce Campbell (Ash vs. Evil Dead), Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger), and Cassandra Peterson (Elvira: Mistress of the Dark), To Hell and Back peels off the mask of Kane Hodder, cinema's most prolific killer, in a gut-wrenching, but inspiring, documentary. After decades of watching Kane Hodder on screen, get ready to meet the man behind the mask in To Hell and Back - an uniquely human story about one of cinema's most vicious monsters.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

7.9/10

Release Date

26 August 2017

Country

United States of America

Cast

Kane Hodder

Kane Hodder

Self

John Carl Buechler

John Carl Buechler

Self

Bruce Campbell

Bruce Campbell

Self

Jack Coleman

Jack Coleman

Self

Sean S. Cunningham

Sean S. Cunningham

Self

Robert Englund

Robert Englund

Self

Zach Galligan

Zach Galligan

Self

Adam Green

Adam Green

Self

Sid Haig

Sid Haig

Self

Danielle Harris

Danielle Harris

Self

Bill Moseley

Bill Moseley

Self

Laura Ortiz

Laura Ortiz

Self

Cassandra Peterson

Cassandra Peterson

Self

Adam Rifkin

Adam Rifkin

Self

Felissa Rose

Felissa Rose

Self

Ted White

Ted White

Self

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