Six cult films set in the Pacific Northwest

Looking to get away from the typical Hollywood California backdrops of many, many movies? Then take a trip up the Pacific Northwest with these six flicks!

Twilight (2008)

From our review: “I know that Mutant Reviewer readers have better things to do with their time than spend a couple hours with anorexic vampires who pine after emo girls.”

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)

From our review: “Lynch obviously had no intention of providing any sort of satisfying conclusion to anything, but instead went full-out gonzo.  It’s ‘interesting,’ which is the best thing that I can say about it.”

Harry and the Hendersons (1987)

From our review: “It’s heavy on the slapstick, it clubs you over the head with an anti-hunting message that’s more annoying than relevant, and it’s squarely aimed at the schmaltzy family demographic of the ’80s.”

The Wicker Man (2006)

From our review: “Cage acts like the most awkward human being you’ll ever meet, speaking as if it’s a completely new concept to him. He also cranks out emotions on a random basis, swinging from sarcastic to screaming to bewildered almost independent of the actual scene going on.”

The Goonies (1985)

From our review: “This is every 12-year-old girl’s dream. Getting to go on this great adventure through caves and waterfalls and slides and a pirate ship with hot guys.”

First Blood (1982)

From our review: “War has changed John Rambo, and now he’s brought a slice of it back to the largely indifferent U.S. of A. In civilization, the movie ironically notes, he found himself struggling. It’s only in the wild that he’s in his element.”

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