Turkey Shoot(1982)
1982 · Brian Trenchard-Smith · 93 min
In the near future, after an unspecified holocaust, survivors are herded into prison camps. There, they are hunted for sport by the leaders of the camp. Paul, one of the newest prisoners, is determined not to go down as quietly as the others.
Science Fiction · Action · Horror
5.4104 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How scary is Turkey Shoot?
It kicks off fast and stays fast, dropping you straight into a brutal game where people are chased down for entertainment and rarely slowing down to breathe. The pace is relentless and action-heavy rather than moody or suspenseful, more like a violent chase movie than a spooky one. It leans hard into over-the-top gore and campy, ridiculous villains, so it plays more like trashy fun than something that actually disturbs you. Good for fans of cheesy, ultra-violent B-movies who want blood and chaos, not creeping dread.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Turkey Shoot rates psychological 1/5, visceral 5/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 5 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 25 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 80 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 20 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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Starts with grim, uneasy setup before shifting into a chase that keeps ramping up violence and chaos toward a wild, action-packed finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4.
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