Jack the Giant Killer (2013 Asylum film)

"Jack the Giant Killer (2013 film)" redirects here. For the big budget film from the same year, see Jack the Giant Slayer.

Jack the Giant Killer
Directed by	Mark Atkins
Produced by	David Michael Latt David Rimawi Paul Bales
Screenplay by	Mark Atkins
Starring	Ben Cross Jane March
Music by	Chris Ridenhour
Cinematography	Mark Atkins
Production company	The Asylum
Distributed by	The Asylum
Release dates	March 12, 2013 (2013-03-12)^[1]
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Jack the Giant Killer is a 2013 American fantasy film produced by The Asylum and directed by Mark Atkins. A modern take of the fairy tales Jack the Giant Killer and Jack and the Beanstalk, the film stars Ben Cross and Jane March. It is a mockbuster of Jack the Giant Slayer.

Plot

After climbing a giant beanstalk, Jack discovers a land in the clouds populated by evil beasts. When the beasts make their way down to Earth, he must figure out how to get back down and save everyone from the oncoming threat.

Cast

Ben Cross as Agent Hinton
Jane March as Serena
Jamie Atkins as Jack Krutchens
Vicki Glover as Lisa Russell
Harry Dyer as Newald Krutchens
Tanya Winsor as Sharon Mason
Julian Boote as Nigel Mason
Jon Campling as Jess Walters
Steve McTigue as General O'Shauncey
Robert Boyle as Sergeant Jones
Noel Ross as Constable Milton
Nigel Peever as Oscar Madison

Release

The film was released direct-to-video and on video-on-demand on March 12, 2013. In the tradition of The Asylum's catalog, Jack the Giant Killer is a mockbuster of the New Line Cinema/Legendary Pictures film Jack the Giant Slayer.^[2]

Reception

Influx Magazine rated it "D" and called it "pretty bad".^[3]

References

↑ Foy, Scott (2013-02-10). "Would You Trade Some Magic Beans for Artwork and a Trailer for The Asylum’s Jack the Giant Killer?". Dread Central. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
↑ Foy, Scott (2012-12-11). "More on The Asylum / Warner Bros. Hobbit Fiasco". Dread Central. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
↑ "Jack the Giant Killer". Influx Magazine. 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2014-01-01.

External links

The Asylum films

Action	Snakes on a Train (2006) Street Racer (2008) Death Racers (2008) 200 mph (2011) 3 Musketeers (2011) American Warships (2012) Asian School Girls (2014) Mercenaries (2014)

Adventure	King of the Lost World (2005) Pirates of Treasure Island (2006) 30,000 Leagues Under the Sea (2007) Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls (2008) Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) The 7 Adventures of Sinbad (2010) Almighty Thor (2011)

Comedy	Fourplay (2001) Jane White Is Sick & Twisted (2002) 18-Year-Old Virgin (2009) Sex Pot (2009) #1 Cheerleader Camp (2010) MILF (2010) Barely Legal (2011) Sharknado: Heart of Sharkness (2016)

Disaster	The Apocalypse (2007) I Am Omega (2007) Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus (2009) Megafault (2009) Airline Disaster (2010) Mega Piranha (2010) Titanic II (2010) Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus (2010) Mega Python vs. Gatoroid (2011) 2012: Ice Age (2011) 40 Days and Nights (2012) Sharknado (2013) Mega Shark Versus Mecha Shark (2014) Apocalypse Pompeii (2014) Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014) San Andreas Quake (2015) Mega Shark Versus Kolossus (2015) Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015) Lavalantula (2015) Sharknado 4 (upcoming)

Drama	Bellyfruit (1999) King of the Ants (2003) The 9/11 Commission Report (2006) 2010: Moby Dick (2010)

Family	Princess and the Pony (2011) Love At The Christmas Table (2012)

Fantasy	Dragon (2006) Merlin and the War of the Dragons (2008) Dragonquest (2009) Dragon Crusaders (2011) Grimm's Snow White (2012) Clash of the Empires (2012) Jack the Giant Killer (2013) Avengers Grimm (2015)

Horror	Speed Demon (2003) Vampires Vs. Zombies (2004) Scarecrow Slayer (2004) Evil Eyes (2004) Shapeshifter (2005) Legion of the Dead (2005) Dead Men Walking (2005) Jolly Roger: Massacre at Cutter's Cove (2005) Exorcism: The Possession of Gail Bowers (2006) When a Killer Calls (2006) Hillside Cannibals (2006) Bram Stoker's Dracula's Curse (2006) Halloween Night (2006) Freakshow (2007) The Hitchhiker (2007) Monster (2008) Haunting of Winchester House (2009) Paranormal Entity (2009) 100 Feet (2009) 8213: Gacy House (2010) Anneliese: The Exorcist Tapes (2011) The Amityville Haunting (2011) A Haunting in Salem (2011) Zombie Apocalypse (2011) 2-Headed Shark Attack (2012) Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012) Adopting Terror (2012) 100 Ghost Street: The Return of Richard Speck (2012) Rise of the Zombies (2012) Hold Your Breath (2013) Hansel & Gretel (2013) Zombie Night (2013) 3-Headed Shark Attack (2015) Night of the Wild (2016) Little Dead Rotting Hood (2016) Zoombies (2016) Hansel vs. Gretel (TBA)

Musical	Sunday School Musical (2008)

Mystery	The Da Vinci Treasure (2006) Sherlock Holmes (2010)

Science fiction	Alien Abduction (2005) H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds (2005) Transmorphers (2007) Invasion of the Pod People (2007) AVH: Alien vs Hunter (2007) Universal Soldiers (2007) 100 Million BC (2008) War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave (2008) The Day the Earth Stopped (2008) Countdown: Jerusalem (2009) The Terminators (2009) Transmorphers: Fall of Man (2009) The Land That Time Forgot (2009) Princess of Mars (2009) 2012: Supernova (2009) Battle of Los Angeles (2011) Alien Origin (2012) Nazis at the Center of the Earth (2012) Bigfoot (2012) AE: Apocalypse Earth (2013) Atlantic Rim (2013) Android Cop (2014) Bermuda Tentacles (2014) Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys (2014) Martian Land (2015)

War	Ardennes Fury (2014) Flight World War II (2015)

Western	6 Guns (2010)

Film series	Apocalypse Mega Shark Paranormal Entity Sharknado 2012 Alien 666 Hansel/Gretel Transmorphers War of the Worlds

Related	List of The Asylum monsters Z Nation

Jack

Jack and the Beanstalk

Film	Jack and the Beanstalk (1902) Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) Jack and the Beanstalk (1974) Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) Into the Woods (2014)

Television	"Beanstalks and Bad Eggs" (1997 episode) Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001 miniseries) Once Upon a Time: "Tallahassee" (2012) "Tiny" (2013)

Cartoon	Jack and the Beanstalk (1931) Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk (1943) Beanstalk Bunny (1955) Tweety and the Beanstalk (1957) Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure (2013)

Video games	Jumpin' Kid: Jack to Mame no Ki Monogatari The Simpsons: Bart & the Beanstalk Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster and the Beanstalk Tiny Toon Adventures: The Great Beanstalk

Related articles	Fee-fi-fo-fum Fun and Fancy Free Into the Woods The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales Politically Correct Bedtime Stories

Jack the Giant Killer

Characters	Blunderbore Cormoran Thunderdell

Film	Jack the Giant Killer (1962) Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) Jack the Giant Killer (2013)

Novel	Jack, the Giant Killer

Video games	Jack the Giantkiller

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