2001 Maniacs is a 2005 American comedy horror film directed by Tim Sullivan and starring Robert Englund, Lin Shaye, Jay Gillespie, Dylan Edrington, and Matthew Carey. It is a remake of the 1964 film Two Thousand Maniacs! written and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis. The film is distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment. It was filmed in Westville, Georgia.
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College students Anderson, Nelson, and Cory become lost while heading to Daytona Beach for spring break, and follow a 'Detour' sign that leads them to the southern town of Pleasant Valley, led by eccentric mayor Buckman. Three other travelers - Ricky, Kat, and Joey - arrive shortly afterwards, and Buckman tells them that for the next two days they will be honored guests at the town's annual 'Guts N Glory Jubilee.' They are joined by two other travelers, biker couple Malcolm and Leah, and all are given rooms at an inn run by Granny Boone and her son Hucklebilly.
Soon after settling in, Kat is killed by being drawn and quartered, her body being served as a dish for the others. Later in the evening, Nelson is killed when he drinks battery acid, thinking it's moonshine. The following day, the group are separated and go off into different areas of the town.
Leah is dressed in a southern dress and motioned to come up to the podium during a celebration, where Granny Boone pulls a rope and crushes her with a large bell. Ricky sees this and runs off to alert the others, but he is accosted by Buckman's son and held down as two female residents impale him with a large poker.