Werewolves in Mississippi? Maybe. Whether it is a werewolf, a science teacher, or maybe something else, we still have a hairy monster going after great looking teens. Skinny dipping teens. Cheerleaders. Hunk athletes. A cool policewoman. All the character tropes from slasher films are here as far as the characters go. No Meryl Streeps or Whoopi Goldbergs in this one, thank heavens. Let us look at a witty monster film, filmed and set in Mississippi, 2016's "Big Bad," directed by Opie Cooper.
There is an elongated opening scene, which everyone in will die horribly. Of note is the skinny-dipping, beer expert, Marie (Bridgette Potts). She gets torn to pieces while trying to find her pants...may we all go the same way. The culprit? That brings us to the main part of the film. Suspiciously, science teacher, Mr. Howell (Daniel Dauphin) is trying to raise money for the school but only gets three students to help. They are not necessarily doing it willingly except for the babe Crystal (Madeline Thelton). She's hot and also hot for basketball jock Danny (Cameron Deane Stewart) who signs up because he is hot for cheerleader Chase (Ainsley Bailey). The fundraiser? Yep...the trio will spend the night locked in the closed down Marion County Jail, the sight of a massacre long ago. Howell will lock them in and...well, that's a good question. Uh oh...Howell has something else in mind.
Apparently Howell turns into a werewolf (Bradley Bishop) and enters the jail to shred the three great looking teens. The teens get loose form their cells and the chase is on. The damsels shriek and run nicely and Donny tries to man-up and be their protector. Along comes the sultry Deputy Marcus (Hannah Bryan). Now the werewolf thing is loose and pursuing. Uh oh...is the thing really a werewolf? Is Mr. Howell really the monster? Just a hairy monster with big claws and teeth chasing a cheerleader, a babe nerd, and a jock basketball second-stringer...and, oh yes, a babe cop in uniform.
No spoilers here and any description of the second half of the film would give too much away. Will the cheerleader and the nerd babe enter a catfight over the bench warmer basketball player? Will the werewolf prove to be looking for a mate to have its children? Is Mr. Howell really the monster and is this monster really a werewolf? This is a fun one, almost a comedy, but very witty and fast moving. See "Big Bad" for a Friday night creature feature and enjoy some great looking characters and a toothy creature.
