‘Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey’ Director Brushes Off Razzie Awards Sweep: ‘I’m Surprised Our Micro-Budget Film Is Being Compared to Hollywood’
variety.comAlex Ritman The director of “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” has taken his film’s clean sweep of the Razzie Awards on the (bloodied) chin.
The feature — a slasher horror that caused a stir last year for its childhood-bludgeoning premise in which A.A. Milne’s beloved, cuddly bear and his sidekick Piglet go on a cannibalistic rampage — dominated the awards, winning the top prize of worst picture, plus director and screenplay (for Rhys Frake-Waterfield), screen couple (for Pooh and Piglet) and remake/rip-off/sequel. “I’m surprised our micro-budget film is being compared to Hollywood, but nevertheless I don’t mind the dubious honor as it places me in the same pool as directors whose work I admire so much,” Frake-Waterfield told Variety.
The Razzies generally take aim at the expensive flops and fails of studios and A-list stars, but — as Frake-Waterfield notes — in focusing its attention on “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey,” it has singled out a movie made for under $50,000, considerably less than the average catering budget of its fellow nominees.
In the worst picture category, for example, it was up against “The Exorcist: Believer” (total budget: $30 million), “Expend4bles” ($100 million), “Meg 2: The Trench” ($129-139 million) and “Shazam!
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