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movie·NR·Dec 8, 2008·
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ThanksKilling

movie
NR
December 8, 2008
Wokeometer Rating
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0/10
Audience Woke Score
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Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

ThanksKilling delivers pure absurd slasher comedy with a demonic turkey, crude gags, and classic student archetypes but zero identity politics or social messaging. It earns a clean 0/10 as safe, neutral entertainment.

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Detailed Analysis

ThanksKilling is a micro-budget 2008 horror-comedy slasher parody centered on a foul-mouthed demonic turkey puppet slaughtering college students during Thanksgiving break.

The plot opens with a topless Pilgrim woman killed in 1621 and uses a crude folktale of a Native American shaman cursing a turkey to kill Caucasians as backstory for the killer's origin, but this functions purely as absurd setup for gore, puns, and one-liners rather than any thematic critique or messaging. The film leans entirely into exploitative elements such as crude nudity, a rape scene, and graphic violence as its core entertainment focus, with no activist framing layered onto the historical details. The five student characters follow classic slasher archetypes including final girl Kristen, jock Johnny, ditzy Ali, redneck Billy, and nerdy Darren, with no race- or gender-swapped established figures and no dialogue or subplots addressing systemic issues or identity politics.

No creator statements on inclusion exist, and there were no casting changes to any source material. Audience reception instead centers on the movie's so-bad-it's-good absurdity, confirming the complete absence of progressive messaging or ideological intent.

Key Factors

  • Purely exploitative slasher comedy with crude nudity, rape scene, and gore as entertainment focus
  • Stereotypical college archetypes and historical folktale used only for killer origin, no activist framing
  • No creator statements on inclusion, no casting changes to source material, and reception centers on 'so bad it's good' absurdity rather than ideology

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  • Jordan Downey

Is ThanksKilling Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on ThanksKilling and scored it 0/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.

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What kind of woke content is in ThanksKilling?

Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into ThanksKilling's overall score.

Is ThanksKilling family-friendly?

Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). ThanksKilling is rated NR. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.

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Top Cast

Lance Predmore
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Lance Predmore

Johnny

Ryan E. Francis
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Ryan E. Francis

Darren

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Lindsey Andersen

Kristen

Aaron Ringhiser-Carlson
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Aaron Ringhiser-Carlson

Billy

Natasha Cordova
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Natasha Cordova

Ali

Jordan Downey
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Jordan Downey

Turkie (voice)

Chuck Lamb
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Chuck Lamb

Sheriff Roud

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General Bastard

Oscar the Hermit

Wanda Lust
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Wanda Lust

Naked Pilgrim

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Steve Steinmetz

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