Jason Eisener

The Profile

Canadian director Jason Eisener is best known for Hobo with a Shotgun, which began as a two-minute fake trailer that won a Grindhouse contest and was later expanded into a feature starring Rutger Hauer.

Eisener's Hobo with a Shotgun began as a fake trailer that won a competition associated with Robert Rodriguez's Grindhouse project; Eisener later directed the feature-length film starring Rutger Hauer. His work is frequently discussed in the context of grindhouse and exploitation cinema.

The available review praises Jason Eisener's feature Hobo with a Shotgun as a successful expansion of a winning fake trailer into a low-budget, violent grindhouse homage. The film is noted for its dark humor, gore, and cult appeal, and for casting Rutger Hauer. Recommended for fans of exploitation and vigilante cinema.