Synopsis
Pushed to his breaking point, a master welder in a small town at the foot of the Rocky Mountains quietly fortifies a bulldozer with 30 tons of concrete and steel and seeks to destroy those he believes have wronged him.
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Cast
- Robert FleetMarvin Heemeyer
- Mike McCannCody Docheff
- Kelly RyanTrish MacDonald
- John Robert SchoenGlenn Trainor
- Michael WhitelockJim Kraker
- Mike AllenderDave Batura
- Todd ColbyRich Garner
- Tom MoranSteve Borda
- Corinne RoganJudy Borda
- Michael Sean DeganPatrick Brower
Recommendations
- 80
Film Threat
Paul Solet’s Tread takes a little while to grab the audience; however, once the stakes are fully understood, it becomes quite intense. Plus, the way it plays with audience sympathy is genius, making for an involving watch. - 78
Austin Chronicle
Solet may not have explicitly made a horror movie, but it’s truly terrifying nonetheless because it stares point-blank at the lunacy that allows a seemingly normal farmer to blame every outsider for his ills. If you've ever wondered where a Cliven Bundy comes from, or an Andrew Joseph Stack III (the maniac that flew his plane into an Austin office building in 2010 because he was mad about his tax bill), this is a trip down every twisted nerve and malevolent neuron. - 75
Movie Nation
Businesses destroyed, lives shaken to their core, the cars of bystanders crushed, cops helpless to stop it — it’s awful and tragic, sure. But it’s something to see, man. - 70
Variety
Tread abounds in memorable images and interviews that range from darkly comical to deeply disquieting. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
A tale of long-simmering grudges and shocking violence in a small town, Paul Solet's Tread is a smartly structured doc with a finale so extravagant you could build an exploitation film around it. - 50
Los Angeles Times
Less would have been considerably more in the case of Tread, a needlessly overstuffed documentary chronicling the path that led to a disgruntled muffler repair shop owner going on a remarkable 2004 rampage in a heavily armored bulldozer through the streets of Granby, Colo.
