Sabretooth (2002) (TV)

Director:

James D.R. Hickox

Writers:

Scott Vandiver (concept)
Tom Woosley (written by)

Release Date:

23 March 2004 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Be prepared to be ripped apart!

Plot:

Using fossilized DNA, a scientist resurrects one of nature's most fearsome predators, a sabretooth tiger...

Plot Keywords:

Tiger | Sabertooth Tiger | Animal In Title | One Word Title

Cast

David Keith	...	Bob Thatcher
Vanessa Angel	...	Catherine Viciy
John Rhys-Davies	...	Anthony Bricklin
Jenna Gering	...	Casey Ballenger
Josh Holloway	...	Trent Parks
Lahmard J. Tate	...	Leon Tingel
Nicole Tubiola	...	Lola Rodriguez
Phillip Glasser	...	Jason
Steffanie Sampson	...	Kara Harmon (as Steffanie Thomas)
Allie Moss	...	Amanda
Todd Jensen	...	Sean
Kelly Nelson	...	Billy
Scott Vandiver	...	Nathan
Justin Carroll	...	Attendant
James D.R. Hickox	...	Silent Bob

Also Known As:

Sabertooth (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated R for creature violence and language.

Runtime:

120 min | USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Netherlands:16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Big Bear Lake, California, USA

Company:

International Film Group

Goofs:

Factual errors: All the characters, including Casey and other supposedly experienced mountaineers, repeatedly make greenhorn hiker mistakes: exploring an unknown cave for "fun" in mountain lion country; splitting up to look for a dangerous animal; leaving camp perimeter after dark; etc.

Quotes:

Catherine Viciy: Do you think you can find it?
Bob Thatcher: How much lead time does it have?
Anthony Bricklin: About four hours. You can catch it easily.
Bob Thatcher: A big cat like that can cover a lot of territory. It could be anywhere by now.
Anthony Bricklin: But you can catch it.
Bob Thatcher: Oh, yeah, I can find it.
Catherine Viciy: Then we should get started. I'll get my things.
Bob Thatcher: Oh, no, I do this alone.
Catherine Viciy: Not this time.
Anthony Bricklin: Believe me, you'll find it useful to have us around.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

I liked it

All right, this isn't a great movie but it had David Keith. Any movie with David Keith automatically gets 5 points from me. The extra point is for the nifty metaphor of the ending. All our years of evolution, developing our brains, honing our technology, and where do we end up? Back in the cave, fighting off saber-tooth tigers with pointy sticks. True, the special effects were pretty bad. The black guy was just embarrassing-trying a barehanded fight with a big cat. I could see if he was bravely covering his friend's retreat but he was just being stupid and it's good he died so he couldn't contribute to the gene pool. The other actors were easy on the eyes and did a decent job. But it's the poetic justice of the ending that I like.