Devour (2005)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

David Winkler

Writers (WGA):

Adam Gross (written by) &
Seth Gross (written by)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Don't Get Mad. Get Evil.

Plot:

Revolves around a character named Jake Gray and his friends that have been playing a deadly game called "The Pathway", which eventually spirals out of control and threatens a worldwide epidemic of violence.

Plot Keywords:

Daydreams | Tattoo | Beautiful Woman | Sex | Rough Sex

Cast

Jensen Ackles	...	Jake Gray
Shannyn Sossamon	...	Marisol
Dominique Swain	...	Dakota
William Sadler	...	Ivan Reisz
Teach Grant	...	Conrad Dean
Martin Cummins	...	Aiden Kater
Rob Stewart	...	Ross North
R. Nelson Brown	...	Walt
Wanda Cannon	...	Kathy Gray
Jenn Griffin	...	Older Anne Kilton
Alan Ackles	...	Paul Kilton
Rob Allen	...	Young Paul
Tami DeSchutter	...	Young Kathy
John Innes	...	Father Moore
Reg Tupper	...	Hartney
Michael P. Northey	...	Riley
Emy Aneke	...	Darius
Andee Frizzell	...	Beast
Noelle Reno	...	Kelly
Patrick Gilmore	...	Deputy #1
Chris Duggan	...	Deputy #2
Chaz Chamberlain	...	Frat boy
Kyle Cassie	...	Frat Boy #2
Ellen Ewusie	...	Party Girl
Jenafor Ryane	...	Additional Party Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sandra-Jessica Couturier	...	Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
Michelle LaFrance	...	Coed (uncredited)
Aaron Pearl	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
David Winkler

Writing credits (WGA)
Adam Gross		(written by) &
Seth Gross		(written by)

Produced by
Daniel Bigel	....	producer
Rob Cowan	....	executive producer
Rob Cowan	....	producer
Michael Mailer	....	producer
Ron McLeod	....	line producer
Neal H. Moritz	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Joseph LoDuca

Cinematography by
Brian Pearson

Film Editing by
Todd C. Ramsay

Casting by
Sean Cossey
Ronnie Yeskel

Production Design by
Troy Hansen

Set Decoration by
Shannon Murphy

Costume Design by
Carla Hetland

Makeup Department
Keith Lau	....	fabricator
Harlow MacFarlane	....	special makeup effects artist
Shauna Magrath	....	special makeup effects artist
J.P. Mass	....	fabricator
Bill Terezakis	....	special makeup effects artist
Kyla-Rose Tremblay	....	makeup lab technician
Monique Venier	....	co-key makeup artist
Monique Venier	....	special makeup effects artist
Vince Yoshida	....	fabricator

Production Management
Shona Miko	....	post-production supervisor
Craig Stapleton	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bonnie Benwick	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Dean Barker	....	property master
Guy Roland	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Anke Bakker	....	sound supervisor
Darren Brisker	....	production sound mixer
Ken Cade	....	sound designer
Kris Casavant	....	assistant sound editor
Jay Cheetham	....	sound editor
Kelly Cole	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dario DiSanto	....	foley editor
Talvinder Gill	....	assistant sound editor
Kirby Jinnah	....	adr & dialogue editor
Bill Mellow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jean Raymond	....	foley mixer
Adam Sharpe	....	adr mixer
Adam Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Todd R. Mason	....	sound effects recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Dan Keeler	....	special effects coordinator
Harry Tomsic	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Rosmary Conte	....	visual effects coordinator
Steven Hodgson	....	visual effects supervisor
Peter Hunt	....	visual effects: Rainmaker
Tannis Mathers	....	digital effects artist: Rainmaker
Lee Pierce	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Christopher Gordon	....	stunt double: Martin Cummins/Aiden Kater
Leif Havdale	....	stunt double
Adrian Hein	....	stunts
Sharon Simms	....	stunt double: Tami DeSchutter
Clay Virtue	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Sandes Ashe	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Glen A. Dickson	....	additional camera operator
Geoffrey James Dixon	....	electrician
Oliver Hajdu	....	rigging gaffer
Junichi Hosoi	....	Steadicam operator
Junichi Hosoi	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Taylor Matheson	....	first assistant camera
Pat Waller	....	grip

Casting Department
Caroline Liem	....	casting associate: USA
Lisa Ratke	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marco Daxton	....	assistant costume designer
Carole Griffin	....	costume truck supervisor

Editorial Department
Rick Grayson	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Jay Faires	....	music supervisor
Rich Walters	....	music editor
Scott Davidson	....	music engineer (uncredited)

Other crew
Michael Bendner	....	production assistant
Charlene Callihoo	....	assistant accountant
Andrea Connacher	....	key production assistant
Phaedra Eccleston	....	assistant production coordinator
Brad Erickson	....	trainee assistant location manager
Heather Gittens	....	second assistant coordinator
Frederick Heartline	....	location scout
Krista Johnston	....	clearance
Gillian Kieft	....	set supervisor
Gwen MacQueen	....	accounting clerk
Bob McQuarrie	....	assistant location manager
Moira Perlmutter	....	production coordinator
Darren Robertson	....	playback coordinator
Andrew Simpson	....	animal coordinator
Marilyn Thomas	....	assistant to director
Mark Dumas	....	cougar trainer/supplier (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Bigel / Mailer Films

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• RTL Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL7)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Hollywood Camera  additional camera equipment

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language, some sexual content and drug use.

Runtime:

Australia:90 min | Argentina:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Taiwan:R-18 | Germany:16 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | Singapore:M18 | USA:R | UK:18 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Bigel / Mailer Films

Trivia:

All pictures of young Jake Gray used in the opening credits are actually real childhood and teenage pictures of Jensen Ackles.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the early scene in lecture hall, Dominique Swains' hair alternates between neatly brushed and tousled as she has dialog with the Professor.

Quotes:

Dakota: So then what happened?
Jake Gray: I finished the ramp and we ate turkey.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Holiday (2006)

Interesting, and impressive for a low budget film. NO SPOILERS

I'm very surprised that the IMDb rating to date is less than 5 at the time of writing. I feel it's important to critique this film for what it is, ... a 'B' movie. In my opinion it did not present as such, it gave some lesser A movies a run for their money. The acting was convincing, the characters interesting and the cinematography was superb. The story line was perhaps the weakest part of the film, and for me the ending was predictable, however it kept me interested to the end which is not always easy with me.

I enjoyed the film, though it's a long way from my favorite in this genre. This being said, the production crew should be very proud of it considering it is a B movie. Give them a real budget and I'm sure they would come up with something remarkable.

In the whole scheme of things I rate this movie 7/10 ... but compared to other 'B' movies I would give this a 9.5/10