The Burrowers (2008)

In the Wild West a rescue party sets out to find a family of settlers that has vanished from their home under mysterious circumstances.

Director:

J.T. Petty

Writer:

J.T. Petty

Stars:

Clancy Brown, David Busse, William Mapother

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clancy Brown	...	John Clay
David Busse	...	Young Bluecoat
William Mapother	...	William Parcher
Jocelin Donahue	...	Maryanne Stewart
Alexandra Edmo	...	Faith (as Alex Edmo)
Brighid Fleming	...	Little Sister
Karl Geary	...	Fergus Coffey
Christopher Hagen	...	Father
Doug Hutchison	...	Henry Victor
Galen Hutchison	...	Dobie Spacks
Laura Leighton	...	Gertrude Spacks
Harley Coriz	...	Short Ute
Suzi McLaughlin	...	Mother
Tatanka Means	...	Tall Ute
Seri DeYoung	...	Audrey

Storyline

A band of courageous men sets out to find and recover a family of settlers that has mysteriously vanished from their home. Expecting the offenders to be a band of fierce natives, the group prepares for a routine battle. But they soon discover that the real enemy stalks them from below.

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Plot Keywords:

dakota territory | death | underground | night | american indian | 

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Taglines:

They wait... They hunt... They feed

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and gore

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French Sioux

Release Date:

21 September 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Burrowers - A felszín alatt

Filming Locations:

Bonanza Creek Ranch - 15 Bonanza Creek Lane, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blue Star Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min 96 min

Color:

Color (Fuji Film) Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shot in 22 days.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Fergus Coffey: [voice-over] It's about... Maryanne.

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Connections

Spin-off Blood Red Earth (2009)

User Reviews

If Deadwood, Tremors, and Night of the Living Dead had sex, this would be their bastard child!

A surprisingly good film for the horror genre. It's not a truly outstanding film, but it is a fine flick to rent and sip some beers and eat some popcorn while watching. The acting is pretty good in this film save for Doug Hutchison who's a bit over-the-top in his portrayal of the racist army captain. Racial undertones are presented throughout this movie: how whites treat Indians, blacks, and even certain white ethnic groups.

This movie is really more of Western that happens to have some horror elements thrown in. Go into it expecting to watch a "cowboys and Indians" film and I think you will be pleasantly surprised. Most of the violence in this film is man against man rather than man against monster. The "burrowers" themselves are a bit disappointing once revealed, mostly because of the poor CGI. The final battle is not as satisfying as I thought it would be, but the extremely dark and depressing ending was well done. This film is much better than most straight to DVD releases.

7/10