The Hunt (2006)

Director:

Fritz Kiersch

Writers:

Fritz Kiersch (writer)
Danny Martin (writer)
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Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

A great number of hunters - a great number of deer. Statistically something was bound to go wrong.

Plot:

There are over 43 million hunters in the United States today. A great number of hunters...a great number of deer. Statistically something was bound to go wrong.

Cast

Joe Michael Burke	...	Jack Hamberg
Cliff De Young	...	Jon Kraw
Robert Rusler	...	Atticus Monroe
Mitchell Burns	...	Clint
Amy Briede	...	Tessa Kraw Hamberg
Thomas Cunningham	...	Hunter
Becky Love	...	Jean Kraw
Jon Dozhier	...	Kid
Brett Bower	...	Counterman
John Hornbuckle	...	OCAT Man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
J. Mitchell Burns	...	Clint
Brandon H. Fields	...	Tom Hayes

Directed by
Fritz Kiersch

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jonathan de la Luz		writer
Fritz Kiersch		writer
Danny Martin		writer

Produced by
Jonathan de la Luz	....	producer
Gray Frederickson	....	executive producer
Danny Martin	....	producer
John Simonelli	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Sean Morris

Cinematography by
Michael Goi		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Harry Keramidas

Casting by
Allison Cowitt
Mike Fenton

Production Design by
Danny Martin

Art Direction by
Rebekah Bell
Sean Lynch

Set Decoration by
Rebekah Bell
Sean Lynch

Costume Design by
Amy Briede

Makeup Department
Darin Moore	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Lewis Schoenbrun	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David H. Greene	....	second assistant director
Lance McDaniel	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Sean Lynch	....	property master

Sound Department
David Barber	....	dialogue editor
Kimberly Brennecke	....	sound coordinator
Sean Gray	....	sound effects editor
David Kitchens	....	sound supervisor
David Kitchens	....	supervising sound editor
Eric Reuveni	....	sound effects editor
Clay Tramel	....	boom operator
David Turnipseed	....	sound
Ben Zarai	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ben Zarai	....	supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by
Daniel Barone	....	digital effects artist
Barry J. Kelly	....	visual effects concept artist
Charles Roxburgh	....	digital effects artist
Joey Sila	....	digital effects artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Boyll	....	grip
Pat Flanagan	....	assistant camera
Greg Price	....	gaffer
Charles Schner	....	camera operator
Jon Shryock	....	grip
Brian Shultzabarger	....	camera production assistant
Andrew Swan	....	electrician
Shad Wyckoff	....	assistant camera
Warren Yeager	....	additional photographer

Casting Department
Ann Frederick	....	casting associate

Editorial Department
Arturo Tejada	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Jim Schultz	....	music editor

Other crew
John Aspinwall	....	production assistant
Damon Blalack	....	production assistant
Samantha Bryant	....	production assistant
Pam Chase	....	script supervisor
Clark Deal	....	production assistant
Matt De La Cruz	....	production assistant
Diane Dressler	....	craft service
Brandon H. Fields	....	medic
Tyler Frederickson	....	production assistant
William Garrett	....	gun handler
Carrie Johnson	....	assistant to director
Courtney Partee	....	intern
Dustin Penrod	....	pre-production
Michael Rains	....	production assistant
Daniel Schaffer	....	production assistant
Ian Schaper	....	production assistant
Megan Slemp	....	accountant
Megan Slemp	....	production coordinator
Colin Warde	....	production assistant
James Winters	....	caterer
Ryan Winters	....	assistant caterer

Thanks
E. Jeff Davis	....	special thanks
Isabel de la Luz	....	special thanks
Nicholas de la Luz	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Graymark Productions
• Azisa Pictures

Distributors

• Image Entertainment

Other Companies

• Juniper Post  sound post-production

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some violent content.

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Meridian, Oklahoma, USA

Company:

Graymark Productions

Movie Connections:

References Frankenstein (1931)

Surprisingly good film all around

I went into the video store and saw this title, looked at the intriguing cover and decided to give it a try. I like to give indie films a fair chance and this one looked like it may be good or terrible. I was surprised. The film was put together like a documentary, which really gives an eerie feeling throughout. The acting was pretty good, a little corny at times with certain lines, but all in all decent. The story was creepy in the sense that three hunters (one of whom is only an 8 year old boy) are in the woods, trapped, and alone, with an unknown presence hunting them. As a hunter myself, I appreciated the knowledge that went into filming this movie to show hunting as a moral sport, not a blood sport like many assume. The CGI effects were also surprisingly well done and the music was great. All in all a good film for horror buffs with a great twist of an ending. 7 out of 10 stars.