The Breed (2006)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Nicholas Mastandrea

Writers:

Robert Conte (writer)
Peter Martin Wortmann (writer)

Release Date:

1 June 2006 (Italy)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Play dead.

Plot:

A group of five college kids are forced to match wits with unwelcoming residents when they fly to a "deserted" island for a party weekend.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Dog | Brothers | Killer Dog | Self Deprecation

Cast

Michelle Rodriguez	...	Nicki
Oliver Hudson	...	John
Taryn Manning	...	Sara
Eric Lively	...	Matt
Hill Harper	...	Noah
Nick Boraine	...	Luke
Lisa-Marie Schneider	...	Jenny

Directed by
Nicholas Mastandrea

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Robert Conte		writer
Peter Martin Wortmann		writer

Produced by
Thomas Becker	....	producer
Robert Conte	....	co-producer
Wes Craven	....	executive producer
Vlokkie Gordon	....	line producer
Barbara Kearney	....	associate producer
David Lancaster	....	producer
Marianne Maddalena	....	producer
Hal Sadoff	....	executive producer
Kai Schürmann	....	associate producer
Karen Vundla	....	producer
Jörg Westerkamp	....	producer
David Wicht	....	producer
Peter Martin Wortmann	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Marcus Trumpp

Cinematography by
Giulio Biccari

Film Editing by
Nathan Easterling

Casting by
Bill Kravitz
Benedicte Roumega
Christa Shamberger
Julia Verdin

Production Design by
Johnny Breedt

Art Direction by
Fran Vos

Set Decoration by
Melinda Launspach

Costume Design by
Dianna Cilliers

Makeup Department
Pia Cornelius	....	key makeup artist
Carla Fourie	....	makeup artist
Zanmarie Hanekom	....	key hair stylist
Dineo Seretse	....	trainee hair stylist

Production Management
Angela Phillips	....	unit production manager
Meryl Schutte	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Annelize Bosch	....	second assistant director
Tom Evans	....	second second assistant director
Maria Mantia	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Herbert Alder	....	carpenter
Edward Arendse	....	construction carpenter
Martin Thabo Baloyi	....	construction carpenter (as Martin Baloyi)
David Bastiaans	....	foreman
Mthengelen Bentshu	....	carpenter
Bernice Breedt	....	stand-by painter
Vernon Breedt	....	location construction coordinator
Antony Cousins	....	carpenter
Hazel Crampton	....	storyboard artist
Bertram Dagan	....	assistant greensman (as Bertram Dargan)
Clive Derrocks	....	foreman
Retha Geldenhuys	....	art department coordinator
Mich Gordon	....	chief greensman
Shira Hockman	....	set designer
Christopher Jacobs	....	carpenter
Joe Qondokwakhe Jele	....	construction carpenter
Phillip Kahn	....	construction carpenter
Collen Kalipa	....	construction carpenter
Nick Lauer	....	construction carpenter
Peter Mancxilla	....	construction carpenter
Shaun Marlon Nasson	....	construction carpenter (as Shaun-Marlin Nasson)
William Mbipa	....	construction carpenter (as William Mbipha)
Andrew McKenzie	....	stand-by props
Dumisani Mduli	....	construction carpenter (as Skit Dumisani Mduli)
Sean Moran	....	construction carpenter
Joseph Mosikwa	....	construction carpenter
Raymond Muller	....	general foreman
Raynus Muller	....	painter (as Rynus Muller)
George Ndlovu	....	leadman
Friday Ngwena	....	construction carpenter (as Friday Ngwenya)
Clive Pollick	....	studio construction manager
Kgosietsile Simon Potsane	....	construction carpenter (as Simon Potsane)
Thomas Potsane	....	assistant set dresser
Hugh Queiroga	....	construction carpenter
Michael Rossouw	....	property master
Damien Rutherford	....	construction carpenter
Vicky Sawkins	....	assistant set dresser
Samson Sitole	....	swing gang #2 (as Simon Sitholi)
Shaun Skelton	....	assistant greensman
Alain Tchoufon	....	art department assistant (as Alan Tchoufon)
Johnny Tembo	....	swing gang #1 (as Johnny Themba)
Virgil von Buchenrode	....	construction carpenter
Khaya Woko	....	assistant stand-by props
Rae Wynna-Roberts	....	head scenic (as Ray Wynne-Roberts)
David Wynne-Roberts	....	painter
Vicky Sawkins	....	props buyer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Randy Babajtis	....	sound effects editor
Jeremy Balko	....	adr mixer
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	adr editor
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	dialogue editor
Brent Findley	....	assistant sound editor
Scott Hinkley	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Spencer Johnson	....	foley editor
Cody King	....	assistant sound effects editor
Richard Kitting	....	foley editor
Jonathan Miller	....	supervising sound editor
Andrew Morgado	....	foley mixer
Susan Pusateri	....	foley artist (as Sue Pusateri)
Shelley Roden	....	foley artist
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Anton Voster	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Simon Hansen	....	visual effects supervisor
Andre Van Der Merwe	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Oliver Bailey	....	stunt double: John
Dermot Brogan	....	stunts
Doug Hardy	....	stunts
Roly Jansen	....	stunt coordinator
Tyrell Kemlo	....	stunt double: Matt
Leander Lacy	....	stunt driver (as Leander Lacey)
Lee-Anne Liebenberg	....	stunt double: Nikki (as Lee Anne Liedenberg)
Gian Palermo	....	stunts
Jonathan Steyn	....	stunt double: Noah
Janine Wyatt-Mair	....	stunt double: Sara
Dermot Brogan	....	key stunt rigger (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Daks Bailey	....	rigging electrician
Alan Barnes	....	chief lighting technician
Craig Bekker	....	rigging grip
David Bloomer	....	still photographer
Giles Boisacq	....	electrician
Rhodi-Anne Buys	....	additional second assistant camera
Derek William Carlow	....	first assistant camera: Steadicam (as Derek Carlow)
Bernett de Wet	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Carl Eksteen	....	additional first assistant camera
Sarel Eloff	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Phillip Francis	....	additional first assistant camera
Jean-Pierre Hankins	....	rigging gaffer (as JP Hankins)
Neon Harris	....	rigging electrician
Shani Hayward	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Mark Larkin	....	additional camera operator
Marlon Lubbe	....	grip trainee
Lennox Mbolekwa	....	vt trainee
Igshaan Mohammed	....	electric trainee
Ernest Mtshakazana	....	rigging grip (as Ernst Mtshakazana)
Julious Mudeh	....	camera trainee
Alfred Mxathule	....	electrician
Zak 'Ebenezzer' O'Leary	....	best boy grip (as Zak O'Leary)
Paul Painting	....	rigging grip
J.P. Ridgeway	....	key grip
Marco Rinaldi	....	video tape operator
Richard Rolf	....	Steadicam operator
Lucas Sajini	....	grip
Dan Sigobongo	....	grip
Jaco van Niekerk	....	rigging grip
Jason Walters	....	electrician
Steven York	....	rigging gaffer
Justin Youens	....	additional camera operator
Tatum Roche	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Benedicte Roumega	....	casting director: South Africa
Christa Shamberger	....	casting director: South Africa (as Christa Schamberger)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hetta Burger	....	costume supervisor
Gillian Florence	....	key set costumer
Michelle Karavoussanos	....	costume buyer
Tyron Matthee	....	costume production assistant
Susan Pollard	....	costume production assistant

Editorial Department
Stuart Burkin	....	post-production consultant
Amanda Zemke	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Rossano Galante	....	orchestrator
Meri Gavin	....	music editor
Steve Kaplan	....	music scoring mixer
Andrew Kinney	....	orchestrator
Jason Brett Klein	....	musical production: song
Perry La Marca	....	orchestrator
Dana Niu	....	orchestrator
Seth Shafer	....	orchestrator
Dean Menta	....	additional music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Clint Gordon	....	transportation coordinator
Xolani 'Martin' Gubmi	....	driver
Amadou Kone	....	driver
Peta Lawrence	....	driver
Bongani Ledwaba	....	driver
Joseph Legobate	....	driver (as Josie Legobate)
Dietlof Mare	....	driver
Nichodemus Matjopi	....	driver (as Nichodemus Motjopi)
Alfred Steve Mkwanazi	....	driver
Eugene Ngcobo	....	catering driver: Mango
Leon Potgieter	....	driver
Luxolo Sihamba	....	catering driver: Serious Catering
Marinus Stoltz	....	driver
Rafeeq Thebus	....	driver
Johannes Thejane	....	driver (as Moleko J. Thejane)
Brendan Tucker	....	transportation captain
Eric Xujwa	....	catering driver: Mango
Alexis Ziman	....	driver

Other crew
Tamara Andrews	....	animal trainer: USA
Helen Atty	....	assistant: Mr. Mastandrea
Priscilla Baba	....	catering team leader: Serious Catering
Yolanda Baba	....	chef: Serious Catering
Hugh Barret	....	production controller
Diana Battista	....	assistant financial affairs
Tjeerd Benz	....	seaplane pilot
Yumna Booley	....	production secretary
Karen Brown	....	chef: Mango
Michael Cerff	....	production assistant
Luke Cornell	....	animal trainer: South Africa
Nadine Deckensattl	....	assistant business affairs
Brendan de la Harpe	....	seaplane pilot
Leslie Ernst	....	post-production accountant
Bob Fabre	....	set medic
Thorsten Felscher	....	senior vice president of financial affairs
Thomas Fischer	....	legal affairs
Lyle Fredericks	....	production assistant
Patrick Gillingham	....	catering team leader: Mango
Alan Glogauer	....	assistant location manager
Miles Graham	....	catering team leader: Mango
John Hoeks	....	location manager
Simphiwe Jodwana	....	production assistant
Gideon Langeveld	....	seaplane pilot
Florian Lechner	....	chief financial officer
Shu-Aib Loubsher	....	accounting assistant
Chad Marting	....	production executive
Jerome Mbatha	....	chef: Mango
Alson Mboso	....	chef: Serious Catering
Innocent Mfeka	....	chef: Mango
Natalie Mycielski	....	first assistant accountant
Ignacius Ncube	....	chef: Mango
Sharon Nxam	....	production office assistant
Cyprian Obase	....	trainee set assistant (as Cyrian Obase)
Allison Palmer	....	payroll accountant
Natalie Rademeyer	....	production coordinator
Paul 'Sled' Reynolds	....	animal trainer: USA
Thomas Roach	....	animal trainer: USA
Kim Robinson	....	script supervisor
Dezi Rorich	....	publicity coordinator
Alida Rubens	....	production accountant
Paul Salamoff	....	production executive
Abner Satsified	....	trainee set assistant
John Schwartz	....	production assistant
John Schwarz	....	set medic
Estelle Thomas	....	set medic
Allison Tucker	....	assistant production coordinator
Lesley Tucker	....	production secretary
Helen Turvey	....	unit publicist
Gert Uys	....	helicopter pilot
Garin Van Munster	....	animal trainer: South Africa
Joseph Velebay	....	scullery: Mango
Charlotte Young	....	assistant legal affairs

Production Companies

• Film Afrika Worldwide
• ApolloProMovie & Co. 1. Filmproduktion
• DEJ Productions Inc.
• First Look International

Distributors

• Pathé Distribution (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Viva Films (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• First Look International (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Media Cooperation One (MC-One) (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Mango  set catering
• Metal Moon Marketing  publicity (as MetalMoon)
• Recall Security  security
• Serious Catering  construction catering
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production
• Waan Security  security

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and some language.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

Germany | South Africa | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Philippines:R-13 | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Italy:VM14 | Finland:K-15 | Norway:15 | Australia:M | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Company:

Film Afrika Worldwide

Trivia:

Ian Somerhalder was originally cast in the movie, but soon dropped out. Coincidentally, Michelle Rodriguez who is starring in the movie, starred in the hit TV shot "Lost", as did Ian.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Michelle Rodriguez is on the roof of the garage and pulling the rope, there are a couple of pairs of legs visible behind her, presumably crew.

Quotes:

Nicki: [in the lab, before blowing up several dogs] Give Cujo my best.

Movie Connections:

References Old Yeller (1957)

Killer Fido's on the loose

let me start by saying I am a big fan of the nature/animal gone berserk type films and I was very excited when news of a new Wes Craven produced killer dog flick was being made and would star tough cookie Michelle Rodriquez and cool and sexy Hill Harper from CSI: New York. What eventually was made by first time director Nick Mastandrea is sadly a disappointing entry into the genre. Where in the world was Wes?? This is not to say it didn't show some small moments of promise but it never quite rises to the occasion. The story revolves around a group of five childhood friends vacationing on an Island who come across a band of sinister German shepherds who have laid claim to the Isle after surviving what is explained as a "rabies" outbreak on a compound that sits on the other side of the Island which once housed a dog training facility. Most of the back story of the dogs isn't really explained and we're left with just a few specs of dialog from cast members Eric Lively and Oliver Hudson, who play siblings that grew up on the island, to to shed a dim light. The gang enjoy some sun and water until they are visited by a pup whose visit is more like an infiltration of the enemy camp and shares one of the better moments scenes with Hill Harper. Soon the dog-pack descends on our unsuspecting group who must now find a way off the Island before becoming dog-food. The best attack scene takes place in the house where our heroes have boarded themselves up but this isn't enough to save the film. The director was obviously asleep at the wheel and it shows when one of the characters ( I wont say which as not to spoil it) suffers an injury to the leg and later seems to forget they should be limping and they can be seen walking around like nothing ever happened. Where in the world was Wes??? Yes the setup is as old as wine but I still had hopes that the makers would inject some fresh blood into the story; it never happened. The film is hurt by uninspired camera work and the even more uninspired direction of Mastandrea. I hope somewhere, some place, someone will still make an old style killer dog flick with a decent plot, great camera work, and characters you can care about. Is that too much too ask? Oh yeah..this is Hollywood...oh well