Prey (2007)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Darrell Roodt

Writers:

Darrell Roodt (screenplay) and
Beau Bauman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

12 April 2007 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Adventure | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Out here, you're the endangered species...

Plot:

An American family on holiday in Africa becomes lost in a game reserve and stalked by lions.

Plot Keywords:

Africa | Beautiful Woman

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 17	4:30 PM	MAX
Mon. July 27	9:30 AM	MAX

Cast

Bridget Moynahan	...	Amy Newman
Peter Weller	...	Tom Newman
Carly Schroeder	...	Jessica Newman
Jamie Bartlett	...	Crawford
Conner Dowds	...	David Newman (as Connor Dowds)
Marius Roberts	...	Brian
Muso Sefatsa	...	Nephew
Jacob Makgoba	...	Local Hunter
Ashley Taylor	...	Rescue Chopper Ranger
Tumisho Masha	...	Ranger at Airstrip (as Tumisho K. Masha)
Mary-Ann Barlow	...	Ranger in Radio Room
Thijs Ocenasek	...	King Air Pilot 1
Louis Heering	...	King Air Pilot 2

Directed by
Darrell Roodt		(as Darrell James Roodt)

Writing credits
Darrell Roodt		(screenplay) (as Darrell James Roodt) and
Beau Bauman		(screenplay) &
Jeff Wadlow		(screenplay)

Produced by
Sudhir Pragjee	....	executive producer
Peter Schlessel	....	executive producer
Anant Singh	....	producer
Sanjeev Singh	....	executive producer
Helena Spring	....	producer
Carine Stander	....	line producer

Original Music by
Tony Humecke

Cinematography by
Michael Brierley

Film Editing by
Avril Beukes
Ryan Kushner

Casting by
Pam Dixon
Christa Shamberger		(as Christa Schamberger)

Production Design by
Tiaan van Tonder

Art Direction by
Tiaan van Tonder

Costume Design by
Pierre Vienings

Makeup Department
Debra Nicoll	....	hair supervisor
Debra Nicoll	....	makeup supervisor
Amanda Ross-McDonald	....	hair stylist
Amanda Ross-McDonald	....	makeup artist
Dolly Ryan	....	assistant hair stylist
Dolly Ryan	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Martina Schieder	....	production manager
Carine Stander	....	production manager
Beetle Van Graan	....	unit manager (as Beatle van Graan)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Taryn Collister	....	second assistant director: second unit
Zolani Phakade	....	third assistant director
Michael Swan	....	second unit director
Gareth Thomas	....	first assistant director: second unit
Christo van Schalkwyk	....	third assistant director: second unit
Andre Weavind	....	first assistant director (as André Weavind)

Art Department
Anneri Albertse	....	props buyer
Tertius Carstens	....	stand-by props: second unit
Clifton Grainger	....	carpenter
Hein Kershoff	....	assistant stand-by props
Rosalind Lurie	....	graphic designer
Guy Potgieter	....	set dresser
Marinda Richter	....	property master
Solly Sithole	....	assistant stand-by props
Wynand Smit	....	stand-by props: second unit
Christo Strydom	....	coordinator
Delarey Wagenar	....	action vehicles coordinator (as Delarey Wagener)

Sound Department
Charlotte Buys	....	adr editor
Charlotte Buys	....	dialogue editor
Charlotte Buys	....	foley editor
Nicky De Beer	....	foley editor
Nicky De Beer	....	sound effects editor
Anneline De Kock	....	boom operator
Mattew Desborough	....	sound consultant: Dolby (as Matt Desborough)
Michael Fox	....	adr recordist: Los Angeles
Akbar Ali Goolam	....	foley recordist (as Akbar Goolam)
Bill Higley	....	adr recordist: New York
André Jourdan	....	adr recordist: South Africa
Klint Macro	....	adr recordist
Ivan Milborrow	....	sound engineer
Jim Petrak	....	adr recording engineer
Christopher Piggins	....	foley artist (as Chris Piggins)
Jeremy Saacks	....	sound re-recording mixer
Matt Walsh	....	adr recordist: Los Angeles

Special Effects by
Julian Howard	....	special effects technician
David Mahlangu	....	special effects supervisor
Michael Nkosi	....	special effects coordinator
Gerhard van der Heever	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Desmond Allan	....	visual effects supervisor
Jason Basson	....	visual effects compositor
Tallen Chow	....	scratch removal
Tallen Chow	....	visual effects compositor
Jean du Plessis	....	scratch removal
Isaac Lui	....	lead animator
Isaac Lui	....	technical director
Isaac Lui	....	technical director: 3D (as Isaac Liu)
Brett Manson	....	digital compositor
Brett Manson	....	lustre operator
Cyril Schumann	....	visual effects compositor
Tracey Williams	....	visual effects producer
Leila Wreyford	....	visual effects compositor
Doron Zar	....	lustre operator

Stunts
Wayne Giles	....	stunt double
Francois Grobbelaar	....	stunt coordinator
C.J. Lang	....	stunt double
Lee-Anne Liebenberg	....	stunt coordinator
Lee-Anne Liebenberg	....	stunt double
Janine Wyatt-Mair	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Umberto Adaggi	....	still photographer
Henry Blignaut	....	gaffer
Thomas Brown	....	clapper loader: second unit
Greg Cameron	....	key grip
Shaun Campbell	....	gaffer: second unit
Emmanuel Chonco	....	best boy electric
MaCaire Cox	....	darkroom loader
Houston Hadden	....	focus puller: second unit
Bernin Isaac	....	clapper loader
Brand Jordaan	....	camera operator: EPK
Norbert Kitshoff	....	remote camera head technician (as Norbert Kishoff)
Donovan Kruger	....	video tape operator
Brett Lamerton	....	best boy grip
Linda Mabasa	....	sparks (as Linda Mabaso)
Jacob Mafolo	....	grip assistant
Godfrey Maimane	....	grip assistant
Evelyn Makgata	....	camera trainee
Muzwakhe Mathenjwa	....	assistant grip: second unit (as Mzwakhe Mathenjwa)
Zakhele Mavuso	....	sparks
Nathan Mocobame	....	best boy electric: second unit (as Nathan Mokobane)
Michael Mohalanyane	....	generator operator: second unit
Ernest Mtshakazana	....	grip assistant
Jo Mulaudzi	....	key grip: second unit
Edna Roelofse	....	focus puller
Richard Rolf	....	Steadicam operator
Edward 'Shadow' Sithole	....	sparks
Fritz Steyn	....	generator operator
Michael Swan	....	photographer: second unit
Sipho Thabede	....	camera trainee: second unit
Tracey Williams	....	digital imaging technician

Animation Department
Retha De Kock	....	animatronics operator
Shaun Froneman	....	animator: 3D
Shane Higgins	....	animator: 3D
Pule Magau	....	animator: 3D
Dominika Marcisz	....	animator: 3D
Graham Press	....	animatronic supervisor
Richelie Raubenheimer	....	animatronics operator (as Richelle Raubenheimer)
Simon Scholtz	....	animatronics operator
Jason Snyman	....	workshop supervisor (as Jaco Snyman)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nanette Catherine	....	stand-by wardrobe
Mariano Gomez	....	wardrobe master
Penzie Miya	....	wardrobe assistant
Lebo Pelotona-Lehasa	....	stand-by wardrobe

Editorial Department
Daphne Bezem	....	digital post-production coordinator
Lauren Bond	....	film lab coordinator
Rika Camizianos	....	assembly editor
Rika Camizianos	....	first assistant editor
Greg Kirby	....	colorist: dailies (as Greg Kirkby)
Brett Manson	....	digital colorist
Leila Reekie	....	second assistant editor
Carina Steyl	....	post-production coordinator
Nicci Van Niekerk	....	post-production executive
Jonene van Zyl	....	post-production coordinator

Transportation Department
Vusi Mbentsa	....	unit driver
Godfrey Nkese	....	unit driver
Beetle Van Graan	....	unit transport manager

Other crew
Desmond Allan	....	title compositor
Dez Borejszo	....	set stand-by (as Dezmond Borejszo)
Bettina Browne	....	lion trainer
Pierre Buys	....	base camp manager
Bruce Capel-Davies	....	production coordinator
Archie Casson	....	production accountant
Nurma Anne Dippenaar	....	script supervisor (as Nurma-Ann Dippenaar)
Kenneth Fletcher	....	unit assistant: second unit
Ronnie Govender	....	production auditor
Axel Kompat	....	scanning qc engineer
Myrto Makrides	....	script supervisor: second unit
Brian McMillan	....	lion trainer (as Brian McMullan)
Elizabeth McMullan	....	lion trainer (as Eadie McMullan)
Natalie Mycielski	....	assistant accountant
Robert Naidoo	....	production auditor
Chris Pollard	....	lion trainer
Lynton Richards	....	puppeteer
Dezi Rorich	....	epk team
Faizal Salie	....	animal department assistant
Elizabeth Seoketsa	....	production secretary
Jet Shaw	....	lion trainer
Nilesh Singh	....	publicist
Greg Smith	....	lion trainer (as Gregory Smith)
Beetle Van Graan	....	location manager (as Beatle van Graan)
Garin Van Munster	....	animal department coordinator
Eric Weld	....	lion trainer
Leila Wreyford	....	title compositor

Production Companies

• Anant Singh Production (presents) (as Anant Singh)
• Videovision Entertainment
• Distant Horizon (in association with)
• Ingenious Film Partners (in association with) (as Ingenious Films)

Distributors

• Weinstein Company, The (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Galileo Medien AG (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Odyssey Entertainment (2007) (UK) (all media) (world sales)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (UK) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Chris Fellows Sound Studios  adr studio
• Cobblestone Studios  adr studio
• Film Lab, The  negative matching
• Howard Schwartz Recording  adr studio
• Monkeyland Audio  adr studio
• Remote Camera Systems  remote camera systems
• Video Lab, The  digital intermediate

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA | South Africa

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Hong Kong:IIB | Brazil:14 | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Sweden:15 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company:

Anant Singh Production

Movie Connections:

References The Lion King (1994)

Soundtrack:

Awaken

pathetic

there are dangers in Africa. there are dangers even in fancy safaris. that is why safari camps, game preserves-private and public- pay particular close attention to the safety of vacationers. the writers and producers of this film clearly took zero time actually investigating anything to do with African safaris. it is too bad because there are certainly exciting, thrilling and even terrifying stories to be made. if they had written this script with any basis in fact it could have been watchable instead of down right laughable. the African vistas are beautiful, though--impossible to get that wrong. sadly even the characters are quite poorly constructed. perhaps in a better realized plot, the underdeveloped characters would not be so noticeable. but, as is, the actors play one simplistic note glaringly.