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User Rating:
5.4/10   751 votes
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Director:
Lance W. Dreesen
Writer:
Lance W. Dreesen (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
25 October 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror more
Tagline:
Where man ends... evil begins. more
Plot:
In Cameron, a group of hunters is attacked by a wild animal, and Charlie Cowley survives but sees his brother Scott dying... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
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User Comments:
It's good and I don't give a huff or puff what anyone else says. more (36 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Trevor Duke ... Derek Cowley

Kimberly J. Brown ... Samantha 'Sam' Marche

Richard Tyson ... Mitchell Toblat / The Beast

Sarah Aldrich ... Gwen Cowley

Christopher Shyer ... Charlie Cowley

Andrew Bowen ... Scott Cowley

Sarah Christine Smith ... Cassie (as Sarah Smith)

Jason Alan Smith ... Alex

Adam Grimes ... Jason

Robin Sydney ... Melissa

Adam Hendershott ... Nick Baxter

Clint Howard ... Fulton Chaney

Martin Dorsla ... Kenge

Jennifer Roa ... Breanna

Walter Perez ... Fisher
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong horror violence/gore, sexual content, nudity and language.
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
USA:R | Australia:R | New Zealand:R18
Filming Locations:
Big Sky Ranch - 4927 Bennett Road, Simi Valley, California, USA more
Company:
Red Five Entertainment more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Richard Tyson's character's name is Toblat, an anagram of Talbot, the name of Lon Chaney Jr.'s character from The Wolf Man (1941). more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: At the beginning of the movie (when the brothers are in Africa) the text on the screen indicates they are in "Cameroon - Equitorial West Africa", a mis-spelling of the word "Equatorial". more
Quotes:
Mitchell Toblat: [in his wolf form] Are you going to eat that? more
Soundtrack:
Wailing Metal more

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
It's good and I don't give a huff or puff what anyone else says., 3 April 2008
7/10
Author: tyler-and-jack from Edinburgh.

I am always pleasantly surprised when a movie comes along that I have no expectations about and then it turns out to be a lot better than many other, well-known releases. This was one such movie.

The story is very simple (in a nutshell: people attacked by werewolf at remote cabin and surviving teens decide to put an end to the beats), I kept waiting for some twist that didn't appear so don't make that mistake, and the execution isn't going to provide any masterclass for film-makers.

But, and it's a big but here, there are some really neat ideas contained within and some great gore moments that will satisfy the horror fans who like their movies awash with blood. This movie is not a non-stop gore-fest but it does sprinkle enough claret around when the action gets hairy. I don't want to spoil anything for newcomers so will just say that I was also greatly surprised by the actual werewolf (some decent makeup used there, shame about the few bad CGI shots that interfere with what could have been some great transformation sequences) and how he behaved, I may be mistaken but there were a few things here that felt pretty original and unique and that's no bad thing.

As for the cast, we have the usual collection of disposable teens with two young leads who don't do too badly at all and there are some solid scowls provided by Richard "best known as the baddie from Kindergarten Cop" Tyson as he brilliantly menaces those around him and struggles with his own problems. Everyone else is dependable enough though it is a shame that we get the usual "dumb victim behaviour" from some characters who should have really known better.

Throw in some nice in-jokes for genre fans and a couple of fun cameos, including David "American Werewolf" Naughton, and you have quite a treat for fans of the fur 'n' fangs sub-genre. I gave a lot of internal debate to my final score of 7/10 but, what the heck, it's worth it despite it being not much more than disposable fun.

See this if you like: The Howling, Ginger Snaps, Werewolf: The Devil's Hound.

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