Burning Bright (2010)

A thriller centered on a young woman and her autistic little brother who are trapped in a house with a ravenous tiger during a hurricane.

Director:

Carlos Brooks

Writers:

Christine Coyle Johnson (screenplay), Julie Prendiville Roux (screenplay),

Stars:

Garret Dillahunt, Briana Evigan, Charlie Tahan

Cast

Cast overview:
Garret Dillahunt	...	Johnny Gaveneau
Briana Evigan	...	Kelly Taylor
Charlie Tahan	...	Tom Taylor
Peggy Sheffield	...	Doctor Orsi
Mary Rachel Dudley	...	Catherine Taylor
Tom Nowicki	...	Sheriff
Katie	...	Tiger
Schicka	...	Tiger
Kismet	...	Tiger

Storyline

In Montgomery County, Kelly Taylor is ready to go to college and takes her autistic brother, Tom, to a specialized institution. However, the bank informs her that she does not have sufficient funds in her account to honor her check. Her stepfather, Johnny Gaveneau, withdrew the money from her account the day before. When Kelly arrives home, Johnny reveals that he used the money to buy a tiger for his 'safari show' project. In addition he has the house reinforced, in order to protect it from hurricanes, so all the windows and external doors are covered with wood. When Kelly awakes, she finds that the starving tiger is inside the house and Tom and she are trapped with the ravenous animal.

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Plot Keywords:

house | tiger | hurricane | trapped | young woman | 

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Taglines:

His feeding. Your frenzy.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for terror/violence and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 May 2012 (Bahrain)

Also Known As:

Ravenous

Filming Locations:

Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lionsgate, Sobini Films, Launchpad Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title is a reference to the William Blake poem 'The Tyger' published in 1794

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Quotes

Howie: Never touch the cage.

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Connections

References Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)

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Soundtracks

"I'm Free"
Written by Briana Evigan, Jean Baptiste Kouame, Michael O. McHenry and Alain Whyte
Performed by Freeskool
Published by Little Bean Publishing (BMI), Cherry River Publishing (BMI), Downtown Publishing (BMI),
Whyte Publishing LTD (ASCAP), Sobini Films (BMI) and Absolutely Sobini (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Freeskool and Sobini Films

User Reviews

This is not your SyFy channel piece of garbage

At first glance of the plot it would seem that this would be another poorly written, CGI cartooned, SyFy channel movie of the week. I just finished watching this with my wife, and I can say she was covering her eyes throughout most of the film. Not only did the plot make sense, it produced a sub-plot that brought it all together. The acting was above board, and the Tiger was LIVE. They did not have to rely on using lots of special effects to make you sit on the edge of your seat.

Briana Evigan's character has to stay and take care of her younger brother who has Autism, when her mother dies, and leaves them with their step- father. The step-father ends up taking her collage money to invest in his safari side show. He purchases a tiger to draw more tourists, when the hurricane strikes. Charlie Tahan did a great job in portraying a child with Autism. Having worked on several projects with Autistic children, I could easily critique his portrayal. Obviously the writers did a lot of research on Autism. You need to watch this surprising jewel to find how this all unravels, .....or is that torn to shreds?