Maneater (2009)

Director:

Michael Emanuel

Writers:

John K. Anderson (written by)
Michael Emanuel (written by)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Some legends never die.

Plot:

A former FBI profiler, now a sheriff of a small town and a single parent of a high school aged daughter, begins to profile a series of unexplained murders only to learn that the monster he's profiling may be himself. |

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title

Cast

Dean Cain	...	Harry Bailey
Lacy Phillips	...	Pearl
Stephen Lunsford	...	Todd
Christopher Darga	...	Zeus
Nikki Moore	...	Kay (as Nicole Moore)
Maximillian Roeg	...	Wahoo
Ellie Gerber	...	Buckly
Saginaw Grant	...	Stanley Hipp
Conrad Janis	...	Doc Gramm
Donna W. Scott	...	Ruthie (as Donna Scott)
Damara Reilly	...	Marcy
Cord Jackman	...	Carter
Patrick Shining Elk	...	Bernard
John Brady	...	Martin
Tanner Novlan	...	Roger Raintree
Allison Kyler	...	Violet Messer
Paul Schackman	...	Sam Radcliff
Lovake Heyer	...	Red Bear
Mercy Malick	...	Morning Sky
Joe O'Connor	...	Minister
Shea Curry	...	Marge
Keli Daniels	...	Kay's Mother
Robert R. Shafer	...	Gus (as Bobby Ray Shafer)
Helena Jacobson	...	Kelsey
Lynn Milano	...	Older Woman
Maria Grimm	...	Suzy the Nurse
Walter Phelan	...	Windigo
David Nelson	...	Bear Puppeteer
Timothy Ralston	...	Bear Puppeteer
Norman Tempia	...	Bear Puppeteer
Aldo Emanuel	...	Stanley Age 7
Vito Emanuel	...	Stanley's Brother
Alexandra Foisy	...	Carol
Samuel DeClan Anderson	...	The Naughty Boy
Julia Lewald	...	Amy Nunn
Michael Emanuel	...	Mayor's Voice (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dave Mahr	...	Patron
Jason Beatty	...	Beverly Hills Patron (uncredited)
Norma Jean	...	Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Shanda Lee Munson	...	Baby Shower Guest (uncredited)
Johnny Cley Rivers	...	Bus Boy (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Emanuel

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
John K. Anderson		written by
Michael Emanuel		written by

Produced by
John K. Anderson	....	co-producer
Dean Cain	....	executive producer
Michael Emanuel	....	producer
Claude Foisy	....	executive producer
Dean E. Fronk	....	co-producer
Kelly Hirano	....	producer
Eric Lewald	....	producer
Donald Paul Pemrick	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Claude Foisy

Cinematography by
James Lawrence Spencer

Film Editing by
Bob Badway
Masayoshi Matsuda

Casting by
Donald Paul Pemrick

Production Design by
Andrew Baird

Set Decoration by
Casey Cannon

Costume Design by
Mary Alice Baldwin

Makeup Department
Jason Barnett	....	special makeup effects supervisor: Industrial Monsters & Props
Bill Fesh	....	special makeup effects supervisor: Industrial Monsters & Props
Jacob Gillman	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Kelly Hirano	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michele LaBrucherie	....	second assistant director
Andy Wise Lee	....	second assistant director
Carlos Reza	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Lola Baird	....	special props designer
Adam Kedis	....	leadman
Steve Ochoa	....	property master
Marc Siegel	....	art department coordinator

Sound Department
Steve Neal	....	sound effects editor
Craig Polding	....	sound designer
Craig Polding	....	supervising sound editor
Kunal Rajan	....	additional sound editor
Paulette Victor-Lifton	....	mix facility supervisor
Greg Vossberg	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Andie Donnelly	....	additional special makeup effects
Lynne Watson	....	hair technician: Industrial Monsters & Props

Visual Effects by
Jacob Berggren	....	visual effects artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Keith Casas	....	best boy grip
Louis Chernovsky	....	additional first assistant camera
Roberto Correa	....	b-camera operator
Troy Felder	....	electrician
Erich Kemp	....	second assistant camera
Clint Moran	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Minchi Murakami	....	key grip
Andrey Prikazchikov	....	gaffer
Kuki Uchikawa	....	grip
Yasuko Usui	....	grip
Rory Walsh	....	grip

Casting Department
Eddie Jaszek	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Jeffrey Hebner	....	assistant editor
Masayoshi Matsuda	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Scott Cochran	....	scoring mixer
Hanna Lim	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Wesley S. Bloom	....	driver (2009)

Other crew
Edward De La Cruz	....	production assistant
Eric S. Jacobson	....	production attorney
Crystal 'Sue' McGraw	....	production accountant
Kimberley Roper	....	script supervisor
Jill A. Wong	....	assistant script supervisor

Production Companies

• Canal Street Films

Distributors

• Arsenal Pictures (2009) (non-USA) (all media)
• Entertainment One (2011-) (USA) (video)
• Lightning Media (II) (2009) (USA) (all media)
• Schröder Media (2012) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Industrial Monsters & Props/IMP FX (creature design and make-up effects)

Other Companies

• Avilon Audio  sound post-production
• Creative Clearance  copyright and title search
• HALA Lighting & Grip  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for bloody violence, strong sexuality/nudity, language and some teen drug and alcohol use

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45759) | Germany:16 | UK:15

Company:

Canal Street Films

The Crypt Keeper had a Native American cousin?

When I picked up this movie, I had no idea what it was about, or who was in it. I saw the DVD cover and decided to give it a go.

"Maneater" wasn't actually all that bad. It was, however, fairly mediocre, sad to say. There was nothing really unique that stood out in this movie.

It is about an native American Indian legendary creature called Wendigo. It supposedly drags off the impure, sinners and bad people and kill them. I am not personally familiar with the legend of the Wendigo, so I had no expectations for this storyline. And I found it to be adequate enough, just interesting enough to still be entertaining.

The effects in "Maneater" were alright as well, not top notch CGI and special effects, but still, they were working out well enough. However, the Wendigo itself sort of reminded me a bit of the Crypt Keeper from "Tales from the Crypt", though with odd glowing eyes. So it left me sort of in a dilemma; was this Wendigo undead or just some sort of creature?

Initially when I saw Dean Cain in the lead role, I sort of though this would be bad, as I am (clearly) not a fan of his work. But he actually did alright in "Maneater", and it is great to see he have finally shed that "Louis and Clark" mantle.

"Maneater" wasn't really particularly scary, so if you are in this for a scary movie, then this might not be the ideal choice. The story is alright, but there are far better horror movies available. Having seen this movie now, I somehow feel like it was meant as a TV movie.