Creature (2011)

In the back country of Louisiana, a group of friends unearth a terrible secret that unleashes a monster from the depths of the swamp.

Director:

Fred Andrews

Writers:

Fred Andrews, Tracy Morse

Stars:

Mehcad Brooks, Serinda Swan, Dillon Casey

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Mehcad Brooks	...	Niles
Serinda Swan	...	Emily
Dillon Casey	...	Oscar
Lauren Schneider	...	Karen Parker
Aaron Hill	...	Randy Parker
Amanda Fuller	...	Beth
Wayne Pére	...	Bud
David Jensen	...	Jimmy
Pruitt Taylor Vince	...	Grover
Daniel Bernhardt	...	Grimley Boutine / Lockjaw
Sid Haig	...	Chopper
Rebekah Kennedy	...	Caroline Boutine
Jennifer Lynn Warren	...	Ophelia
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
D'Arcy Allen	...	Villager
Ilya Krueger	...	Villager

Storyline

In the back country of Louisiana, a group of friends unearth a terrible secret that unleashes a monster from the depths of the swamp.

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Plot Keywords:

swamp | louisiana | violence | hand job | full frontal female nudity | 

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Taglines:

Terror Has Teeth

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence and grisly images, some sexual content, graphic nudity, language and brief drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 September 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le Monstre du Marais

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$327,000 (USA) (9 September 2011)

Gross:

$327,000 (USA) (9 September 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bubble Factory, The, Lockjaw Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Earned only $327,000 in its 1,507-theater opening weekend, setting the record of the worst opening weekend in more than 1,500 theaters, and its $217 per-theater average was the second worst for a wide release (behind only Proud American's $128 average).

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Goofs

During the opening swimming sequence the lady has a black bracelet that changes from right wrist, to left wrist, back to right wrist at least once.

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Connections

References The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

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Soundtracks

"Take Me Down to the River, Lord"
Written and Performed by Daniel Heltzer and Janette Sue Robertson

User Reviews

Look in the swamp! It's a Gator! No, it's a Gorilla! No, it's a football player! No, it's Gatorman!

Another movie about backwoods freaks preying on unsuspecting young travelers usually visiting, passing thru, or detained. In this movie they are traveling thru Loisiana to the city of New Orleans. And the backwoods freaks this time are a bunch of people who've made a pact with a "Gatorman"; part man, part alligator. This pact is steeped in religion and appears cultish. They give Gatorman what he wants and he gives them what they need. What he wants is tender, sweet, female flesh for dinner and sex. In return, he gives his worshipers what they need. Perpetuation; continuity. The cult are bred or born from incestuous sex; the women of which are sacrificed regularly to Gatorman (I'm only the messenger, folks).

Legend has it that circa 19th century, the Boteen (spell check) family, who lived reclusively deep in the swamps, were concerned about their lineage because their family tree was thinning out due to sterility. You know the saying: "Desperate situations call for desperate measures"? --Well it was up to 2 Boteens, Caroline and Grimley, who were brother and sister to save the Boteens from extinction. On the eve of their wedding, while they were frolicking on the swamps filled with love and anticipation of their union, a white gator rose up from the swamps and took Caroline. Grimley goes after her, finds the animals larder, but she's already dead. He kills the gator, but is overcome by grief and goes mad. He begins to consume the gators store of human remains (including sister Caroline) and "Gatorman" --who looks like a cross between a linebacker, a gorilla, and a reptile-- is born.

After seeing an old flier made for tourists daring them to go to Grimeley's old home in the swamps and directions to get there from a storekeeper, six young people, 3 guys and 3 girls, decide to make a side trip from their journey to visit the old house of legend (I think we agree, reader, that this can't be good). This movie is not a bad entry into the "Backwoods Freaks" genre. But instead of some psycho with a love for sharp things and torture after you, this time it's a Gatorman aided by a religious inbred cult. I would say that action and story-wise, it's fair. I did have a little problem with the way the lead in this movie took a bullet and didn't even limp after. As well, he got a pummeling from Gatorman that should have (in my opinion) broken every bone in his body. Bit of credibility lost there, I think. Still, if you understand that these type of movies are what they are; that they can often be a bit amateurish (some of the writing and directing here; the acting was okay) and a bit exploitive (some nudity with the violence in this one) and that they are designed strictly for entertainment and revenue, then most likely you would accept this entry into the Backwoods Freak genre as a fair one. Love, Boloxxxi.