Wendigo (2001)

George is a high-strung professional photographer who is starting to unravel from the stress of his work with a Manhattan advertising agency. Needing some time away from the city, Jake, his... See full summary »

Director:

Larry Fessenden

Writer:

Larry Fessenden

Stars:

Patricia Clarkson, Jake Weber, Erik Per Sullivan

3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patricia Clarkson	...	Kim
Jake Weber	...	George
Erik Per Sullivan	...	Miles
John Speredakos	...	Otis
Christopher Wynkoop	...	Sheriff Tom Hale
Lloyd Oxendine	...	Elder
Brian Delate	...	Everett
Daniel Sherman	...	Billy
Jennifer Wiltsie	...	Martha
Maxx Stratton	...	Brandon
Richard Stratton	...	Earl
Dash Stratton	...	Little Otis
Dwayne Navara	...	Mechanic
Shelly Bolding	...	Store Owner
Susan Pellegrino	...	Nurse

Storyline

George is a high-strung professional photographer who is starting to unravel from the stress of his work with a Manhattan advertising agency. Needing some time away from the city, Jake, his wife Kim, and their son Miles head to upstate New York to take in the winter sights, though the drive up is hardly relaxing for any of them. George accidentally hits and severely injures a deer that ran onto the icy road; after George stops to inspect the damage, he's confronted by an angry local named Otis who flies into a rage, telling George that he and his fellow hunters had been tracking the deer for some time. An argument breaks out, which leaves George feeling deeply shaken. When George and Kim arrive at their cabin, they discover that it's next door to Otis' property, and they soon find that a dark and intimidating presence seems to have taken over the cottage. Since, when they stopped at a store en route to the cabin, a shopkeeper told Miles about the legend of the Wendigo, a beast from ...

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Plot Keywords:

character name as title | one word title | deer | legend | half man | 

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Taglines:

Some myths are real.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for a strong sex scene, language and violent images

Details

Official Sites:

Wendigo the Movie

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 January 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Escalofrío

Filming Locations:

Kingston, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,107, 2 June 2002

Gross USA:

$100,319

Company Credits

Production Co:

ContentFilm, Antidote Films (I), Glass Eye Pix

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When George falls from the sled, the snow beneath him already has a body imprint before he lands atop it.

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Quotes

Otis Stookey: I dug you out of that ditch...you could have asked!

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Connections

Referenced in Frame on the Wall: The Making of 'The Door in the Floor' (2004)

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Soundtracks

Hold Out
Written by Tom Laverack
Guitar & Vocals: Tom Laverack
Percussion: Gideon Egger
Guitar: Marc Schulman
Produced, Mixed & Engineered by Gideon Egger

User Reviews

Wendigo means evil that devours n this film will definitely devour ur precious time.

The story is about a man who along with his wife n son takes a weekend off n head to an isolated house to cut off from the city n work life stress. On the way, the man hits a deer who was running away from some hunters. After being towed n reaching the house, the man notices bullet stuck in the wall n a hole in the window. The next morning the family goes to a store where the boy is given an idol of wendigo, a so called creature by a Red Indian...... This film is utterly boring. Nothing happens. Most of the scenes r shot in the dark n to add to the turmoil, the shaky cam stuff is even more irritating. Ther is zero kills, no gore, tension n suspense is lacking n forget bah the lousy sex scene with nada nudity. Generous with 5 cos of decent acting n a lil eerie atmosphere. Saw this recently for the first time.