Dog Soldiers (2002)

A routine military exercise turns into a nightmare in the Scotland wilderness.

Director:

Neil Marshall

Writer:

Neil Marshall

Stars:

Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Emma Cleasby

5 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Sean Pertwee	...	Sgt. Harry G. Wells
Kevin McKidd	...	Pvt. Cooper
Emma Cleasby	...	Megan
Liam Cunningham	...	Capt. Ryan
Thomas Lockyer	...	Cpl. Bruce Campbell
Darren Morfitt	...	'Spoon' Witherspoon
Chris Robson	...	Pvt. Joe Kirkley
Leslie Simpson	...	Pvt. Terry Milburn
Tina Landini	...	Camper
Craig Conway	...	Camper
Villrikke's Acer	...	Sam the Dog
Bryn Walters	...	Werewolf
Ben Wright	...	Werewolf
Brian Claxton Payne	...	Werewolf

Storyline

A British Squad is sent on a training mission in the Highlands of Scotland against Special Operations squad. Ignoring the childish "campfire" stories heard about the area, they continue with their mission and come across the bloody remains of the Special Ops Squad, and a fierce howling is pitching the night sky... With two mortally wounded men, they make an escape, running into a zoologist by the name of Megan - who knows exactly what hunts them. What began as what they thought was a training mission turns into a battle for their lives against the most unlikely enemies they would have expected - werewolves.

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Plot Keywords:

exploitation | grindhouse film | scotland | training mission | full moon | 

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Taglines:

Six soldiers. Full moon. No chance.

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

13+

Did You Know?

Trivia

Neil Marshall explained that filming in Luxembourg, "Pretty much what I remember is that it was all covered in mud."

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Goofs

After Spoon has reported the status on their ammunition, Cooper places his gun on the table. In the next shot, two bandages suddenly appear beside its hammer.

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Quotes

Joe: [as the soldiers prepare for the werewolf attack] This is a pile of rancid shit!
Megan: [to Cooper] Now what do you believe?
Cooper: I'm beginning to believe you, but I think Joe might have worded it better.

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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits, other than the title.

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Connections

References A Bridge Too Far (1977)

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Soundtracks

Tom Hark
Written and Composed by Rupert Bopape (as R. Bopape)
(c) 1958 by EMI (South Africa) PTY Ltd
Peermusic (UK) Ltd, London
Used by permisison

User Reviews

Excellent

Dog Soldiers is a dark humoured film in which a group of soldiers are sent on a training exersise in the scottish highlands.

I'm a huge fan of werewolf and I always see the most important features of a werewolf film is the actual werewolf. This is where Dog soldiers excels. Had the werewolf's been on all 4's the film would not have been so good. Instead what we have is a group of tall hairy scary killing machines who will rip you to pieces and eat you. On the other side we have a group of soldiers who just want to get home for the England football game. The film plays out like night of the living dead.

I'd rank this the 2nd best Werewolf film I've seen, behind American Werewolf in London.

Details

Country:

UK Luxembourg

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 2002 (UK)

Also Known As:

Dog Soldiers

Filming Locations:

Luxembourg

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,537,283

Company Credits

Production Co:

Centurion, Kismet Entertainment Group, The Noel Gay Motion Picture Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1