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Wolf Creek

  • 20052005
  • RR
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
74K
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Wolf Creek (2005)
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Three backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.Three backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.Three backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
74K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,968
115
    • Greg McLean
    • Greg McLean
  • Stars
    • Nathan Phillips
    • Cassandra Magrath
    • Kestie Morassi
    • Greg McLean
    • Greg McLean
  • Stars
    • Nathan Phillips
    • Cassandra Magrath
    • Kestie Morassi
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    • 777User reviews
    • 299Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
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    Kestie Morassi in Wolf Creek (2005)
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    Nathan Phillips
    Nathan Phillips
    • Ben Mitchell
    Cassandra Magrath
    Cassandra Magrath
    • Liz Hunter
    Kestie Morassi
    Kestie Morassi
    • Kristy Earl
    John Jarratt
    John Jarratt
    • Mick Taylor
    Gordon Poole
    • Old Man
    Guy O'Donnell
    Guy O'Donnell
    • Car Salesman
    Phil Stevenson
    • Mechanic
    Geoff Revell
    • Petrol Attendant
    Andy McPhee
    Andy McPhee
    • Bazza
    Aaron Sterns
    • Bazza's Mate
    Michael Moody
    • Bazza's Old Mate
    Andrew Reimer
    • Flashback Dad
    Vicki Reimer
    • Flashback Mum
    Isabella Reimer
    • Flashback Girl
    David Rock
    • Irish Backpacker
    Jenny Starvall
    • Swedish Backpacker
    Guy Petersen
    • Swedish Backpacker
    Paul Curran
    Paul Curran
    • Pool Party People
      • Greg McLean
      • Greg McLean
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Unbeknown to the crew the abandoned mine where they chose to film had actually been the site of the real life murder of a woman. The filming prompted a protest from locals who erroneously thought the film was about those events.
    • Goofs
      (at around 32 mins) When they arrive at Wolf Creek, they park the car nose-in and facing the sign and the meteorite site. When they come back the car is in the same direction. However, when night falls the car does a 180 degree switch as they are facing the direction where they came from, as they watch the headlights of Mick's truck arrive.
    • Quotes

      Mick Taylor: See? Head on a stick!

    • Crazy credits
      The producers would like to thank ... the people of Hawker, Port Augusta, Flinders Ranges and South Australia, ... Frank, Marie and the entire Mclean family
    • Alternate versions
      The film was released on DVD in the United Sates in both a rated and an unrated version, with the unrated version running roughly five minutes longer than the rated version. Two new scenes were added to the unrated version (although both of these scenes are contained on the rated DVD as deleted scenes):
      • a scene where Kristy (Kestie Morassi) wakes up next to Ben (Nathan Phillips) after the party,
      • a scene where Liz (Cassandra Magrath goes down into a well in Mick's yard and discovers decaying bodies.
    • Connections
      Edited into Picnic at Wolf Creek (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Sunshine
      (1999)

      Written by Ben Nash (as B. Nash)

      Performed by 78 Saab

      (Ivy League Music/Mushroom Music Publishing)

      Courtesy of Ivy League Records/Slanted Recordings

    User reviews777

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    7/10
    Solid Oz genre flick
    Wolf Creek has a completely standard basic story for this kind of genre movie - travelers in isolated location encounter sadistic nut. Despite this, it's what writer/director Greg McLean does with the details which makes a difference.

    The outback locations are rendered with a nice eye and evoke a sense of spooky isolation - anything could happen to you out here and no-one would know, much less be able to help. There is also the much discussed 'dark side of Crocodile Dundee' element - frankly, I can't believe it's taken so long for someone to conjure this one up, and McLean clearly delights in stabbing a knife through the heart of the mythical Aussie archetype. I think he's actually gotten to an uncomfortable, close-to-the-bone truth about the psyche of certain Aussie males, and John Jarret is eerily similar to the kind of individual one would encounter in many a country pub down under.

    The fact that this is an Australian film also makes it a rare bird indeed. For some unfathomable reason, the Oz industry rarely does genre, and when it does, usually doesn't do it well. With this in mind, Wolf Creek is something of a breath of fresh air. Yes, it hews pretty closely to the codes and rules of its genre, but for the most part it does it well, and for my money, what works about the film is strong enough to make some of the weaker plot moments forgivable.

    Will Gibson's HD camera-work is impressive, maintaining a consistent style from start to finish, aided by solid editing, score and sound design. Now maybe people will stop whining about how 'we can't make genre films here' and we might see some imagination and variety creep into Australian cinema.
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    • Aug 9, 2005

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2005 (United States)
      • Australia
      • Darclight Films
      • Kojo
      • English
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
      • The South Australian Film Corporation
      • 403 Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 39 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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