The Breed (2006)

A group of five college kids are forced to match wits with unwelcoming residents when they fly to a "deserted" island for a party weekend.

Director:

Nicholas Mastandrea

Writers:

Robert Conte, Peter Wortmann

Stars:

Michelle Rodriguez, Oliver Hudson, Taryn Manning

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Michelle Rodriguez	...	Nicki
Oliver Hudson	...	John
Taryn Manning	...	Sara
Eric Lively	...	Matt
Hill Harper	...	Noah
Nick Boraine	...	Luke
Lisa-Marie Schneider	...	Jenny

Storyline

When the bad boy John inherits an isolated house in an island, he invites his brother and student of veterinary Matt and his girlfriend Nikki together with their common friends Sara and Noah to fly with him in his hydroplane and spend a couple of days having good time in the place. Later Sara is attacked by a dog and they recall that in the other side of the island there was a facility for training dogs that had been shutdown to avoid a rabies outbreak. While walking through the woods, they find a man called Luke, who sailed with his girlfriend Jenny to the island, covered of blood and Luke is killed by a pack of hounds. The group runs to the house and the animals put the place under siege, and they try to find a means of escape. When the survivors reach the compound, they disclose that the dogs have been genetically redesigned to become a breed of killers.

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Plot Keywords:

island | cabin in the woods | animal attack | survival | natural horror | 

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Taglines:

They can smell your fear.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The line "Give Cujo my best" is a reference to Stephen King's "Cujo", about a Saint Bernard that ended up contracting rabies from a bat bite. True to the infection's real life effects, Cujo stalks and attacks a mother and child in her car, trapping them in there for days.

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Goofs

When Noah's giving his "let's get out of here" speech, he clearly jumps well before the dog comes crashing through the window to attack him, obviously expecting this to happen. This can be seen clearly at regular speed, and is even more profound in slow motion.

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Quotes

Nicki: [in the lab, before blowing up several dogs] Give Cujo my best.

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Connections

References Wild On... (1997)

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Soundtracks

I'm Alive Now
Written by Brian Desveaux
Performed by Brian Desveaux
Courtesy of d2 Music Consulting

User Reviews

Not a complete dog, but no pedigree either.

Don't you just hate it when, in a movie, something seemingly trivial occurs or is introduced and you just know that it'll come into play later on?

I know I do, so when the characters in The Breed casually mention an old 'zip-ride' (or death slide, as we English call it), tinker with a car that hasn't been used in years, or break an old roundabout leaving a sharp wooden stake pointing upwards, I prayed that my cliché radar was on the fritz. But sure enough, each device played a major part later on in the film and I laughed at the film's predictability.

It's a shame really, since there are several scenes which are more than competent, actually managing to scare and excite—which is all you really want from a film about rabid, genetically enhanced dogs attacking a group of people stranded on a remote island! The five friends who come up against the vicious killer mutts are your standard assortment of attractive twenty-somethings of the type that seem to populate most popcorn horror flicks these days: a couple of bickering brothers—one reckless (Oliver Hudson) and one responsible (Eric Lively); a 'pretty' blonde (Taryn Manning—not my cup of tea but appealing to some, I guess); a wise-cracking smart-ass (Hill Harper); and a feisty babe (Michelle Rodriguez, playing her usual tough-but-tasty type). Of course, there are no prizes for guessing who is going to become dog food.

The most effective parts of The Breed are definitely the dog attacks, with the snarling, fanged beasts being suitably frightening and convincingly nasty. Surprisingly, however, given the current trend for graphic splatter, the film is rather 'dry', with only one or two moments to make you wince (highlight of the film: a poorly aimed arrow!) or turn away, and the gore-hounds amongst us will most likely be disappointed.

Still, kudos to director Nicholas Mastandrea for opting to use real dogs rather than CGI. And whilst I'm at it, I'll also thank him for getting Michelle Rodriguez into a bikini (although naked would've been better!).

Details

Country:

Germany South Africa USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 October 2007 (South Africa)

Also Known As:

The Breed

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Box Office

Gross USA:

$14,500

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,689,984

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Afrika Worldwide, ApolloProMovie & Co. 1. Filmproduktion, DEJ Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1