Skinwalkers (2006)

A 12 year old boy and his mother become the targets of two warring werewolf packs, each with different intentions and motives.

Director:

James Isaac (as Jim Isaac)

Writers:

James DeMonaco, Todd Harthan

Stars:

Jason Behr, Elias Koteas, Rhona Mitra

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Behr	...	Varek / Caleb Talbot
Elias Koteas	...	Jonas Talbot
Rhona Mitra	...	Rachel Talbot
Natassia Malthe	...	Sonja
Kim Coates	...	Zo
Sarah Carter	...	Katherine
Tom Jackson	...	Will
Matthew Knight	...	Timothy Talbot
Rogue Johnston	...	Grenier
Barbara Gordon	...	Nana
Shawn Roberts	...	Adam Kilmer
Lyriq Bent	...	Doak
Christine Brubaker	...	Justine
Roman Podhora	...	Ralph
Wayne Ward	...	Justine's Husband

Storyline

In accordance with the Navajos' legend, a thirteen year-old boy will finish with the curse of the powerful Skinwalkers, a.k.a. werewolves. The half-breed boy Timothy is raised by his human mother Rachel and protected by his Skinwalkers relatives since he was born. His grandmother Nana, his uncle Jonas, his cousin Katherine, her boyfriend Adam and their friend Doak have kept the secret about his bloodline and neither Timothy nor Rachel know the tragic curse. A couple of days before Timothy's thirteenth birthday, a pack of evil Skinwalkers that have tasted blood led by the evil Varek chases the boy while his family protects him.

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Plot Keywords:

transformation | 12 year old | half breed | werewolf | desert eagle | 

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Taglines:

For them to live, we must die.

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sarah Carter (Katherine) and Natassia Malthe (Sonja) both appeared alongside each other in video-game adaptation DOA: Dead or Alive (2006).

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Goofs

The clock tolls four times before it hits midnight, but clocks aren't supposed to toll until the top of the hour.

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Quotes

[From trailer]
Varek: I am not human... We're better than that.

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Alternate Versions

Outside the USA, the film was released uncut. In the USA, the movie originally received an R rating and was subsequently edited for a PG-13:

• Uses of the words "shit", "fuck" and "cocksucker" were removed.
• A man hanging upside-down from a tree is shot by Varek. In the original, he graphically stabs himself in the eye with Grenier's knife before Wendy Crewson's character can shoot him.
• The scene in the bar is less graphic with a quickly edited montage of the wolves feeding and having sex. In the original, there are clear shots of the wolves feeding/tearing flesh, and having sex with nudity and movement.
• During the hospital shootout, in the uncut version, Grenier is graphically shot in the head.

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Soundtracks

Diamond Side Down
Written by Ryan Franks (as Ryan Curry Franks), Scott Nickoley and Jamie Dunlap
Performed by Bob Reynolds
Courtesy of Marc Ferrari / MasterSource
(plays on iPod)

User Reviews

Disappointing Film

Here is an example of a film trying to be more than what it is. If only it stuck to all action and special effects instead of trying to develop characters and drama. Because of the introduction of a plot and the constant in your face force feeding of hollow characters, I must take the review to go beyond what I wanted it to be.

The special effects were really cheesy and made the film seem like a very low budget movie. There are a lot of plot holes. The acting was bad to mediocre. It is very hard to try to feel a bond or sympathy with the characters.

Summary: Those who watch for torture and gore will hate the film. Those who watch for drama and complex characters will hate the film. Those who watch for special effects will hate the film. Those who watch for pure action might enjoy half of the film. Those who watch for groundbreaking unique horror movies will hate the film.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official soundtrack site

Country:

Canada USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 August 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Skin Walkers

Filming Locations:

Creemore, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$565,000, 12 August 2007

Gross USA:

$1,018,965

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,269,736

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lionsgate, Constantin Film, Stan Winston Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min 92 min (cut) 89 min (DVD)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1