Prey (2007)

An American family on holiday in Africa becomes lost in a game reserve and stalked by lions.

Director:

Darrell Roodt (as Darrell James Roodt)

Writers:

Darrell Roodt (screenplay) (as Darrell James Roodt), Beau Bauman (screenplay)

Stars:

Bridget Moynahan, Peter Weller, Carly Schroeder

Cast

Cast overview:
Bridget Moynahan	...	Amy Newman
Peter Weller	...	Tom Newman
Carly Schroeder	...	Jessica Newman
Jamie Bartlett	...	Crawford
Connor Dowds	...	David Newman
Marius Roberts	...	Brian
Muso Sefatsa	...	Nephew
Jacob Makgoba	...	Local Hunter
Ashley Taylor	...	Rescue Chopper Ranger
Tumisho Masha	...	Mike - Ranger at Airstrip (as Tumisho K. Masha)
Mary-Anne Barlow	...	Ranger in Radio Room
Thijs Ocenasek	...	King Air Pilot 1
Louis Heering	...	King Air Pilot 2

Storyline

While working in a dam in Africa, the American hydraulic engineer Tom Newman brings his family to spend a couple of days in the Leopard's Rest Lodge. His fourteen year-old daughter Jessica is having friction with her stepmother Amy since she does not accept the divorce of her parents. On the next morning, Amy, Jessica and her brother David go in a game drive with a ranger while Tom goes to the dam. While driving off-road, David asks the ranger to stop the jeep to go to the "toilet", and unexpectedly they are attacked by a group of starving lions that kill and eat the ranger. Amy, Jessica and David are trapped in the jeep and stalked by the wild lions. When Tom returns to the hotel and finds that his family has not returned from the game, he asks for help to the experienced hunter and guide Crawford and together they seek Tom's family.

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Plot Keywords:

natural horror | creature feature | lion | jeep | africa | 

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Taglines:

The Hunt Begins

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie got its inspiration from the (real) stories of the Man eating lions of Tsavo.

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Connections

References The Lion King (1994)

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Soundtracks

Zulu Jive
Composed and Published by Urban Rhythm Factory
Administered by SARRAL

User Reviews

I like the idea

Call me crazy, but a pride of lions being the pinnacle of evil instead of the usual axe-wielding psycho is kind of refreshing. That's where the good stuff I have to say about this one ends. I think this movie is actually the director's cut of the Lion King...you know, the violent part of Simba's life that couldn't be shown in a Disney movie.

This movie is almost like a real-life version of movies like Anaconda, Jaws or Cujo where innocent people are being stalked by a predatory animal that is purely bent on killing them. Like I've already noted, I really like the idea. Being out in the middle of nowhere and not at the top of the food chain is a scary thought to me...which is why this movie sparked my interest.

However, it didn't deliver like I hoped for. Check it out if you'd like but don't get your hopes too high.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [South Africa]

Country:

South Africa

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 2007 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Prey

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,643,652

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anant Singh Production, Videovision Entertainment, Distant Horizon

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1