Maneater (2007)

A tiger is loose on a small town and only a young boy, a sheriff and the hunter to destroy the beast.

Director:

Gary Yates

Writer:

Philip Morton

Stars:

Gary Busey, Ian D. Clark, Ty Wood

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gary Busey	...	Grady Barnes
Ian D. Clark	...	Colonel Graham (as Ian D Clark)
Ty Wood	...	Roy Satterly
Diana Reis	...	Mary Barnes
Kathryn Albertson
Evelyne Anderson
Mike Bell
Jessica Burleson	...	Eleanor
Mariam Bernstein
Sarah Constible	...	Deputy Sharon Weinman
Marc Devigne	...	Lambert
Kristen Harris	...	Kathy Kurick
Aaron Hughes	...	Sergeant Howe
Susan Kelso
Stephen Eric McIntyre	...	(as Stephen McIntyre)

Storyline

A tiger is loose on a small town and only a young boy, a sheriff and the hunter to destroy the beast.

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Plot Keywords:

boy | tiger | small town | sheriff | hunter | 

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Taglines:

How do you hunt the predator when you are the prey?

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Az emberevő

Filming Locations:

Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Peace Arch Entertainment Group,Paquin Entertainment Group,Buffalo Gal Pictures

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the novel 'Shikar' by Jack Warner.

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Goofs

The small jeeps the US Army is using in the movie are called Iltis, and were used by the Canadian Forces. They were in the process of being phased out when this movie was made, and were never used by the US military.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.159 (2012)

User Reviews

Not a bad movie at all

In fact Maneater is one of SyFy's most tolerable movies to me. I usually cannot stand their resume, but keep watching anyway as there is something so compulsively watchable about their awfulness. It does have its problems, the dialogue is clunky, the rather clichéd subplot with the kid takes too much time in the film and still feels underdeveloped after, some of the action once the tiger takes on a more ninja sort of role doesn't feel very focused and comes as confused instead and some members of the supporting cast are bland. I also felt the ending was on the rushed side, but didn't consider that as big a problem as the above. On the other hand, Maneater for SyFy actually looks decent. The scenery is both lovely and atmospheric and this is a rare SyFy movie that doesn't rely on too many CGI effects to create suspense or tension. The tiger is not that scary but actually looks convincing still. The editing is more focused than the slip-shod quality I was expecting. The music is not as generic or as sluggish as I anticipated, it does have its haunting parts and maintains interest. The story is never dull and while not much new not overly-predictable. The killings are bloody, but also surprisingly tense and suspenseful. The characters are reasonably engaging, clichéd of course but the amount of annoying things SyFy characters tend to do is not as prominent here. The lead acting is fine, Gary Busey is his usual charismatic self despite an appearance that makes you wonder whether he had just gotten out of bed. Ty Wood is appealing, but stealing the show was Ian D. Clark, who is wonderfully creepy. All in all, tolerable if flawed movie, not bad at all at the end of the day. 6/10 Bethany Cox