Tooth and Nail (2007)

A group of people in a post-apocalyptic world fight to survive against a band of vicious cannibals.

Director:

Mark Young

Writers:

Jonathan Sachar, Mark Young

Stars:

Michael Madsen, Vinnie Jones, Rachel Miner

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicole DuPort	...	Dakota
Rider Strong	...	Ford
Michael Kelly	...	Viper
Alexandra Barreto	...	Torino
Robert Carradine	...	Darwin
Emily Catherine Young	...	Nova
Kevin E. Scott	...	Max
Zack Robidas	...	Yukon
Beverly Hynds	...	Victoria
Jeffrey D. Erb	...	Skinny Man - Forager
Rachel Miner	...	Neon
Michael Madsen	...	Jackal - Rover
Vinnie Jones	...	Mongrel - Rover
Patrick Durham	...	Shepherd - Rover
Jonathan Sachar	...	Wolf - Rover

Storyline

In a post-apocalyptic world, a small group of survivors, who call themselves Foragers, plan to rebuild civilization from their headquarters in an empty hospital based in what is left of Philadelphia. But they're soon forced into a face-off war with the Rovers, another gang of survivors whom are a brutal gang of cannibals. As the Rovers take out the Foragers one by one, the Foragers must draw on all their resources to stay alive.

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Plot Keywords:

child uses a gun | child | gun | cannibal | hospital | 

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Taglines:

The end is here.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fog és köröm

Filming Locations:

Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Morningstar Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Most of the "Foragers" (excluding Darwin) are named after automobiles, in relation to the main cause of the social collapse being gas shortage: Dakota (Dodge Dakota), Ford (Ford Motor Company), Viper (Dodge Viper), Torino (Ford Gran Torino), Nova (Chevy Nova), Max (could be a reference to the Metropolitan Area Express), Yukon (GMC Yukon), Victoria (Ford Crown Victoria), and Neon (Dodge Neon). Likewise, the "Rovers" are named after canines: Jackal, Mongrel, Shepherd, Wolf, Dingo, Lobo, Black Dog, Hairball, and Pug.

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Goofs

In at least two places, on long shots, automobiles can be seen moving on the streets in the background. One such is when Neon takes Dakota to the rover base and the long shot of the city appears.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Darwin: [voiceover] The end. The end of life as we know it. We didn't see it coming, that's for sure. I mean, who plans for an apocalypse? But you know the really funny thing? It wasn't something big and horrible that did us in. It wasn't nuclear war or a deadly virus or a comet crashing into the planet. It wasn't over-population or global warming. I wish it was. You know, something... lofty and magnificent. Something worthy of exterminating most of the human race. No. In the end it was ...

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Crazy Credits

At the bottom of the end credits: "No rovers were harmed during the making of this film."

User Reviews

Real potential wasted...

In the barren landscape of a post-apocalyptic America, a small group of survivors (largely teenagers/young adults, conveniently) find themselves up against a group of cannibals who kill seemingly at random and who seem to only come out at night.

Good news: Robert Carradine is always watchable in his underused character, and character actors Vinnie Jones and Michael Madsen are fun if completely underutilized. Some nice, messy kills and a few scenes with passable suspense.

Bad News: So much potential, the film tries in it's final minutes to be more clever and intelligent than it is, forgetting the cardinal rule to horror movies in this category: Stay tongue in cheek, stop pretending like the audience hasn't seen this done before...and much better, too.