Wolf Creek 2 (2013)

The outback once more becomes a place of horror as another unwitting tourist becomes the prey for crazed, serial-killing pig-hunter Mick Taylor.

Director:

Greg McLean

Writers:

Greg McLean, Aaron Sterns

Stars:

John Jarratt, Ryan Corr, Shannon Ashlyn

4 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Jarratt	...	Mick Taylor
Ryan Corr	...	Paul Hammersmith
Shannon Ashlyn	...	Katarina Schmidt
Philippe Klaus	...	Rutger Enqvist
Shane Connor	...	Snr. Sergeant Gary Bulmer Jnr
Ben Gerrard	...	Constable Brian O'Connor
Gerard Kennedy	...	Jack
Annie Byron	...	Lil
Lucy Bayet	...	French Girl #1
Chloé Boreham	...	French Girl #2 (as Chloe Boreham)
Sebastian Freeman	...	French Guy
Ryan Clarke	...	English Dude (as Ryan Clark)
Thomas Green	...	American Dude (as Tom Green)
Maria Volk	...	American Girl (as Marsha Vassilevskaia)
Sarah Roberts	...	English Girl #1

Storyline

The outback once more becomes a place of horror as another unwitting tourist becomes the prey for crazed, serial-killing pig-hunter Mick Taylor.

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Plot Keywords:

tourist | crime spree | butchery | evil | psycho | 

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Taglines:

Mick Taylor is back . . . stalking Wolf Creek and haunting your nightmares.

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Genres:

Action | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Darclight Films Duoart Productions

Country:

Australia

Language:

English German

Release Date:

17 April 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Apolytos tromos 2

Filming Locations:

South Australia, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$7,200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

AUD 1,681,636 (Australia), 20 February 2014, Limited Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Australia, The South Australian Film Corporation, Duo Art Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

(at around 36 mins) When Paul is speaking to his girlfriend, the connection begins to get bad which forces him to hang up, right before he hangs up you can hear Mick's laugh.

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Goofs

Both the highway patrol car in the opening scenes, and the 4x4 as Rutger and Katarina are looking for a ride leaving Wolf Creek Crater (at around 20 mins), bear the same Western Australian license pate 1DUU347.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Cop #2: [Mick drives by; they check his meter] It's under.
Senior Sergeant Gary Bulmer Jnr: [smirks] He doesn't know that!

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Alternate Versions

German version was cut for violence to secure a "Not under 18" rating.

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Connections

Referenced in Wolf Creek (2016)

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Soundtracks

Caro Nome
Performed by Nellie Melba
Music by Giuseppe Verdi (uncredited) and Lyrics by Francesco Maria Piave (uncredited)
Licensed courtesy of Wyastone Estate Ltd
Nimbus Records UK

User Reviews

A good Aussie horror flick.

The purpose of sequels is trying to capture the magic of the first film and the characters that we fell in love with, to tell a new chapter in their story. I saw the first one in 2005 and loved it. It's been eight and a half years since we last saw Mick Taylor grace his presence on the big screen. Some say it may be too late, I say it's about right. The film takes different turns from the beginning in that we see that Mick's up to his old tricks, which shows that a leopard never changes it spots. His character is expanded more as there is more screen time in the first half of the film of Mick hunting his prey. The second half is packed with more gore and a few twists here and here. The death scenes are bloodier than the first. The future DVD may have an unrated version (much like the old slasher films of the 80's and 90's that have "footage not seen in Australian cinemas". I feel the character of Mick has been developed more in this film (the first showed him to be friendly to begin with, then his true colours shined through). This one made him a little soft to begin in the opening scene, but then once the film gets going, it's on. He is depicted much heavily as having deep hatred to back packers in Australia than the first film. I wasn't a fan of the short time of the back packers on screen - I felt little sympathy towards them as I didn't have enough time to connect with them. Greg McLean has made some great films (Rogue was a very under-rated one). His ability to capture the Australian scenery is breath-taking. The over view of Wolf Creek is unique, the long shots of the deserted highways and camera angles capture the look of the film (alone, deserted, stranded, helpless and downright scared come to mind). Ryan Corr does a good job of an English tourist held at Mick's mercy. A couple of car chase scenes add some pace to the film. The first Wold Creek set the bar for Aussie slasher films, this one lifts the bar. A third one in 3D would raise the bar that much higher. If you saw the first one and loved it, see this one. It's a film you either love it or hate it. Wolf Creek film fans will have a ball. Maybe we have a cult film on our hands.