Night of the Wolf (2014)

When deadly beasts attack from the forest, it is up to a grizzled veteran to uncover what the residents of a secluded retirement community are hiding.

Director:

Adrián García Bogliano

Writer:

Eric Stolze

Stars:

Nick Damici, Ethan Embry, Lance Guest

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nick Damici	...	Ambrose McKinley
Ethan Embry	...	Will
Lance Guest	...	James Griffin
Erin Cummings	...	Anne
Rutanya Alda	...	Gloria Baker
Tom Noonan	...	Father Roger Smith
Tina Louise	...	Clarissa
Caitlin O'Heaney	...	Emma
Karen Lynn Gorney	...	Delores
Al Sapienza	...	Officer Bennett
Bernardo Cubria	...	Officer Lang
Dana Ashbrook	...	Westmark
Charles Techman	...	Richard
Haythem Noor	...	Nelson
Larry Fessenden	...	O'Brien

Storyline

Ambrose McKinley, a cantankerous blind vet, moves into a retirement community only to learn the residents there have been dying, not from old age, but from dog attacks. After surviving his own encounter with a canine one night, Ambrose comes to believe the assailants are much more than mere dogs...

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Plot Keywords:

veteran | blind | dog | werewolf | blind man | 

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Taglines:

The hunt is on.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nick Damici was born in 1959 and was 13-14 when America's involvement in the Vietnam conflict ended. His character Ambrose mentions multiple years of service. Though I doubt any were as young as 13, it wasn't uncommon for teens to lie on their elistment forms if they didn't meet the minimum age requirement (the youngest acceptable age for military enlistment was 17). Damici could be playing Ambrose anywhere from 4-10 years older than his real age, and he does so quite convincingly.

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Goofs

No knowledgeable revolver owner, especially a veteran, would snap the cylinder closed like Ambrose did (multiple times). Doing so can bend the crane, resulting in a misalignment of the cylinder and the barrel.

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Quotes

Ambrose: What is wrong with him?
Gloria B.: He is in an iron lung.
Ambrose: Poor fucking bastard.

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Connections

References The Lone Ranger (1949)

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Soundtracks

Bonjour Poupette
Written by Teddy Lasry
Published by ZFC Music
Courtesy of FirstCom Music

User Reviews

I still cant figure out why i liked this movie but i did.

Late Phases...interesting title i suppose. I was really excited to have a werewolf movie that appeared, judging by the reviews, to have promise. I tend to base most werewolf movies on what i consider the gold standard of that genre, An American Werewolf In London. For me that movie has suspense, humor (to offset the suspense), great special effects (still one of my favorite werewolf makeups and transformation scenes) and a decent story line.

Late Phases doesn't really have many of those but it does have some humor and a couple quasi suspenseful spots. The main character is very likable which i think adds to the film and, for me at least, the movie gets very cheesy in an almost Troma Films like fashion towards the end. The werewolves are far from well done...they are embarrassingly bad. I will say that one transformation scene is actually pretty decent and the profile of the beasts are OK but that's it. The actual werewolf though looks like Fuzzbucket ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286639/ ) on crack (sorry Fuzzbucket, i still like you). The werewolves look like Halloween Express costumes. I enjoyed it though...somehow. Maybe its the Bubba Ho Tep type feel of monsters and Elderly people? I gave it a 6 / 10 because its definitely watchable but you need to be in the mood for this type of movie. Its not as bad as the "bad" reviews are stating but its definitely not stellar. Its just... Fun

I would watch this if you like cheesy werewolf movies. If you are looking for a serious piece of film then you might want to move on.

Details

Country:

USA Mexico

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 November 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Night of the Wolf

Filming Locations:

Hudson Valley, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dark Sky Films, Glass Eye Pix, Site B

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1