Late Phases (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 | neighbourhood | werewolf | 

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Taglines:

The hunt is on.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 November 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Late Phases: Night of the Lone Wolf

Filming Locations:

Hudson Valley, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dark Sky Films, Glass Eye Pix, Site B

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The transformation scene was intended to be done in one shot with a technologically new camera rig that would be programmed to shoot from multiple angles as if it were a single shot. However, an unforeseen problem was that, since no one had ever used one before, it took two full days to program the rig properly

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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

Mandolin Concerto in C major - 1st Movement
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Published by ZFC Music
Courtesy of FirstCom Music

User Reviews

He's still got it

If you need your dose of creature feature, Late Phases may not be a great one, but it is a pleasant one nonetheless. What's rather unusual is that the best bits don't come from the creatures but from the main character, his personality, and the way he deals with things. Played by Mr Damici, I found him quite fascinating.

More points for originality come from the setting itself, a sort of village full of elderly people. Something that you don't see everyday, and that ends up playing miles above all the teenage & monsters rubbish that pollutes our silver screens these days.

Late Phases has all you might expect from a decent B-movie: not the best FX and monster suits, but personality, intriguing developments, and fun. Many things are done right, like going into action right from the start and showing the creature in the first minutes. Even the music score has a couple of great moments. So why not a better note ? Well, none of the flaws is big enough to ruin the story, but I can't just ignore all the little goofs, and the costumes do look daffy after all.