Jackals (2017)

Set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.

Director:

Kevin Greutert

Writer:

Jared Rivet

Stars:

Deborah Kara Unger, Ben Sullivan, Chelsea Ricketts

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Deborah Kara Unger	...	Kathy Powell
Ben Sullivan	...	Justin Powell
Chelsea Ricketts	...	Samantha
Nick Roux	...	Campbell Powell
Johnathon Schaech	...	Andrew Powell
Stephen Dorff	...	Jimmy Levine
Alex Kingi	...	Mateo
Carol Abney	...	Mariana
Alex Castillo	...	Eloy
Rxchie	...	Jackal Cult Member
Cassie Hernandez	...	Luisa
Alyssa Julya Smith	...	Fox Girl
Jason Scott Jenkins	...	Lead Cultist (as Jason Jenkins)

Storyline

Set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.

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Plot Keywords:

family relationships | family home | mother son relationship | father son relationship | tied to a chair | 

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Taglines:

Family First

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The cult members did satanic chanting and wore robes in an earlier draft of the script.

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Quotes

Campbell Powell: [being restrained] God damn you
Justin Powell: [gloating] What god?

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Soundtracks

To Kill Without Emotion
Performed by December Wolves
Written by December Wolves

User Reviews

not scary at all but worth seeing for the effects here and there

Kevin Greutert, the editor behind Saw (2004) and later directed two entries of that particular franchise is back with a new horror. Immediately you think this would or could be the next Saw but it isn't.

It stands on it's own, no open ending at all. The story is simple, save your child from a cult only to be terrorised from that cult to get the son back. Is it that bad as some might say. Well, it takes a while before things go wrong, to be exactly 38 minutes before the terror comes in and that's almost half the flick (10 minutes credits). Once the cult is back the attacks shown aren't that bad done anyway. There are even a few gory shots here and there but for me there wasn't anything scary at all or the cult even didn't frighten me. They do wear masks but they are just standing there and some do attack and kill or being killed and that's it.

I found Don't Breathe (2017) more scary and a pure horror for example. here it's also about home invasion but somehow it didn't work out to make it creepy at all. Still, for those who like torture and brutality it's worth picking up to see the nastiness of the torture or killings.

Gore 1/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 3/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official website

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 December 2017 (Kuwait)

Also Known As:

Jackals

Filming Locations:

Canyon Ranch, 368 E. Carlisle Rd., Westlake Village, California, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$85,410

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tommy Alastra Productions (TAP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1