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Wolf Creek (2005)
Rated: 18
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Theatrical Release: 16-09-2005
Synopsis: It was supposed to be the vacation of a lifetime in the Australian Outback – full of fun, sun and adventure. But what happened to a trio of twenty-something backpackers took a wrenching detour into the depths of unrelenting terror. Based on true events, WOLF CREEK is the haunting story of... It was supposed to be the vacation of a lifetime in the Australian Outback – full of fun, sun and adventure. But what happened to a trio of twenty-something backpackers took a wrenching detour into the depths of unrelenting terror. Based on true events, WOLF CREEK is the haunting story of their unthinkable ordeal – a mounting white-knuckle nightmare so real it was destined to become horror legend. WOLF CREEK is a startlingly intense motion picture experience of rapidly escalating dread and suspense. At the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, the film – written and directed by Melbourne's Greg McLean – was acclaimed as a daring, original blend of visually hypnotic thriller with unbearably scary movie. The chillingly believable events begin as freewheeling, college-aged pals Liz (Cassandra Magrath), Kristy (Kestie Morassi) and Ben (Nathan Phillips) head out for a holiday hike in stunning Wolf Creek National Park to see its mysterious meteor crater. When they return, their car won’t start. Trapped in the vast emptiness of the wilderness – all they can do is wait for rescue. Luckily, as night falls, along comes colorful local bushman Mick (John Jarratt) and his massive truck, offering a tow to safety. But as the sun comes up the next morning, it becomes shockingly apparent that Mick has no intention of fixing their car or letting them leave the Outback...ever again. As Liz, Kristy and Ben search for any conceivable way out, WOLF CREEK plunges towards an unforgettable climax. --© The Weinstein Company [More]
Genre: Horror, Theatrical Release
Starring: John Jarratt, Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi
Screenwriter: Greg McLean
Producer: Greg McLean, David Lightfoot
Composer: Francois Tetaz
DVD Info
Release:
Jul 12, 2007
HD DVD Features:
- Anamorphic Widescreen
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
- Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
- Audio Commentary - 1. Greg McLean - Director
- Bonus Featurette - 1. The Making of WOLF CREEK
- Deleted Scenes
- Sneak Peek - 1. ROGUE
Reviews
The film's preference for female suffering gives it a misogynist undertow that's even more unsettling than the gore.
Wolf Creek is well-made and well-acted but it's also a horrific, downbeat and viciously nasty horror flick that's often extremely difficult to watch %u2013 you have been warned.
Nothing more than the Australian man's Texas Chainsaw Massacre; another film that's a little to liberal with a certain title card...
One of the most viciously nasty horror thrillers in recent memory. But the extreme grisliness is purely gratuitous.
For all its efforts at avoiding the usual slasher movie nonsense, it does fall back on some familiar, lame plot devices.
It is almost as if a hardcore survival horror film had been infiltrated (and slyly undermined) by the quieter mysticism of Peter Weir's Picnic At Hanging Rock...
A sustained plunge into abject horror that isn't meant to be laughed at or shaken off easily.
...an effective and thoroughly tense horror flick that's stylish without being obtrusive.
We know these characters are headed for slaughter, so the fun comes in seeing how long the filmmakers can sustain the suspense before clubbing us over the head.
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