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Wolf Creek (2005) -- Stranded backpackers in remote Australia fall prey to a murderous bushman who offers to fix their car, then takes them captive.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.3/10   20,719 votes
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Director:
Greg Mclean
Writer:
Greg Mclean (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
25 December 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
Based on true events more
Plot:
Stranded backpackers in remote Australia fall prey to a murderous bushman who offers to fix their car, then takes them captive. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 17 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(61 articles)
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User Comments:
completely visceral and far more horrifying more (643 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
John Jarratt ... Mick Taylor
Cassandra Magrath ... Liz Hunter
Kestie Morassi ... Kristy Earl
Nathan Phillips ... Ben Mitchell
Gordon Poole ... Old Man
Guy O'Donnell ... Car Salesman
Phil Stevenson ... Mechanic
Geoff Revell ... Petrol Attendant

Andy McPhee ... Bazza
Aaron Sterns ... Bazza's Mate
Michael Moody ... Bazza's Old Mate
Andrew Reimer ... Flashback Dad
Vicki Reimer ... Flashback Mum
Isabella Reimer ... Flashback Girl

David Rock ... Irish Backpacker
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong gruesome violence, and for language.
Runtime:
99 min | 104 min (unrated version)
Country:
Australia
Language:
English | Swedish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Australia:R | USA:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | New Zealand:R18 | Portugal:M/16 | Brazil:16 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Norway:18 | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version) | Germany:18 | France:-16 | Philippines:R-18 | Mexico:C (original rating) | Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA (Cable TV rating) | Italy:VM18 (tv rating) | UK:18 | Finland:K-18 | Ireland:18

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Trivia:
According to executive producer Matt Hearn, the car that Kestie Morassi rolls in the film still ran despite being wrecked. Indeed, in The Making of 'Wolf Creek' (2006) (V), there is a shot of the car being drive after the stunt has been performed. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Liz and Ben are kissing, there is a ring on her right hand in one shot, and then it disappears in the other shots. more
Quotes:
Mick Taylor: See? Head on a stick! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Death Proof (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Double the Bass more

FAQ

Is the opening legend correct?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
What is the significance of all the photos on the wall in Mick's place?
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204 out of 340 people found the following comment useful.
completely visceral and far more horrifying, 26 April 2005
9/10
Author: jinx_malone from United States

than anything that's come out of h-wood lately.

there are going to be detractors who say that it's an Aussie retread of 'the Texas chainsaw massacre'; they might even be partially right. what i loved most about this film is the fact that in an age of sadly predictable horror films, this one kept me on the edge of my seat.

not only was i actually frightened, but this film kept pushing the envelope in terms of what horror audiences have come to expect. it goes WAY beyond anything you've seen in the last twenty years. thank god for true indies making real horror. this is a thousand times better than the overrated and ultimately idiotic 'saw' precisely because it keeps on showing you things you don't think you're going to see.

things that make you really, really uncomfortable. things that are very, very upsetting.

when we finished watching i felt as though i had been hit by a truck, much the same way i felt when i watched Texas chainsaw for the first time when i was fourteen. that was a long time ago. i think this film has the potential to become a similar rite of passage for up-and-coming horror fans. it's that powerful.

having said that, i can't see them releasing this as is. it touches on stuff that no major studio will want to go near.

one of the few 'based on a true story...' films that really is, i wonder how aussies felt when they saw this film. also, the lead baddie is a pretty familiar face to you lot down under--i'm curious how that translated? since i had no clue as to who the #$%* he was, he was totally believable as a freaky hick and scared the hell out of me.

great, great movie. horror fans? get your hands on a copy somehow.

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