Wolf Creek (2005)
Wolf Creek (2005)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Nathan Phillips
Ben Mitchell
Cassandra Magrath
Liz Hunter
Kestie Morassi
Kristy Earl
John Jarratt
Mick Taylor
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
Greg McLean
Director
David Rock
Irish Backpacker
Teresa Palmer
Pool Party People
Paul Curran
Pool Party People
David Lightfoot
Producer
Aaron J. March
Pool Party People
Sean Gannon
Pool Party People
François Tétaz
Composer
Will Gibson
Cinematographer
Darren Humphreys
Detective
Jason Ballantine
Editor
Isabella Reimer
Flashback Girl
Frank Tetaz
Original Music Composer
Angela Heesom
CastingDirector
Robert Webb
ProductionDesigner
Brandon Trost
Additional Photography
Nicola Dunn
Costume Design
Mariot Kerr
Costume Supervisor
Matt Hearn
Producer
Jennifer Lamphee
Makeup Designer / Hair Designer
Marco Arlotta
Boom Operator
Des Kenneally
Sound Recordist
Fiona Rees-Jones
Hairstylist / Makeup Artist
James Calvert
Still Photographer
Rick Connelly
Prosthetic Supervisor
Pete Smith
Dialogue Editor
John Coory
Armorer
Mac Gudgeon
Script Editor
Gillian Stein
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Details.
Release DateSeptember 16, 2005
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 44m
Budget$1,000,000
Box Office$30,894,796
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Wolf Creek is a 2005 Australian horror film written, co-produced and directed by Greg McLean and starring John Jarratt, Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath and Kestie Morassi. Its plot concerns three backpackers who find themselves taken captive and subsequently hunted by Mick Taylor, a serial killer, in the Australian outback. The film was ambiguously marketed as being "based on true events", while its plot bore elements reminiscent of the real-life murders of backpackers by Ivan Milat in the 1990s and Bradley Murdoch in 2001, both of which McLean used as inspiration for the screenplay.
Produced on a budget of $1.1 million, Wolf Creek was shot in South Australia, almost exclusively on high-definition video. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2005. It was given a theatrical release in Ireland and the United Kingdom in September 2005, followed by a general Australian release in November, apart from the Northern Territory, out of respect for the pending trial surrounding the murder of Peter Falconio. In the United States and Canada, it was released on Christmas Day 2005, distributed by Dimension Films.
Wolf Creek received mixed reviews from film critics, with several, such as Roger Ebert and Manohla Dargis, criticising it for its unrelenting depictions of violence. Other publications, such as Variety and Time Out, praised the film's exploitation film aesthetics, with the latter calling its straightforward depiction of crime and violence "taboo-breaking". The film was nominated for seven Australian Film Institute awards, including Best Director (for McLean). In 2010, it was included in Slant Magazine's list of the 100 best films of the decade. A sequel Wolf Creek 2 was released in 2013, whilst a television spin-off ran from 2016 to 2017. A third film has been in development for several years.