Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 12/25/05 Home Video 04/11/06 MPAA Rating Rated R for strong gruesome violence, and for language Running Time 1 hour 35 minutes Genre Suspense, Horror Director/Writer Greg McLean Cast John Jarratt, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi, Nathan Phillips Studio Dimension Films |
WOLF CREEK
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 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.
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
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
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