| Monsterwolf | |
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| Genre | Horror |
| Written by | Charles Bolon |
| Directed by | Todor Chapkanov |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers |
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| Cinematography | Lorenzo Senatore |
| Editor | Matt Taylor |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | Bullet Films |
| Budget | $1.5 million[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syfy |
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Monsterwolf is a 2010 Syfy original television film directed by Todor Chapkanov and stars Leonor Varela, Robert Picardo, and Marc Macaulay. The film was part of Syfy's 31 Days of Halloween 2010 and premiered on Syfy October 9, 2010.
Premise
A group of people who represent an oil company find a new place to drill. However, when they set off an explosion, it unleashes a wolf-like creature that kills all the workers.
Cast
- Leonor Varela as Maria
- Robert Picardo as Stark
- Marc Macaulay as Sheriff Bennett
- Steve Reevis as Chief Turner
- Jason London as Yale
- Jon Eyez as Coughlin
- Griff Furst as Chase
- Ricky Wayne as Deputy Higgins
- Nicole Barré as Crowell
- Amber Bartlett as Audrey
- Grant James as Burt
Reception
Critical reception was negative.[2][3] Dread Central rated the movie at 2 1/2 out of 5 blades, calling it "a fairly straightforward cliché-a-thon that wraps itself up in highly convenient third act character revelation that sure comes in handy when trying to send an eco-terrorist wolf monster back to its spiritual nature preserve. It’s also pretty watchable. I wouldn’t go so far as to call it pretty good, but it is certainly watchable in a nothing-better-on Saturday afternoon matinee sort of way."[4] TV Spielfilm was ambivalent in their rating.[5]
Curt Wagner for the Chicago Tribune panned Monsterwolf, criticizing it as "so bad it sucks - and it's not even about vampires!"[6]
References
- ↑ "Fastlane NextGen: Initial Certification Search" (Type "Monsterwolf" in the search box). Louisiana Economic Development. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ↑ Davies, Clive (2015-03-06). Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won't Write About. SCB Distributors. ISBN 978-1-909394-06-3.
- ↑ Senn, Bryan (2017-02-06). The Werewolf Filmography: 300+ Movies. McFarland. p. 322. ISBN 978-1-4766-2691-8.
- ↑ "Monster Wolf (2010)". Dread Central. 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
- ↑ "Monster Wolf - Filmkritik - Film - TV SPIELFILM". TV Spielfilm Online (in German). Retrieved 2021-06-28.
- ↑ Wagner, Curt (October 8, 2010). "Love it, like it, loathe it". Chicago Tribune.
External links
- Monsterwolf at IMDb