Werewolf: The Beast Among Us
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us | |
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Mike Elliott | |
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Cinematography | Philip Robertson |
Edited by | Mike Jackson |
Music by | Michael Wandmacher |
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Distributed by | Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us is a 2012 action fantasy horror film directed by Louis Morneau. The film stars Ed Quinn, Stephen Rea, Guy Wilson and Steven Bauer.
Plot
In the 19th century, a boy named Charles watches as a werewolf slaughters his family. Before dying, Charles' mother gives him a silver amulet of a wolf head, which belonged to his grandfather, a "Great Hunter" of werewolves. Charles escapes death by activating a trap which causes a chandelier to fall and kill the werewolf. Twenty-five years later, Charles is a werewolf bounty-hunter. Werewolves can inflict
Daniel, a young man apprenticed to the town doctor, has been studying the werewolf's victims to understand how it is behaving. Daniel witnesses an arriving Charles expose a scam run by a competing werewolf bounty-hunter, Jaeger,[a] on the townsfolk. Impressed, Daniel repeatedly offers his assistance to Charles, until the latter reluctantly accepts it. Eva, Daniel's rich girlfriend, tries to talk him out of hunting the werewolf and accepting an offer to study at the medical college in the city but fails. Stefan, a companion of Charles, flirts with Eva, much to Daniel's annoyance.
During the next full moon, Jaeger and some friends try to poach the werewolf from Charles' group. Instead, they are tricked into triggering all of the traps that Charles and company had carefully prepared earlier. In doing so, the werewolf reveals that it is as intelligent as a person, not the mindless animal that werewolves usually are. The local Romani leader tells Charles and Daniel that the werewolf will soon be able to transform at will. Having lost faith in the bounty-hunters, the townsfolk decide to take matters into their own hands. The town constable has established a list of people who have insufficient alibis to not be the werewolf, so some townsfolk lock them in jail. Daniel's mother, Vadoma, is locked away and placed under armed guard, as are Eva's father and the town constable.
The next night, the constable has an epileptic
Charles interrogates the doctor, confirming his suspicions that Daniel might be the werewolf. He then confronts Daniel, who begs Charles to kill him. Instead, the doctor shoots Charles from behind, and confesses to training Daniel to hunt and kill people. Horrified, Daniel flees to Eva's house, where Stefan is assaulting her. Stefan and Daniel fight to a stalemate, despite Daniel's werewolf strength. Stefan ambushes Daniel and knocks him out when he leaves Eva's house. That night, Stefan puts Daniel on display for the townsfolk to see him transform. Daniel transforms, breaks free of his shackles, and flees. Vadoma, pleading with the townsfolk to spare her son, is killed by mistake.
Stefan and Daniel battle it out in front of Eva. Stefan turns out to be a hundred-year-old
Cast
- Ed Quinn as Charles
- Ștefan Iancu as Young Charles
- Guy Wilson as Daniel
- Stephen Rea as Doc
- Rachel DiPillo as Eva
- Adam Croasdell as Stefan
- Ana Ularu as Kazia
- Florin Piersic Jr. as Fang
- Steven Bauer as Hyde
- Nia Peeples as Vadoma
Production
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us was filmed in Romania, with some scenes shot in
Reception
The film has an aggregate score on Rotten Tomatoes of 40%, based on 5 reviews.[1]
Notes
- ^ German for "Hunter".
See also
References
- ^ "Werewolf: The Beast Among Us". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
External links
- Werewolf: The Beast Among Us at IMDb