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Night of the Wild

2015 · 86 min

A cheap, fast-paced creature-feature that plays like background cable horror, with snarling dogs and thin characters.

Tagline
Pray for Day
Overview
A large meteor crashes into a quiet town, and pet dogs become mysteriously aggressive. attacking and killing the residents. Teenager Roslyn and her old but faithful dog Shep are out camping when the attacks hit. Now separated by the chaos in town and blocked roads, Roslyn and the other members of her family must find each other by fighting back against the blood-thirsty hounds before the dogs take over the whole town and escape becomes impossible.

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • family
    • isolation
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror6
    Humour2
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    horror, tv movie
    Directed by
    Eric Red
    Written by
    Delondra Williams
    Starring
    Rob Morrow, Kelly Rutherford, Tristin Mays, Carmen Tonry, Jill Zarin, Mary Alice Risener, Mary Katherine O'Donnell, Bo Boudreaux
    Music
    Christopher Cano
    Cinematography
    Spencer Hutchins
    Runtime
    86 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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