Outlander

"It destroyed his world. He won't let it destroy ours."

2008 1h 55m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 1,489

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During the reign of the Vikings, a man from another world crash-lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator. The man must fuse his advanced technology with the weaponry of the vikings to fight the monster.

“It destroyed his world. He won't let it destroy ours.”

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Cast

Jim Caviezel
Kainan
Sophia Myles
Freya
Jack Huston
Wulfric
Ron Perlman
Gunnar
John Hurt
Rothgar
Cliff Saunders
Boromir
Patrick Stevenson
Unferth
Aidan Devine
Einar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Howard McCain
Writers: Dirk Blackman, Howard McCain
Languages: English
Countries: Germany, United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 14% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Howard McCain, shot by Pierre Gill. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Geoff Zanelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor David Dodson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Jim Caviezel and Sophia Myles and Jack Huston carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Howard McCain directs. Pierre Gill behind the camera. Geoff Zanelli scores. David Dodson cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Earned back only 14% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 18 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.
5Directed by Howard McCain, shot by Pierre Gill. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Geoff Zanelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor David Dodson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jim Caviezel and Sophia Myles and Jack Huston carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "It destroyed his world. He won't let it destroy ours.".
10IMDB entry: tt0462465 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Pierre Gill
Original score: Geoff Zanelli
Editing: David Dodson
Production design: David Hackl
Costume design: Debra Hanson
Makeup / hair: Barbi Jollota
VFX supervisor: James Tichenor
Runtime: 115 min · 1h 55m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $50,000,000
Box office: $7,033,683
Return: 14% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Outlander (2008)

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John Chard2015-08-10
★ 6/10
Outlandish! During the reign of the Vikings, a man from another planet crash lands on Earth and unfortunately brings with him a giant alien beast known as the Moorwen. Not only that, but once assimilating himself with this particular Viking faction, he finds that he is now part of a war they are engaged in with another Viking race. Yep, it's predator in the Viking age, berserker sci-fi played purely for entertainment and cheese sandwiches. Jesus Jimmy Caviezel brings the broody macho posturing, John Hurt the ham, while Ron Perlman picks up an easy pay check for growling a lot. It's still a lot of fun, though, the mixture of TV movie type production values mixing with a cheeky idea that sees the creation of a genuinely cool monster (effects not half bad at all). Good genre action for the undemanding genre faithful. 6/10

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