Wyvern

"Ancient evil has come to feed."

2009 1h 29m EN

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★5.0TMDB · 69

FantasyScience FictionTV MovieActionAdventure

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The residents of a small Alaskan town find themselves under attack by a flying reptile known in medieval mythology as a Wyvern. It has thawed from its ancient slumber by melting icecaps caused by global warming.

“Ancient evil has come to feed.”

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Cast

Nick Chinlund
Jake Suttner
Erin Karpluk
Clair
Barry Corbin
Haas
Don S. Davis
Colonel Travis Sherman
Elaine Miles
Deputy Barnes
Tinsel Korey
Hampton
Simon Longmore
Farley
John Shaw
Chief Dawson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Steven R. Monroe
Writers: Jason Bourque
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Maneater Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Steven R. Monroe, shot by C. Kim Miles. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Pinar Toprak. 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 Christopher A. Smith 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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Nick Chinlund and Erin Karpluk and Barry Corbin carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Steven R. Monroe directs. C. Kim Miles behind the camera. Pinar Toprak scores. Christopher A. Smith cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 17 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
4Part of the "Maneater Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Steven R. Monroe, shot by C. Kim Miles. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Pinar Toprak. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Christopher A. Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Nick Chinlund and Erin Karpluk and Barry Corbin carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Ancient evil has come to feed.".
10IMDB entry: tt1331335 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: C. Kim Miles
Original score: Pinar Toprak
Editing: Christopher A. Smith
Production design: Renée Reâd
Makeup / hair: Amy Van Wormer
Sound: Tim Archer
Stunt coordinator: Owen Walstrom
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Wyvern (2009)

Part of

Maneater Collection

Maneater Series is the name, logo and line look given to a series of made-for-television natural horror films on DVD produced by RHI Entertainment for the Syfy Channel, and distributed by Vivendi Entertainment. The Maneater Series logo and line look were created under the direction of Danny Tubbs, the executive director of creative services of Vivendi Entertainment. The deal, made in October 2006, stipulated that the first ten films would premiere on the US-based channel in 2007, but due to a pre-licensing agreement, the first six actually premiered in Canada on the video on demand channel Movie Central on Demand. Most of the early films in the series were filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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Wuchak2023-01-19
★ 7/10
Well done monster flick in a small town of the Great Northwest An Alaskan hamlet is attacked by some sort of dragon-like creature, recently awoken from its long frozen hibernation. Released to TV, "Wyvern" (2009) was directed by the great 'B' monster flick director Stephen R. Monroe, who also did "Sasquatch Mountain," "Ogre", "It Waits" and the remake of "I Spit on Your Grave" (2010). I liked how the story is taken seriously without being dead-serious. The characters seem real and three-dimensional. One of the main roles is Claire, played by Erin Karpluk, one of the most winsome girl-next-door types to walk the face of the earth. Meanwhile the dragon isn't just causing havoc without rhyme or reason; it has a plan. The CGI is effective enough considering the budget and time period. The ending is an obvious homage to Spielberg's excellent 1971 TV flick "Duel." So if you enjoy contemporaneous monster-in-the-woods flicks like "Goblin," "It Waits" and "Ogre" you'll likely appreciate "Wyvern," which is on par with "Goblin" but a bit better than the other two. The movie runs 1 hour, 29 minutes, and was filmed in Vancouver, BC. GRADE: B

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