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RUNTIME
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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Wolves
"Unleash the beast"
2014 1h 30m EN
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5.9
MID
★5.9TMDB · 337
HorrorAction
Synopsis
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The coming-of-age story of Cayden Richards. Forced to hit the road after the murder of his parents, Cayden wanders lost without purpose... Until he meets a certifiable lunatic named Wild Joe who sets him on a path to the ominous town of Lupine Ridge to hunt down the truths of his history. But in the end, who's really hunting whom?
“Unleash the beast”
Cast
Lucas Till
Cayden Richards
Jason Momoa
Connor
John Pyper-Ferguson
Wild Joe
Stephen McHattie
John Tollerman
Merritt Patterson
Angelina Timmins
Janet-Laine Green
Clara Tollerman
Melanie Scrofano
Gail Timmins
Kaitlyn Leeb
Lisa Stewart
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- David Hayter
- Writers
- David Hayter
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada, France
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ERA
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Released 12 years ago.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Canada, France.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by David Hayter, shot by Gavin Smith. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Geoff Ashenhurst shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Lucas Till and Jason Momoa and John Pyper-Ferguson carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Unleash the beast".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1403241 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
David Hayter directs. Gavin Smith behind the camera. Geoff Ashenhurst cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, France. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 12 years ago.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Canada, France.
- 4Directed by David Hayter, shot by Gavin Smith. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Geoff Ashenhurst shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Lucas Till and Jason Momoa and John Pyper-Ferguson carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Unleash the beast".
- 8IMDB entry: tt1403241 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Gavin Smith
- Editing
- Geoff Ashenhurst
- Production design
- Craig Lathrop
- Makeup / hair
- Dave Elsey
- Sound
- David Evans
- Stunt coordinator
- Paul Rapovski
- Runtime
- 90 min · 1h 30m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $18,000,000
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Wolves (2014)
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Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- Wuchak★ 7/10
A town of werewolves in the Northeast with Jason Momoa A popular teenager in the Northeast (Lucas Till) discovers that he’s a werewolf and escapes to the road after a tragedy at home. Upon getting a tip from Lemmy (John Pyper-Ferguson), he ends up in Lupine Ridge where he obtains a job at a farm and develops a relationship with a young bar owner (Merritt Patterson), which offends the wolfish town leader (Jason Momoa). Stephen McHattie plays the friendly farmer who takes the boy under his wings. The creatively titled “Wolves” (2014) is a quality werewolf flick that’s reminiscent of the Marvel comic book Werewolf by Night. (Even the werewolves resemble Don Perlin’s versions a little). It has elements of The Howling franchise, but with better production values than the sequels, as well as a dash of “Twilight” (2008) and “The Messengers” (2007). (I hate mentioning “Twilight” because it will automatically turn off loads of people, but I mean the good aspects of that infamous movie). “Wolves” has the right choices for the main cast, enough gore, some decent action, beautiful women, notable songs and exquisite Ontario locations with great nighttime sylvan ambiance. Yes, it’s thoroughly comic booky, but it’s well made for what it is and delivers the goods. I saw the theatrical version, but I heard the unrated version is a vast improvement with additional exposition. The film runs 1 hour, 31 minutes and was shot in Ontario in the greater Toronto area. GRADE: B+
Production companies
Who made it
- DA
Dark Hero Studios
Copperheart Entertainment
CA
The Movie Network
CA
- TF
TF1 International
FR
Corus Entertainment
CA
- MO
Movie Central
CA
Key crew
- Digital IntermediateDave Muscat
- Line ProducerDerek Rappaport
- EditorGeoff Ashenhurst
- Executive ProducerBenedict Carver
- ProducerSteven Hoban
- Executive ProducerSteven Paul
- MusicIlya Kaplan
- Executive ProducerHartley Gorenstein
- Executive ProducerMark Smith
- MusicAlex Khaskin
- Sound EditorRoderick Deogrades
- Assistant Sound EditorClaire Dobson
- Stunt DoubleChris Mark
- CastingJohn Buchan
- Assistant Sound EditorKrystin Hunter
- ADR & DubbingJill Purdy
- Art DirectionMichelle Lannon
- Sound MixerStephen Marian
- ADR RecordistKevin McAlpine
- Sound DesignerDavid Evans
- Foley ArtistSandra Fox
- Makeup Effects DesignerDave Elsey
- Post Production SupervisorGregor Hutchison
- Second Unit DirectorBradley James Allan
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- adoption
- werewolf
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2014-11-14R
Also known as
International titles
- Wolves - Die letzten ihrer ArtDE
- Les Loups-GarousFR
- Λύκοι Ανάμεσα ΜαςGR
