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?
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
Adam Butcher
Deke
Philip Maurice Hayes
Kino
Brandon McGibbon
Carter
Miriam McDonald
Haley
Jennifer Hale
Janice Richards
Stephen Sparks
Dean Richards
Adrienne Kress
Dr. Ceciley Lawrence
Maxwell McCabe-Lokos
Morrow
Matthew Currie Holmes
Setter
George Tchortov
Skip
Jonathan Llyr
Larson
Kyle Shapiro
Karl
Eli Martyr
Kitt
Eric Trask
Mayor Robinson
Casey Hudecki
Truck Stop Girl
Director, Screenplay
David Hayter
March 22, 2019
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***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+
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$18,000,000.00
Revenue:
$0.00