Lost river lake was a thriving resort until they discovered. A group of war veterans turn up for a week of shooting, drinking etc, but find the cabin being looked after by a young man named david and his girlfriend. Wolf lake is worth seeing and a definite must see for the horror or werewolf fan. Wolf lake 1978 wolf lake is a barely released ultrarare postvietnam war backwoods survival thriller incorporating home invasion elements. His search leads to her home town, where people are clearly. Wolf lake nude scenes 21 images and 5 videos including appearances from kellie waymire mia kirshner carmen moore.
Financial analysis of wolf lake 1991 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Wolf lake 1978 hunters led by a world war ii veteran rod steiger torment a vietnam war deserter david huffman and his girlfriend robin mattson at a lodge. A lot of thigs, from the silly to the serious, were changing in florida at this time, and a fascinating photographic history was left behind. Wolf lake 1978 burt kennedy synopsis, characteristics. Daughter of the wolf official trailer 2019 gina carano action movie hd duration. This 1977 cult classic is a fine example of a great title that has nothing to do with its attached story. Wolf lake was and still is one of my favorite shows. Directed by burt kennedy, wolf lake also known as honor guard, the, amokjagd, amok jagd is a 1978 dramathriller film. With a tagline of deadlier than ilsa, i met helga, she wolf of stilberg with high expectations and a cynical eye. Given that the movie takes place in canada, and with producer melvin simon having dabbled with the canadian tax shelter system, you might have reason to believe wolf lake is one of the outputs canada made during its tax shelter period. Amokjagd usa, 1978 streams, tvtermine, news, dvds tv.
Or better yet what the town of wolf lake is really about. This year their usual contact person is not there, but instead they find a young caretaker named david and his attractive girlfriend. Especially since it happens to be a thriller taking place in the backwoods. A pacific northwest town is full of shapeshifters who can transform themselves into werewolves, which might interest a seattle police officer who arrived there searching for his missing girlfriend. Although passions erupt in a deadly love triangle, all the feelings are somehow held at arms length. Movies must be manipulative by design, but the really great ones can do it without us noticing. With lou diamond phillips, tim matheson, paul wesley, mary elizabeth winstead. As soon as seattle detective john kanin proposes to his girlfriend, ruby, she disappears mysteriously. Wolf lake is located southeast of chicago, east of avenue o at th street in the hegwisch neighborhood.
A sinister series that melds xfiles creepiness with b movie chills, cbs wolf lake gets it right when it focuses on the beasts, but the humans could use a little work. This blurays dtshd master audio mix splits wolf lake s original onechannel audio into a 2. Movies must be manipulative by design, but the really great ones can do it. The plotting of wolf lake is similar to that of a typical horror movie, and like many films in that genre, the whole premise hinges on someone remaining in a dangerous place despite being fully aware of the danger. It was directed by john carpenter and written by carpenter and debra hill. But when david is pushed too far, the hunters become the hunted and surviving the night at wolf lake becomes a challenge to all.
While there is plenty of suspense and some action in the film, wolf lake is more of a psychological drama as charlie and david soon confront one another about their beliefs and past. Set in the pacific northwest, this suspense thriller explores what happens when werewolves overtake a small seattle suburb. Jun 08, 2015 its an allout animal battle royale in day of the animals, and while its simply a fun piece of lowbudget, mid70s genre history, the movie does earn points for being one of the earliest eco. Impact of wolf reintroduction on bison and grizzly bear. The top ten 1978 released films by box office gross in north america are as follows. Wolf lake 1978 cast and crew hunters led by a world war ii veteran rod steiger torment a vietnam war deserter david huffman and his girlfriend robin mattson at a lodge. Wolf lake 1978 burt kennedy cast and crew allmovie. Helga, she wolf of stilberg 1978 horror cult films. Though limited by its source material in some respects, this is still a very competent presentation that im glad wasnt given a gimmicky fauxsurround remix. Monster, werewolf and animal horror, classic and new. This year they notice that the cabins are being taken care of by david david huffman and linda robin mattson. The deer hunter won the academy award for best picture of 1978. Talented american leading and supporting actor, though often underrated, david huffman was a familiar face in films and on television in the 1970s and 80s. She is an actress, known for general hospital 1963, santa barbara 1984 and all my children 1970.
Wolf lake high school made their mark on the indiana basketball map by winning the regional title in 1942. Rod steiger, david hoffman, robin mattson, jerry hardin, richard herd, paul mantu. The second of maison rouges releases is 70s exploitation flick helga, she wolf of stilberg. A place for the egelston wolf lake community to engage and share information. Wolf lake plays like a combination of deliverance, the most dangerous game, coming home, and the deer hunter all wrapped up in one little film. January 2nd, 1991 by anchor bay home entertainment, released as wolf lake 1980. I love looking at florida in every decade, but the fun and fashionable 70s will always hold a special place in my heart. Wolf lake is an american supernatural drama television series that originally aired on cbs from september 19 to october 24, 2001. Before she played heather webber on general hospital actress robin mattson was a major movie star, often seen in big screen films such as. If you like wolf lake you are looking for serious, suspenseful and stylized movies or tv shows about with werewolf, small town, hidden identity, missing person, betrayal, love and romance and lovers apart themes of horror genre shot in canada or usa. Prior to 1947 wolf lake was a small, shallow glacial lake situated in a wetland area between the confluence of the grand calumet and calumet rivers. It was shot over twenty days in the spring of 1978.
The two men clash as charlie and his buddies start terrorizing the young couple. Only 9 episodes were produced before it was cancelled. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Following clues, she found wolf lake and werewolves. Hes in love, but shortly after agreeing to marry him, his girlfriend disapears. Pages in category 1978 the following 151 pages are in this category, out of 151 total. Originality might not be this films biggest trump, perhaps, but its intense and unsettling from start to finish and brought to an even higher level by the phenomenal. After the wolf population in yellowstone experienced a sudden population growth in 1912, efforts were put into place in an attempt to remove the animals from the park weaver, 1978. One of the group discovers that david is a war deserter and warns him that all hell. Im a huge fan of the ilsa series, the first two directed by don edmonds and all three starring dyanne thorne as the soldier. The base of the plot is very simple and centres on a wood cabin by the side of a lake known as wolf lake. His performance here is nicely understated, which helps carry the picture. Steiger gives it a go, but overwrought revenge pic resists quality upgrade. Wolf lake is a barely released ultrarare postvietnam war backwoods survival thriller incorporating home invasion elements.
The full series, including the four unaired episodes. All wolf lake movie posters,high res movie posters image for wolf lake. At the actual end of the movie as it is about to fade out we hear the nondiegetic sound of a military marching band that harkens back to an earlier scene in which steigers character charlie states to his friends as they have a drunken singalong that no war songs were written about korea or vietnam. Wolf lake 1980 out of 4 war buddies charlie rod steiger, wilbur jerry hardin, george richard herd and sweeney paul mantee head up to canada for a weekend getaway like they do every year. Before she played heather webber on general hospital actress robin mattson was a major movie star, often seen in big screen films such as this one. Wolf lake 1980 r 1h 28min drama, thriller 8 february 1980 mexico war veterans visit a lakeside cabin for a week of shooting, drinking, etc.
Although shot in mexico, the film takes place in the canadian wilderness during the fall of 1976 as four long time friends journey via plane to a remote cabin off. The story follows a group of men traveling to a duck hunt in the northwest. Terrence malicks days of heaven has been praised for its painterly images and evocative score, but criticized for its muted emotions. A group of men travel to a duck hunt in the northwest. Most american viewers didnt catch up with this turkey until it was telecast on the showtime cable service in the summer of 1983. March 1 charlie chaplin s coffin is stolen from a swiss. Carpenter also made a voice cameo as the voice of paul, during the. And pack law does not allow mating between humans and werewolves. He had been appearing on broadway for a number of years and often seen in supporting parts in. Sep 06, 2012 daughter of the wolf official trailer 2019 gina carano action movie hd duration. The old man who cried wolf is a 1970 american madefortelevision thriller film directed by walter grauman and starring edward g. Less thoughtful fare like burt kennedys wolf lake 1978 is so crudely drawn that its central conflict feels like expensive art supplies in the hands of a thirdgrade student. This could be called one of those shows that was ahead of its time.
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events. This observation is true enough, if you think only about the actions of the adults in the story. War veterans visit a lakeside cabin for a week of shooting, drinking, etc. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, wolves canis lupus were common inhabitants of yellowstone national park weaver, 1978.
Jul 12, 2016 standard isolatedinn thriller with notes of horror and hints of the supernatural. When davids status as a war deserter is revealed, all hell breaks loose. The following 31 photos show a slice of life in florida during the 1970s. Monstercreature feature full length horror movies youtube. Rod steiger, david huffman, robin mattson, jerry hardin, richard herd, paul mantee, burt kennedy. The perfect compliment to this series would be for it to be brought back to television and expanded upon. The wolf lake wolves, with an enrollment of 123 students, beat fort wayne central high school, moving on to the semistate where they lost to muncie burris high school. It originally aired as the abc movie of the week on october, 1970. Lost river lake was a thriving resort until they disco vered.
They find out the proprietor of the cabin is a vietnam war deserter and the situation devolves into violence pretty quickly. She has been married to werner roth since june 3, 2006. But watching this 1978 film again recently, i was struck. Less thoughtful fare like burt kennedys wolf lake 1978 is so. Best movies and tv shows like wolf lake bestsimilar. The great success he had achieved, was cut short after he was tragically murdered in 1985. Made in the wake of more finely tuned suspense dramas like straw dogs and deliverance, wolf lake uses onedimensional. Find movie and film cast and crew information for wolf lake 1978 burt kennedy on allmovie.
When flesheati ng piranhas are accidently released into a summer resorts rivers, the guests become their next meal. Wolf lake 1978 posted on january 25, 20 leave a comment. The full series, including the four unaired episodes, was later picked up and broadcast on upn in aprilmay 2002. If you like wolf lake you are looking for movies about with murder, rape, revenge plot, revenge, violence, deserter and gang rape themes of drama and thriller genre shot in usa. Wolf lake is a 1978 film directed by burt kennedy and starring rod steiger and robin mattson. It had many elements of different shows and movies. Wolf lake tubiganan sa estados unidos, minnesota, saint louis county, lat 47,27, long 91,96 wolf lake lanaw sa estados unidos. Watch wolf lake season 1, episode 1 meat the parents. Originally titled wolf lake, the honor guard is rated r for its violence and sex content.
Nine episodes were produced, but only five aired before the series was canceled by cbs. Which brings up interesting questions regarding what sort of thrill wolf lake is meant to provide viewers. Shame too since wolf lake is a decent thriller about the effects of ptsd and what defines a true patriot. Rod steiger and david huffman are starring, alongside robin mattson, jerry hardin, richard herd and paul mantee. Like twin peaks, a detective comes to a weird weird town with a bunch of psycho residents that know something that he doesnt. Halloween was released into theaters on october 25th, 1978. When flesheating piranhas are accidently released into a summer resorts rivers, the guests become their next meal. But another version honor guard, in which all flash forwards have been eliminated, and steiger instead kills the couple. Huffman is the best thing about this movie and it is a shame that his life and career were cut short when he was murdered in 1985 while trying to chase down a suspected purse snatcher.
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