Dog Soldiers (film)

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This article is about the 2002 film. For other uses of Dog Soldiers, see Dog Soldiers (disambiguation).

Dog Soldiers
Dog Soldiers North American DVD cover
Directed by	Neil Marshall
Produced by	Christopher Figg Tom Reeve David E. Allen
Written by	Neil Marshall
Starring	Sean Pertwee Kevin McKidd Liam Cunningham
Distributed by	Pathe Film
Release date(s)	March 22, 2002 March 20, 2003
Running time	101 min
Country	United Kingdom Luxembourg
Language	English
Followed by	Dog Soldiers: Fresh Meat
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Dog Soldiers is a 2002 British horror film, written and directed by Neil Marshall and starring Kevin McKidd, Sean Pertwee and Liam Cunningham. It was a British production, and although set in the highlands of Scotland, was filmed almost entirely in Luxembourg.

In the U.S., the film was never released in theatres but went direct to video.

It is considered by fans to be a cult classic (often mentioned in comparison to films like Shaun of the Dead and 28 Days Later) due to the writing, direction, cinematography, chemistry of the cast, strong performances and the nearly complete lack of computer-generated imagery used for special effects.^{[citation needed]}

The film contains a large number of homages to different films ranging from The Wild Bunch to The Matrix. There are also numerous references to various works by director Sam Raimi, including the use of the name Bruce Campbell for one of the characters.

1 Plot
2 Sequel
3 Cast
4 Awards
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Plot

The plot concerns a squad of six British Army soldiers training in the Scottish Highlands. Expecting to carry out a routine training mission, they find the savaged remains of a special forces squad who were part of the same training exercise. The single survivor makes cryptic references to what attacked them. Unseen antagonists make their presence known in the background, and the soldiers retreat. The group encounter a zoologist who takes them to a lonely house. As darkness arrives, the house is surrounded by the attackers: to the soldiers' incredulity, these are revealed to be werewolves. The remainder of the film concerns the siege of the house.

[edit] Sequel

A sequel Dog Soldiers: Fresh Meat is planned. This will take up the story from where it left off and will involve American soldiers.^[1] Writer/Director Neil Marshall is not involved with the production and neither is cinematographer Sam McCurdy or any of the original cast. Rob Green is currently pencilled in for directing duties,

The film was originally billed as an October 2005 release^[2]; in November 2005, it was still described as being in pre-production.^[3] However it was reported in January 2006^[4] that filming would commence in April 2006.

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character
Kevin McKidd	Pvt. Cooper
Sean Pertwee	Sergeant Wells
Emma Cleasby	Megan
Liam Cunningham	Capt. Ryan
Thomas Lockyer	Cpl. Bruce Campbell
Darren Morfitt	"Spooner" Witherspoon
Chris Robson	Pte. Joe Kirkley
Leslie Simpson	Pte. Terry Milburn