Red: Werewolf Hunter
Red: Werewolf Hunter | |
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Directed by | Sheldon Wilson |
Produced by |
Lewis Chesler Angela Mancuso Marci McCurlie Robert Vaughan |
Screenplay by | Brook Durham |
Story by | Angela Mancuso |
Starring |
Felicia Day Kavan Smith Steven McHattie |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Red: Werewolf Hunter is a 2010 television horror film, loosely based on the story of Little Red Riding Hood.[1][2][3] It is a Syfy television film, produced by Toronto-based Chesler/Perlmutter Productions. It was released on DVD on January 3, 2012.
Plot
The modern-day descendant of Little Red Riding Hood, Virginia, brings her fiance, Nathan, home to meet her family. Virginia's brother Marcus and Jake are quick to welcome Virginia back, affectionately calling her "Red". Jake explains its a family nickname passed down to the first daughter every generation. After Nathan finds a man staggering up the driveway half dead. The dying man says the name "Gabriel" before Nathan runs for Virginia. When they return, the man is already ashes. The sheriff arrives and contains the situation, much to Nathan's dismay. Virginia takes Nathan inside and explains that they hunt werewolves. Nathan, not believing her, goes for a walk at sunset. He is attacked and bitten by a werewolf who reveals his name to be Gabriel. The next day, while preparing for a hunt, Nathan asks if they had ever turns a werewolf back. Virginia tells him that the only way to break the curse is to kill the wolf who turned the person, before they kill a human on their first full moon. Shortly after, they go hunting in town where Nathan succeeds in killing a werewolf. After the wolves are dead, they find a girl locked in their trunk. She tells them that the wolves are planning on a "Game" that no human comes out of. Later that night, while setting up camp, Nathan transforms into a wolf for the first time. Desperate to protect him, Virginia insists on locking him up for the night. Nathan awakes the next morning in a cell. With the curse over, for the night he is released for the day, to help hunt Gabriel. Back in town, Marcus and Jake are taken captive for the new "Game". When the night comes to an end, its revealed that the brothers were killed during the night.
The next day the family prepare for a final battle, and Gabriel seizes the moment to kidnap Virginia. Nathan finds the brothers shortly before finding Virginia. The couple return home and finish preparations for the full moon. As the sun goes down, the battle begins. Nathan is locked in his cage with the Grandmother watching him. Red kills several of the werewolves who enter the house, before confronting Gabriel. Meanwhile, the grandmother tries to shoot Nathan as he turns into a werewolf. Upon escaping from the cell, Nathan, in werewolf form, kills the grandmother. Upstairs, Virginia is pursued by Gabriel. Smearing her blood stained hand in silver paint, she smears it on Gabriel, who falls over the rail, two stories. Virginia jumps after him, plunging a silver headed harpoon into his heart. As he dies, Virginia hears the howl of a werewolf. Fearing the worst, she flees to the basement to see Nathan, but finds her Grandmother dead. Grabbing a red cloak, Virginia runs to the woods to find Nathan. Werewolf Nathan attacks Virginia, knocking her out. In the morning, Virginia discovers she's been bitten. Several feet from where she fell was a trail of blood leading to an old ruined building. Inside, Nathan is human again. He pledges his love to Virginia, saying he wants a life with her. As he hugs her, Virginia stabs him with a silver knife, swearing she'll always love him. With his death, the curse on Virginia is broken. The film ends with her reading the story of Little Red Riding Hood to a little girl as a wolf howls in the distance.
Cast
- Felicia Day as Virginia Sullivan; aka Red
- Kavan Smith as Nathan; Red's Fiance
- Steven McHattie as Gabriel
Home Media
It was released on DVD on January 3, 2012.
References
- ↑ Red: Werewolf Hunter at TV.com
- ↑ Review at Dreadcentral.com
- ↑ Red: Werewolf Hunter at AV Club