[15], In the United States and Canada, the film was released on DVD by Genius Products in April 2006, available in two versions: the standard 99-minute theatrical cut, and the 104-minute "unrated" cut, featuring additional scenes excised in post-production. Upon visiting the site, they return to find that the car they used for the voyage will not start. 7. [14] The surplus footage in this cut included an additional scene at the beginning of the film after the party sequence, in which Kristy awakens in bed next to Ben at a beach cottage the following morning; this created a romantic subplot between the characters, and was cut from the film for "complicating" matters unnecessarily. The crater was made when a massive meteorite, weighing more than 50,000 tonnes, smashed into the Earth in what's now the Great Sandy Desert in northern WA. The sheet metal walls are plastered with graffiti, declaring: "Graham and Pauline made it out of Wolfe Creek or did they? Rebecca and Brian return to fetch Oskar's pills, as Mick also returns. Adelaide and South Australia are a filmmakers city and state there is a history and a pedigree here, but it hasnt been overshot, it hasnt been over utilised, so its actually just sort of sitting here waiting to be harnessed for what it really has., Density and population size sets South Australia well apart from others and offers a distinct advantage both on and off the screen. The sign on the front gate of Mick's mining site reads "Navithalim Mining Co."; Navithalim spelt backwards reads: Milaht Ivan, evidently referencing Ivan Milat. The film was ambiguously marketed as being "based on true events"; the plot bore elements similar to the real-life murders of tourists in Australia by Ivan Milat in the 1990s and by Bradley Murdoch in 2001. Wolfe Creek Crater is the second biggest from which meteorite fragments have been recovered. He then gives the group water which causes them to fall unconscious. August 22, 2022. Rebecca and Oskar try to restart Mick and Spence's trucks so they can get to Mick's lair and find some fuel and hopefully survivors. With a worldwide box office gross of A$35,172,500, the difference after subtracting the A$ grosses of U.S. and UK box office data leaves a total of A$5,164,880 accounting for all other international markets. Hill finds her again, and they resolve to work together to kill Taylor as they agree he would walk free if arrested. It appears fans of the film are continuing to make the trek to see Wolfe Creek Crater for themselves. [11] The film was nominated for seven Australian Film Institute awards, including Best Director (for McLean). She burns the house down and puts Hill's body under a tree, later finding that Taylor's body is gone. After four months in police custody, Ben was cleared of suspicion. Love Film & TV? travelled on the Stuart Highway from Alice . American teenager Eve narrowly escapes outback serial killer Mick Taylor when he slaughters her family at their billabong campsite in Australia's Northern Territory. "To me personally it's a very special place and that's on a global basis," said astrophotographer Dr John Goldsmith. Their dream Outback adventure soon becomes a horrific reality when they encounter the site's most infamous local, the last man any traveller to the region ever wants to meetMick Taylor. Its plot concerns three backpackers who find themselves taken captive and subsequently hunted by Mick Taylor, a sadistic, psychopathic, xenophobic serial killer, in the Australian outback. The second was Blair Witch Project, I believe, in 1997. The critical consensus states: "Though Wolf Creek is effectively horrific, it is still tasteless exploitation." Speaking to Holly's parents, she discovers that the girl was killed by her own father, and as Eve tries to escape from him, one of his venomous snakes bites her. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2005. Taylor is a psychopath, a sadistic man who kidnaps tourists after gaining their trust in the vast, empty Australian Outback and brutally tortures, sexually assaults, and mutilates them. It's an Australian horror movie from 2005 that was filmed at the Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater. [14] Cassandra Magrath was cast as Liz, as McLean felt she had a "relatable quality" that the character required. "Then he came up at the other side, he came up through the Wolfe Creek Crater, and so all the people said, in the old days, that there was a tunnel that runs through the ground from Sturt Creek to the crater.". Nikole Gunn of Decider TV wrote, "Its beautifully filmed with cinematography usually reserved for the 'Big Screen'" and that "It's chilling and unforgettable". [3], In the United Kingdom, it was given a modest release on 16 September 2005 on 292 screens, and grossed 1,722,870. I followed the reports of the trial and admired Joanne Lees' stoicism. She manages to break free as night falls, but before she can escape from the mining site, she hears Mick torturing Kristy in a garage, and witnesses him sexually assault her. [25], The rock quarry where Mick's mining site is located was the site of a real-life murder, which stirred up controversy from the local residents who mistook the film as being based on that crime. Dusty red roads, ancient mountain ranges, spectacular gorges and rugged moonscapes, the South Australian Outback has it all, and its just on state capital city Adelaides doorstep. In a post-credit scene, Kelly collapses in the desert, but opens her eyes as her phone gets reception and starts to beep and vibrate. Well supported and welcomed by local communities, councils and government, an economy of scale puts more on the screen. Roadshow Entertainment. According to Greg McLean, the fact that it was raining and gloomy in an otherwise dry, sunny desert area gave the sequences a feel of "menace." Hours later, upon returning to their car, the group discovers that their watches have all suddenly broken and that the car will not start. Brian suffocates Michelle, believing she is slowing them down and will die from her burns anyway. Australian teenagers, James Gibson and Deborah Everist checked out of their hotel in Sydney's Surry Hills in December 1989, and set out for their home city, Melbourne, planning to stop on the way at a conservation festival in Albury, on the New South Wales-Victoria border. Trailer of South Australian locations for Wolf Creek TV released by Stan. This true story of a murder in the Australian Outback influenced the Wolf Creek movie and five (!) At a truck stop, their driver Davo encounters Mick Taylor, who takes offence and follows Davo, killing him in a toilet block. In October 2016, Jarratt suggested that Wolf Creek would be returning for a second season and a later film. Star Kestie Morassi also mentioned several odd occurrences during an audio commentary for the film, including the fact that there was a full moon on the first night of shooting the film and over a year later, when the film premiered at Sundance there was also a full moon. A series of title cards states that the bodies of Kristy and Liz were never found, despite several major police searches. [14], Wolf Creek was a considerably low-budget production, made for around A$1.4 million, with a minimal crew. Wolf Creek is a 2005 Australian horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Greg McLean, and starring John Jarratt, Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, and Kestie Morassi. I recommend the interview, and if you want the true "true story", read the book. [28], The original cut of Wolf Creek ran 104 minutes; however, 5 minutes of the film were excised in post-production. But speculations revolve around paranoia and aggression induced by his heavy amphetamine use. [27] During the shooting of Morassi's torture scene in the shed, her non-stop screams and crying began to discomfort and unsettle the crew; executive producer Matt Hearn said that the female members of the shooting crew were brought to tears by it, as if someone was actually being tortured. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw awarded it 4/5 stars. I believe it helped her to make an escape, but it often didn't help her before and during the trial. Joanne waited for hours, making sure that he was really gone and not coming back. AUSTRALIA After dark, a man named Mick Taylor comes across them and offers to tow them to his camp to repair the car. Anyway, for those who have trouble separating fact from fiction, here is Wolf Creek, the true story. The group takes shelter from a storm under an overhang, although Steve and Kelly run out after seeing a car, convinced Mick couldn't have fixed his truck so quickly. Wolf Creek 2 was filmed on-location in South Australia. Building 23C [57], The film was released on Blu-ray in Australia by Roadshow Entertainment on 19 February 2014. Milat was a serial killer who picked up hitchhikers and took them into the woods where he tortured and killed them. "2005 Sundance Film Festival - "Wolf Creek" Premiere", "Wolf Creek (2005) - International Box Office Results - Australia", "Wolf Creek Movie Review & Film Summary (2005)", "A place for monsters: Wolf Creek and the Australian Outback", "Whither culture? [10] David Knox of TV Tonight awarded the premiere four out of five stars and wrote, "If there's a box Wolf Creek hasnt got checked, it's hard to find here". About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . On July 14, 2001, British tourists Peter Falconio (then 28) and Joanne Lees (who in October 2006 finally launched her book, the only true story!) Ben buys a dilapidated Ford XD Falcon for their road journey from Broome to Cairns, Queensland via the Great Northern Highway. The women attempt to flee the camp in Mick's truck, but a wounded Mick stumbles out of the garage and shoots at them with a double-barreled shotgun, before giving chase in another truck. Wolf Creek opened on 151 cinemas in Australia on 3 November 2005 (the film had previously been shown at a number of film festivals) and took A$1.225million in its first weekend, making it the number one film for the weekend. / 60 Minutes . "It was perhaps as long as 300,000 years ago that it was formed, and it is a magnificent site, a beautiful site.". She joked with her friend, "This would never actually happen." She is saved by an Aboriginal man, who teaches her to use a. Eve takes a job as a waitress in the town of Rome, and waits for Taylor to arrive. [35] The film opened on 25 December 2005 in the United States on 1,749 screens, and grossed a total $16,188,180 at the U.S. box office over the following three months. Liz awakens late the next afternoon to find herself tied up in a shed. [7] Additionally, he praised the film's cinematography and sound design, which "mirrors the development of narrative intensity". He only became aware of the true cases afterwards, and took ideas and cues from them and blended them into his story. Then he disappeared for a while. [36], On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 54%, based on 117 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7 out of 10. Wolf Creek 2 was released on DVD in Region 1 format by Image Entertainment on June 24th, 2014. Opening Hours: 8.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday. Kane finds her and says that he wants her to have his children, but Eve shoots and kills him as he advances towards her. The Flinders Ranges is Australia's largest mountain range. While exploring the crater, Ben and Liz kiss. [20], In Australia, the film opened on 151 cinemas on 3 November 2005, excluding the Northern Territory, out of respect for the pending trial for the murder of Peter Falconio, an event which had served as a partial inspiration for the screenplay. [32], Wolf Creek was marketed in both Australia and international markets as being "based on a true story", though it is in actuality a composite inspired by several true crimes (including the aforementioned killings by Milat and Murdoch). He tows their car to his camp, an abandoned old mine site. [42] The Age's Jim Schembri called the film "a cheaply made, highly derivative, blood-soaked splatter film in which a clutch of young people on holiday encounter a psychopath with a love for dismemberment and laughing out loud when he hurts someone", though noted: "What sets [it] apart is the skill with which McLean synthesizes his cinematic sampling into a seamless, deeply seductive narrative. We've been living there a long time and never [had] any problems'," she said. The actual name of the remote meteorite crater on the edge of the Kimberley and the Great Sandy Desert is Wolfe Creek. Lured by the promise of an Australian holiday, backpackers Rutger, Katarina and Paul visit the notorious Wolf Creek Crater. [55][56] An HD DVD was also released in North American markets on 19 December 2006. [14] In the UK, the series aired on Fox in August 2016.[13]. They flee after being warned off and shot at by Mick, but he later catches up with them, shooting Patrick and stabbing Dino, then abducting Steve. The two share a kiss, but Eve sends him away. by Radhe. Stuck with a broken wheel, Eve helps a convict who has escaped from a crashed prison van. Kelly turns up holding Dino's dropped rifle, but Mick tricks her, stabs Steve with a fork and takes her hostage. When she finally staggered back onto the highway two truck drivers stopped and helped her. Shot throughout 2019 across multiple areas here, the world will get to see Adelaide's great potential as a film location. Liz sets the now-dismantled Falcon on fire to distract him, and goes to help Kristy while Mick is busy trying to extinguish the blaze. [i] Other publications, such as Variety and Time Out, praised the film's grindhouse aesthetics, with the latter calling its straightforward depiction of crime and violence "taboo-breaking". He is based off of Australian serial killers Ivan Millat and Bradley Murdoch. He bundles Kristy's body into the back of the wrecked car, along with the body of the dead motorist, and torches the car before driving off. The fantastic snow blankets the 1,600 acres (647 hectares) of ski terrain at Wolf Creek. According to Box Office Mojo, the film grossed US$3,040,179 in the United Kingdom. Wolf Creek is a 2005 horror film that dwells on real events that took place in Australia. According to Box Office Mojo, the film earned US$16,188,180 in the United States between 25 December 2005 and 9 March 2006. Mick gives chase, prompting Kristy to take off in the dead man's car. Eve drives to Opalville, where she hears Taylor is headed, but he is waiting for her. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. They spend the night there, wake up the next morning and this is when they realise that he is not the friendly bushman they thought. After a lengthy bush walk, Mick plies the tourists with "rainwater from the Top End", which he has drugged. 9.4M views 4 years ago #60MinutesAustralia What happened at Salt Creek has eerie similarities to the Australian horror movie Wolf Creek, only it's all too real. In the United Kingdom, the film was given a modest release on 16 September 2005, and grossed 1,500,000. [20], John Jarratt was cast in the role of Mick Taylor after having a meeting with McLean; Jarratt would later recall being significantly impressed by the screenplay, and McLean knew "within ten minutes" of their meeting that he was the right actor for the role. The trio makes a stop at Wolf Creek National Park. " Wolf Like Me is a very meaningful project for me. The women evade him by pushing his truck off a cliff before returning to the site to get another car. Later, in an outback pub, Mick watches a news story about the tour group's disappearance. I wanted to walk out of the theatre and keep on walking". Here are three of those stories: the science, the Aboriginal songs, and the crater's latest incarnation as a pilgrimage destination for horror movie fans. In 2010, it was included in Slant Magazine's list of the 100 best films of the decade.[12]. Murdoch is a self confessed drifter, drug runner, and regularly transported large amounts of cannabis between Alice Springs and Broome in Western Australia. He manages to extract himself from the crucifix and enters the camp in early daylight. "We thought the movie was great but it's funny, the tourists, they're scared about the campground at Wolfe Creek Crater now. Liz awakens gagged and tied in a shed. There is another, more mysterious story linked to Kandimalal that suggests Aboriginal people worked out the meteorite strike centuries before Western astronomers set foot on the continent. . Wolf Creek is a 2005 Australian horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Greg McLean, and starring John Jarratt. You should also keep in mind that writer/director Greg McLean wrote the original story years ago, as a conventional and purely fictional horror flick set in the Australian Outback. The horror films also spawned a TV series . His Yugoslavian . South Australia offers international productions an excellent production base, showcasing diverse locations just a few miles from the capital city of Adelaide, outstanding incentives, state of the art facilities at the Adelaide Studios and world-class post-production and VFX companies. The first Wolf Creek film was released in 2005, followed by the Wolf Creek 2 in 2013. It is assumed that he dealt with Peter's body during that time. Ben escapes into the outback, but becomes dehydrated, and eventually passes out beside a dirt road. Julie RyanProduction Executive[emailprotected], T: 61 2 9383 4192 She wakes to find her guns gone, and Johnny beheaded by Taylor. Many are misled into thinking that the entire movie is based on a true story, when it only had many influences from other murders around Australia, such as the Ivan Milat Backpacker Murders and the Peter Falconio murder case. Venture to the world-renowned Flinders Ranges or Coober Pedy regions and take in some of the oldest landscapes in the world that double as accessible, premier filming locations. It was night time. Mick regales them with tall stories of his past while making a show of fixing their car. Mick cuts Ritchie's tongue out and buries him alive in a termite nest. Hours later, they discover that their watches have stopped and the car will not start. Stay away from amphetamines Go from Wolf Creek True Story to Outback Australia Travel Guide home page. And now, for the first time, she is talking to the media. The girls evade Mick by rolling his truck off a cliff and hiding behind a bush, before returning to the mining site to get another car. New South Wales, Australia, in 1944, Milat was one of 14 children. Mick regales them with tall stories of his past while making a show of fixing their car. On 60 MINUTES, Lena and. And we say, 'Yeah! [7] Stan officially announced that Wolf Creek had been renewed in February 2017 and would be released in late 2017. Two new scenes were added to the unrated version (although both of these scenes are contained on the rated DVD as deleted scenes): [38] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare grade of "F" on a scale of A+ to F.[39][40], Upon the film's premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2005, Dennis Harvey of Variety praised the film's "richly atmospheric" photography and McLean's direction, comparing it to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, though noting: "Ending on a rather bleak note, and lacking the kind of false scares or other devices that normally give horror auds an occasional breather, [Wolf Creek] is scary cinema pushed to the brink of punishment. Excuse me? About. In Australia in 1999, two British tourists, Liz Hunter (Cassandra Magrath) and Kristy Earl (Kestie Morassi), are backpacking across the country with Ben Mitchell (Nathan Phillips), an Australian friend from Sydney. The Australian outback is once again the hunting ground for hapless tourists who become the prey of the serial killer, Mick Taylor (John Jarratt). [14] The film was shot digitally on the HDCAM format and was mostly handheld (aside from a few static composite shots). Mick catches Brian leaving, but Brian manages to talk Mick into letting him go as they both have a callous disregard for others. Liz sets the now-dismantled car on fire to distract him, and goes to help Kristy. Eve convinces Ben to tell her the location of the meteorite crater in Wolf Creek National Park near to where he was abducted by Taylor. [54] Historian Elise Rosser discusses Wolf Creek as a notable example of rural outback horror, which subverts rural idealism to render the outback as a "place for monsters". She picks up Ben's camera and notices Mick's truck in the footage; he had followed them long before they got to Wolf Creek. Wolf Creek is set in a real location; however, the actual meteorite crater location is called "Wolfe Creek", and is located in northern Western Australia. [12], Broadcast rights for Wolf Creek in North American and Latin American markets were acquired by Lionsgate,[13] and the show aired in the United States albeit for a limited time from 14 October to 18 November 2016 on the Pop network which Lionsgate held a stake in at the time. Taylor attacks them, and Hill brings the roof down on them, killing himself in the process. By dawn, a barefoot Kristy has reached a highway and is discovered by a passing motorist. A clutch of abandoned buildings, located close to the turn-off, have become a makeshift shrine to the movie's bloodthirsty anti-hero. Mind boggling! Actor Ryan Clarke is credited as Ryan Clark in this film. At Salt Lake, South Australia, Eve is attacked by Kevin, who had previously assaulted her in WA. She subsequently drops her pistol into the shaft, and climbs down inside to find dozens of decomposing bodies. I've seen outcries on travel forums by young English backpackers: "Oh my god, what are they doing to us?" | As in us Australians? In A Companion to the Horror Film (2017), film scholar Harry Benshoff cites Wolf Creek as a "distinguished" example of the "torture porn" subgenera, noting its "detailed character development compelling performances and sustained use of dread" as key features. 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