Dying Breed

Dying Breed
This article is about the horror film. For the song by Five Finger Death Punch, see Dying Breed (song).
Dying Breed
Directed by Jody Dywer[1]
Produced by Michael Boughen
Rod Morris
Written by Michael Boughen
Rod Morris[2]
Starring Nathan Phillips
Leigh Whannell
Music by Nerida Tyson-Chew
Cinematography Geoffrey Hall
Editing by Mark Perry
Studio Ambience Entertainment
Distributed by Hoyts Distribution[3]
Release date(s) Australia 26 April 2008 Tribeca Film Festival[4]
Running time 91 minutes[5]
Country Australia
Language English
Budget A$3,500,000[6]

Dying Breed is an Australian horror film, which was directed by Jody Dwyer and stars Leigh Whannell and Nathan Phillips.[7]

Contents

Synopsis

A group of hikers looking for a Tasmanian Tiger encounter a family of cannibals descended from Alexander Pearce who are out to find fresh breeding stock to eat.[8]

Cast

Reception

While the number of reviews for the film is slim, the majority for Dying Breed have been positive. Dreadcentral.com gave the film 4/5 stars,[9] while Urbancinefile.com.au also gave it a positive review. Critics Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton, however, gave the film negative reviews. On their show At the Movies, they rated Dying Breed at 2/5 stars and 1.5/5 stars respectively. Stratton said "It tries hard to be horrific and gruesome, even introducing a bit of fashionable torture near the end, but only the most credulous will find it genuinely scary."[10]

Box office

In its first weekend in Australia it was ranked #11 making A$220,878 at 113 cinemas with an average of $1,995.[11] The film did poorly in the Australian box office, and made $525,384.[12][13]

Controversy

In Australia, one of the posters was banned, due to the "gruesome" picture, however the poster will be allowed to be seen in Cinema Foyers, and online.[14]

Release

Dying Breed premiered on 26 April 2008 at Tribeca Film Festival.[15] The Cinema release was originally planned for 14 August, but was changed to 6 November 2008.[16] It is rated MA15+ for Strong Horror Violence and Sex Scene, Blood and Gore.[3] It was part of the third After Dark Horrorfest in 2009.[17]

DVD release

In Australia, the DVD was released during 8 April 2009. There are three different DVD covers that are available. The first features a meat pie, broken open with human organs inside.[18] The second features four characters on the top, and the bottom is a woman running through woods.[19] The third cover features a man being held by an elderly man.[20] Special Features on all editions include:

  • 40 minute behind the scenes featurette
  • Audio Commentary with Director, Producer, Writer
  • Theatrical Trailers
  • Deleted Scene
  • Cast Interviews

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dying Breed (2008) - Full cast and crew". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1064744/fullcredits. Retrieved 2009-09-22. 
  2. ^ BD Horror News - Tribeca: 'Dying Breed' Writer Talks Aussie Horror
  3. ^ a b "Dying Breed". Village Cinemas. http://villagecinemas.com.au/Movies/Dying-Breed.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-22. 
  4. ^ "Tribeca Horrors 2008: Dying Breed". DreadCentral. http://www.dreadcentral.com/story/tribeca-horrors-2008-dying-breed. 
  5. ^ Australian Feature Film Dying Breed to Premiere at Tribeca
  6. ^ "Dying Breed (2008) - Box office / business". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1064744/business. Retrieved 2009-09-22. 
  7. ^ Tribeca Film - Film Guide Archive - Dying Breed
  8. ^ Tribeca Review: Dying Breed - Cinematical
  9. ^ Paul McCannibal (2008-07-23). "Dying Breed (2008)". Dreadcentral.com. http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/dying-breed-2008. Retrieved 2009-09-22. 
  10. ^ Stratton, David (2008-11-12). "Dying Breed Review". ABC TV. http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2397323.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-22. 
  11. ^ "Box Office". Urban Cinefile. 2008-11-10. http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/boxoffice.asp. Retrieved 2009-09-22. 
  12. ^ Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office
  13. ^ Pyramid Saimira Entertainment America: Australian horror film
  14. ^ MrDisgusting (2008-09-25). "'Dying Breed' Poster Banned in Australia". Bloody Disgusting. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/13746. Retrieved 2009-09-22. 
  15. ^ Tribeca Review: Dying Breed - Monsters and Critics
  16. ^ "Dying Breed (2008) - Release dates". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1064744/releaseinfo. Retrieved 2009-09-22. 
  17. ^ Urban Cinefile DYING BREED
  18. ^ "Dying Breed". JB Hi-Fi. http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/Product/409501/DYING-BREED. Retrieved 2009-09-22. 
  19. ^ "Dying Breed". Video Ezy. http://videoezy.com.au/default.aspx?page=detail&itemId=51510. Retrieved 2009-09-22. 
  20. ^ "Dying Breed". EzyDVD. http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/803596. Retrieved 2009-09-22. 

Further reading

External links

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