Wolf Lake (film) explained

Wolf Lake
Director:Burt Kennedy
Producer:Lance Hool
Starring:Rod Steiger
Music:Ken Thorne
Cinematography:Carlos Montaño
Álex Phillips Jr.
Editing:Warner E. Leighton
Studio:Melvin Simon Productions
Distributor:Filmcorp Distribution
Runtime:88 min.
Country:United States
Language:English

Wolf Lake is a 1978 thriller film directed by Burt Kennedy and starring Rod Steiger and Robin Mattson.[1]

Plot

A group of men travel to a duck hunt in the Northwest. One of them, Charlie, is hoping to travel and forget the grief he has over his son's death in Vietnam. When he learns that David, the young caretaker of the lakehouse they are staying at, is a deserter, Charlie goes berserk and hunts David and his fiancé

Cast

Production

The film was an early production for Melvin Simon Productions made in 1977. Although set in Canada, the film was made in Chihuahua in Mexico.[2]

Release

The film received a test release on October 16, 1981, under the name The Honor Guard in Colorado Springs, Las Vegas and Pueblo, Colorado with a limited theatrical release in the United States in 1982.[3] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wolf Lake (1978) - Burt Kennedy | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie.
  2. Variety. Film Reviews: Wolf Lake. Lor.. July 25, 1984.
  3. Variety. Filmcorp Test-Dating 'Relatives' And 'Guard'. October 7, 1981. 14.