Brothers John and Matt have inherited an island cabin from their recently deceased uncle. Along with Matt's girlfriend, Nicki, and other mutual friends, the siblings travel to the cabin for a relaxing weekend getaway. But, not long after arriving, the group is besieged by ravenous dogs. They watch in horror as another vacationer, Luke, is eaten alive. Soon, they discover a training facility where the dogs have been bred to kill.
Practical Effects
Real trained dogs used instead of CGI—genuinely terrifying chase sequences.
Stunts
Michelle Rodriguez doing her own physical work, because of course she did.
Director
Nicholas Mastandrea
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was legendary second-unit director Nicholas Mastandrea's only feature directorial credit—he spent decades staging action for Scorsese and Spielberg.
Released in the post-Saw torture porn era, this was Wes Craven's attempt to return to animal horror—he produced it, though you'd barely know from the final product.
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