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Savage Island
USA 2004
produced by Michelle Czernin von Chudenitz, Renee Giesse, Steven Man, Jeffery Scott Lando (executive), Rachel Scott Lando (executive) for Miridien Entertainment
directed by Jeffery Scott Lando
starring Winston Rekert, Steven Man, Kristina Copeland, Brendan Beiser, Beverley Breuer, Lindsay Jameson, Sheila Tyson, Gregg Scott, Zoran Vukelic, Nahanni Arntzen, Don S. Davis, Kyle Sawyer, Mathew Turner, Hannah Lando
story by Jeffery Scott Lando, Kevin Mosley, screenplay by Kevin Mosley, music by Christopher Nickel, makeup effects by Gene McCormick
review by Mike Haberfelner
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There are two families living on Savage Island, the Youngs, legal
owners of the island, and the Savages, who have lived their for
generations and are probably inbred. Now there's been a feud between the
two families for years, but now that Pete Young (Brendan Beiser), son of
Young patriarch Keith (Don S. Davis) and his wife Beth (Beverley Breuer),
runs over the Savages young offspring one night, things escalate, as now
Savage patriarch Eliah (Winston Rekert) demands the baby son of Pete's
sister Julia (Kristina Copeland) and her husband Steven (Steven Man) in
return - of course something the Youngs will never give in to. And before
you know it, everybody's up in arms, and in the fight, Pete, Keith and
Beth die, the Savage not only get hold of the baby but also kidnap Julia
and marry her to Lenny (Zoran Vukelic), one of Eliah's kids. But Steven is
still out there somewhere, and he will stop at nothing to get his wife and
son back - but that said, he's also grossly outnumbered and unfamiliar
with the terrain ...
Savage Island might not exactly be covering any new
ground, after all it's basically a backwoods family feud of the horror
variety, but it does what it does very well, meaning it's a tight thriller
from beginning to end that contains plenty of action and violence and
shocks but is especially strong in the suspense department. That, coupled
with a directorial effort that gets the most out of the locations, and a
very solid cast make this a pretty cool watch for sure.
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