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When Owen Matthews (Julian Morris) makes up a fake, very detailed story about a serial killer and e-mails it to all the students at Westlake--which is yet another private scho...Read more
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A Well-Crafted Film Overall, Well Scripted and Edited
The really terrible games begin much earlier at this prep school than you might have expected for our British student named Owen.

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Very interesting movie. You have High School students who like to sneak out and play a game at night. They decide to switch it up a bit and this leads to a world of trouble. L...Read more

Cry_Wolf (DVD, 2005, Full Frame - Unrated)

Jeff Wadlow, Doug Liman, Julian Morris|Theatrical release: 2005 | Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)

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When Owen Matthews (Julian Morris) makes up a fake, very detailed story about a serial killer and e-mails it to all the students at Westlake--which is yet another private school his father (Gary Cole) has sent him off to--he has no idea what he has begun. Soon his fictional murderer, "the Wolf," is sneaking around campus, scaring the students and leaving behind a trail of blood. What started out as a relatively innocent game between a group of friends has now turned real, and Owen seems to be the only one who can stop it. But the deeper he goes, the more he doesn't like what he finds out--until he becomes the ultimate target. Cowriter Jeff Wadlow's feature-film directing debut, CRY WOLF, has chills and thrills around every corner, playing off of contemporary genre clichés to deliver a funny and frightening movie. The last part of the film, especially, is filled with surprise after surprise. Morris is excellent as the new student troublemaker, and Lindy Booth provides good support as Dodger, the leader of the group and a potential love interest for Owen. Musician Jon Bon Jovi stars as a cool journalism teacher, and performance artist Anna Deavere Smith has a cameo as the school's headmistress. The alternapop soundtrack includes songs from Low, 22-20s, Helio Sequence, Cake, and Classic featuring JoJo Pellegrino.

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  • Edition: Full Frame - Unrated
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
  • Film Country: USA
  • UPC: 025192945120

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Genre:Horror/Suspense
Format:DVD
Display Format:Full Frame - Unrated

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Director:Jeff Wadlow, Doug Liman
Leading Role:Julian Morris, Lindy Booth
eBay Product ID: EPID50332749
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"[D]irector Jeff Wadlow breezes through the set-up, making good use of the autumnal college setting, and nodding to STAND BY ME."
Sight and Sound - Andrew Osmond (02/01/2006)

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A Well-Crafted Film Overall, Well Scripted and Edited

Created: 17/07/09
The really terrible games begin much earlier at this prep school than you might have expected for our British student named Owen.

Before the film begins character introductions and gets underway, we somehow witness the tale end of a brutal shooting of a young blond woman we have no idea what, when, how, or why.

Our foreign guy named Owen, who has happened to land at this school because of bad circumstances from his previous girl-friend's revenge, lands him at this school only to fall into a group of smart and sassy students who know each other all much to well. Playing a mid-night game where those involved wager upon keeping from being the Wolf. This frightful game has three important rules: Avoid suspicion, lie to your best friends, and eliminate you enemies.

Much to the chagrin of everyone in the group, Owen (Julian Morris), plays the game so well, he comes away with all the money. We soon find that Dodger (Lindy Booth) convinces or sways Owen to spread a hoax email about the murder of this girl by a supposed serial killer describing in detail how it happened and how others next will meet their demise.

This film was well-crafted and thought through, thanks to Jeff Wadlow and Beau Bauman's collaborated genius. At 91 minutes, it's editing was marked only buy its scenery. Even though the story-line gets quite complicated it times, it always seems to follow the one character Owen and keep you feeling for his plight.

Many tricks and turns in this movie, so don't expect any particular outcome, since this film was made to entice the viewer into following it through until the end.

I'm going to give this film a 3/5, but I've seen the Unrated Version, and I'd say, it really spices thing up a bit as well.

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Very Good!

Created: 07/06/06
Very interesting movie. You have High School students who like to sneak out and play a game at night. They decide to switch it up a bit and this leads to a world of trouble. Love how they use the internet in this story. How a rumor can lead up to something truth full.

The actors did a great job in this movie. And the story line was excellent. The plot twist is beyond excellent. I would say this is as much a mystery movie as it is a horror. Very good and must see.
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Cry Wolf

Created: 02/08/08
The movie "Cry Wolf" was awesome. It is about some friends creating a game called the sheep and the wolf. They have to pick out the wolf from all the sheep. They then expanded a game by saying that their was a killer on campus. The friends were the wolves and everyone were the sheep. They managed to scare each other rather than everyone else. Towards the end, everyone ganged up on Mercedes and Owen. In the end, owen acidentially killed his teacher, Mr. Walker, thinking he was the killer that just recently killed all his friends. He was then arrested and found that Mr. Walker was a wanted criminal. Then he realizes Dodger was actually the killer of the girl in the begining. Awesome storyline!!!!
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A decent Film, definitely worth a once over!!!

Created: 28/11/06
Cry Wolf

Decent, but nothing spectacular. Worth watching once, but not worth buying!

Cry Wolf follows a band of Private School Preppies as they play a game in which the rules are simple - Scare the Other Players

The story is decent and the acting is alright, even the ending is a little twisted. The film offers up a small collection of scares.

Final Verdict:

3/5

Rent or Buy?: Being the huge horror fan that I am, this one still isn't in my collection. And unless I get it as a gift, it's going to stay that way!!!

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Crying more than Wolf

Created: 04/12/06
I didn't dislike the movie, it was just very teenager, cheesy like. The acting was ok but who am I to criticize something that I can't do. I bought it because I like scary, thriller, suspenseful movies. This one did have one out of the three. A group of teenagers play a cat and mouse, who-dun-it game/joke and at the end it'll suprise you who really did it. Good luck and be prepared to get sort of bored.
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