Outlander (2008)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Howard McCain

Writers (WGA):

Dirk Blackman (written by) &
Howard McCain (written by)

Release Date:

11 July 2008 (Latvia)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

During the reign of the Vikings, Kainan (Caviezel), a man from a far-off world, crash lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator known as the Moorwen. Though both man and monster are seeking revenge for violence committed against them, Kainan leads the alliance to kill the Moorwen by fusing his advanced technology with the Viking's Iron Age weaponry. |

Plot Keywords:

Viking | Beowulf | Norse | Old Norse | Alien

Cast

James Caviezel	...	Kainan
Sophia Myles	...	Freya
Jack Huston	...	Wulfric
Ron Perlman	...	Gunnar
John Hurt	...	Rothgar
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Beale	...	Edmund
Katie Bergin	...	Sonja
Matt Cooke	...	Captain
Aidan Devine	...	Einar
Drakaina	...	Kitchen wench
Michael Fox	...	Alien Warrior
J. William Grantham	...	Drunken Reveler
Allyson Haas	...	Villager
Craig Harris	...	Viking Warrior
Ricardo Hoyos	...	Jon
Amy Kerr	...	Bored Kitchen Wench
Ted Ludzik	...	Olaf
Bailey Maughan	...	Erick
Liam McNamara	...	Finn
John Nelles	...	Donal
Simon Northwood	...	Warrior
Mark A. Owen	...	Raider
Scott Owen	...	Aethril
Owen Pattison	...	Galen, son of Kainen
Petra Prazak	...	Mara
James Preston Rogers	...	Bjorn (as James Rogers)
Todd Sandomirsky	...	Shishkebob
Cliff Saunders	...	Boromir
Todd Schroeder	...	Warrior (as Todd William Schroeder)
Colette Stevenson	...	(voice)
Patrick Stevenson	...	Unferth
Steven Wendland	...	Viking Warrior

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Norse, Old

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bay of Islands, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Company:

Weinstein Company, The

Trivia:

Renny Harlin was originally slated to direct when Howard McCain was pitching the script to film studios some years back.

Berlin Fantasy Film Fest

Caught a screening of this last night in Berlin. Cinema was completely packed, not a spare seat in the house, and the crowd really seemed to enjoy it. I thought the film was great, really cool genre pic that comes across as a nice mixture of Predator/Braveheart/Beowulf, all the while managing to feel quite original on its own. Nice cast, Nice Script, and everything is handled a hell of a lot more intelligently than what you'd expect from a movie which is essentially 'Giant Alien Vs Vikings'. Why this is only getting such a limited release is beyond me, I think it could actually do quite well if given the chance. Basically anyone who enjoys Sci-Fi Action/Adventure done well should be looking forward to checking this one out when and if they get the chance.