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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Ted Griffin (written by)
Release Date:
19 March 1999 (USA)
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Tagline:
Survival is the only option. more
Plot:
Captain John Boyd's promotion stations him at a fort where a rescued man tells a disturbing tale of cannibalism. full summary | add synopsis
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Mexican American War
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Cannibalism
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Cave
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Awards:
1 win
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4 nominations
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(13 articles)
Title Change: From Burning Bright to Ravenous
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A highly entertaining and original blend of horror and black comedy.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Guy Pearce | ... | Capt. John Boyd |
 | Robert Carlyle | ... | Col. Ives / F.W. Colqhoun |
 | David Arquette | ... | Pvt. Cleaves |
 | Jeremy Davies | ... | Pvt. Toffler |
 | Jeffrey Jones | ... | Col. Hart |
 | John Spencer | ... | Gen. Slauson |
 | Stephen Spinella | ... | Knox |
 | Neal McDonough | ... | Pvt. Reich |
| Joseph Runningfox | ... | George (as Joseph Running Fox) |
 | Bill Brochtrup | ... | Lindus |
| Sheila Tousey | ... | Martha |
| Fernando Becerril | ... | Mexican Commander |
| Gabriel Berthier | ... | Mexican Commander |
| Pedro Altamirano | ... | Mexican Commander |
| Joseph Boyle | ... | U.S. Blonde Soldier |
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MPAA:
Rated R for considerable gore and strong violence.
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Runtime:
101 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:K-16 (2000) (cut) (video rating) |
Finland:K-18 (2001) (uncut) (DVD rating) |
Finland:K-18 (1999) (uncut) |
Canada:16+ (Quebec) |
Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) |
Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Iceland:16 |
South Korea:18 |
New Zealand:R18 |
Argentina:18 |
Australia:MA |
France:-12 |
Germany:18 (nf) |
Ireland:18 |
Japan:PG-12 |
Norway:18 |
Peru:18 |
Portugal:M/18 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
Philippines:R-18
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The unusual sound in the music track when Martha is shown looking out awaiting the men's arrival is a traditional women's chant for such occasions, performed by 'Milton Quiltman Sahme''s wife.
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Anachronisms: When the men discover the cave you can see a few tree stumps in that are that were sawed off flat. Since they are days away from civilization it would have been impossible for someone to have come and harvested timber from that part of the wilderness in that time period.
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Referenced in The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II' (2002) (V)
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'Ravenous' is a highly entertaining and original blend of horror and black comedy. Apparently it had troubled beginnings with the original director being fired and Antonia Bird coming in as a last minute replacement at the behest of co-star Robert Carlyle ('Trainspotting') who had previously worked with her on 'Priest', a more different movie than this you couldn't imagine! Anyway, Bird triumphed and ended up with an excellent movie. David Arquette and Jeremy Davies are two actors I have little time for but they didn't have much on screen time and didn't detract from the great performances by Carlyle and 'Memento's Guy Pearce, who really sold the movie to me. I also really liked the role played by Tim Burton regular Jeffrey Jones. I enjoyed the work of all three actors, the unpredictable script, the inventive direction, and the unusual score by Peter Greenaway regular Michael Nyman and Blur's Damon Albarn, which reminded me at times of cult favourites Penguin Cafe Orchestra. 'Ravenous' isn't the greatest movie I've ever seen but I have enjoyed it all three times I've watched it and that's a lot more than I can say about most movies around these days. It's wicked fun with very clever touches of black comedy, and I highly recommend it.