Three backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.
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Mick Taylor
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Liz Hunter
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Kristy Earl
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Ben Mitchell
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Gordon Poole | ... |
Old Man
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| Guy O'Donnell | ... |
Car Salesman
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Phil Stevenson | ... |
Mechanic
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Geoff Revell | ... |
Petrol Attendant
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| Andy McPhee | ... |
Bazza
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Aaron Sterns | ... |
Bazza's Mate
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Michael Moody | ... |
Bazza's Old Mate
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Andrew Reimer | ... |
Flashback Dad
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Vicki Reimer | ... |
Flashback Mum
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Isabella Reimer | ... |
Flashback Girl
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David Rock | ... |
Irish Backpacker
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Jenny Starvall | ... |
Swedish Backpacker
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Guy Petersen | ... |
Swedish Backpacker
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| Paul Curran | ... |
Pool Party People
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Christian McMillan | ... |
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| Sean Gannon | ... |
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Aaron J. March | ... |
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Eddie White | ... |
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Geoffrey Yu | ... |
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Amy Schapel | ... |
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Bow Vayne | ... |
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Renee Chomel | ... |
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Noni Dunstone | ... |
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(as Simone Duntone)
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John Henry Duncan | ... |
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| Chloe Gardner | ... |
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Greg Sara | ... |
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Renee Luna | ... |
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Michael Soang | ... |
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Niesha de Jong | ... |
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Leesa Millhouse | ... |
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Alex De Rosa | ... |
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Darren Humphreys | ... |
Detective
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Peter Alchin | ... |
Police Officer
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Rory Walker | ... |
Roadhouse Guy
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Jon Blaikie | ... |
Roadhouse Guy
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Greg McLean | ... |
Old Man's Body / Police Officer (uncredited)
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Jacob Francis Worrall | ... |
Policeman no. 2 (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Greg McLean | ... | (as Greg Mclean) |
Written by
| Greg McLean | ... | (written by) (as Greg Mclean) |
Produced by
| George Adams | ... | executive producer |
| Martin Fabinyi | ... | executive producer |
| Michael Gudinski | ... | executive producer |
| Gary Hamilton | ... | executive producer |
| Matt Hearn | ... | co-producer / executive producer |
| Simon Hewitt | ... | executive producer |
| David Lightfoot | ... | line producer / producer |
| Greg McLean | ... | producer (as Greg Mclean) |
| Dale Roberts | ... | post-production producer |
Music by
| François Tétaz | ... | original score composer |
Cinematography by
| Will Gibson | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Jason Ballantine | ||
Editorial Department
| Mo Henry | ... | negative cutter (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Angela Heesom | ||
Production Design by
| Robert Webb | ||
Costume Design by
| Nicola Dunn | ||
Makeup Department
| Charmaine Connelly | ... | special effects prosthetics supervisor: Connelly Make-up FX Team / special makeup effects supervisor: Connelly Make-up FX Team |
| Rick Connelly | ... | special effects prosthetics supervisor: Connelly Make-up FX Team / special makeup effects supervisor: Connelly Make-up FX Team |
| Jennifer Lamphee | ... | hair designer (as Jen Lampree) / hair stylist supervisor (as Jen Lampree) / makeup designer |
| Fiona Rees-Jones | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Coralie Ryan | ... | makeup effects assistant: Connelly Make-up FX Team |
| Sarah Smith | ... | makeup effects assistant: Connelly Make-up FX Team |
| Danielle Snashall | ... | makeup effects assistant: Connelly Make-up FX Team |
Production Management
| Jason Ballantine | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Mark 'Sharky' Johnson | ... | unit manager |
| Anna Molyneaux | ... | production manager |
| Steve Russell | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Teresa Zales | ... | production supervisor: additional photography (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Rick Beecroft | ... | first assistant director |
| Annie Dovey | ... | third assistant director |
| Mat King | ... | second unit director |
| Brad Lanyon | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| James Calvert | ... | pre-visualization: The Peoples Republic of Animation |
| Anthony Croce | ... | set dresser (creditOnly) |
| Nick DeBoar | ... | pre-visualization: The Peoples Republic of Animation |
| John Kruger | ... | graphic designer / signage |
| Xan Lamphee | ... | props coordinator / set dresser |
| Chris Landreth | ... | construction manager |
| Brodie McCrossin | ... | pre-visualization: The Peoples Republic of Animation |
| Patch Moore | ... | construction: mine |
| Obie O'Brien | ... | props buyer / set dresser |
| Geoff Robertson | ... | artist: conceptual poster art |
| Tom Sheridan | ... | art department assistant |
| Andrew Stephens | ... | art department assistant |
| Geoffrey Tarr | ... | stand-by props (as Geoff Tarr) |
Sound Department
| Marco Arlotta | ... | boom operator |
| Mike Bakaloff | ... | boom operator (as Michael Bakaloff) |
| Pete Best | ... | adr recordist / sound effects editor / sound mixer |
| Tom Heuzenroeder | ... | sound effects editor |
| Des Kenneally | ... | sound recordist |
| John Simpson | ... | foley artist |
| Pete Smith | ... | dialogue editor (as Peter Smith) / sound mixer (as Peter Smith) |
| Adrian Medhurst | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Mark Chataway | ... | visual effects |
| Don Dixon | ... | digital liaison: Atlab |
| Marty Pepper | ... | flame visual effects / hi-def colourist / senior colourist / visual effects editor |
| Robert Sandeman | ... | digital supervisor: Atlab |
Stunts
| John Gauci | ... | action vehicle driver |
| Bernard Ledger | ... | precision driver (as Bernie Ledger) / stunt coordinator (as Bernie Ledger) / stunts (as Bernie Ledger) |
| Paul Lightfoot | ... | precision driver / stunts |
| Inge Sildnik | ... | precision driver / stunt double |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Marcus Bosisto | ... | supplier: lighting and grip equipment |
| James Calvert | ... | still photographer |
| Tony D'Antonio | ... | camera assistant |
| Daniel Guerra | ... | still photographer (as Daniel 'Gulio' Guerra) |
| Paul Lightfoot | ... | assistant grip / assistant lighting |
| Jason Munn | ... | camera assistant |
| Jody Muston | ... | focus puller / second camera operator |
| Hugh O'Sullivan | ... | assistant grip / assistant lighting |
| Kent Smith | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Darcy Sullivan | ... | camera assistant |
| Todd Telford | ... | key grip / key lighting |
| Richard Trayling | ... | grip / lighting |
| Brandon Trost | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Paula Buckland | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Mariot Kerr | ... | costume supervisor |
Location Management
| Michael Clarkin | ... | location manager |
| Mason Curtis | ... | location consultant |
| Jain Moralee | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Justin Astbury | ... | composer: dance music |
| Rob Biancetti | ... | composer: dance music |
| Dave Brown | ... | musician: guitar prepared and lap top guitars |
| Oscar Carlos | ... | musical score treatments |
| Brett Dean | ... | musician: viola |
| Rosanne Hunt | ... | musician: cello |
| Andrea Keable | ... | musician: violin |
| Johnny Klimek | ... | score arranger / score mixer / score programmer |
| Tom O'Dwyer | ... | musician: bass clarinet (as Tim O'Dwyer) |
| Anthony Pateras | ... | musician: piano preparation and additional piano frame |
| Byron Joel Scullin | ... | musician: vital ancillary |
| David Thrussell | ... | music score treatments |
| Miki Tsunoda | ... | musician: violin |
| François Tétaz | ... | music producer / musician: piano frame, rhodes, pedal steel and ukelyn |
| Vlademar Valarian | ... | musician: percussion |
| David Vodicka | ... | music clearances / music contractor: Screen Services |
| Emma Wiking | ... | music clearances / music contractor: Screen Services |
Script and Continuity Department
| Mac Gudgeon | ... | script editor |
| Gillian Stein | ... | continuity |
| Erryn Worth | ... | post-production script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Jon Blaikie | ... | action vehicle coordinator (as Jon Blaike) |
| Urch Shreiner | ... | action vehicle assistant |
| Tom Tomney | ... | operator: 4 wheel drive |
| Geoffrey Wastall | ... | operator: 4 wheel drive |
Additional Crew
| George Adams | ... | completion guarantor: Cinefinance |
| John Coory | ... | armorer and pyrotechnics |
| Sally Corooran | ... | liason: South Australian Film Corporation studios |
| Davids Darzins | ... | legal |
| Andrew Davies | ... | caterer: Crew Food |
| Nick Davies | ... | caterer: Crew Food |
| Annie Dovey | ... | unit nurse |
| Dennis Dovey | ... | production assistant |
| Bob Fisher | ... | completion guarantor: Cinefinance |
| Benjamin Garland | ... | unit runner (as Ben Garland) |
| Foster Hart | ... | legal |
| Richard Hyde | ... | insurance |
| Jenny Lalor | ... | legal |
| Alan Lamb | ... | wire recordings |
| Bernard Ledger | ... | safety supervisor (as Bernie Ledger) |
| Paul Lightfoot | ... | unit runner |
| Merrilyn Mensforth | ... | accounts assistant / production assistant |
| Anna Molyneaux | ... | production coordinator |
| Amanda Palmai | ... | caterer: Crew Food |
| Alison Parker | ... | production coordinator |
| Byron Joel Scullin | ... | wire recordings |
| Lisa Simons | ... | accounts assistant |
| Greg Sitch | ... | legal |
| Corrie Soeterboek | ... | completion guarantor: Cinefinance |
| Trudy Talbot | ... | financial controller / production accountant |
| Helen Tiller | ... | accent coach / dialogue coach |
| Sam White | ... | assistant to director |
Thanks
| Tennyson Andrew | ... | the producers would like to thank |
| Andrew Andreyev | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Christine Baillie | ... | the producers would like to thank |
| Elene Balaskas | ... | the producers would like to thank |
| Michael Bau | ... | acknowledgment: for the South Australian Film Corporation |
| Mark Broomhead | ... | acknowledgment: for the Film Finance Corporation Australia |
| Judith Crombie | ... | acknowledgment: for the South Australian Film Corporation |
| Sandra Di Iulio | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Sean Evans | ... | the producers would like to thank (as Senior Constable Sean Evans) |
| Jamie Guerra | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Simon Hewitt | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Dan Hogan | ... | acknowledgment: for the South Australian Film Corporation |
| Terry Jennings | ... | acknowledgment: for the South Australian Film Corporation |
| Helen Leake | ... | acknowledgment: for the South Australian Film Corporation |
| Lindsay Lipson | ... | acknowledgment: for the Film Finance Corporation Australia |
| John Maiolo | ... | the producers would like to thank |
| Ross Matthews | ... | acknowledgment: for the Film Finance Corporation Australia |
| Adrian Murray | ... | the producers would like to thank |
| Andy Neil | ... | the producers wish to thank (as Andrew Neal) |
| Heather Oxenham | ... | the producers would like to thank |
| Bronwyn Poole | ... | the producers would like to thank |
| Craig Shute | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| George Sibenala | ... | the producers would like to thank |
| Lyn Sibenala | ... | the producers would like to thank |
| Anthos Simon | ... | the producers would like to thank |
| Stephen F. Smith | ... | the producers would like to thank |
| John Teague | ... | the producers would like to thank |
| John Tobin | ... | the producers would like to thank |
| Mark Vatuli | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Geoffrey Wastall | ... | the producers would like to thank: Partacoona Station (as Geoff Wastall) |
| Tracey Wastall | ... | the producers would like to thank: Partacoona Station |
| Steve Whitham | ... | the producers would like to thank |
| Bree Winwood | ... | the producers would like to thank (as Bree Nevin) |
Production Companies
- Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC) (presents)
- The South Australian Film Corporation (in association with)
- 403 Productions (in association with)
- True Crime Channel (in association with)
- Best FX (Boom Sound)
- Emu Creek Pictures
Distributors
- Roadshow Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Optimum Releasing (2005) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution (2005) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Dimension Films (2005) (United States) (theatrical)
- Time Code (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Bazuca Films (2005) (Chile) (theatrical)
- Mushroom Pictures (2005) (Australia)
- The Weinstein Company (2005) (United States)
- Golden Village Pictures (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Kinowelt Filmverleih (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Medyavizyon (2006) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2006) (Norway) (theatrical)
- TFM Distribution (2006) (France) (theatrical)
- Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
- Genius Products (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Imagem Filmes (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Roadshow Entertainment Video (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
- Distribution Company (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Group Power (2007) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- Vértice 360 (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Dolmen Home Video (2008) (Italy) (Blu-ray)
- STAR India (2008) (India) (tv) (Chennai)
- Univideo (2008) (Italy) (Blu-ray)
- Culture Publishers (CP) (2009) (Japan) (DVD)
- Film (2009) (Hungary) (tv)
- Pony (2010) (Taiwan) (Blu-ray)
- Elea Media (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- Rai 2 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Rai Movie (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Pluto TV (2023) (United States) (video)
Special Effects
- Connelly Make-Up FX Team (special effects prosthetics and make-up effects)
- Oasis Post Australia
Other Companies
- Angela Heesom Casting (casting)
- Atlab (digital film recording services)
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (music recorded at)
- Best FX (Boom Sound) (mixed at)
- Best FX (Boom Sound) (sound post-production and mixing)
- Birkenstock (the producers would like to thank)
- Bonds (the producers would like to thank)
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- CineFinance Insurance Services (completion guarantor)
- Crew Food (catering)
- District Council Of Mallala (the producers would like to thank)
- Encore Travel (travel and vehicles)
- Enormodome (music recorded at)
- Hard Yakka (the producers would like to thank)
- Hema Maps (the producers would like to thank)
- Hirboom Australia (Motorola radios)
- Insight (the producers would like to thank)
- Iwaki Auditorium (music recorded at)
- Kojo Productions (post-production)
- Lake Coolangatta Café (the producers would like to thank)
- Lemac Australia (hi-definition cameras and lenses supplied by)
- Lemac Film & Video Equipment (camera and lenses)
- Lightforce Australia (the producers would like to thank)
- Masonfilm (wardrobe and make-up trucks)
- Moose Mastering (mixed at)
- Oasis Post Australia (post-production and HD facilities)
- Partacoona Station - Flinders Ranges (the producers would like to thank)
- Port Gawler Off Road Hire Park (the producers would like to thank)
- Psycholites (lighting and grips equipment and vehicles)
- Screen Services (music clearances and contracting)
- Simon Hackett Wines (the producers would like to thank)
- South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service (the producers would like to thank)
- South Australian Police Department (the producers would like to thank)
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- Swatch (the producers would like to thank)
- SystemBot (dance music)
- The City Of Burnside (the producers would like to thank)
- The City Of Enfield (the producers would like to thank)
- The City Of Onkaparinga (the producers would like to thank)
- The City Of Port Adelaide (the producers would like to thank)
- The City Of Unley (the producers would like to thank)
- The Country Fire Service Of South Australia (the producers would like to thank)
- The District Council Of Mount Remarkable (the producers would like to thank)
- The Flinders Ranges Council (the producers would like to thank)
- The People's Republic of Animation (pre-visualization)
- The Port Augusta Council (the producers would like to thank)
- The Port Parham Sports and Social Club (the producers would like to thank)
- The Royal Flying Doctor Service - Central Operations (very special thanks)
- The South Australian Ambulance Service (the producers would like to thank)
- The South Australian Film Corporation (production offices)
- The South Australian State Emergency Service (the producers would like to thank)
- Webster, Hyde, Heath Insurance Brokers (insurance)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Three backpackers travel into the Australian Outback only to find themselves stranded at Wolf Creek crater. Once there, they are encountered by a bushman, Mick Taylor, who offers them a ride back to his place. Little do the three know that their adventure into the Outback would be a complete nightmare after the backpackers find a way to escape. |
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| Taglines | Based on true events. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend Australia | $244,306, 28 Oct 2005 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $27,762,648, 11 Sep 2008 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Unbeknown to the crew the abandoned mine where they chose to film had actually been the site of the real life murder of a woman. The filming prompted a protest from locals who erroneously thought the film was about those events. See more » |
| Goofs | (at around 32 mins) When they arrive at Wolf Creek, they park the car nose-in and facing the sign and the meteorite site. When they come back the car is in the same direction. However, when night falls the car does a 180 degree switch as they are facing the direction where they came from, as they watch the headlights of Mick's truck arrive. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Wolf Creek: Deleted Scenes (2006). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Sunshine See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The producers would like to thank ... the people of Hawker, Port Augusta, Flinders Ranges and South Australia, ... Frank, Marie and the entire Mclean family See more » |
| Quotes |
Mick Taylor:
See? Head on a stick! See more » |