Summary
A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is their new prey.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+24)
Critics 38Audiences 62GoodWatch 50
Box office
1.0×its budget
- Budget
- $7 M
- Worldwide
- $8 M
Worldwide it earned $290 K more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for action movies, −12 min on the typical 108
typical 10896Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 15 more
Released
1994
April 15, 1994
32 years ago
Genres
ActionThrillerAdventureCrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
18 people
Rutger HauerBurns
Ice-TMason
Charles S. DuttonCole
John C. McGinleyGriffin
William McNamaraWolfe, Jr.
Jeff CoreyHank
Gary BuseyHawkins
F. Murray AbrahamWolfe, Sr.
Bob MinorSecurity Guard- LCLawrence C. McCoyHotel Clerk
George FisherTaxi Driver- JDJacqui DickersonTaxi Passenger
Victor MorrisHomeless Father- FCFrederic Collins Jr.Homeless Child
- SKSteven KingMercedes Driver
- SSSheila ScottBag Lady
Steven Lambert1st Trophy Hunted- KHKevin HarrisHomeless Man
Directing · 1
- Ernest R. Dickerson Director
Writing · 1
- Eric Bernt Writer
Production · 4
- Kevin J. Messick Executive Producer
- David Permut Producer
- Jodi Rothfield Casting
- Fred C. Caruso Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Bojan Bazelli Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Sam Pollard Editor
- Geeta Gandbhir Assistant Editor
Sound · 1
- Stewart Copeland Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Christiaan Wagener Production Design
- Madlyne Marcom Art Direction
- George Toomer Jr. Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Ruth E. Carter Costume Design
- Donna Berwick Costume Design
- Vonda K. Morris Key Hair Stylist, Key Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Anthony G. Nakonechnyj Gaffer
Other crew · 2
- Steven Lambert Stunts
- John Robotham Stunts
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