Rogue (2007 film)
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| Directed by | Greg McLean |
| Produced by | Matt Hearn David Lightfoot Greg McLean |
| Written by | Greg McLean |
| Starring |
Michael Vartan Radha Mitchell Sam Worthington John Jarratt |
| Music by | Frank Tetaz |
| Cinematography | Will Gibson |
| Edited by | Jason Ballantine |
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Village Roadshow Pictures
Emu Creek Pictures |
| Distributed by | Dimension Films |
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Running time
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99 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $26.9 million |
| Box office | $4.6 million |
Rogue is a 2007 Australian independent horror film about a group of tourists in Australia who fall prey to a giant, man-eating crocodile. Rogue was released in Australia on 8 November 2007.
The film stars Michael Vartan, Radha Mitchell, Sam Worthington, John Jarratt and Mia Wasikowska and was directed, written, and produced by Greg McLean, who also directed the 2005 indie-Australian horror hit movie Wolf Creek. It was produced by David Lightfoot and Matt Hearn and made on a budget of A$26,900,000. The film was inspired by the true story of Sweetheart, a giant saltwater crocodile that attacked boats in the late 1970s, although in real life, Sweetheart was never responsible for an attack on a human.
While carrying out his research as a travel journalist, cynical American Pete McKell (Michael Vartan) joins a group of tourists on a crocodile watching river cruise in Kakadu National Park of Australia's Northern Territory, led by wildlife researcher Kate Ryan (Radha Mitchell). After a run-in with two locals, Neil (Sam Worthington) and Collin (Damien Richardson), the cruise winds to a close and Kate prepares to return the group to base.
Everett (Robert Taylor) spots a flare in the distance, and Kate tells the group that they must investigate to determine whether someone needs rescuing. A few miles up river, they come across a half-sunken wreck when suddenly, something crashes into the tourists' boat, creating a crack in the side. Kate's only choice is to run it ashore on a small island in the middle of the river. The group disembarks and begins discussion of what to do when Everett is suddenly pulled into the water by an unseen predator and killed. Kate comes to the conclusion that they are in the heart of a large crocodile's territory and that it will be more aggressive than usual. The tourists realize that by nightfall, the tide will start to rise and in a matter of hours, their small island will be submerged.
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