Tasmanian Devils is a 2013 Canadian horror film directed by former child actor Zach Lipovsky (Leprechaun: Origins; Dead Rising: Watchtower) from a screenplay by Brook Durham (Mammoth; Red: Werewolf Hunter; Bering Sea Beast).
Main cast:
Danica McKellar (Hack!; Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo), Kenneth Mitchell (The Bequest), Mike Dopud (Alone in the Dark; BloodRayne; Final Destination 5), Roger R. Cross (The Chronicles of Riddick; The Strain; Re-Kill); Terry Chen (Bates Motel; Evil Feed; Godzilla); Apolo Ohno, Rekha Sharma.
Plot:
When a group of BASE jumpers enter into a forbidden portion of the Tasmanian wilderness, they didn’t foresee that one of their group would die in the process. They also didn’t expect for their friend’s blood to awaken ancient and gigantic Tasmanian devils that would swiftly seek to make them their supper.
The group finds some assistance in three park rangers that arrive to arrest the group for trespassing, only to find that they too are in danger of becoming the deadly beasts’ prey. One by one, people start to die…
Reviews:
“There are so many satisfying moments in this movie that it is easy to forget the low budget despite how cheesy everything looks. Everything about the movie that at the outset made me believe it would be just another Syfy crapfest eventually evolved into something great. Not just good or watchable mind you, but genuinely great.” Stupid Blue Planet
“Too silly to take seriously and taking itself far too seriously to have fun with, Tasmanian Devils needn’t bother anybody’s list of monster flicks this year.” John Noonan, HorrorNews.net
“There is little here that you haven’t seen countless times before. Annoying characters you can’t wait to see die: check. A clumsy and unconvincing love interest subplot: check. Incompetent direction and unconvincing special effects: check. It is fair to say Tasmanian Devils does little well but at least the pacing is brisk to help make sure it isn’t completely boring.” Adam Cook, Letterboxd
Cast and characters:
Danica McKellar as Alex
Kenneth Mitchell as Jayne
Mike Dopud as Anderson
Roger R. Cross as Simon (as Roger Cross)
Terry Chen as Walsh
Rekha Sharma as Lisbon
Apolo Ohno as Stone
Joseph Allan Sutherland as Danz (as Joseph Sutherland)
Scott McNeil as Whitfield
Julia Sarah Stone as Kid
Choice dialogue:
Simon [Roger Cross]: “I can’t believe this is real. What are we watching?”
Trailer:
