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Ravenous is a american film of genre Drama directed by Antonia Bird released in USA on 16 march 1999 with Guy Pearce
Ravenous (1999)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 16 march 1999
Length 1h41
Directed by Antonia Bird
OriginUSA
Themes Children's films
Rating68%
Ravenous is a 1999 American black comedy horror film and satire directed by Antonia Bird and starring Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, Jeffrey Jones and David Arquette. The film revolves around cannibalism in 1840s California and some elements bear similarities to the story of the Donner Party and that of Alferd Packer. Screenwriter Ted Griffin lists Packer's story, as recounted in a couple of paragraphs of Dashiell Hammett's The Thin Man, as one of his inspirations for Carlyle's character. The film's darkly humorous and ironic take on its gruesome subject matter have led some to label it as a black comedy. The film's unique score by Michael Nyman and Damon Albarn generated a significant amount of attention.
The film's production did not get off to a good start. Original director Milcho Manchevski left the production three weeks after shooting started. He was replaced by Bird at the suggestion of Carlyle.
Synopsis
During the Mexican-American War (1846 – 1848), Second Lieutenant Boyd fights in the United States Army (Boyd is a former officer in the Army of the Republic of Texas, that merged with the US Army in 1846 - he still wears the Texas Army rank insignia of second lieutenant: one five pointed star on each shoulder strap). But in battle his courage fails him, and, to avoid being killed, he plays dead—while his unit is massacred. He is transported along with the other dead (with his commanding officer's blood dripping into his mouth) back to the Mexican headquarters. However, in a moment of sudden bravery, he captures the Mexican command. For his heroism Boyd is promoted to Captain, but when his commanding officer learns of the cowardice by which his victory was achieved, he exiles Boyd to the remote Fort Spencer in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.Actors
Guy Pearce
(Boyd)
Robert Carlyle
(Ives / Colqhoun)
Jeremy Davies
(Toffler)
Jeffrey Jones
(Hart)
David Arquette
(Cleaves)
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