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4.7/10
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They Find a Live Wyvern in small town Alaska.They Find a Live Wyvern in small town Alaska.They Find a Live Wyvern in small town Alaska.
Karen Elizabeth Austin
- Edna
- (as Karen Austin)
David James Lewis
- Dr. David Yates
- (as David Lewis)
Dave 'Squatch' Ward
- Fisherman
- (as Dave Ward)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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- TriviaThis movie is set in Alaska, and features two actors from the Alaska-based TV series "Northern Exposure" - Barry Corbin, and Elaine Miles.
- GoofsCol. Sherman tells Deputy Barnes that she'll be "...filing death certificates for the whole county!" Alaska does not have counties, it has boroughs. There are eighteen boroughs, and the land that is outside those is called the "Unorganized Borough" and contains more than half of the state's land but only 13% of the population. The Unorganized Borough has no government and is larger than any other US state.
- Crazy creditsMovie was dedicated to Don Davis, who played the Colonel, that had passed away before the release.
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A good old-fashioned monster flick
If you like this *type* of film, you can't help liking Wyvern. It's got all the required bits: mysterious, deadly creature; feisty heroine; brick-jawed hero; and an assortment of quirky characters to serve as monster-chow.
But where so many similar films miss the mark, Wyvern manages that perfect balance of characterization, storyline and gory thrills. It's all in the writing: the tightly-constrained situation feels real, even when it's clearly preposterous. And the people react in credible ways, the way *we* would probably react, under similarly unlikely circumstances. Several characters even manage to surprise us by rising far above the clichéd responses we're expecting.
True, this is clearly a low-budget effort, and the special effects are fairly tame by today's standards. But the CG creature is plenty real enough, especially the way it's shown in very believable small-town settings.
Wyvern isn't going to win over anyone looking for a light romantic comedy. But if your taste runs to gleefully gruesome survivalist adventure, you're in for a bone-chomping good time.
But where so many similar films miss the mark, Wyvern manages that perfect balance of characterization, storyline and gory thrills. It's all in the writing: the tightly-constrained situation feels real, even when it's clearly preposterous. And the people react in credible ways, the way *we* would probably react, under similarly unlikely circumstances. Several characters even manage to surprise us by rising far above the clichéd responses we're expecting.
True, this is clearly a low-budget effort, and the special effects are fairly tame by today's standards. But the CG creature is plenty real enough, especially the way it's shown in very believable small-town settings.
Wyvern isn't going to win over anyone looking for a light romantic comedy. But if your taste runs to gleefully gruesome survivalist adventure, you're in for a bone-chomping good time.
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