Plot
A thriller centered on a young woman and her autistic little brother who are trapped in a house with a ravenous tiger during a hurricane.
Release Year: 2010
Rating: 5.7/10 (2,223 voted)
Director:
Carlos Brooks
Stars: Briana Evigan, Charlie Tahan, Garret Dillahunt
Storyline In Montgomery County, Kelly Taylor is ready to go to college and takes her autistic brother, Tom, to a specialized institution. However, the bank informs her that she does not have sufficient funds in her account to honor her check. Her stepfather, Johnny Gaveneau, withdrew the money from her account the day before. When Kelly arrives home, Johnny reveals that he used the money to buy a tiger for his 'safari show' project. In addition he has the house reinforced, in order to protect it from hurricanes, so all the windows and external doors are covered with wood. When Kelly awakes, she finds that the starving tiger is inside the house and Tom and she are trapped with the ravenous animal.
Cast: Garret Dillahunt
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Johnny Gaveneau
Briana Evigan
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Kelly Taylor
Charlie Tahan
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Tom Taylor
Peggy Sheffield
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Doctor Orsi
Mary Rachel Dudley
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Catherine Taylor
Tom Nowicki
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Sheriff
Katie
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Tiger
Schicka
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Tiger
Kismet
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Tiger
Release Date: 3 Jan 2010
Filming Locations: Florida, USA
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
The title is a reference to the William Blake poem 'The Tyger' published in 1794
Quotes: Johnny Gaveneau:
Look, I'm starting a safari ranch. This is my main attraction. I need, you know, a scary animal. Howie:
Scary? Johnny Gaveneau:
Yeah. That's what the tourists pay to see. I don't think this cat's scary enough. I'm not paying top dollar for an animal that doesn't scare anyone and doesn't know any tricks. Now, maybe if I'm paying less, say, $5,000 less... Howie:
Mr. Gaveneau, the only reason we are talking is because last month this cat attacked a circus horse while 300 of your tourists ran screaming for their lives. Johnny Gaveneau:
Chased her down, did he?
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User Review
This is not your SyFy channel piece of garbage
Rating: 7/10
At first glance of the plot it would seem that this would be another
poorly written, CGI cartooned, SyFy channel movie of the week. I just
finished watching this with my wife, and I can say she was covering her
eyes throughout most of the film. Not only did the plot make sense, it
produced a sub-plot that brought it all together. The acting was above
board, and the Tiger was LIVE. They did not have to rely on using lots
of special effects to make you sit on the edge of your seat.
Briana Evigan's character has to stay and take care of her younger
brother who has Autism, when her mother dies, and leaves them with
their step- father. The step-father ends up taking her collage money to
invest in his safari side show. He purchases a tiger to draw more
tourists, when the hurricane strikes. Charlie Tahan did a great job in
portraying a child with Autism. Having worked on several projects with
Autistic children, I could easily critique his portrayal. Obviously the
writers did a lot of research on Autism. You need to watch this
surprising jewel to find how this all unravels, .....or is that torn to
shreds?
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