Mill Creek Entertainment announced this past week that writer/director Justin Lee’s latest film adaptation of Richard Connell’s 1924 short story, The Most Dangerous Game, will be heading home as both Blu-ray and DVD product offerings on Nov. 8.
Connell’s short story was originally adapted for the screen in 1932, starring Fay Wray and Joel McCrea … this version from Lee is every bit as suspenseful as Lee’s adaption has added some nice tweaks to the original story.
In the days following World War II, big-game hunter Marcus Rainsford (played by Judd Nelson) hits upon the therapeutic idea of having his combat-weary sniper son, Sanger (Chris 'C.T.' Tamburello — Habitual), go with him on a trip to Alaska to hunt Grizzly Bears. Sanger, who is having flashback of his days in the field, reluctantly goes along with the plan.
During their journey north on an inner-island steamer there is a “tragic accident” and the steamer mysteriously explodes … Marcus, Sanger and their fellow hunter, Rex Alan (Randy Charach) manage to make it ashore. Soon, they hear gunshots and realize that people are around, they will be saved and it will be just a matter of time before they can find their way back to civilization.
Being experienced in the woods, it doesn’t take the trio long to find the source of the activity, which turns out to be Baron Von Wolf (Casper Van Dien) and his crazed-looking “assistant,” Ivan (Keven Porter). At first, Baron Von Wolf seems like a nice enough chap, the owner of the island they are on, who offers them shelter, food and even suggests that they go on with their original hunting plans.
Things, however, take a dramatic turn when Von Wolf reveals that his island is actually a private reserve where he hunts humans, he even shares a few of his skull-trophies. Before Marcus, Sanger and Rex can come to terms with what their host has just told them, Von Wolf murders Sanger’s father and the ever-obedient Ivan disposes of Rex.
Sanger, now a prisoner, is told by his not-so-gracious host that he will be given some survival gear, a hunting knife (even tigers have teeth) and a three-hour head start … and then the hunt will be on. Oh, yes, one more thing, you will have two cupcake companions with you, Mary (Elissa Dowling — Girl on the Third Floor, The Electric Man, Axeman at Cutters Creek) and her brother Quin (Edward Finlay — 11th Hour Cleaning, Final Kill, Hellblazers) … do with them as you will.
The hunt is on. Who will survive … will Von Wolf have a trio of new skulls for his collection? And what of the mysterious Benjamin Colt (played by Tom Berenger)? Sanger encounters him during his evasion of the hunters … he claims that he has remained hidden from Von Wolf, but is he all that he seems to be?
For these answers and more, Mill Creek Entertainment’s The Most Dangerous Game on either Blu-ray or DVD on Nov. 8.
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