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Wake in Fright

Wake in Fright

Directed by Ted Kotcheff

When Australian teacher John Grant stops off in the rural town of Yabba, he quickly gets pulled into the dark world of strange, ultra-macho townies who spend their days binge drinking, gambling and hunting kangaroos. For the timid Grant, this starts out as a thrilling release of his id. But after he loses his shirt gambling, Grant struggles to escape the bad luck – or perhaps a conspiracy – that keeps preventing him from leaving Yabba. Long unavailable on home video, Ted Kotcheff’s superb thriller is a deeply unsettling study of the horror of the unchecked male psyche. NOTE: Wake in Fright is presented in its entirety, featuring animal hunting scenes, which viewers may find offensive. Discretion is advised.

A man on vacation stops off in a rural town filled with strange characters and becomes unable to leave.

Cast: Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence

Member Reviews

Folk Horror movie where the villain is beer. 5/5 crack one open and enjoy

straydog
1 year ago

this is a horror in a sense of having no money due to poor choice of gambling and no where to go. if you never been in dead broke situation you wouldnt know how scary that can be just one mistake close to death ir homeless. i enjoyed the movie its like an endless hellhole of no escape

2spookyforme
1 year ago

horror can have so many different faces and this is definitely qualifies. a story about the horrors of male camaraderie.

thinman/wolfman
1 year ago

😩Poor dude. Like he was stuck in the twilight zone. Felt sorry for him. Couldn’t stand those extremists guys acting like trump supporters. Slap crazy. No filters on their mouths or behavior.

Gatorgirl
1 year ago

After years of wanting to watch this movie Shudder finally gave me a platform. No excuses. And I have to say for me this movie embodies the struggle and danger of alcoholism. Somebody that just can’t relate might find this movie boring or uninteresting, but it’s a window into a world of what it’s like to feel trapped and having no one to pull you out of your despair. Until somehow at the end you make it out alive. This movie hit me

Wesse_Jills
1 year ago