The Burrowers

2008
R
1h 36m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

9.5K

YOUR RATING

Horror Thriller Western

In the Wild West a rescue party sets out to find a family of settlers that has vanished from their home under mysterious circumstances.In the Wild West a rescue party sets out to find a family of settlers that has vanished from their home under mysterious circumstances.In the Wild West a rescue party sets out to find a family of settlers that has vanished from their home under mysterious circumstances.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

9.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 nominations

Trivia
Shot in 23 days in NM, with a few days of re-shoots in Los Angeles.

Goofs
Near the 43 minute mark, Fergus Coffey (Karl Geary) places his hat over Audrey's (Seri DeYoung) face as she lies in the wagon. Immediately afterwards, it cuts to a distant shot of the men riding off with Coffey still wearing his hat, and yet the next shot still shows his hat still on Audrey's face.

Quotes
William Parcher: What is that?
Henry Victor: Hmm?
William Parcher: What the hell is that?
Henry Victor: It's a tobacco pouch.
William Parcher: It's ugly as shit.
Henry Victor: Yeah. Come off an Injun. Big buck by the name o' Sack-o-Tabacky.
William Parcher: Jesus Christ.
Dobie Spacks: W-What is it?
Henry Victor: Shit, son.
William Parcher: It's a scrotum, Dobie.

Connections
Featured in WhatCulture Horror: 10 Criminally Underrated Monster Movies (2021)

Soundtracks
All the Pretty Little Horses
Traditional American lullaby
Arranged and performed by Grant Campbell

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Review

Featured review

7/10

If Deadwood, Tremors, and Night of the Living Dead had sex, this would be their bastard child!

A surprisingly good film for the horror genre. It's not a truly outstanding film, but it is a fine flick to rent and sip some beers and eat some popcorn while watching. The acting is pretty good in this film save for Doug Hutchison who's a bit over-the-top in his portrayal of the racist army captain. Racial undertones are presented throughout this movie: how whites treat Indians, blacks, and even certain white ethnic groups.

This movie is really more of Western that happens to have some horror elements thrown in. Go into it expecting to watch a "cowboys and Indians" film and I think you will be pleasantly surprised. Most of the violence in this film is man against man rather than man against monster. The "burrowers" themselves are a bit disappointing once revealed, mostly because of the poor CGI. The final battle is not as satisfying as I thought it would be, but the extremely dark and depressing ending was well done. This film is much better than most straight to DVD releases.

7/10