''Night of the Wild'' is a 2015 American television

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directed by

Eric Red Eric Red (born Eric Joseph Durdaller; February 16, 1961) is an American screenwriter, director and novelist, best known for writing the horror films '' The Hitcher'' and ''Near Dark'', as well as writing and directing '' Cohen and Tate''. Biogr ...

and written by Delondra Williams. The film premiered on

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on October 3, 2015.

Plot

A green

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lands in a quiet town and turns many local

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into vicious killers.

Cast

Rob Morrow Robert Alan Morrow (born September 21, 1962) is an American actor and director. He is known for his portrayal of Dr. Joel Fleischman on ''Northern Exposure'', a role that garnered him three Golden Globe and two Emmy nominations for Best Actor i ...

as Dave *

Kelly Rutherford Kelly Rutherford (born November 6, 1968) is an American actress. She is known for her television roles as Stephanie "Sam" Whitmore on the NBC daytime soap opera ''Generations'' (1989–1991), as Megan Lewis on the Fox primetime soap opera ''Melr ...

as Sara *

Tristin Mays Tristin Mays (born June 10, 1990) is an American actress. Mays portrayed Riley Davis in the reboot of the ''MacGyver'' series on CBS who works as a covert operative for the Phoenix Foundation. Early life and education Mays' parents, Viveca and Mi ...

as Rosalyn * Carmen Tonry as Danielle * Jill Zarin as Liz * Mary Katherine O'Donnell as Alice Wise * B.D. Boudreaux as Bill * Mason Guccione as Casey * Darrell Chumley as Chester * Eric Ashton Spooner as Firefighter Eddie * Dalton Alfortish as Ray * Shanna Marie Burris as Misty * Dylan Vox as Seth * Christin Rankins as Groomer * Andre Bauth as Sandoval * Maria Robles as Kim

Reception

Reviewer Stabford Deathrage of culturedvultures.com called the film "unintentionally hilarious" and "completely ridiculous".

References

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