Grendel (film)

Grendel is a 2007 American action-fantasy television film directed by Nick Lyon and very loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. The television film was produced by the Sci Fi channel as an original movie for broadcasting on the Sci Fi cable television network, and began airing on January 13, 2007. In 2010 it was released on DVD from the sister company by Universal Pictures.[1]

Grendel
DVD cover
GenreAction
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Based onBeowulf by Anonymous
Written byRon Fernandez
Berkeley Anderson
Directed byNick Lyon
StarringChris Bruno
Ben Cross
Marina Sirtis
Music byNathan Furst
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersJeffery Beach
Phillip J. Roth
CinematographyLorenzo Senatore
EditorMatt Michael
Running time82 minutes
Production companyUniversal Pictures
Release
Original networkSci Fi Channel
Original release
  • January 13, 2007 (2007-01-13)

Synopsis

The movie posits Grendel's mother as a monster ("Hag") who demands monthly sacrifice from the Danes; king Hrothgar and his wife Wealhþeow have agreed to the scheme, with the result that by the time the hero Beowulf comes to the kingdom of the Danes there are almost no children left, and Hrothgar bemoans the fact that he has become as monstrous as the monster. After she disappears from the scene her son, Grendel, continues her reign of terror.

Cast

Reception

Nickolas Haydock, in the essay "Making Sacrifices" from the Beowulf on Film collection, called the film "highly derivative" and "regrettable".[1]

References
  1. Haycock, Nickolas (2013). "Making Sacrifices". In Haydock, Nickolas; Risden, E. L. (eds.). 'Beowulf' on Film: Adaptations and Variations. Jefferson: McFarland. pp. 81–118. ISBN 9780786463381.


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