Rufus (2012 film)

Rufus (also known as Hunted) a Canadian horror film, directed by Dave Schultz and released in 2012.[1] The film stars Rory J. Saper as Rufus, a mysterious young man who turns up in a small town in Saskatchewan and is eventually revealed to be a vampire.[2] The cast also includes David James Elliott, Kelly Rowan, Merritt Patterson, Richard Harmon, and Kim Coates.[3]

Rufus
Film poster
Directed byDave Schultz
Produced byBruce Harvey
Anand Ramayya
Dave Schulz
Written byDave Schultz
StarringRory J. Saper
Kim Coates
David James Elliott
Kelly Rowan
Merritt Patterson
Richard Harmon
Music byErland and the Carnival
CinematographyCraig Wrobleski
Edited byKen Filewych
Production
company
Lonely Boy Productions
Karma Films
Distributed byEntertainment One
Release date
  • 21 September 2012 (2012-09-21) (Calgary)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film premiered at the Calgary International Film Festival in September 2012,[4] before going into general theatrical release in 2013.[5]

Plot

Rufus is a mysterious young boy who arrives to a small town in Saskatchewan. Upon his arrival in town, he witnesses his friend, an elderly woman, commit suicide by walking in front of a car, and does nothing about it. Hugh Wade, the town sheriff and his wife Jennifer, take him in as their house guest as Sheriff Wade attempts to find out who Rufus and the elderly woman really are and why they suddenly arrived in town. Tracy and Clay are two local teenagers who quickly befriend Rufus. Aaron Van Dusen is a mysterious man who arrives in town looking for Rufus for unknown reasons.

Cast

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 33% based on 6 reviews, with no consensus. Audience approval rating is 55% based on 100 reviews. Positive reviews centred on its being well made (National Post) and the slowly building tension (Toronto Star). Negative reviews commented on an overall drabness of the movie (Adam Nayman, Globe and Mail), its mediocrity (Alexander Lowe, We Got this Covered), and its slowness, with Jay Stone of Canada,com writing, "Writer/director Dave Schultz stretches out this somewhat languorous - not to say somnambulant - material to almost two hours by adding a villain."[6][7]

Award nominations

Erland and the Carnival received two Canadian Screen Award nominations for Best Original Song at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards, for the songs "Wanting" and "Out of Sight".[8]

References
  1. "Rufus, reviewed: Canadian vampire flick is a familiar picture of true paranormal love". National Post, July 25, 2013.
  2. "Rufus: Dave Schultz". Exclaim!, July 25, 2013.
  3. "Rufus: A vampire flick without bite". The Globe and Mail, July 26, 2013.
  4. "‘Wooden boy’ at heart of former Calgarian Dave Schultz's movies". Calgary Herald, September 21, 2012.
  5. "Rufus is a heartwarming teen vampire story". The Georgia Straight, July 25, 2013.
  6. "Rufus". Lonely Boy Productions. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  7. Nayman, Adam (July 26, 2013). "Rufus: A vampire flick without bite" (Globe and Mail). The Globe and Mail Inc. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  8. "War Witch leads Canadian Screen Awards nominations". Screen Daily, January 15, 2013.
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