Bone Eater

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Bone Eater
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DVD cover
Genre Science fiction
horror
Written by Jim Wynorski
Directed by Jim Wynorski (as Bob Robertson)[1]
Starring Bruce Boxleitner
Michael Horse
Clara Bryant
Theme music composer Chuck Cirino
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) Paul Hertzberg
Cinematography Andrea V. Rossotto
Editor(s) Marcus Manton
Running time 88 minutes
Production company(s) CineTel Films
Distributor Syfy
Budget $700,000[citation needed]
Release
Original network Syfy
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  • February 9, 2008 (2008-02-09)[2]

Bone Eater is a 2008 monster movie directed and written by Jim Wynorski. It stars Bruce Boxleitner as a sheriff who must stop a Native American monster from destroying his town. It premiered on Syfy and was later released on DVD.

Plot

An unscrupulous land developer, Big Jim Burns, ignores the protests of Native Americans as he violates their ancestral burial grounds. The local sheriff, Steve Evans, is caught in the middle of the conflict, as he is half Native American and half Caucasian. When one of Burns' construction crews unearths an ancient relic, they unleash a giant skeletal monster that proceeds to kill everyone in its path. Evans must deal with his rebellious daughter, unhelpful bureaucrats, and Johnny Black Hawk, a Native American who agitates for violence. After consulting with the local chief, Storm Cloud, Evans learns he must locate the relic and use it in ritual combat against the monster. Once Sheriff Evans acquires the relic, Johnny Black Hawk attempts to take it from him and use it to get vengeance on the town; Evans is forced to kill him in self-defense. After donning war paint, Evans goes on to fight and ultimately defeat the Bone Eater.

Cast

Release

CineTel Films announced Bone Eater in 2006.[3] It premiered on Syfy on April 4, 2008, and Lionsgate released it on DVD on July 8, 2008.[2]

Reception

Scott Foy of Dread Central rated it 2/5 stars and wrote that the film would not "scare anyone except maybe the smallest of children". Foy criticized the story as "pointless and derivative" and the effects as cartoonish, though he stated that the monster gives Bone Eater "moments of wacky charm".[1] David Johnson of DVD Verdict called it "astonishingly stupid" and described the title monster as "one of the most ridiculous CGI contraptions I've seen."[4] Justin Felix of DVD Talk rated the film 1/5 stars and stated "it has a it's so bad you have to see it to believe it vibe."[5] Bloody Disgusting rated the film 2.5/5 stars and called it "the ultimate Saturday morning mindwipe."[6]

See also

References

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External links

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