The Wolf of Snow Hollow

The Wolf of Snow Hollow is a 2020 American comedy horror film written, directed by and starring Jim Cummings. It also stars Riki Lindhome, Chloe East, and Jimmy Tatro, as well as Robert Forster in his final film role, and to whom the film is dedicated.[4] The plot follows a small Utah town that is seemingly being terrorized by a werewolf. The film was released in limited theaters and on VOD on October 9, 2020 by United Artists Releasing.

The Wolf of Snow Hollow
Official promotional poster
Directed byJim Cummings
Produced by
  • Kathleen Grace
  • Matt Hoklotubbe
  • Michael J. McGarry
  • Natalie Metzger
  • Matt Miller
  • Benjamin Wiessner
Written byJim Cummings
Starring
Music byBen Lovett
CinematographyNatalie Kingston
Edited by
  • Patrick Nelson Barnes
  • R. Brett Thomas
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists Releasing
Release date
  • October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million[1]
Box office$185,026[2][3]

Premise

A sheriff's deputy begins to break down from the stress of investigating a series of brutal murders of women in his sleepy ski community. The evidence seems to point to something supernatural: a werewolf attacking and devouring its victims.[5]

Cast

Production

Filming took place in Kamas, Utah in March 2019. Producer Matt Miller had known Robert Forster from a previous project, and sent the script to his agent. Director Jim Cummings said they "expected a polite 'no'" but Forster chose to take the role because he viewed it as "a dramatic movie about a father-son relationship, and complications of aging and health."[5]

Release

In September 2020, Orion Classics acquired distribution rights to the film.[4][11][12]

The film was released in limited theaters on October 9, 2020 by United Artists Releasing[13][14][15] and on video-on-demand the same day.[16][17][18][19]

Reception

Box office

In its opening weekend the film grossed $91,943 from 112 theaters.[20]

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 65 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's critics' consensus reads: "The Wolf of Snow Hollow treads somewhat unsteadily between horror and comedy, but writer-director-star Jim Cummings' unique sensibilities make for an oddly haunting hybrid."[21] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 67 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[22]

John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Satisfying enough as a horror/slasher flick with a black-comedy aftertaste, it has some commercial appeal but doesn't represent a step forward artistically."[23] Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com awarded the film three-and-a-half out of four stars and wrote: "The snow-covered setting and bumbling cops, along with Cummings' deadpan sense of humor, have led to comparisons to the Coen brothers and there is a sense of 'Fargo meets Silver Bullet' in some of The Wolf of Snow Hollow, but it’s not like Cummings wears his influences as obviously as some genre filmmakers."[24]

Peter Debruge of Variety wrote: "Wolf actually does that thing we all hope second features won't: It reveals that idiosyncrasies of an unproven director's debut weren't quirks so much as weaknesses — a disappointment for those of us hoping lightning might strike twice for the Thunder Road helmer."[25]

Grant Hermanns of Comingsoon.net gave the film a 9.5 out of 10.[8] Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine awarded the film three stars out of four.[26] Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of The A.V. Club graded the film a B.[27] Don Kaye of Den of Geek awarded the film two and a half stars out of five.[28] Vinnie Mancuso of Collider graded the film an A-.[29] Meagan Navarro of Bloody Disgusting awarded the film three skulls out of five.[30] JimmyO of JoBlo.com gave the film a 9 out of 10.[31]

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