Themes: Race Against Time, Man's Best Friend, Nightmare Vacations
Main Cast: Joe Don Baker, Hope Alexander-Willis, Richard B. Shull, R.G. Armstrong, Ned Wertimer
Release Year: 1977
Country: US
Run Time: 99 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
Director Robert Clouse, maker of the martial-arts masterpiece Enter the Dragon returns with The Pack, a well-directed, interesting little horror film about a pack of pugnacious puppies who run amok on an island resort. Veteran action star (Joe Don Baker) plays the marine biologist forced to deal with the dilemma when the dogs begin to exhibit their killer instincts by hunting down and killing resort patrons, a result of neglect by their human owners. Although the prospect of dying in the jaws of a West Highland Terrier may seem improbable, Clouse imbues the film with genuine suspense and provides a few legitimate shocks, a testament to his skill at the helm. Released around the same time as Jaws amidst a slew of killer animal rip-offs, The Pack was undeservedly dismissed by critics. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide
Bibi Besch - Marge; Richard O'Brien - Dodge; Sherry Miles - Lois; Eric Knight - Guy; Steve Lytle - Paul; Rob Narke - Husband; Peggy Price - Wife; Steve Butts - Bobby; Delos V. Smith - McMinnimee; Paul Willson - Tommy Dodge
Credit
Eva Monley - Associate Producer, Lynn Bernay - Costume Designer, Robert Clouse - Director, Peter E. Berger - Editor, Lee Holdridge - Composer (Music Score), William Sandell - Production Designer, Ralph A. Woolsey - Cinematographer, Paul Heller - Producer, Fred Weintraub - Producer, David E. Campbell - Sound/Sound Designer, Darin Knight - Sound/Sound Designer, Richard Alexander - Sound/Sound Designer, Les Fresholtz - Sound/Sound Designer, Robert Clouse - Screenwriter, David Fisher - Book Author
