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==Reception==
==Reception==
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film has an approval rating of 33% based on 6 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rufus_2013|title=''Rufus''|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|work=Lonely Boy Productions|accessdate=October 4, 2019}}</ref>
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film has an approval rating of 33% based on 6 reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rufus_2013|title=''Rufus''|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=4 March 2022 }}</ref>

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Adam Nayman of the ''[[Globe and Mail]] was critical of the film, saying it " ends up feeling drab as well as looking it."<ref>{{cite news |date=26 July 2013 |last=Nayman |first=Adam |title=Rufus: A vampire flick without bite |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/rufus-a-vampire-flick-without-bite/article13441844/ |newspaper=[[Globe and Mail]] |publisher=The Globe and Mail Inc. |access-date=March 17, 2022 }}</ref> Alexander Lowe of ''We Got this Covered'' felt that Saper's performance as Rufus made for a compelling story but that "just about everything else in the movie knocks it back down to mediocrity."<ref>{{cite web |date=27 July 2013 |author1= |title=Rufus Review |url=https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/rufus-review/ |website=We Got This Covered }}</ref> Jay Stone of ''Canada.com'' was critical of the slow pace of the film and wrote: "Writer/director Dave Schultz stretches out this somewhat languorous - not to say somnambulant - material to almost two hours by adding a villain."<ref>{{cite web |date=July 25, 2013 |author1=Jay Stone |title=Vampire meets Big Pharma in Dave Schultz's Prairie pot pourri |url=http://o.canada.com/entertainment/movies/movie-review-rufus |website=Canada.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119050314/http://o.canada.com/entertainment/movies/movie-review-rufus |archive-date=2014-01-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Bruce DeMara of the [[Toronto Star]] gave the film 3 out of 4 and was positive about the slowly building tension and the performances of the actors: "Schultz allows the tension to build slowly and for Rufus's secret history to be revealed in increments. There's also some great interplay between the actors".<ref>{{cite web |date=26 July 2013 |last=DeMara |first=Bruce |title=Rufus cracking Canuck horror movie: review |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2013/07/26/rufus_cracking_canuck_horror_movie_review.html |website=[[The Toronto Star]] |access-date=March 4, 2022 }}</ref>
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Positive reviews centred on its being well made (''National Post''){{Cn|date=January 2022}} and the slowly building tension (''Toronto Star'').<ref>{{cite web |date=26 July 2013 |last1=DeMara |first1=Bruce |title=Rufus cracking Canuck horror movie: review |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2013/07/26/rufus_cracking_canuck_horror_movie_review.html |website=[[The Toronto Star]] }}</ref> Negative reviews commented on an overall drabness of the movie (Adam Nayman, ''Globe and Mail''),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nayman |first1=Adam |title=Rufus: A vampire flick without bite |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/rufus-a-vampire-flick-without-bite/article13441844/ |accessdate=4 October 2019 |issue=Globe and Mail |publisher=The Globe and Mail Inc. |date=July 26, 2013}}</ref> its mediocrity (Alexander Lowe, ''We Got this Covered''),<ref>{{cite web |date=27 July 2013 |author1= |title=Rufus Review |url=https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/rufus-review/ |website=We Got This Covered }}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web |date=July 25, 2013 |author1=Jay Stone |title=Vampire meets Big Pharma in Dave Schultz's Prairie pot pourri |url=http://o.canada.com/entertainment/movies/movie-review-rufus |website=Canada.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119050314/http://o.canada.com/entertainment/movies/movie-review-rufus |archive-date=2014-01-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Accolades==
==Award nominations==
[[Erland and the Carnival]] received two [[Canadian Screen Award]] nominations for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] at the [[1st Canadian Screen Awards]], for the songs "Wanting" and "Out of Sight".<ref>[https://www.screendaily.com/war-witch-leads-canadian-screen-awards-nominations-/5050659.article "War Witch leads Canadian Screen Awards nominations"]. ''[[Screen Daily]]'', January 15, 2013.</ref>
[[Erland and the Carnival]] received two [[Canadian Screen Award]] nominations for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] at the [[1st Canadian Screen Awards]], for the songs "Wanting" and "Out of Sight".<ref>[https://www.screendaily.com/war-witch-leads-canadian-screen-awards-nominations-/5050659.article "War Witch leads Canadian Screen Awards nominations"]. ''[[Screen Daily]]'', January 15, 2013.</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 17:24, 17 March 2022

Rufus
Film poster
Directed byDave Schultz
Written byDave Schultz
Produced by
  • Bruce Harvey
  • Anand Ramayya
  • Dave Schulz
Starring
CinematographyCraig Wrobleski
Edited byKen Filewych
Music byErland and the Carnival
Production
companies
Lonely Boy Productions
Karma Films
Distributed byEntertainment One
Release date
  • 21 September 2012 (2012-09-21) (Calgary)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

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]

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 in a small town in Saskatchewan with an elderly woman. Saying she can go no further, the elderly woman commits suicide by walking in front of a tractor trailer. 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.[6]

Adam Nayman of the Globe and Mail was critical of the film, saying it " ends up feeling drab as well as looking it."[7] Alexander Lowe of We Got this Covered felt that Saper's performance as Rufus made for a compelling story but that "just about everything else in the movie knocks it back down to mediocrity."[8] Jay Stone of Canada.com was critical of the slow pace of the film and wrote: "Writer/director Dave Schultz stretches out this somewhat languorous - not to say somnambulant - material to almost two hours by adding a villain."[9]

Bruce DeMara of the Toronto Star gave the film 3 out of 4 and was positive about the slowly building tension and the performances of the actors: "Schultz allows the tension to build slowly and for Rufus's secret history to be revealed in increments. There's also some great interplay between the actors".[10]

Accolades

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".[11]

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". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  7. ^ Nayman, Adam (26 July 2013). "Rufus: A vampire flick without bite". Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail Inc. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "Rufus Review". We Got This Covered. 27 July 2013.
  9. ^ Jay Stone (July 25, 2013). "Vampire meets Big Pharma in Dave Schultz's Prairie pot pourri". Canada.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-19.
  10. ^ DeMara, Bruce (26 July 2013). "Rufus cracking Canuck horror movie: review". The Toronto Star. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  11. ^ "War Witch leads Canadian Screen Awards nominations". Screen Daily, January 15, 2013.
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