{{For|the 1977 Italian film released internationally under the same name|La belva col mitra}} {{italic title}} {{Infobox film | name = Ferocious | image = Ferocious (2013) Film Poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Film poster | director = Robert Cuffley | producer = Carolyn McMaster<br>Anand Ramayya | writer = Robert Cuffley<br>Marguerite Pigott (story editor) | screenplay = | story = | based_on = | narrator = | starring = Amanda Crew<br>Kim Coates<br>Dustin Milligan<br>Michael Eklund<br>Katie Boland | music = Mike Shields | cinematography = Mark Dobrescu | editing = Ken Filewych | studio = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2013|03|07}} | runtime = 93 minutes | country = Canada | language = English | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Ferocious''''' is a Canadian psychological thriller film released in 2013.<ref name=SUN>{{cite news |last=Kirkland |first=Bruce |date=March 7, 2013 |title=It may be Ferocious, but it's not good |url=https://torontosun.com/2013/03/07/it-may-be-ferocious-but-its-not-good/wcm/fcfaff03-1190-43a0-a29b-64ff5d0d700d |work=Toronto Sun |access-date=May 20, 2022}}</ref><ref name=HERALD1>{{cite news |last=Volmers |first=Eric |date=September 21, 2012 |title=Canadian actor Kim Coates revels in playing complicated villains |url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/movie-guide/canadian+actor+coates+revels+playing+complicated+villains/7268689/story.html|url-status=dead |work=Calgary Herald |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921231840/https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/movie-guide/canadian+actor+coates+revels+playing+complicated+villains/7268689/story.html |archive-date=September 21, 2012 |access-date=May 20, 2022}}</ref><ref name=HERALD2>{{cite news |last=Volmers |first=Eric |date=September 21, 2012 |title=Calgary director Robert Cuffley revelling in DIY freedom |url=https://calgaryherald.com/calgary+director+robert+cuffley+revelling+freedom/7279956/story.html |url-status=dead |work=Calgary Herald |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222113003/https://calgaryherald.com/calgary+director+robert+cuffley+revelling+freedom/7279956/story.html |archive-date=December 22, 2012 |access-date=May 20, 2022}}</ref> Written and directed by Robert Cuffley, the film stars Amanda Crew, Kim Coates, Dustin Milligan, Michael Eklund and Katie Boland.<ref name=SUN/><ref name=HERALD1/><ref name=HERALD2/>
==Synopsis== Leigh Parrish, a small town Saskatchewan girl who becomes a television star in America, returns to her hometown with her manager Callum Beck. She has a secret that leads her to a dingy nightclub owned by Sal, and things devolve into a night of violence that also involves the club's bartender, Eric, and Tess, an obsessed fan of Leigh's.<ref name=SUN/><ref name=HERALD1/><ref name=HERALD2/>
==Cast== * Amanda Crew as Leigh Parrish * Kim Coates as Sal / Maurice * Michael Eklund as Eric * Dustin Milligan as Callum Beck * Katie Boland as Tess * Stephen Huszar as Steve Sherwood * Amy Matysio as Yolanda
==Production== ''Ferocious'' was filmed in late 2011-early 2012 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.<ref name=SUN/><ref name=HERALD1/><ref name=HERALD2/> Actors Kim Coates and Michael Eklund are both Saskatoon natives.<ref name=SUN/><ref name=HERALD1/><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Saskatoon's Michael Eklund revels as villain in 'The Call' |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saskatoon-s-michael-eklund-revels-as-villain-in-the-call-1.1415334 |work=CBC News |location=Canada |date=March 15, 2013 |access-date=September 21, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Volmers |first=Eric |date=April 6, 2017 |title=How character actor Michael Eklund became Calgary filmmaker Robert Cuffley's go-to guy for creepy comic relief |url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/music/how-character-actor-michael-eklund-became-calgary-filmmaker-robert-cuffleys-go-to-guy-for-creepy-comic-relief |work=Calgary Herald |access-date=September 21, 2018 }}</ref>
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==External links== {{IMDb title|1753821}}
Category:2013 films Category:Canadian psychological thriller films Category:English-language Canadian films Category:2013 psychological thriller films Category:2013 English-language films Category:2013 Canadian films Category:English-language thriller films