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Wolf Lake (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Wolf Lake' is a 1978 film directed by Burt Kennedy and starring Rod Steiger and Robin Mattson.
Plot
A group of men travel to a duck hunt in the Northwest. One of them, Charlie, is hoping to travel and forget the grief he has over his son's death in Vietnam. When he learns a young member of his party, David, is a deserter, Charlie goes berserk and hunts David.
Cast
*Rod Steiger as Charlie
*David Huffman as David
*Robin Mattson as Linda
*Jerry Hardin as Wilbur
*Richard Herd as George
*Paul Mantee as Sweeney
Production
The film was an early production for Melvin Simon Productions made in 1977. Although set in Canada, the film was made in Chihuahua in Mexico.
Release
The film received a test release on October 16, 1981 under the name 'The Honor Guard' in Colorado Springs, Las Vegas and Pueblo, Colorado with a limited theatrical release in the United States in 1982.
References
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