Hyenas (2011 film)

Hyenas
Hyenas
Directed by	Eric Weston
Written by	Eric Weston
Produced by	Ron Bard
Starring	Costas Mandylor ; Meshach Taylor ; Christa Campbell
Cinematography	Curtis Petersen
Edited by	Eric Weston
Music by	Eliza Swenson
Production; companies	Entertainment Dome; Entertainment Lab
Distributed by	Grindstone Entertainment Group/Lionsgate
Release date	April 19, 2011;
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated April 04, 2025

Hyenas is a 2011 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Eric Weston.^[2] The film stars Costas Mandylor, Meshach Taylor, Christa Campbell, Derrick Kosinski, Joshua Alba, Christina Murphy and Amanda Aardsma.

Plot

A woman is driving down a road when she crashes. She then sees a light, before hyenas attack and kill her and her baby. The woman's husband, Gannon (Costas Mandylor), teams up with veteran tracker "Crazy" Briggs (Meshach Taylor) to track down and kill the hyenas.^[2]

Cast

Costas Mandylor as Gannon
Christa Campbell as Wilda
Amanda Aardsma as Valerie
Derrick Kosinski as Bobby
Rudolf Martin as Sheriff Manfred
Joshua Alba as Marco
Christina Murphy as Gina
Andrew James Allen as Jasper
Steele Justiss as "Tank"
Meshach Taylor as "Crazy" Briggs
Bar Paly as Luna
Sean Hamilton as Tobias
Maxie J. Santillan Jr. as Salazar
Michael Nardelli as Vinnie
Stephen Taylor as Danny
Mike Rad as Orville

Reception

Hyenas was described by Bryan Senn in his book The Werewolf Filmography as "poor in all departments", commenting on Amanda Aardsma's "plastic acting" and "cartoonish CGI hyenas".^[2] Bruce Kooken, for Horrornews.net, described the special effects as "crash and burn...the CGI effect is really unforgivable".^[3]

References

↑ "Entertainment Lab Investments". Entertainment Lab. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
1 2 3 Senn, Bryan (2017) The Werewolf Filmography: 300+ Movies, McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN 978-0786479108, pp. 363–4
↑ Kooken, Bruce (2011) "Film Review: Hyenas (2010)", horrornews.net, February 24, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2019

External links

Hyenas at IMDb
Hyenas at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] "Entertainment Lab Investments". Entertainment Lab. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-01-22.

[Senn-2] 1 2 3 Senn, Bryan (2017) The Werewolf Filmography: 300+ Movies, McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN 978-0786479108, pp. 363–4

[3] Kooken, Bruce (2011) "Film Review: Hyenas (2010)", horrornews.net, February 24, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2019

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