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It Waits

It Waits

It lurks...it prowls...

20055.01h 28m

Overview

A lone female park ranger tries to track down a vicious creature killing various people and terrorizing her at a remote national park.

Directed by Steven R. Monroe
Written by Richard Christian Matheson, Tom Szollosi, Stephen J. Cannell
Produced by Stephen J. Cannell, Michael Dubelko
Box OfficeBudget: $1.2M0

Top Cast

Cerina Vincent

Cerina Vincent

Danny St. Claire

Dominic Zamprogna

Dominic Zamprogna

Justin Rawley

Greg Kean

Greg Kean

Rick Bailey

Eric Schweig

Eric Schweig

Joseph Riverwind

M

Matthew Jordon

Wakinyah Creature

Miranda Frigon

Miranda Frigon

Julie Cassidy

Sean Wei Mah

Sean Wei Mah

Ben Wheelock

Tinsel Korey

Tinsel Korey

Lark Rainwater

Fred Henderson

Fred Henderson

Carl Nash

Chilton Crane

Chilton Crane

Evelyn Nash

Themes & Keywords

monsterforestforest rangercreaturenative american folklore

About It Waits

It Waits is a horror film released in 2005 exploring themes of monster, forest, forest ranger, creature, native american folklore. Directed by Steven R. Monroe, it stars Cerina Vincent, Dominic Zamprogna, Greg Kean. A lone female park ranger tries to track down a vicious creature killing various people and terrorizing her at a remote national park.

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