Cerberus (2005) (TV)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

John Terlesky

Writers:

Raul Inglis (writer)
John Terlesky (writer)

Release Date:

2005 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Plot:

In Bucharest, Romania, the priceless breastplate of Attila, the Hun is robbed from the National Museum...

Plot Keywords:

Romania | Cerberus | Sword | Decapitation | Helicopter

Cast

Greg Evigan	...	Marcus Cutter
Garret Sato	...	Kul Jae Sung (as Garret T. Sato)
Bogdan Uritescu	...	Max (as Bogdan Alexandru Uritescu)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gabi Andronache	...	Attila
C. Victor Brynner	...	Romanian Boy
Florin Busuioc	...	Lead Villager
Chuck Caudill Jr.	...	Reinholdt
Michael Cory Davis	...	Burke
Alina Dutá	...	Barmaid
Brent Florence	...	Zach Gaines
Ilie Gâlea	...	Bartender
KB Nau	...	Knipstrom
Gelu Nitu	...	Radu, Romanian Curator
Mihaela Elena Oros	...	Romanian Girl
Catalin Paraschiv	...	Dorsey
Sebastian Spence	...	Jake Addams
Emmanuelle Vaugier	...	Dr. Samantha Gaines

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

USA:92 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:15 | Greece:K-13

Filming Locations:

MediaPro Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Cinetel Films

Goofs:

Continuity: When Samantha goes after the sword near the end of the movie, Cerberus' tail is wrapped/not wrapped around her legs between shots.

Movie Connections:

References "Let's Make a Deal" (1963)

The Sword and the Dog From Hell

In Bucharest, Romania, the priceless breastplate of Attila, the Hun is robbed from the National Museum of Antiquities by a gang leaded by the despicable Marcus Cutter (Greg Evidan), and the curator Radu (Gelu Nitu) is killed by one of the thieves. Meanwhile, in New York City, the former assistant of Professor Radu, Dr. Samantha Gaines (Emmanuelle Vaugier), is waiting for the valuable piece for an exhibition. The agent Jake Adams (Sebastian Spence) visits Samantha in the museum to tell about the heist and the death of her friend, and she tells about the legend that the breastplate would have the inscription of the location of the Sword of Mars, which is guarded by Cerberus and made Attila invincible. When Samantha's brother and addicted gambler Jack (Brent Florence) is kidnapped, she believes his debt of US$ 2,000.00 could be the reason, and travels to Romania invited by the evil kidnapper Kul Jae Sung (Garret T. Sato), getting involved in a supernatural adventure with Jake.

"Cerberus" is a reasonable and entertaining adventure, unfortunately "sold" to the viewers as a horror genre by the distributor. I bought this DVD expecting to see a trash movie, and actually it is an action movie with a supernatural dog and sword. The screenplay is flawed and predictable, and also too serious while it should have jokes and humor with the unbelievable situations, but this film is not so bad and does not deserve the IMDb User Rating of 3.9. I only believe that it does not reach the target audience with the scary monster and tagline inducing to horror genre on cover of the DVD. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Cerberus - O Guardião do Inferno" ("Cerberus - The Guardian of Hell")