Hunt for the mad trapper short film

The hunt for the mad trapper of rat river clios current. Its based somewhat loosely on the events surrounding the hunt for mad trapper albert johnson of rat river. Croft, an action packed short won best action film at the atlanta action film festival and best in the fest award at the dam short film fest. Still, the hunt makes up for those quibbles by presenting audiences with a textbook example of classical cinema, wherein all the elements crisp photography, astute editing, atmospheric. With blake stadel, tommy douglas, darren adams, orrin hawke. Beyond excited to announce our short film will be invading kamloops bc for the fake flesh film festival so grateful for this opportunity to share this creation with a new audience the mad trapper movie shared a photo. Rick collects a group the next day to pick up the frozen body on the lake, but is cut short as his brother decides to chase and find the mad trapper.

Most often found in stories about americas frontier days, fading into the western generally, the hunter trapper will have or quickly acquire excellent survival skills and woodcraft, often with the aid of a native american friend. I found the mad trapper of rat river by dick north sitting on my bookshelf unread, apparently purchased years ago. T in an exchange of gunfire while attempting to serve a search warrant to a person known as albert johnson. He led authorities on the longest manhunt in canadian history, fleeing across frozen tundra and scaling a mountain in blizzard conditions. Start of the hunt for the mad trapper 80 years ago, december 31, 1931 rcmp constable king was shot at a remote cabin near fort mcpherson, n. While the film ends with the mans identity still a mystery in 2009, the internet seems to be certain who he. Hunt for the mad trapper 16min short, action, drama a northern small town family embarks on a manhunt to avenge the death of one of their own. During the summer of 2007, the documentary film crew, with the help of excavators and scientists, spent several days exhuming the remains of albert johnson, in an attempt to discover the true identity of the mad trapper. Hunt for the mad trapper 20 official trailer youtube. A boat trip on the mackenzie delta seemed like a great way to see the north. This 1966 britishcanadian coproduction stars oliver reed as a. The mad trapper is based on the 1931 royal canadian mounted police rcmp pursuit of a trapper named albert johnson, the reputed mad trapper of rat river. There was one incredibly bad movie which defamed the characters involved.

A northern small town family embarks on a manhunt to avenge the death of one. Death hunt is a 1981 action film directed by peter r. A northern small town family embarks on a manhunt to avenge the. Its short and a good watch if your bored like i was late at night and nothing else is on. Albert johnson, known as the mad trapper of rat river, was a murderer and a fugitive from the largest manhunt in the history of canada, leading a posse of mounties through the arctic on a six week, winter wilderness chase in 1932. The mad trapper is a 1972 british madefortelevision docudrama film. Largest manhunt in canadian history the mad trapper. The two constables eventually decided to return to aklavik and get a search warrant. The film seemed on point with facts i found doing internet searches while watching the movie.

The mad trapper of rat river known as albert johnson, was a fugitive whose actions started off a huge manhunt in the northwest territories in canada. Nomination for the short film hunt for the mad trapper written by darren adams, matt drake. When a mysterious fugitive murders a local townsman in the northwest, a conservation officer forms a hunting party, seeking revenge and justice. View case labatts professional profile on linkedin. An american production, it relocated the events to alaska and referred to johnsons character merely as trapper, or in the theme song, trapper man. The mad trapper, a highly fictionalized film based on these events, was released in 1972, and in 1975 challenge to be free was released. Hunt for the mad trapper is a story about a complicated death on a frozen lake and the havoc that follows. Albert johnsons arrival in fort macpherson, july 9th 1931 on the southern edge of the mackenzie delta 67 degrees n latitude was by all accounts noneventful. Whats most interesting about man hunt is that its an antihitler film made as early as 1941. This is a short story about the sniper who had an assignment to exterminate three very important ukraine military specialists. Earlier films exploring the same topic were the mad trapper 1972, a british.

Watch the full short film, then make sure to check out all the other great selections at this. The film stars charles bronson, lee marvin, angie dickinson, carl weathers, maury chaykin, ed lauter and andrew stevens. Albert johnson played the leading role in a sevenweek game of catandmouse that captivated a nation. On 31 december 1931, an rcmp constable investigating a complaint about traplines was shot and seriously wounded by a trapper living west of fort mcpherson, nt. Ricks morals are challenged as he and his group go face to face with the trapper in a final shootout that will change. Mad trapper almost evades pursuers one last time the star. In short, a man claiming to be albert johnson arrived in the small town of fort mcpherson, located in the northwestern corner of the northwest territories, during the summer of 1931. Although more than capable of putting together a decent action adventure in his time, i just wonder how much better death hunt could have been with a more widely able director at its helm. An alumnus of capilano university motion picture arts program, kaios most recent short film, hunt for the mad trapper 20 was was nominated for five awards, including best short drama at the 2014 leo awards.

February known as the mad trapper of rat river, was a fugitive whose actions eventually sparked off a huge manhunt in the northwest territories and yukon in northern canada. Hunt for the mad trapper national screen institute. A film crew exhuming the body of the legendary outlaw in an effort to finally identify him had. Death hunt was a fictionalized account of the royal canadian mounted police pursuit of a man named albert johnson. There are many evocative accounts of the rcmp hunt for the mad trapper in january of 1932.

Earlier films exploring the same topic were the mad trapper, a british madefortelevision production and challenge to be free. Were currently accepting short film submissions for the nsi online short film festival until december 10. Despite a herculean effort on the part of many, the mad trapper, albert johnson, has never been identified. Angie dickinson accepted what was a relatively small role because she wanted to work with bronson and marvin and i wanted to see banff. Hunt for the mad trapper 2009 in 1931, a stranger appeared out of nowhere in the canadian arctic. In 1931, a stranger appeared out of nowhere in the canadian arctic. Since ive been in a mood for historical novels, i thought id delve into this nonfiction account of the chase of a 1930s criminal by the canadian mounties in the arctic circle. I just picked up the anchor bay edition dvd from amazon and im happy to report its a crisp remastering and fantastic transfer. Months later, the norths biggest manhunt was launched to find the elusive murderer and thief. There have been numerous folks proffered but thus far dna has excluded even our best suspects. The story of the mad trapper of rat river is a legendary canadian mystery that still begs to be solved.

A character who makes his or, rarely, her legitimate living by hunting down animals for their meat and fur. Hunt for mad trapper is back on the globe and mail. While the film ends with the mans identity still a mystery in 2009, the internet. The ensuing manhunt one of the largest in canadian history lasted 48 days and covered. An alumnus of capilano university motion picture arts program, kaios most recent short film, hunt for the mad trapper 20 was was nominated for five awards, including best short drama at. Albert johnson, also known as the mad trapper, outlaw born circa 18901900, place of birth unknown.

The fugitives unknown identity died with him, never to be discovereduntil now. Death hunt was a fictionalized account of the royal canadian mounted police rcmp pursuit of a man named albert johnson. Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like case labatt discover inside connections to recommended job candidates, industry experts, and business partners. The hunt for the mad trapper of rat river wop mays story the following text and photographs were contributed by denny may, son of wilfrid wop may, the pilot who flew supply and reconnaissance support for the rcmp posse that tracked albert johnson. He killed one royal canadian mounted police officer and wounded two others before. Every ten years or so, the allpurpose title the trap is applied to a film about psychological rather than physical entrapment. Earlier films exploring the same topic were the mad trapper 1972, a british madefortelevision production and challenge to be free 1975. He was about 35 years of age, a very taciturn person with cold blue eyes coupled with a stocky muscular build.

He was nominated for a leo in cinematography for hunt for the mad trapper, and ship recently screened at the vancouver international film festival. Death hunta fantastic and overlooked gun flick the. The excavation process itself proved to be more complicated than the crew had theorized. The mad trapper, a highly fictionalized film based on these events, was released in 1972, and in 1975 challenge to be free was. These physical characteristics in men that trapped for a living in the north were nothing out of the ordinary. Hunt for the mad trapper national screen institute canada nsi. Hes been dead for 75 years, but the mad trapper of rat river almost evaded pursuers one more time. Off track, mule deer, hunting, film, short films, video, documentary.