History Film / WolfCreek

* BadassGrandpa: Jack in the sequel. As Paul hides in his house, he confronts Mick who is standing outside. Jack sternly and aggressively orders him to leave and to prove that he means business, aims his shotgun at Mick.

* DefensiveFailure: Subverted. The woman shoots the killer, but it just passes through his neck and doesn't kill him.

* EvilLaugh: John Jarret worked on the evil laugh for six months when he was cas

* TooDumbToLive: Liz. The old couple from the second film and Paul [[spoiler: despite not dying]].

* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: [[FinalGirl Ben]] is travelling with two girls, hot, curvy blonde Kristy, and skinny brunette Liz. Guess who he has a crush on.

* [[Main/DecoyProtagonist Decoy Protagonists]]: Done in the sequel, which follows a backpacking couple initially until Mick crashes their camp and kills the boyfriend. The girlfriend gets away and manages to hitch a ride with the ''real'' protagonist, Paul. The girlfriend would shortly die afterwards, and we follow Paul the rest of the film as he tries to escape Mick.

%%* {{Gorn}}

%%* LandDownunder
%%* MyCarHatesMe

%%* SerialKiller: Mick.

* DecoyProtagonists: Done in the sequel, which follows a backpacking couple initially until Mick crashes their camp and kills the boyfriend. The girlfriend gets away and manages to hitch a ride with the ''real'' protagonist, Paul. The girlfriend would shortly die afterwards, and we follow Paul the rest of the film as he tries to escape Mick.

* DecoyProtagonist: Done in the sequel, which follows a backpacking couple initially until Mick crashes their camp and kills the boyfriend. The girlfriend gets away and manages to hitch a ride with the ''real'' protagonist, Paul. The girlfriend would shortly die afterwards, and we follow Paul the rest of the film as he tries to escape Mick.

* AxCrazy: Mick.
* BadSamaritan: Mick.
* DangerTakesABackSeat

* {{Gorn}}

* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler: Kristy]]
* LandDownunder
* MyCarHatesMe

* SerialKiller: Mick.

* PlayingAgainstType: John Jarratt is a nice guy, and most people probably remember him as the slightly [[ManChild manchildish]] DIY expert from ''Better Homes and Gardens''. Even more jarringly, he used to host ''PlaySchool''.

'''''Wolf Creek''''' is a 2005 Australian horror film directed by Greg [=McLean=].

...'''''boy''''', were critics divided over this film. Some, such as RogerEbert, regarded it as nothing more than reprehensible and misogynist [[ExploitationFilm exploitation]]; others, such as Peter Bradshaw, who is possibly the best example of a real-life [[StrawCritic snobbish, pretentious, impossible-to-impress Straw Film Critic]] in the world, regarded it as a masterpiece that redefined the horror genre. In any case, the film was a rolicking financial success, grossing $22,500,000 when its production costs were approximately a mere $1,000,000.

!!''WolfCreek'' provides examples of:

** She did try to shoot him in the back of the head when he went down, but the gun appeared to be out of ammo or otherwise jammed in such a way that she (someone with zero firearms experience) would be unable to fix it.
*** Still, there were several sharp tools strewn about she could have used to off him.
*** Of course, considering the shock and urgency they were in, it's not much of a stretch to imagine her and Kristy would be more focused on just getting the Hell out of there.

* TooDumbToLive: Liz.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Mick again, don't let his welcoming Crocodile Dundeeish mannerism fool ya. He's a [[spoiler: SerialKiller]] and has more in common with Hannibal Lecter than Crocodile Dundee.

A sequel was released in 2014, and there are plans for a pair of prequel novels, one exploring Mick's childhood, and the other showing his time in the Vietnam War.

* AffablyEvil: Mick.

There are plans for a sequel, as well as a pair of prequel novels, one exploring Mick's childhood, and the other showing his time in the Vietnam War.

* FinalGirl: [[GenderFlip Inverted gender-wise]]. [[spoiler:Both girls die. Ben survives]].

* PlayingAgainstType: John Jarratt is a nice guy, and most people probably remember him as the slightly [[ManChild manchildish]] DIY expert from ''Better Homes and Gardens''.

* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: It's actually based on a number of famous Australian murder cases.

* BasedOnAGreatBigLie
** If Ivan Robert Marko Milat and his career as Backpack Killer with 7 victims is a big lie for you, mate...

* TwentyMinutesWithJerks: More like 45 minutes with jerks. Almost half the film is pretty aimless build-up.