The Burrowers

The Burrowers
Promotional film poster
Directed byJ. T. Petty
Written byJ. T. Petty
Produced byWilliam Sherak
Jason Shuman
StarringWilliam Mapother
Sean Patrick Thomas
Doug Hutchison
Karl Geary
Laura Leighton
Clancy Brown
CinematographyPhil Parmet
Edited byAndy Grieve
Robb Sullivan
Music byJoseph LoDuca
Production
companies
Lionsgate
Blue Star Pictures
Distributed byLionsgate
Release dates
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7 million

The Burrowers is a 2008 American Western horror film written and directed by J. T. Petty. It stars Clancy Brown, William Mapother, Karl Geary, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Doug Hutchison. Set in 1879, the film follows a rescue party in search of a family whose mysterious vanishing brings them face to face with deadly tunnel-boring creatures.

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2008,[1] before being released direct-to-DVD by Lionsgate on April 21, 2009.[2] It received positive reviews from critics, with praise directed towards the story, Petty's direction, and its blending of film genres.

  1. ^ "The Burrowers (2008) – J.T. Petty". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Burrowers (2008) – J.T. Petty". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved January 9, 2018.