Wolf Creek (2005) KILL COUNT 

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As someone who likes statistics, I love the new addition of “how common is that specific kill breakdown”. It’s really fun and has prompted me to go back and rewatch old ones and remember how enjoyable they are. Wonderful job this week!

“Grossly charismatic” is such a perfect description of Mick Taylor. The arrogance and bravado he had when he severed Liv’s spine is so sick and twisted

As an Aussie, this movie fucking terrified me. The idea of the Aussie Boogeyman being someone like Mick really works since we have a culture where we like to try and help out people who need it, especially in rural areas where a mate's help can literally be life or death. And to see someone like Mick, who most of us would see as a god-send if we're in a sticky situation, turn out to be a murdering psychopath is truly terrifying. And I think you have to have grown up here to really understand that.

I think unless you live in Australia, especially rural Australia, you don’t really get how terrifying the character Mick is. I live on a fringe town, halfway between whoop whoop and a city, and I cannot count the number of men just like Mick I cross on a daily basis (minus the murder I hope). Regular true blue blokes who have an off sense of humour but genuinely mean well and are willing to help someone out, either for free or for a slab of their preferred beer. Wolf Creek does a wonderful job at showing the difference between city kids (Ben, Liz and Kristy) and rural townspeople (the people in the servo and Mick of course). And honestly Micks set up is eerily similar to family members properties, crap piled randomly around the place, sheds upon sheds…hell my pop, who is lovingly known as Grumble Bum, is a bush mechanic and his property is lined with dead and hollowed out cars. But hey if ya live in Australia, or want to visit Australia, head on a trip out to some rural towns, see the beautiful countryside and help some rural towns financially, there are some wonderful people out there and a day trip for you can help them out immensely. EDIT!! As a lovely commenter mentioned, you gotta respect these people and their homes. They have a lot of pride in their home town and a huge amount of distrust

as an Australian I’m so happy that James decided to cover this movie.it’s probably the most popular Australian made/themed horror movie ever and I was so excited when it was announced he was going to cover it last count

As an Australian, I appreciate the little references to Home And Away, Seachange and Beyond The Black Stump! Attention to detail and inside jokes are some of the things I love most about this channel ❤️

the 'head on the stick' is legitimately one of the scariest things i've seen on film

It feels like Christmas morning when you wake up and realize James is covering one of your favorite horror movies on the kill count today.

The most shocking part of this kill count had to be shirtless James. I don't know why I didn't expect the horror movie critic to be so in shape. Honestly impressive and inspirational.

My favourite story about this is that John Jarratt went to watch this movie in cinemas when it came out and one of the patrons noticed him in the row behind him. John cracked a smile and gave his best Mick Taylor “G’day!” It did not end well.

Fun fact: the couple that find Ben near the end of the story are based on Peter Falconio (murdered by Bradley Murdoch) and his girlfriend, Joanne Lees. They're even driving a Kombi van with an almost identical colour scheme to the one driven by Falconio and Lees. This was McLean's way of creating a happy ending for Falconio and Lees; rather than become victims, they become the heroes.

There was a scientific article in 2014 analyzing psychopathy portrayed in the movies. Of all the movie characters studied, Mick Taylor was one of a small handful that is considered a realistic psychopath.

Somehow have slept on this movie for a while, I’m gonna check it out this week 👍

There are many great to the numbers bits, but James just avoiding getting shot at will always be a favorite of mine. This one and The Hunt are like top-tier for me. Just something about James frantically scurrying away will always make me laugh.

I like how the supposed hero of the story at first (Liz) is the first one to be finished off by Mick, and the one you thought was long dead already (Ben) ends up being the only survivor. Its a nice twist on things.

I grew up with this movie being an Aussie, and I'd like to say that I've met with John Jarratt on multiple occasions, and honestly he's a real nice bloke, so different from his character Mick. Always fun to chat with. So happy this movie has finally been covered on the channel.

"Dick Van Dyke attempting an Australian accent" is a pretty good character to open the video with.

The little "Et tu, Outback Santa" gets me every time Lol. James just sounds so disappointed 😂

Fun fact: Quentin Tarantino said that he considers John Jarratt, the villian of this movie, one of the best Aussie actors of all time, even getting him a part in Django Unchained

YES! The first time a pure true blue Australian film has EVER been on the kill count and am I glad it was this one! As a fellow Australian who is very patriotic towards my sunburnt country. I really do thank you Dead Meat for pushing this movie into the mainstream spotlight! You are truely making Australia and every other country proud by showing forgotten or unknown media that should have its own chance to shine. I really do thank you for that!

I love the way you have added in genuine Australian slang when doing this kill count. It makes it that much more hilarious when watching as an Aussie. As another commenter mentioned below, it really is like this (minus the murder!!) in rural towns. They really did a fab job of capturing that aspect of outback, bogan Australia.

As an Aussie and fan of these films, i thank you for covering this movie for the Kill Count! It's dark, depressing and brutal. Kinda sad near the end, too. I'm glad more people will know about this series, and i'm also excited for whenever you cover Wolf Creek 2!

Holy dooley am I looking forward to your Kill Count of Wolf Creek 2! A third movie is supposed to come out this year and supposedly also a third season of the show at some point. The books, if folks are curious to read them, should know that they are more graphic than the films by a mile. Beauty.

I’d love to see James review another Australian horror film called “Razorback”! In fact, it’d be great if he made a playlist for horror creature features!

I met John Jarratt (Mick) July of this year at Australian comiccon (specifically Supanova) and he was SO unbelievably nice and took the time to speak to us, definitely an experience i wont forget.

Not that many movies really scare me probably because I've seen so many, but this movie genuinely gave me goosebumps through the whole movie. Mick Taylor is a villain for the ages.

It’s so weird seeing an entire film crew around the actors in Micks camp, they really do truly make the viewer feel like they are in incredible isolation

It always makes me feel good to hear that things were good on the movie set. A director should always take care and not torture their cast and crew (looking at you, Stanley Kubrick)

Definitely a good example of the human killer. Alongside films like Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and The Hitcher where the killer isn't dressed in an outfit or having any supernatural elements. Just regular people who can exist in the real world. Every film I've seen do this usually works pretty well and this is no exception. And it's a decent starting point for those who want to go into Australian horror. At least alongside Roadgames.

I worked on a TV series shoot with Paul Lightfoot recently and I showed him this video once I heard you mentioned his siblings. Lovely guy, he started to tear and showed his whole family. So proud and nostalgic about seeing them again. Thanks James

As an Australian it is funny to see how they needed subtitles to help understand what the characters are saying

This movie truly does feel like the Australian version of Texas Chainsaw Massacre and I’m all for it

Low-key love when the movie gives you a "FINAL BOY" instead of the common "FINAL GIRL"

“to get home and/or away” is probably my favourite kill count pun ever, thanks for covering this one James!

Can we talk about Chelsea’s voice acting at the end there?! Keep up the good work Chelsea your hard work is paying off!

It's so chilling how many of Mick Taylor's practices are grounded in reality. The Outback must be a truly terrifying place in which to flee from a psychopathic killer. It just seems so infinite and desolate. Also, if Mick Taylor doesn't get you, the world's most venomous snake (the inland taipan) will.

I remember when Wolf Creek first became available on DVD back in 2006, I was 6, and my parents had friends up to watch it since they weren't able to watch it in cinemas. I was forced to watch cartoons down the other end of the house with my brother as they were watching it in the living room. I remember getting bored at one point and sneaking out to see what they were doing and ended up getting the crap scared out of me. Good times.

Me, an Australian, starting this video “Don’t you do it James, I swear to god!” James: “G’day mates!” Me: “DAMN IT!”

Love that in the end, Ben just GTFO of there and never goes back. Exactly what you should do 😂

I was expecting this movie to be a LOT less dark than it was. I mean just… wow. Also never apologize, James. Accents are hard for us yanks, and Aussie accents are extra difficult.

After hearing about how the set was thanks to the passion of the director makes me realize just how bullshit some directors are when mistreating their cast and actors. As great as the Shining was Kubrick stepped over the line with how poorly Shelley Duvall was treated on set. A director can get the exact result as needed by just being passionate and showing that to the crew.

This is the scariest movie I've seen. It's so sickeningly well done, and the terror of being in a scenario like this is captured very well. I hate that I know people who come off Mick does, at least when he's around others...

I've met John Jarret a few times. I live in South Australia and he's a stable of the Aussie convention circuits. He loves talking about these films, and quite happily will slip into character if you want him to.

Liz is such a good character & you're rooting for her to survive to the end that it's just devastating when she doesn't. I think the worst part about her death is that it never shows or tells us exactly what happened to her so it's left to our own minds to imagine it.

I'm so glad you decided to cover this movie (and here's hoping the sequel, and that you give the series a look-see too). Back in 2015/2016 when they were filming the series for Stan (an Australian streaming service) they were filming it around the area that I lived at the time in far north South Australia. Because the town I was living in at the time is a major (and the closest) regional centre to where they were filming, we saw a lot of the crew coming through town doing their shopping. Anyway, long story short, I was working retail at the time and a friend of mine and I got to serve John Jarratt personally. Nicest dude ever, if you'd never saw the Wolf Creek films, you'd never believe he could portray a psychopath so well. A lot of us Australian kids grew up with him also. He was married to Noni Hazlehurst for about a decade while she was host of a national kids program called Play School (which he occasionally helped with) and they both co-hosted a DIY variety show called Better Homes and Gardens until their divorce (she kept presenting solo til 2005, the show itself still runs to this day). He was initially a carpenter by trade, so it made sense for him to have a big role in that show. Basically he's been a staple of big and small Aussie screens for decades and if I ever run into him again, I'm buying the drinks

The attention to detail, the script, acting, score, direction, cinematography, pacing, editing, and aspects taken from real events all combine to make Wolf Creek one if the greatest horror movies ever! Oh, and "once they pass the Powerpuff Girls" had me in stitches once I realized the city of Townsville was on the map!

As an Australian, it feels absolutely amazing for one of my favourite youtubers talk about my country. Keep up the great work, James.

I love the sequel where Mick throws in a torture trivia about Australian culture. Genuinely one of the most charismatic and terrifying villain in horror cinema

Damn this movie had two prequel novels, a sequel AND a tv show!? God damn that’s impressive! And a third film in the works?! Holy shit that’s awesome! Nice.

I remember this movie getting a lot of detraction when it came out, but I loved it. The characters are all well written and there's no real "hierarchy" as far as the victims go. In most horror movies, you can spot a mile away who the main survivors are gonna be and this never does that

I will say, season 1 of wolf creek was fucking phenomenal, I really enjoyed it a lot.

I remember watching this sometime last year and being blown away at just how raw it was. John Jarratt utterly nails the role and it's fantastic.

Ben: "ThAt'S nOt A kNiFe... ThIs Is A kNifE!!" Mick: *and I took that personally*

I love how this movie does a fake out on the final girl trope by not only having the seemingly final girl getting killed half way through, but the one guy of the group being the only survivor because he just runs away.

It's delightful to have James back, but I am glad we still get to see Zoran regularly (and Chelsea, but I watch the podcast, so I see her there). Got attached to that dude, too 😊

Holy shit, five minutes after posting! I’m really glad you’re doing this movie, it was a legit phenomenon here in Australia when it was released. My mum sneaked me into it despite me being too young to get in and bluffed the ticket collector to get me in. And then she was so disturbed she wanted to leave when everything was going down in the second half.

The Gorrilaz reference is just another reason to love James

I saw John Jarratt at Supanova in Perth this year. I didn't talk to him. So, I didn't technically meet him. I was standing a few metres away and staring at him in awe. He was just sitting there; resting, and drinking coffee. I've got no idea why I didn't wanna go talk to him. I just didn't. I'd have the exact same reaction if I saw anyone else famous in real life. Especially if it was my favourite voice actress in the whole world. I'm a full grown adult. But, just seeing John Jarratt was enough to make me geek out like an excited fanboy

Hi James I’ve been watching dead meat for 3 years now and have seen all of your videos on both dead meat and dead meat shorts, I love your content and just wanted you to know how much your channel has helped me through a rough time in my life and I just wanted to say thank you

One of the very rare occasions where I can say that I loved the sequel more than the original. I only wish that I could see the entire series. Ya gotta love Mick!

Before I started watching this channel, I always thought horror movies favored women as the victims. I had no idea that most of them were a blueberry pie chart because I never bothered to count the kills for myself. I've learned a lot from Kill Count. Thanks for the great and entertaining content, James.

I've been watching dead meat since the early kill counts as this was the first ever channel I subscribed to on this account. The growth it's gone through since I started watching is incredible. Thanks for all the entertainment James.

One of my favourite things to do is tell people overseas to watch this movie before coming over to see Australia. It does also really have something that a lot of horror media lacks these days and that's subtly. This movie didn't scare me when I watched it, but a few days later when I woke up and realised just how realistic it is. If you're ever lost in those deserts, there's more of a chance finding a needle in a haystack than you.

As an Aussie and horror lover, I’ll say I love this movie and even met John Jaratt at a convention a couple years ago. Happy to see my favourite channel cover this movie and as a side note, I’ve definitely heard worse Aussie accents your’s wasn’t that bad

Would love for you to do a kill count for the wolf creek tv series. That scene where he takes out the family while they're all sitting around the campfire having a good time is really disturbing and is one of those scenes that sticks with you.

I think what makes it even more terrifying is the fact that Mick just disappears into the sunset at the end implying he could be anywhere out there

I’ve been waiting for this kill count for soooo long!! I honestly didn’t think you’d cover this series because of how grim it actually is, and it’s likeness to Ivan Milat and other Australian killers

This is honestly one of my favorite horror movies, and I'm so happy to see it finally covered

This is definitely on my list of horror movies that, while I have to admit were well made and acted, for the most part, they're just too mean spirited to watch again. Movies on my list include Wolf Creek, Eden Lake, Them, Hereditary. Although I consider Hereditary to be one of the most effective horror movies I've ever seen, amazing acting, beautifully shot. But I could never put myself through that two hour panic attack in movie form again. There are plenty, like Funny Games and An American Crime. Movies that are horrifying, because you know these things did happen, and will happen again. Scenarios like these happen in real life, all over the world. I detest the feeling movies like these that leave me with. Now, there is a movie I watched last night called Glorious. I watched the first 15 seconds of the trailer to watch the movie, because I liked what I'd already seen, and didn't want to risk spoilers. For a while, Glorious was looking like it was going to make the list I made earlier. But it takes some great turns, and there are some reveals that completely redeem it. The practical effects on the god and tons of actual fake blood the saturated the second half of the movie elevate it from a 3 out of 5, to a 4 out of 5. It's a hit and miss movie, but you definitely can't watch it twice , knowing what you know after watching it the first time. Not in the way you saw it the first time, at least.

As someone who lives in South Australia, the shots of the land are really amazing and even better in real life but the movie definitely gives some sight on what it really is like. Genuinely terrifying movie with a crazy sequel too. Great video!

This probably one of the most disturbing movies for me simply because this is something that happens and did happen in real life.

Cassandra and Kesti were incredible in this film. Their performances really took the film to the next level. I was gutted when they both died.

It’s crazy how James makes these videos pretty much everyday without taking a break or disappointing us ,👑 this is for you James AKA LEGEND

God, Liz’s death is so sad! She was such a badass, she really had ‘final girl’ written all over her!

One of the only horror films that genuinely unsettled me.

As an Aussie , I have to say thank you for checking out this film! It’s without a doubt one of the best horror films here in Australia. Another film I highly do recommend is the loved ones .

For only 1.5 million dollars to work with, Greg McLean made one hell of a great horror movie! I did not know he was on such a low budget

"Wolf Creek" is one of those hidden Australian horror gems which I really love

Thank you for talking about the real crimes that inspired this movie. It’s difficult to enjoy movies that are loosely based on true events , but it shouldn’t be ignored, it has to be talked about, and you did it very respectfully.

He somehow made his fake aussie accent sound like an American cowboy

James should do a horror themed calendar preferably with his shirt off.

Wolf Creek stuff (both movies and TV series) doesn't receive NEARLY as much love and attention as it deserves. I encourage everyone to check it out and spread it as much as possible. Mick is one of the most disturbing and frightening killers I've ever seen in any media.

I like how much fun it looked like James was having in his backyard

This was one of the first horror movies I ever watched and it absolutely terrified me, as someone from Australia it felt so real, all characters felt like real Australians and that horrified me

I'll never forget the words: "Head on a stick". Almost 20 years later and I still remember and shudder every time.

When I watched the movies and TV show of Wolf Creek, Mick Taylor was so unnerving every single time, the way he stares, speaks and the subtle anger hiding behind him perfectly acted was so creepy.

As a proud Australian I take great pride in our horror movies, also a very big fan of Wyrmwood and the Babadook

I personally don't think this movie really goes too far. There are real people out there just as twisted as Mick, and the movie doesn't flinch from showing that. The movie doesn't feel like it's going for cheap shock value, it's just straight forward and honest about the reality of people like Mick.

This was fun. Watching James talk about Australian stuff and things 😂😂😂 hearing him say blooke was priceless

I live in Adelaide, been to those mines that the lair scenes were filmed in. They're insane and eerie. The sequel was also filmed here. From #2, I've been to the tunnels, and the old couples home a few times. There's still fake blood on a wall from the filming, and I have a piece of whatever it was they shot off the fence 😂 Extremely proud of the South Australian film corporation for this film, it really put us on the map.

As an Australian, I'd have to say your pronunciation of Aussie words/slang/place names is spot-on.

I'm glad that this underrated flick gets the attention it deserves!

The behind the sceen information for this kill count is on another level. Great job done by all

Shirtless James doesn’t exist shirtless James doesn’t exist Shirtless James: exists My brain: hmmmm nice build damn.

Yes!!! This was one of my gateways to horror back in the day, although possibly at 13 I was too young to see it. I appreciate it for all the reasons you outlined. I especially liked how Liz seemed like the more obvious Final Girl type and she became the first victim, but they made you really think Kristy might make it too. Love the cinematography too.

Mick Taylor is one of the great Australian cultural inventions. There are some real long and lonely highways here where people go missing and don’t come back, and im sure everyone can relate to meeting a guy that is charming but cooked up the wrong way. Incredible character

"I'm James A Janisse! And I'm sorry for that accent." 🤣🤣🤣

This is one of those movies that stuck with me when I watched for the first time, very happy it's being covered here! Its so visceral in so many ways, just a beautiful film

I stumbled upon this movie way too young and it really scared - and scarred - me, but as an adult I can really appreciate the landscapes and writing!