Rogue (2007 film)
Rogue is a 2007 Australian independent horror film written, produced and directed by Greg McLean, about a group of tourists in Australia who fall prey to a giant, man-eating saltwater crocodile. It stars Michael Vartan, Sam Worthington and Radha Mitchell. The film was inspired by the true story of Sweetheart, a giant male saltwater crocodile that attacked boats in the late 1970s, although Sweetheart was never responsible for an attack on a human. Rogue received positive reviews from critics, but was a commercial failure. It is the second and last film from Dimension Films to have the involvement of Village Roadshow Pictures, the other being 1992's Fortress. Plot American travel journalist Pete McKell joins a small group of tourists on a crocodile-watching river cruise in Kakadu National Park of Australia's Northern Territory, led by wildlife researcher Kate Ryan. Toward the end of the cruise, Everett spots a flare in the distance and the group head upriver to investigate. They eventually come across a half-sunken wreck when something crashes into their boat, splitting the side. Kate manages to steer the boat ashore a small island in the middle of the river. Kate realises they are in the crocodile's territory and explains