Long Weekend is an Australian entry in the "nature run amok" cycle kicked off by Jaws (1975) - albeit it would more accurately be classed as a "nature strikes back" movie. Clara Robert Taylor. This 2008 remake comes to us from director Jamie Blanks who previously made the two post … Campervan woman Crew 2. Jamie Blanks. Directing. CAST ON: Long Weekend Stash Busters Today, most of us embark upon a three-day weekend, which means that quality knitting time is upon us. Read the Long Weekend plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at Movies.com. Cast 6. Over the next 72-hours, we may find plenty of time to get our hands on our knitting needles, but between the BBQs, festivals, and travel, there might not be time to get to the yarn shop. Long Weekend (2009) ← Back to main. John Hargreaves and Briony Behets play a bickering, self-absorbed couple who go on a weekend trip to a secluded beach. Truckie Jude Beaumont. Peter Claudia Karvan. Barkeeper John Brumpton. The original "Long Weekend" is an interesting horror movie because it added an existential dread and psychological depth to the usually hokey animal attack picture. Jim Caviezel. Long Weekend is a different type of nature gone wild movie, as it doesn't involve a killer creature, but nature itself, and mixes a heavy dose of psychological horror in the plot as well. Old Timer Roger Ward.