Swamp Devil
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| Directed by | David Winning |
| Screenplay by | Gary Dauberman Ethlie Ann Vare |
| Story by | Gary Dauberman |
| Produced by | Irene Litinsky Ric Nish |
| Starring | Bruce Dern Cindy Sampson Nicolas Wright |
| Cinematography | Daniel Vincelette |
| Edited by | Simon Webb |
| Music by | James Gelfand |
Production company | Muse Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Genius Entertainment RHI Entertainment |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Swamp Devil is a 2008 Canadian horror film directed by David Winning and starring Bruce Dern, Cindy Sampson and Nicolas Wright. It is the thirteenth film in the Maneater film series.
Plot
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Melanie Blaime returns to her hometown of Gibbington, Vermont because her father, a former sheriff, is wanted for multiple murders. Jimmy Fuller wants to help find her father, and it looks as if something incredibly sinister is responsible for the corpses in Gibbington-that creature known as the Swamp Devil.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Bruce Dern as Howard Blaime
- Cindy Sampson as Melanie Blaime
- Nicolas Wright as Jimmy Fuller
- Robert Higden as Jones
- Allison Graham as Deputy Jolene Harris
- James Kidnie as Sheriff Nelson Bois
- Bronwen Mantel as Shelly
- Kwasi Songui as Bigg
- Mary-Pier Gaudet as Lisa Jones
- Jenna Wheeler-Hughes as Young Dream Girl
- Marc Viger Denis as Young Howard Blaime
Production
[edit | edit source]The film was completely shot in Montréal, Québec[1] and actor Bruce Dern broke his leg on camera running in the woods, one week into the three-week shoot.[2] He finished the film on crutches and using various photo doubles and camera tricks.
Release
[edit | edit source]It premiered on April 17, 2008 as part of the Houston Film Festival[3] and was released on DVD by Genius Entertainment on April 7, 2009 with no special features.[4]
Reception
[edit | edit source]Justin Felix, of DVD Talk, said that if you like your horror cheap and dumb - and don't have access to the Sci-Fi Channel - then this is worth a rental.[5] Michael Simpson, of CinemaSpy, said that the film is a cheesy, predictable but entertaining chiller that isn't likely to scare the pants off anyone in their teens or older and that Winning's direction created enough suspense that such cliches were unnecessary.[6] A Fangoria review says that the film pulls no punches about what it is—a throwaway monster flick that borrows heavily from Swamp Thing and the vine-attack sequence from Evil Dead II.[7]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Official website
- ^ Calgary Herald interview January 19, 2009
- ^ Film Intuition: Review Database: DVD Review: Swamp Devil (2008)
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Swamp Devil at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 2008 films
- Canadian natural horror films
- English-language Canadian films
- 2000s English-language films
- Films directed by David Winning
- Films with screenplays by Gary Dauberman
- Maneater (film series)
- Sonar Entertainment films
- Syfy original films
- Films set in swamps
- Films set in Vermont
- 2000s American films
- 2000s Canadian films
- English-language horror films
- 2000s Canadian film stubs
- 2000s horror film stubs