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Swamp Devil
2008 Canadian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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
- 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
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
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
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]
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