Swamp Devil

"Deep In The Bogs A Creature Is Lurking"

2008 1h 30m EN

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3.6

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★3.6TMDB · 28

HorrorScience FictionAction

Synopsis

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SWAMP DEVIL is the story of young Melanie Blaime (Cindy Sampson) and her father Howard (Bruce Dern). After a long estrangement from her father for reasons not entirely clear, Melanie returns to her childhood home of Gibbington, Vermont to confront the realization that her father is wanted for murder. As Melanie digs a little more deeply into the stories of the past, she uncovers a tale wound about the town like Spanish moss, composed of secrets and lies, murder and revenge.

“Deep In The Bogs A Creature Is Lurking”

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Cast

Bruce Dern
Howard Blaime
Cindy Sampson
Melanie Blaime
Nicolas Wright
Jimmy Fuller
Robert Higden
Jones
Allison Graham
Deputy Jolene Harris
James Kidnie
Sheriff Nelson Bois
Bronwen Mantel
Shelly
Kwasi Songui
Bigg

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Winning
Writers: Gary Dauberman
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Maneater Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Simon Webb shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Bruce Dern and Cindy Sampson and Nicolas Wright carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Deep In The Bogs A Creature Is Lurking".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1105742 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Winning directs. Simon Webb cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 18 years ago.
4Part of the "Maneater Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Editor Simon Webb shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Bruce Dern and Cindy Sampson and Nicolas Wright carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Deep In The Bogs A Creature Is Lurking".
8IMDB entry: tt1105742 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Simon Webb
Makeup / hair: Penny Lee
VFX supervisor: Mario Rachiele
Sound: Roger Guérin
Stunt coordinator: Mike Chute
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Budget: $2,000,000
Original language: EN
IMDB: Swamp Devil (2008)

Part of

Maneater Collection

Maneater Series is the name, logo and line look given to a series of made-for-television natural horror films on DVD produced by RHI Entertainment for the Syfy Channel, and distributed by Vivendi Entertainment. The Maneater Series logo and line look were created under the direction of Danny Tubbs, the executive director of creative services of Vivendi Entertainment. The deal, made in October 2006, stipulated that the first ten films would premiere on the US-based channel in 2007, but due to a pre-licensing agreement, the first six actually premiered in Canada on the video on demand channel Movie Central on Demand. Most of the early films in the series were filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.