''Swamp Devil'' is a 2008 Canadian horror film directed by

David Winning David Winning is a Canadian-American film and television director, screenwriter, producer, editor, and occasional actor. Although Winning has worked in numerous film and TV genres, his name is most commonly associated with science fiction, thri ...

and starring Bruce Dern,

Cindy Sampson Cindy Marie Sampson (born May 27, 1978) is a Canadian director and actress ( film and television). She is known for her role in the Canadian television series '' Private Eyes''. Biography Sampson was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on M ...

and

Nicolas Wright Nicolas Wright (born March 23, 1982 in Montreal, QuebecCBS biography of ...

. It is the 13th film of the ''

Maneater Series ''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 ...

''.

Plot

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 the creature known is swamp devil.

Cast

* Bruce Dern as Howard Blaime *

as Melanie Blaime *

Nicolas Wright Nicolas Wright (born March 23, 1982 in Montreal, QuebecCBS biography of ...

as Jimmy Fuller * Robert Higden as Jones * Allison Graham as Deputy Jolene Harris * James Kidnie as Sheriff Nelson Bois *

Bronwen Mantel Bronwen Mantel (born 29 October 1948) is a Canadian actress. Mantel has appeared in numerous movies and has done extensive voice acting in animated films and television series. Early life and career Mantel was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...

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 Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pe ...

and actor Bruce Dern broke his leg on camera running in the woods, one week into the three-week shoot. 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 and was released on DVD by

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on April 7, 2009 with no special features.

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. 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. A Fangoria review says that the film pulls no punches about what it is—a throwaway monster flick that borrows heavily from ''

Swamp Thing The Swamp Thing is a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics. A humanoid/plant elemental creature, created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, the Swamp Thing has had several humanoid or monster incarnations in v ...

'' and the vine-attack sequence from ''

Evil Dead II ''Evil Dead II'' (also known in publicity materials as ''Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn'') is a 1987 American comedy horror film directed by Sam Raimi. It is considered both a remake and sequel (or "re-quel") to the 1981 film ''The Evil Dead'', and wa ...

''.

References

External links

* * 2008 films Canadian natural horror films English-language Canadian films 2000s English-language films Films directed by David Winning Maneater (film series) Sonar Entertainment films Syfy original films Films set in Vermont 2000s American films 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-horror-film-stub