Black Sheep

Watch: Black Sheep

Unrated

5/31/20071h 26m

Premiere Release (US)

~ There are over 40 million sheep in New Zealand, and they're pissed off! ~

Overview:

A genetic engineering experiment gone horribly awry turns a large flock of docile sheep into unrelenting killing machines.

Director:

Jonathan King

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$5,000,000.00

Key words:

farm
sheep
new zealand
dark comedy
sheep farm
animal horror
genetic mutation
genetic modification
genetic experiment
horror

Cast

Nathan Meister

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Henry Oldfield

Peter Feeney

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Angus Oldfield

Danielle Mason

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Experience

Tandi Wright

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Dr. Rush

Min Windle

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Investor

Tammy Davis

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Tucker

Glenis Levestam

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Mrs. Mac

Oliver Driver

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Grant

James Ashcroft

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Prebble

Ian Harcourt

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Brash

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Reviews (1)

John Chard
Written 11 year(s) ago
7
Ovinaphobia in Wairarapa!

Black Sheep, written and directed by Jonathan King is a wonderfully kooky horror comedy filmed out of New Zealand. Premise is simple, genetic tampering by unstable farmer man-child type has produced psychotic zombie sheep who like to chow down on human flesh. If you are "lucky" to still be alive after being bitten, you turn into a human/sheep hybrid - who likes to chow down on human flesh! All inhabitants of this island are doomed unless three spunky young heroes in waiting can overcome monumental odds and save the day!

With effects done by Weta being no bad thing, Black Sheep is a whole bunch of popcorn munching fun. Many of the jokes aren't really surprising but they hit the mark because the comedy is drawn nice and broad. It helps as well that much of it carries a sense of mischievous depravity about it, while the snarky asides to scientists and tree hugging environmentalists shows King to have a semblance of world awareness about him. The cinematography (Richard Bluck) is gorgeous, capturing the magnificent landscapes as a backdrop to the ovine carnage, and Victoria Kelly's musical score is jovial supreme.

Nothing earth shattering here, so those horror/comedy fans who venture in for the first time expecting otherwise will be disappointed. However, at under 90 minutes in length King's movie never once sags in pace or gasp for new comedic air. It's a short sharp shocker of a rib tickler and well worthy of a look if in the requisite mood. 7/10