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Black Sheep

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5.8/10 • 769

2007-03-291h 26m

HorrorComedy

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

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

Directors
Jonathan King
Editors
Chris Plummer

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Nathan Meister

    Nathan Meister

    Henry Oldfield

  2. Peter Feeney

    Peter Feeney

    Angus Oldfield

  3. Danielle Mason

    Danielle Mason

    Experience

  4. Tandi Wright

    Tandi Wright

    Dr. Rush

  5. Min Windle

    Min Windle

    Investor

  6. Tammy Davis

    Tammy Davis

    Tucker

  7. Glenis Levestam

    Glenis Levestam

    Mrs. Mac

  8. Oliver Driver

    Oliver Driver

    Grant

  9. James Ashcroft

    James Ashcroft

    Prebble

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John Chard

Apr 16, 2014

7/10

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

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$5,000,000.00
Keywords
farmsheepnew zealanddark comedysheep farmanimal horrorgenetic mutationgenetic modificationgenetic experimenthorror