Black Sheep
After a childhood prank by his brother Angus causes Henry to develop a phobia of sheep, he must step up to the onslaught of a genetically-mutated man-eating flock with the help of his friend and a young environmentalist.
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Kevin McTurk
Matthew J. Saville
Jonathan King
Joe Nolan
Veronique Lawrence
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John Chard
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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The directors of Black Sheep are Kevin McTurk, Matthew J. Saville, Jonathan King, Joe Nolan, and Veronique Lawrence.
The cast of Black Sheep includes Nick Blake as Taxi Driver, Richard Whiteside as Investor, Tim Wong as Investor, Nathan Meister as Henry Oldfield, Peter Feeney as Angus Oldfield, Danielle Mason as Experience, Tandi Wright as Dr. Rush, Min Windle as Investor, Tammy Davis as Tucker, Glenis Levestam as Mrs. Mac, Oliver Driver as Grant, James Ashcroft as Prebble, and more.
The duration of Black Sheep is 1h 26 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Black Sheep trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
Black Sheep was released on 10 Sep 2006.
Black Sheep is listed under Horror and Comedy on Fanbiz.
Black Sheep has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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 tamper..."
