Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain (2003)

Director:

Christian Viel

Writers:

William R. Mariani (story)
Christian Viel (story)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Evil roams the woods of Ireland...

Plot:

Two American tourists on a romantic camping trip are brutally murdered. A few days later, during the ancient festival of Samhain...

Plot Keywords:

Mutant | Tourist | Druid | Miscarriage | Female Nudity

Cast

Bobbie Phillips	...	Karen Douglas
Howard Rosenstein	...	Paul
Ginger Lynn Allen	...	Pandora
Chasey Lain	...	Amy
Taylor Hayes	...	The Breeder
Jenna Jameson	...	Jenny
Richard Grieco	...	Mark
Brandi-Ann Milbradt	...	Shae
Lael Stellick	...	The Shape
Phil Price	...	Steve
Neil Napier	...	Jim
Heidi Hawkins	...	Tara
Gillian Leigh	...	Barbara
Simon Peacock	...	Gary
Alex Chisholm	...	Shape #2 (scenes deleted)
Robert Higden	...	Sawney Bean
Alana Dash	...	Jamie
Dan Noseworthy	...	Jean-Luc Myers
J.J. Carle	...	Sawney's Son
Eric Cooke	...	Rich Traveller
Natalia Ctchekotikhina	...	Rich Traveller's Wife
Victoria Reuter	...	Ma Bean
Fanny Labbe	...	Sawney's Daughter

Directed by
Christian Viel

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
William R. Mariani		story
Christian Viel		story and screenplay

Produced by
Domenic Ambrosio	....	executive producer
Carmelo Caruana	....	producer
Peter Emerson	....	executive producer
Dawne Everett	....	executive producer
Dawne Everett	....	producer
Prentiss Holman	....	associate producer
Nick Marciano	....	associate producer
William R. Mariani	....	executive producer
William R. Mariani	....	producer
Hugo Trottier	....	line producer

Original Music by
Alex Khaskin

Cinematography by
Dan Goyens		(as Daniel Goyens)

Film Editing by
Jason PJ Deschamps		(as J Deschamps)
Christian Viel

Casting by
Melanie Sara

Art Direction by
Kevin Grant

Costume Design by
Olga Studlik

Makeup Department
C.J. Goldman	....	special makeup effects artist
Jessica Heeren	....	assistant hair stylist (as Jessica Hereen)
Jessica Heeren	....	assistant makeup artist (as Jessica Hereen)
Laurie Jackson	....	key hair stylist
Laurie Jackson	....	key makeup artist
Adrien Morot	....	special makeup effects supervisor
George Tucci	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
William R. Mariani	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Benoît Hamel	....	first assistant director
Jean-Pierre Menard	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jean-François Dasylva-LaRue	....	carpenter (as Jean-Francois DaSylva)
Yves Fontigny	....	property master
Yves Fontigny	....	set dresser
Bruno Gagliardi	....	carpenter
Kevin Grant	....	set dresser
Eric Mealing	....	construction foreman
Yohan Salvail	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Jean-Marin Basley	....	boom operator
John Bolanaks	....	dialogue editor (as John Bolanakis)
John Bolanaks	....	foley artist (as John Bolanakis)
Marco Fania	....	boom operator
Michel Grzelak	....	sound effects editor
Michel Grzelak	....	sound re-recordist
Ismael	....	sound mixer
Pierre Michaud	....	sound supervisor
Dimitri Médard	....	sound mixer
Christopher Piggins	....	foley editor (as Chris Piggins)
Karym Ronda	....	boom operator
Ron Woo	....	foley recordist

Special Effects by
Marc Reichel	....	special effects technician
Ryan Storm	....	special effects artist

Stunts
Allan Yuk-lun Chou	....	stunt coordinator (as Alan Chou)
Ben Gauthier	....	stunt coordinator (as Benoit Gauthier)

Camera and Electrical Department
Patrick Bernier	....	camera operator
Mario Bissonnette	....	dolly grip (as Mario Bissonette)
Mario Bissonnette	....	key grip (as Mario Bissonette)
Yvan Bourdages	....	Steadicam operator
Stéphane Caron	....	first assistant camera
Andre Chabot	....	best boy grip
Maurizio Ciacciarelli	....	still photographer
Simon Corneau	....	grip
Daniel Dallaire	....	gaffer (as Dan Dallaire)
Jean-François Dasylva-LaRue	....	electrician (as Jean-Francois DaSylva)
Audrey David	....	second assistant camera trainee
Alexis De Plater	....	best boy
David Dollé	....	key grip
Jean-François Fontaine	....	camera operator
Jean-François Fontaine	....	focus puller
Maryse Frigon	....	first assistant camera
Bruno Gagiardi	....	electrician
Dan Goyens	....	camera operator (as Daniel Goyens)
Brent Marrale	....	gaffer
Frederic Pesant	....	grip
Christian Viel	....	camera operator (as Cristian Viel)

Animation Department
Dave Desjardins	....	animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Natalia Ctchekotikhina	....	assistant to costume designer

Editorial Department
Jason PJ Deschamps	....	editing consultant (as J. Deschamps)
Tom Strnad	....	additional editor
Motassem Younes	....	online editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Renan Moguel	....	office driver (as Renan 'Rayster' Moguel)
Poncho	....	driver: cast
Dany Zarifeh	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Jeff Boisvert	....	production assistant
Vincent Brabant	....	production assistant
Patrick Casavant	....	production assistant
Maxime Dufort	....	production assistant
Daniel DuSablon	....	production assistant
Rene Forbes	....	production assistant
Caroline Isabelle	....	script supervisor (as Caroline Isabelle Bedard)
Caroline Joyner	....	unit publicist
Elana Klein	....	production assistant
Lina Poirier	....	craft service
Steven Tamas	....	production accountant
Nicholas Taylor	....	production assistant
Ian Vanderwall	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Oasis International
• Samhain Productions
• Warehouse Films

Distributors

• Film 2000 (2005) (UK) (DVD)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Velocity Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Maestro FX

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and gore, sexuality and language

Runtime:

78 min | 91 min (uncut)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:18 (cut) | USA:R | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Oasis International

Trivia:

As with the Wes Craven movie The Hills Have Eyes (1977) this movie is also based on the legend of Sawney Beane and his family (a wife, eight sons and six daughters), a feral clan said to have inhabited and roamed the coast of Galloway, in the 15th or 16th century. They were eventually captured on the order of Scotland's King James, were judged to be insane, and executed without trial. There is still debate over whether the Beans existed or not.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: A North American snowmobile can be seen in the woods. Ireland doesn't have the snow for these type of vehicles.

Quotes:

Paul:[upon hearing that Gary is a clairvoyant] "So, Gary, what do you see for us: Fortune? Great careers? Marriage, maybe?
Gary:DEATH!

Movie Connections:

References The House That Would Not Die (1970) (TV)

Evil Breed:The Doc's Review

Evil Breed is a very strange slasher flick that is unfortunately no good.The beginning of the film seems promising but overall it's a disaster.The dialogue is pretty bad but not near as bad as the acting.The acting is brutal and unbearable.Most of the characters deliver there lines horribly and even if that is on purpose the method doesn't work because the characters become annoying.Some of the kills are innovative but it took far too long to get to them.After about a half hour through the movie we get the first death (other than in the beginning)and then almost every other character is smoked within the next five minutes.The movie then turned into sort of a spoof with ridiculous looking characters,unrealistic karate like fights,and a scene in which a man gets his intestines pulled out of his a*sscrack.None of it is funny it's just plain ridiculous.The film then becomes ultra gory and ultra pointless.Most of the characters are clichéd even for slasher standards and are as solid as butter left on the counter for 5 days.Evil Breed isn't even laughably bad therefore it fails in it's main task.Watch Texas Chainsaw Massacre,Just Before Dawn,or See No Evil for a real slasher.