Black Sheep (2006)

An experiment in genetic engineering turns harmless sheep into bloodthirsty killers that terrorize a sprawling New Zealand farm.

Director:

Jonathan King

Writer:

Jonathan King

Stars:

Oliver Driver, Nathan Meister, Tammy Davis

5 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nathan Meister	...	Henry Oldfield
Peter Feeney	...	Angus Oldfield
Danielle Mason	...	Experience
Tammy Davis	...	Tucker
Oliver Driver	...	Grant
Tandi Wright	...	Doctor Rush
Glenis Levestam	...	Mrs. Mac
Nick Blake	...	Taxi Driver
Matthew Chamberlain	...	Oliver Oldfield (as Matt Chamberlain)
Nick Fenton	...	Young Henry
Eli Kent	...	Young Angus
Sam Clarke	...	Young Tucker
Richard Chapman	...	Muldoon
Louis Sutherland	...	Winston
Ian Harcourt	...	Brash

Storyline

Growing up on the family sheep farm was idyllic for smart, sensitive Harry Olfield, except for some knavish mischief from cocky brother Angus, until their dad has a fatal accident. Fifteen years later, Harry has finished sheep-phobia therapy and his ICT schooling and returns. Angus buys him out, all ready to present the genetically engineered Oldfield sheep he bred with a ruthless team. When environmentalist Grant steals a discarded embryo, which has sharp teeth, he gets bitten by it, and thus the first to be infected with predatory hunger and a mechanism that turns any mammal into a werewolf version. Running for the farm men, Grant's mate, student Experience, gets teamed up with Harry and his boorish but gentle pastoral youth friend Tucker. They must survive both the bloodthirsty sheep and their creators, who didn't realize this yet but dispose of an antidote.

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Plot Keywords:

dark comedy | sheep | farm | antidote | new zealand | 

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Taglines:

Get the flock out of here!

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

NZonScreen listing

Country:

New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 March 2008 (France)

Also Known As:

Black Sheep

Filming Locations:

Wairarapa, New Zealand

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

NZD 257,293 (New Zealand) (1 April 2007)

Gross:

$82,987 (USA) (12 August 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Zealand Film Commission, New Zealand On Air, Daesung Group, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

It took four people to operate the Grant monster sheep suit.

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Goofs

When Grant the Weresheep attacks the people in the house, the digital clock in the background goes from 3:12 to 3:11 in a later scene.

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Quotes

Henry: You fucker!
Angus Oldfield: Actually it was a sperm sample.
Henry: You wanker!

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Connections

Featured in Welshy Reviews: Black Sheep (2012)

User Reviews

Gore at its greatest

Black Sheep, a black comedy from Jonathan King, was anything but sheepish when it came to blood and gore. Reminiscent of early Peter Jackson films, the graphic detail is bound to make you squirm, and at times chuckle. Incidentally, the film borrowed one of Jackson's Oscar winning tools, Weta Workshops. Needless to say the effects are bound to impress.

With a number of international movies shot in New Zealand with plots that could easily take place anywhere, Black Sheep offers a refreshingly unique New Zealand twist to the well-used zombie theme. The characters and issues related so well that even the Aussies couldn't claim it as their own- well, except maybe the sheep shagging jokes.

It certainly doesn't take long to adjust to hearing Kiwi accents on the big screen and start relishing in the subtle humour, grotesque effects and brilliant performances by some underrated New Zealand talent.

King's first feature film has taken the zombie flick back to grass roots level. Not baaad.