Black Sheep (2006)

Director:

Jonathan King

Writer:

Jonathan King (written by)

Release Date:

29 March 2007 (New Zealand)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Get ready for the Violence of the Lambs!

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Sheep | Farm | Antidote | Genetic Engineering | New Zealand

Awards:

5 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

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
James Ashcroft	...	Prebble
Mick Rose	...	Mike
Kevin McTurk	...	Weresheep
Lucy Briant	...	Investor
Justin B. Carter	...	Investor (as Justin Carter)
Deana Elvins	...	Investor
Luke Hawker	...	Investor
Jono Manks	...	Investor (as Jono Marks)
Lewis Rowe	...	Investor
Peter Rutherford	...	Investor
Matthew Saville	...	Investor
Richard Whiteside	...	Investor
Min Windle	...	Investor
Tim Wong	...	Investor

Directed by
Jonathan King

Writing credits
Jonathan King		(written by)

Produced by
Philippa Campbell	....	producer
Judith Trye	....	line producer

Original Music by
Victoria Kelly

Cinematography by
Richard Bluck

Film Editing by
Chris Plummer

Casting by
Liz Mullane

Production Design by
Kim Sinclair

Art Direction by
Simon Bright

Set Decoration by
Tanea Chapman

Costume Design by
Pauline Bowkett

Makeup Department
Debra Ashton	....	additional makeup artist
Hayley Atherton	....	makeup assistant
Katherine Brown	....	special makeup effects artist
Debra East	....	makeup supervisor
Davina Lamont	....	special makeup effects artist
Samantha Lyttle	....	special makeup effects technician
Angela Mooar	....	additional makeup artist
Jess Reedy	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Rosemary Dority	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sarah Lowe	....	second assistant director
Joe Nolan	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Brett Blenkin	....	carpenter
Vanessa Cole	....	assistant art director
Sean Golding	....	paint hand
Neil Kirkland	....	construction manager
Alastair Maher	....	head scenic
Eileen McCann	....	set finisher
Francie McGirr	....	art runner
Christian Pearce	....	concept artist
Nick Riera	....	on-set carpenter
Sarah Weinberg	....	stand-by props
Gillian West-Walker	....	set dresser
Ben Whale	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Phil Burton	....	temp mixer
Gethin Creagh	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris Hiles	....	sound recordist
Greg Junovich	....	score engineer
Gilbert Lake	....	sound re-recording mixer
Matthew Lambourn	....	sound effects editor
Robyn McFarlane	....	foley recordist
Carolyn McLaughlin	....	foley artist
Tim Prebble	....	sound designer
Nigel Scott	....	adr engineer
Sam Spicer	....	boom operator
Chris Todd	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Steven Boyle	....	special effects makeup artist
Marion Davey	....	creature effects coordinator: Weta Workshop
Ryk Fortuna	....	special effects makeup
Ryk Fortuna	....	special effects technician
Chris Guise	....	designer
Iain Hutton	....	armourer
Iain Hutton	....	special effects technician
Phil McLaren	....	special effects technician
Kevin McTurk	....	special effects makeup: Weta Workshop
Gayle Munro	....	production manager: Weta Workshop
Richard Taylor	....	special effects
Paul Tobin	....	designer

Visual Effects by
Dan Ashton	....	scanning and recording technician: Weta Digital
Nick Booth	....	scanning and recording supervisor: Weta Digital
Mara Bryan	....	visual effects producer
Elika Burns	....	roto/paint supervisor: CIS Hollywood
David Hampton	....	scanning and recording technician: Weta Digital
Stephen Karl	....	visual effects artist
George Port	....	visual effects supervisor: PRPVFX
Abigail Scollay	....	digital compositor
Jon Thorsen	....	visual effects
Pania Williams	....	compositor
Pete Williams	....	scanning and recording manager: Weta Digital
Carol Petrie	....	visual effects artist: PRPVFX Limited (uncredited)
George Ritchie	....	visual effects artist: PRPVFX Limited (uncredited)

Stunts
Justin B. Carter	....	stunts
Augie Davis	....	stunt coordinator
Winham Hammond	....	stunts
Tim McLachlan	....	stunt double
Tim Wong	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Tim Wong	....	fight coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
David Brown	....	gaffer
Jamie Couper	....	lighting technician
Dion Hartley	....	key grip
Garth Michael	....	second assistant camera
Matt Tuffin	....	epk camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Chantelle Bowkett	....	costume assistant
Pauline Laws	....	head pattern maker

Editorial Department
Clare Burlinson	....	digital intermediate colorist
David Hollingsworth	....	telecine colorist
Shanon Moratti	....	digital intermediate editor
Nicola Spencer	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
Richard Cuthbert	....	cast driver

Other crew
Anne Chamberlain	....	unit publicist
James Delaney	....	animal trainer
Jock Fyfe	....	location manager
Caroline Girdlestone	....	animal trainer
Thea Govorko	....	production secretary
Matthew Grainger	....	script consultant
Cale Hetariki	....	production assistant
Veronique Lawrence	....	script supervisor
Andy Wickens	....	lab liaison
Brigitte Yorke	....	production coordinator
Rose-Marie Salmon	....	craft service (uncredited)

Thanks
Peter Jackson	....	thanks
Terry Rossio	....	thanks
Jamie Selkirk	....	thanks
Michael Stephens	....	thanks

Production Companies

• New Zealand Film Commission (as The New Zealand Film Commission) (presents)
• New Zealand On Air (as NZ On Air) (in association with)
• Daesung Group, The (in association with)
• Escapade Pictures
• Singlet Films
• Live Stock Films (copyright holder)

Distributors

• New Zealand Film Commission (2007) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Australasian Film Ltd. (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Brunbro Entertainment Group (2007) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Focus Filmes (2007) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Manga Films (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Pachamama Cine (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Parkit Films (2007) (Indonesia) (theatrical)
• Prime Pictures (2007) (Lebanon) (theatrical)
• Ram Indo (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Acteurs Auteurs Associés (AAA) (2007) (France) (all media)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Dimension Extreme (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Future Film (2007) (Finland) (all media)
• Genius Products (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• IFC First Take (2007) (USA) (video) (video-on-demand)
• Icon Home Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Icon Home Entertainment (2008) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Midget Entertainment (2008) (Denmark) (all media)
• Weinstein Company, The (2007) (USA) (all media)

Special Effects

• Weta Workshop (creature and make-up effects)

Other Companies

• Cinetic Media  sales
• Park Road Post  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

New Zealand

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

New Zealand:R13 | Australia:MA | Singapore:R21 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 (edited version) | Ireland:15A | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Germany:18 | Germany:16 (cut) | Argentina:16 | Denmark:15 | Netherlands:16 | Peru:14 | USA:Not Rated | France:-12 | Italy:VM14 (re-rating) (2009) | Italy:VM18 (original rating) | Canada:18+ (TV rating) | Malaysia:18PL

Filming Locations:

Wairarapa, New Zealand

Company:

New Zealand Film Commission

Trivia:

Released in Spain as a double feature with Severance (2006).

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the line 'Now get the fuck off my land' is delivered, it is unsynced.

Quotes:

[Henry panics while under attack from a sheep]
Experience:What is wrong with you?
Henry:Ovinophobia, my therapist calls it.
Experience:Well, what's that?
Henry:Just the completely unfounded and irrational fear that one day *this* is going to happen!

Movie Connections:

References An American Werewolf in London (1981)

The most fun I've had at the movies this year.

I went to see a screening of "Black Sheep" last night at Tribeca and I have to say I was immensely impressed!! The film gets right to the point after a bit of exposition & once it revs up it's engines & hits the gas it really moves!. The subject matter?? Zombie Sheep of course! What did you think it was about eh?? The usual rigamarole about genetic testing with sheep DNA & human DNA & what do you get?? A horde of flesh eating sheep that would tear thru Romero's zombies anywhere...anytime. The performances are top rate & the script and direction are more than satisfactory. Let's get one thing straight here, This film isn't trying to reinvent the wheel, It's just looking to take a ludicrous premise & have a gory good time with it. It does this most efficiently. My only quibble with it is some of the accents took a little bit of time getting used to. You have to kind of pick up the cadence & the rhythm of it. It took a little bit of time for me but I picked it up. Luckily this is the type of film that doesn't need a lot of dialogue to get into. The story is simple and plays very easily on screen. The gore is top notch also. Do not think that they skimp on it...They don't. The blood & viscera fly freely, Along with the limbs. I groaned in disgust more than a few times while watching this movie. All in all, A great time at the movies. As a matter of fact it's the most fun I've had at the movies this year, Supplanting "GrindHouse" which was a blast...But a long blast. "Black Sheep" gets it right & does it in the right amount of time. Go see it...It's a hoot!!