Legend of the Bog (2009)

Director:

Brendan Foley

Writers:

Joe Condren (story)
Brendan Foley (story)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

When a 'bog body' a 2000 year old murder victim preserved in a peat bog is disturbed by developers in rural Ireland, an archaeologist, a hunter and their helpers face the task of sending him back where he came from.

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Vinnie Jones	...	Mr. Hunter
Jason Barry	...	Professor David Wallace
Nora-Jane Noone	...	Saiorse Reilly
Adam Fogerty	...	Bog Body
Gavin Kelty	...	Deano Doyle
Amy Huberman	...	Hannah Ross
Shelly Goldstein	...	Val Leary
Olga Wehrly	...	Mallory Ross
Michael Collins	...	Construction foreman
Paul Valentine	...	Construction worker
Glen Barry	...	Damo the Shop
Charlene Gleeson	...	Lorna Dunn
Stephen Farrelly	...	Celtic warrior
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aran Condren	...	Kid 2 at circus
Sean Condren	...	Kid 1 at circus

Also Known As:

Assault of Darkness (UK) (DVD title)
Bog Bodies (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence, disturbing images and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

Bog Body Films

Trivia:

The "Bog Man" is heard speaking occasionally throughout the movie. A lot of what he says is nothing other than grunting, but several phrases are actually modern Irish Gaelic, specifically, "Uisce" (water) and "Saoirse" (freedom, usage is unrelated to the name of the female lead).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The "Bog Man" is seen to "make" his own shoes early on in the film, but later on he can clearly be seen wearing modern shoes with molded rubber soles.

Quotes:

Mr. Hunter: OY!
[to get the zombie like critter's attention]
Mr. Hunter: [He shoots zombie with Arrow]
Mr. Hunter: Have a drink on me
[He shoots a gas can with an arrow]
Mr. Hunter: and a smoke while you're at it.
[He shoots a flaming arrow igniting the zombie]

Movie Connections:

References "Tales from the Crypt" (1989)

Not the worst film ever

Let me start by saying "I love Vinnie Jones." That being said, this movie is not up to his regular standards. The bog histories, if they were true, were interesting. The concept of people from thousands of years ago being killed and buried in the bogs was interesting. Them reanimating just out of the blue and seeking out a specific kind of person, that's a little iffy. Also the fact that all of these people just happen to converge on this same cottage on the same day is just too much coincidence as is not having phone service when they were apparently only about three miles from a road. I did not like the little love connection they felt needed to be in the movie. It added nothing to the story. This is in no way a horror movie. It is more something that is based on a false lore that has been told for years. Seeing Vinnie Jones was it's only redeeming feature.