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Dana can't afford to fail, so she goes on a field trip with other college student to the Great Dismal Swamp. While Dana and her tasty friends are looking for extra credit, terrifying swamp cannib
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Director:

Gary King

Writer:

Bo Buckley (writer)

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Release Date:

2009 (USA) more

Genre:

Horror | Thriller more

Tagline:

Eat or be Eaten

Plot:

Dana is failing Biology. To pass she must attend an extra credit assignment with several classmates... more | add synopsis

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Excellent indie effort more (9 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)

Bill Oberst Jr. ... Dale
Lydia Chandler ... Dana
Tim Morris ... Curt
Jack Harrison ... Idiot
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Jade Arnold ... Jamal

Capel Kane ... Shelly

Laurie Kimsey ... Kimmy
Brent Lovell ... Brady
Jim Mahorney ... Skittish Poacher
Meagan Reedy ... Eve

Will Triplett ... Gary

Gabe Wood ... Tough Poacher
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Additional Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Certification:

Germany:18 | USA:R


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Continuity: The gun Dale is carrying switches back and forth between a rifle and shotgun. When he loads the gun in the cabin, it is a bolt-action rifle. When he takes a shot at Shelly in the woods, the sound of a pump shotgun his heard. more

Quotes:

Dale: Catch that bitch! more


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6 out of 24 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent indie effort, 13 July 2009
10/10
Author: William_x_Lee from United States

What I enjoyed about the film, was that it did not attempt to overreach it's bounds. It is what it is: a good old fashioned scare flick, which captivates the viewer from the first scene. What it reminded me of is the first time I saw the Texas Chainsaw Massacre back in the 70's. You kept saying to yourself "Damn, are there people out there like this?" Which when you think about it, is pretty creepy and that is where this film succeeds. While this film did not have the budget or Hollywood exposure of today's studio films, it is a worthy indie film which is far better than a lot of the low budget crapola on DVD now. In fact, you can take all the Pg13 horror flicks Hollywood is spewing out, and replace them with this. A good film done in the traditional horror genre, without bloated special effects, spoiled Hollywood stars, or a misguided remake of another sequels' sequel. Kudos to cast and crew.

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