Incident at Loch Ness (2004)

A documentary exploring the myth of the Loch Ness monster.

Director:

Zak Penn

Writer:

Zak Penn

Stars:

Werner Herzog, Kitana Baker, Gabriel Beristain

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Werner Herzog	...	Himself (Crew of Discovery IV)
Kitana Baker	...	Herself
Gabriel Beristain	...	Himself (Crew of Discovery IV)
Russell Williams II	...	Himself (Crew of Discovery IV) (as Russell Williams)
David A. Davidson	...	Himself (Crew of Discovery IV)
Michael Karnow	...	Himself (Crew of Discovery IV)
Robert O'Meara	...	Himself (Crew of Discovery IV)
Zak Penn	...	Himself (Crew of Discovery IV)
Steven Gardner	...	Himself (Crew of Discovery IV)
John Bailey	...	Crew of Herzog in Wonderland
Matthew Nicolay	...	Crew of Herzog in Wonderland
Tanja Koop	...	Crew of Herzog in Wonderland
Marty Signore	...	Crew of Herzog in Wonderland
Elisabeth Beristain	...	Party Guest
Katherine Ferwerda	...	Party Guest

Storyline

This is a mockumentary within a mockumentary. The ensemble cast is a Who's Who of modern filmmaking, from Werner Herzog, independent director (Nosferatu, Grizzly Man, Rescue Dawn) playing himself directing a documentary, to cinematographer Gabriel Beristain (of the Blade movies) playing himself, to Sound Recorder/Mixer extraordinaire Russell Williams II (of Independent Lens, Moesha, Training Day) playing himself, to.. well you get the idea. Throw in the legend of Nessie and you've got a totally hilarious thriller mockumentary directed by Zak Penn, Make sure you watch the commentary with the Director and cast members, which continues the fiction of the movie. It's brilliant.

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Plot Keywords:

loch ness | director | monster | loch ness monster | boat | 

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Taglines:

This fall... There's something in the water

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Incident au Loch Ness

Filming Locations:

Loch Ness, Highland, Scotland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$1,400,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,313, 19 September 2004, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$36,830, 28 November 2004

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eden Rock Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When asked by an audience member after a viewing at the Edinburgh Film Festival 2004, whether any Nessies were harmed during the making of the film, director Zak Penn indicated that he could not guarantee that they were not.

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Quotes

Zak Penn: I don't want to make some sort of blanket comment about the people of Scotland, but the fact that they picked on Michael Karnow, of all people, I think is pretty low. I mean, this is a guy who wouldn't hurt a fly. Literally. I mean, he literally has a thing about flies. He will not hurt flies.

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Town/I'm Still Here/Easy A (2010)

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Soundtracks

Sweet World
Written and performed by Omega Men
Appears courtesy of The Extreme Music Library plc

User Reviews

A fresh and original film

I knew nothing walking into this film and was treated to a delightful and funny experience. A documentary following a crew on it's hunt for Nessie. Besides the fun in the quest of the premise, the crew is entertaining in itself. Werner Herzog is such an interesting person and filled with so many interesting insights into film-making.

By the end, I laughed, I was scared and I didn't want the film to end. I highly recommend this film and I plan to see it again as I laughed through a few parts of the movie. Go see it!