Legend of the Bog (2009)

Director:

Brendan Foley

Writer:

Brendan Foley (writer)

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

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

Directed by
Brendan Foley

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Brendan Foley		writer

Produced by
Joe Condren	....	producer
Brendan Foley	....	producer
John Valentine	....	executive producer
Paul Valentine	....	producer

Original Music by
Graham Slack

Cinematography by
Stephen Murphy

Film Editing by
Andrew Cohen

Costume Design by
Fiona Whelan

Makeup Department
Nina Ayoub	....	makeup artist
Liz Byrne	....	makeup artist
Terry Ralph	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Martin O'Malley	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Keith Barry	....	second assistant director
Martin O'Malley	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Tony Cooper	....	boom operator
Malcolm Davies	....	production sound mixer
Garret Farrell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dave McMahon	....	supervising sound editor

Stunts
Paul Burke	....	stunts
Brendan Condren	....	stunt coordinator
Joe Condren	....	additional stunt coordinator
Dillon Kelly	....	stunt performer
Norman Kelly	....	stunts
Paul Valentine	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Brendan Bourke	....	still photographer (as Brendan Burke)
Darryl Byrne	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Peter Delaney	....	assistant camera
Philip Fitzsimons	....	gaffer
David Handcock	....	key grip
Eoin McLoughlin	....	clapper loader
Terry Ralph	....	still photographer

Editorial Department
Simon Thornton	....	on-line editor

Production Companies

• Bog Body Films

Distributors

• Grindstone Entertainment Group
• Spotlight Pictures (2009) (non-USA) (all media)

Other Companies

• Production Depot  camera equipment provided by

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 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Legend Of The Bored

No...seriously...this is just plain boring. I have a fondness for watching Vinnie Jones in just about anything which seems to be both a blessing and a curse. He was great in Snatch, hilarious in Eurotrip, and awesome in Midnight Meat Train (despite having only one line in the whole movie...that's how cool he is). He may just be one of the most distinctly British actors in the history of cinema...when the dude's on screen you can't help but think "holy crap, that guy is British". But the blandness of Legend of The Bog is just plain inexcusable, Jones or not.

This movie doesn't really seem to know where it wants to go from the start. Is it a zombie movie? Kind of, but not really. There's people rising from the dead, but they're not zombies in the typical sense. There's pretty much nothing in the way of explanation. You're just meant to accept that 2,000 year old bog bodies are rising from their graves (or lack thereof) looking surprisingly alive and free from decomposition. Period. To be perfectly honest, this movie reminded me (often painfully) of that old episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 where they showed "Eegah". It's so similar in parts that it seriously makes me question the future of just about anyone appearing this movie. As I watched this movie I was fighting sleep from about 30 minutes in and briefly succumbed right near the end, nodding off momentarily. That's how boring it is...in a HORROR MOVIE, during the CLIMAX, when everything's supposed to go all to hell and be the most entertaining, I briefly nodded off. I didn't miss anything important, though at that point I wouldn't have cared if I had. Oh...and no violence? Seriously? All of the kills are done off screen which is just a huge party foul for a horror movie. Whatever...I think even writing this is giving this film more than it deserves. Skip it and watch something...anything...else.