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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| show_name = Black Swarm
| image = BlackSwarm cover poster.jpg
| image = BlackSwarm cover poster.jpg
| image_size =
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| caption = Teaser Poster
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| creator =
| creator =
| based_on =
| based_on =
| writer = [[Todd Samovitz]]<br />[[Ethlie Ann Vare]]
| writer = Todd Samovitz<br />[[Ethlie Ann Vare]]
| screenplay =
| screenplay =
| story =
| story =
| director = [[David Winning]]
| director = [[David Winning]]
| starring = [[Sebastien Roberts]]<br />[[Sarah Allen]]<br />[[Robert Englund]]<br />[[Rebecca Windheim]]
| starring = [[Sebastien Roberts]]<br />[[Sarah Allen]]<br />[[Robert Englund]]<br />Rebecca Windheim
| narrated =
| narrated =
| theme_music_composer = [[Mario Sévigny]]
| theme_music_composer = Mario Sévigny
| country = Canada
| country = Canada
| language = English
| language = English
| num_episodes =
| num_episodes =
| producer = [[Irene Litinsky]]<br />[[Robert Halmi Sr.]]<br />[[Robert Halmi Jr.]]<br />[[Michael Prupas]]
| producer = Irene Litinsky<br />Ric Nish
| editor = Simon Webb
| editor = Simon Webb
| cinematography = [[Daniel Vincelette]]
| cinematography = Daniel Vincelette
| runtime = 90 minutes
| runtime = 90 minutes
| company = [[RHI Entertainment]]<br>[[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]]
| company = [[RHI Entertainment]]<br>[[Muse Entertainment]]
| distributor = [[Genius Entertainment]]
| budget =
| budget = $2,000,000 (estimated)
| network =
| network =
| first_aired = {{film date|2007|12|07|United Kingdom|df=y|TV=y}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|2007|12|07|df=yes}}
| last_aired =
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'''''Black Swarm''''' is a 2007 Canadian [[suspense film]] directed by [[David Winning]]. Actor [[Robert Englund]] plays a mysterious beekeeper who has a secret to hide in the small town of Black Stone.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/columnists/story.html?id=3caa4323-da20-4808-93b2-5e165fe649db|work=[[Montreal Gazette]]|title=Horrors! The role of a lifetime|date=2007-08-20|accessdate=2013-11-11|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131152832/http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/columnists/story.html?id=3caa4323-da20-4808-93b2-5e165fe649db|archivedate=2014-01-31|df=}}</ref> It is the 9th film of the ''[[Maneater Series]]''.
'''''Black Swarm''''' is a 2007 Canadian [[suspense film]] directed by [[David Winning]]. Actor [[Robert Englund]] plays a mysterious beekeeper who has a secret to hide in the small town of Black Stone.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/columnists/story.html?id=3caa4323-da20-4808-93b2-5e165fe649db|work=[[Montreal Gazette]]|title=Horrors! The role of a lifetime|date=2007-08-20|accessdate=2013-11-11|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131152832/http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/columnists/story.html?id=3caa4323-da20-4808-93b2-5e165fe649db|archivedate=2014-01-31}}</ref> It is the 9th film of the ''[[Maneater Series]]''.


== Plot ==
==Plot==
A widow, Deputy Sheriff Jane Kozik, moves from Manhattan to Black Stone, New York, with her nine-year-old daughter Kelsey Kozik. There, she expects to find a safe place to live. The day after moving, a homeless man is found dead in the tool shed of Jane's blind friend Beverly Rowe. Devin Hall and the entomologist Katherine Randell are summoned to help with the investigation. Devin is Jane's brother-in-law and former boyfriend, and Jane still has a crush on him. Meanwhile, Kelsey befriends the scientist Eli Giles, who has developed genetically modified wasps for the army as a weapon, and now he is trying to revert the process. When the wasps attack Black Stone, Jane, Devin and Eli team-up to attempt to destroy the swarm.
A [[widow]], Deputy Sheriff Jane Kozik, moves from [[Manhattan]] to Black Stone, [[New York (state)|New York]], with her nine-year-old daughter Kelsey Kozik. There, she expects to find a safe place to live. The day after moving, a [[homeless]] man is found dead in the tool shed of Jane's blind friend Beverly Rowe. Devin Hall and the [[entomologist]] Katherine Randell are summoned to help with the investigation. Devin is Jane's brother-in-law and former boyfriend, and Jane still has a crush on him. Meanwhile, Kelsey befriends the scientist Eli Giles, who has developed [[genetically modified]] [[wasps]] for the army as a weapon, and now he is trying to revert the process. When the wasps attack Black Stone, Jane, Devin and Eli team-up to attempt to destroy the [[swarm]].


== Cast ==
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Sebastien Roberts]] as Devin Hall
* [[Sebastien Roberts]] as Devin Hall
* [[Robert Englund]] as Eli Giles
* [[Robert Englund]] as Eli Giles
* [[Sarah Allen]] as Jane Kozik
* [[Sarah Allen]] as Jane Kozik
* [[Rebecca Windheim]] as Kelsey Kozik
* Rebecca Windheim as Kelsey Kozik
* [[Jayne Heitmeyer]] as Katherine Randell
* [[Jayne Heitmeyer]] as Katherine Randell
}}


== Production ==
== Production ==
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== Reception ==
== Reception ==
Scott Foy of [[DreadCentral]] rated it 3.5/5 and called it "an above average effort from the Sci-Fi Channel that never insults your intelligence even though it does have its fair share of logic gaps."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/black-swarm-dvd|title=Black Swarm (DVD) Review|last=Foy|first=Scott|work=[[DreadCentral]]|date=2008-08-19|accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> Laura Burrows of [[IGN]] rated it 4/10 and called it "an awful film" with "terrible CGI".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/02/03/black-swarm-dvd-review|title=Black Swarm DVD Review|last=Burrows|first=Laura|work=[[IGN]]|date=2009-02-03|accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> Patrick Bromley of [[DVD Verdict]] describes it as having "terrible CGI effects" and "cheesy plotting and non-existent acting".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/blackswarm.php|title=Black Swarm|last=Bromley|first=Patrick|work=[[DVD Verdict]]|date=2009-01-30|accessdate=2013-11-11|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112045850/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/blackswarm.php|archivedate=2013-11-12|df=}}</ref> Justin Felix of [[DVD Talk]] called it a "celluloid atrocity", though he stated that it has a "certain Ed Wood B-movie charm to it.".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/36144/black-swarm/|title=Black Swarm|last=Felix|first=Justin|work=[[DVD Talk]]|date=2009-02-03|accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref>
Scott Foy of [[DreadCentral]] rated it 3.5/5 and called it "an above average effort from the Sci-Fi Channel that never insults your intelligence even though it does have its fair share of logic gaps."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/black-swarm-dvd|title=Black Swarm (DVD) Review|last=Foy|first=Scott|work=[[DreadCentral]]|date=2008-08-19|accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> Laura Burrows of [[IGN]] rated it 4/10 and called it "an awful film" with "terrible CGI".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/02/03/black-swarm-dvd-review|title=Black Swarm DVD Review|last=Burrows|first=Laura|work=[[IGN]]|date=2009-02-03|accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> Patrick Bromley of [[DVD Verdict]] describes it as having "terrible CGI effects" and "cheesy plotting and non-existent acting".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/blackswarm.php|title=Black Swarm|last=Bromley|first=Patrick|work=[[DVD Verdict]]|date=2009-01-30|accessdate=2013-11-11|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112045850/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/blackswarm.php|archivedate=2013-11-12}}</ref> Justin Felix of [[DVD Talk]] called it a "celluloid atrocity", though he stated that it has a "certain Ed Wood B-movie charm to it.".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/36144/black-swarm/|title=Black Swarm|last=Felix|first=Justin|work=[[DVD Talk]]|date=2009-02-03|accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.geniusproducts.com/maneaterseries/black_swarm_tp.html}}{{dead link|date=February 2018}}
*{{IMDb title|id=1090189}}
*{{IMDb title|id=1090189}}
*{{rotten tomatoes|black_swarm}}
*{{rotten tomatoes|black_swarm}}
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Latest revision as of 17:35, 6 March 2024

Black Swarm
Teaser Poster
Written byTodd Samovitz
Ethlie Ann Vare
Directed byDavid Winning
StarringSebastien Roberts
Sarah Allen
Robert Englund
Rebecca Windheim
Theme music composerMario Sévigny
Country of originKanada
Original languageEnglisch
Production
ProducersIrene Litinsky
Ric Nish
CinematographyDaniel Vincelette
HerausgeberSimon Webb
Running time90 minutes
Production companiesRHI Entertainment
Muse Entertainment
Original release
Release7 December 2007 (2007-12-07)

Black Swarm is a 2007 Canadian suspense film directed by David Winning. Actor Robert Englund plays a mysterious beekeeper who has a secret to hide in the small town of Black Stone.[1] It is the 9th film of the Maneater Series.

Plot

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A widow, Deputy Sheriff Jane Kozik, moves from Manhattan to Black Stone, New York, with her nine-year-old daughter Kelsey Kozik. There, she expects to find a safe place to live. The day after moving, a homeless man is found dead in the tool shed of Jane's blind friend Beverly Rowe. Devin Hall and the entomologist Katherine Randell are summoned to help with the investigation. Devin is Jane's brother-in-law and former boyfriend, and Jane still has a crush on him. Meanwhile, Kelsey befriends the scientist Eli Giles, who has developed genetically modified wasps for the army as a weapon, and now he is trying to revert the process. When the wasps attack Black Stone, Jane, Devin and Eli team-up to attempt to destroy the swarm.

Cast

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Production

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The movie was filmed in Montreal and surrounding small towns in July and August 2007.[citation needed] It is the 9th film of the Maneater Series.

Release

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It was released on DVD by Genius Entertainment on February 3, 2009.[2]

Reception

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Scott Foy of DreadCentral rated it 3.5/5 and called it "an above average effort from the Sci-Fi Channel that never insults your intelligence even though it does have its fair share of logic gaps."[3] Laura Burrows of IGN rated it 4/10 and called it "an awful film" with "terrible CGI".[4] Patrick Bromley of DVD Verdict describes it as having "terrible CGI effects" and "cheesy plotting and non-existent acting".[5] Justin Felix of DVD Talk called it a "celluloid atrocity", though he stated that it has a "certain Ed Wood B-movie charm to it.".[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Horrors! The role of a lifetime". Montreal Gazette. 2007-08-20. Archived from the original on 2014-01-31. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  2. ^ Miska, Brad (2008-12-15). "Robert Englund Toplines 'Black Swarm' DVD Release". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  3. ^ Foy, Scott (2008-08-19). "Black Swarm (DVD) Review". DreadCentral. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  4. ^ Burrows, Laura (2009-02-03). "Black Swarm DVD Review". IGN. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  5. ^ Bromley, Patrick (2009-01-30). "Black Swarm". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  6. ^ Felix, Justin (2009-02-03). "Black Swarm". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
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