Muckman (film)

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Muckman
Directed byBrett Piper
Written byBrett Piper
Mark Polonia
Produced by Mark Polonia
Ken Van Sant
StarringA.J. Khan
Allison Whitney
Ian Piper
Distributed byChemical Burn Entertainment
Release date
  • 2009 (2009)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Muckman is a 2009 direct-to-video horror film B movie, directed by Brett Piper. It stars A.J. Khan, Allison Whitney, and Ian Piper .

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Plot

A failed, TV reporter (Steve Diasparra) is sent to the swamps of Pennsylvania to set up a story on the fabled creature present there, the Muckman. Initially it seems the reporter, Mickey, is having good luck, but it is later revealed that the "creature" he was seeing was a hoax. Desperate for actual leads, Mickey and his partner Asia (A.J. Khan), assemble a team to lead them to the actual creature. The team composed of Billie (Allison Whitney), Pauline (Danielle Donahue), Curly (Ian Piper) and Drew (Jared Warren), goes off to local resident, Cletus' (Ken Van Sant), cabin to await the arrival of the Muckman. [1] Soon enough Billie finds the Muckman's eggs, and tries to hatch them. But the Muckman becomes severely angered by this, and starts to attack the crew, Cletus, and his family. [2]

Cast

Screenings

On May 7, 2011, Muckman debuted at the 15th installment of the Weekend of Fear festival in Erlangen/Germany.

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References

  1. "Film Review: Muckman (2009) - HNN | Horrornews.net - Official News Site". HNN | Horrornews.net - Official News Site. 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  2. "Muckman (2009) Review - Love Horror film reviews and news". 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2016-08-02.