Attack of the Herbals

Attack of the Herbals
Directed by David Keith
Written by Alisdair Cook
David Keith
Liam Matheson
Starring Calum Booth
Claire McCulloch
Steve Worsley
Richard Currie
Liam Matheson
Release date
  • May 11, 2011 (2011-05-11) (Cannes)
Language English

Attack of the Herbals is a 2010 Scottish horror comedy directed by David Keith[1][2][3] from a screenplay written by David Ryan Keith, Liam Matheson and Alisdair Cook.[4]

The film is about a group of locals who try to save Lobster Cove, their sleepy village, from disruption caused by a plan to build a new supermarket complex.

Plot

Set in a small Scottish village named Lobster Cove, the local community is enraged when a retailer is granted permission to build their supermarket complex on a nature spot. A crate is discovered washed up on shore and one of the group makes tea out of it.

Some of the local residents band together to create a herbal-tea cottage industry as a way to raise funds to fight the retailer. The tea proves incredibly popular and with its rejuvenating properties the elderly are finding a new lease of life. Unfortunately, there are side-effects...

Cast

Production

Attack of the Herbals was filmed in and around Aberdeen, Scotland, on a single Canon 5D with follow focus.[5] Much of the film focuses on the Aberdeen harbour area.[6]

The music is by Leah Kardos,[7] who collaborated with David Keith on previous works, two short films called "Demonic" and "Dead Funny".[8]

Release

Camelot Entertainment Group have gained distribution rights to Attack of the Herbals. Darknight Pictures, a division of Camelot Entertainment, confirmed they were to auction Attack of the Herbals at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.[9]

References

  1. ↑ North-east filmmaker’s movie attracts fans in America
  2. ↑ Attack of the Herbals - David Keith interview
  3. ↑ Crazy Nazi Tea Runs Amok in Latest Attack of the Herbals Trailer
  4. ↑ "Welcome to the official movie website". Clear Focus Movies. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Making 'Attack of the Herbals'". Clear Focus Movies. pp. 08:18 – 10:00. Archived from the original (Video) on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  6. ↑ MovieSet Production Report Archived July 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ Attack of the Herbals official website. "Original Music Score by Leah Kardos". Clear Focus Movies. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  8. ↑ Leah Kardos Blog Archived April 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ HollywoodStarsHoney report Archived March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
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