The Addiction (1995)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1995
Running Times: 82 mins
Format: black and white
Ratio:
Sound: Dolby

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Fast Films/Guild/October Films
Executive in Charge of Production: Carmen Ashurst
Executive Producers: Russell Simmons, Preston Holmes
Producers: Dennis Hann, Fernando Sulichin
Line Producer: Margot E. Lulick
Associate Producers: Antony Blinken, Marla Hanson
Unit Production Manager: Margot E. Lulick
Unit Manager: Andrew Ramsey

SCRIPT
Script: Nicholas St John
Creative Consultants: Anthony Redman, John McIntyre

DIRECTION
Director: Abel Ferrara
1st Assistant Directors: Glen Trotiner, Randy Fletcher
2nd Assistant Directors: Dean Garvin, Evan Labb

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Ken Kelsch
2nd Assistant Camera: Lance Rieck
Electrician: Bill Almeida

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Mayin Lo

MUSIC
Music: Joe Delia

SOUND
Sound Editor: Héctor Cordero

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Patricia Regan
Key Hair: Wayne Herndon
Costume Designer: Melinda Eshelman

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Charles Lagola
Art Director: Beth Curtis
Set Decorators: Sara Baldocchi, Mary Prlain

OTHER CREW
Production Office Coordinators: Melissa M. Marr, Olivia Pi-Sunyer
Production Accountant: Jay Cannold
Production Assistant: Arthur Flam

LOCATIONS
Location Manager: Alex Corven Caronia
Assistant Location Manager: Lucia Marano
Location Assistants: Joseph Stephans

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Phil Neilson
Stunts: Nancy Anzalone, John Cade, Ren Campbell, Ed Conne, Blaise Corrigan, Don Hewitt, Chuck Heffries, Chuck Margiotta, Cynthia Neilson, Lizzie Oleskar

CASTING
New York Casting: Meredith Jacobson

CAST
Lili Taylor (Kathleen Conklin)
Christopher Walken (Peina)
Annabella Sciorra (Casanova)
Edie Falco (Jean)
Paul Calderon (Professor)
Fredro Starr (Black)
Kathryn Erbe (anthropology student)
Michael Imperioli (missionary)
Jamel 'Redrum' Simmons (Black's friend)
Michael Fella (cop)
Dr Louis A. Katz (doctor)
Leroy Johnson, Fred Williams (homeless victims)
Avron Coleman (cellist)
Lisa Casillo (Mary)
Frank (Butchy the Hat) Aquilino (delivery man)
Nicholas Decegli (cabby)
Jay Julien (Dean)
Chuck Jeffries (bartender)
Ed Conna (waiter)
Nancy Ellen Anzalone (dress victim)
Susan Mitchell, Mary Ann Hannon, John Vincent McEvily, Bianca Pratt, Christina Campenella, Anthony Giangrando, Kevin Scullin (featured victims)
Heather Bracken (nurse)
Father Robert Castle (narrator/priest)

Stand-In: Susan Mitchell (for Lili Taylor)

New York philosophy student Kathleen Conklin attends a slide show on the horrific events of the Mei Lai massacre in Vietnam. Returning home late at night, she is approached on the street by a woman, Casanova, who suddenly attacks her, drags her down an alleyway and bites her neck, sucking at her blood.

Portugal
Theatrical Distributor: Vitoria Filme

Spain
Theatrical Distributor: TriPictures S.A.

UK
Theatrical Distributor: Guild
Video Distributor: Pathe

USA
Theatrical Distributor: October Films
Video Distributor: Hallmark

Australia
Rating: R

Germany
Rating: 16

Portugal
Rating: M/18

Spain
Rating: 18

UK
Rating: 18

1994
September
Day Unknown: US release

1996
May
Day Unknown: US video release

MAGAZINES

Cinefantastique vol.27 no.6 p.51 (USA)
review

Dark Star nos.14/15 p.27 (UK)
review

Empire November 1997 p.139 (UK)
review (by Kim Newman - read the review in the Kim Newman Archive)

Samhain no.62 p.34
review

Sight and Sound April 1997 p.34 (UK)
credits, synopsis, review

Sight and Sound November 1997 p.58 (UK)
review

Videoscope no.18 p.21 (USA)
review

BOOKS

Elliott's Guide to Home Entertainment (4th Edition) p.5
credits, review

The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film pp.3-4
credits

The Essential Monster Movie Guide p.29
credits, review (by Stephen Jones)

Time Out Guide to Thrillers p.8
credits, review

vampires, drugs, addiction, new york, students

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008