Black Moon Rising (1986)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1986
Running Times: 100 mins     115 mins (director's cut)
Length: 2623 metres
Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound: stereo

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: New World Pictures / Sequoia Productions
Executive Producer: John Carpenter
Producers: Douglas Curtis, Joel B. Michaels
Production Manager: George W. Perkins
2nd Unit Production Manager: Douglas Curtis
Production Coordinator: Coni Lancaster

SCRIPT
Script: John Carpenter, William Gray, Desmond Nakano
Story: John Carpenter

DIRECTION
Director: Harley Cokeliss
2nd Unit Director: Douglas Curtis
1st Assistant Director: Betsy Magruder
2nd Assistant Director: Rip Murray
3rd Assistant Director: Josh King

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Misha Suslov
Gaffer: Jack Cochran
Dolly Grip: Anthony Caldwell
Stills: Michael Paris
Lab: CFI

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Todd Ramsay

MUSIC
Music: Lalo Schifrin
Synthesizer: Anthony Marinelli
Synthesizer Programmer: Anthony Marinelli

SOUND
Sound Designer: David Lewis Yewdall
Sound Mixers: Jonathon Stein, Steve Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixers: Joseph Citarella, Charles Grenzbach, Ray West
Dialogue / ADR Editor: Steve Rice
Sound Effects Editor: R.J. Palmer

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up / Hair: Annie F. Maniscalco
Assistant Hair: Teresa M. Austin
Costume Designer: Jack Buehler

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Larry Cavanaugh, Bruce Steinheimer

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor: Max W. Anderson
Visual Effects Camera: Jonathan Seay
Visual Effects Camera Assistant: David Stump

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Bryan Ryman
Special Project Designer: Roger Holzberg
Set Decorator: Aleka Corwin
Special Props: Jim Beinke

OTHER CREW
Script Supervisor: Connie Papineau
Production Assistant: Rik Converse
Black Moon Driver: Bud Davis

LOCATIONS
Location Manager: Tim Healey
Assistant Location Manager: Marshall D. Moore

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Bud Davis
Stunts: Phil Adams, Pete Antico, Steve Blalock, Polly Burson, Monty Cox, Gary Davis, Bud Ekins, Debbie Evans, Gloria Fioramonti, Greg Gault, Beau Gibson, Randy Hall, Chuck Hart, Michael Haynes, Carey Loftin, Dan Plum, J.N. Roberts, Dennis Scott

CASTING
Casting: Linda Francis

CAST
Tommy Lee Jones (Quint)
Linda Hamilton (Nina)
Robert Vaughn (Ed Ryland)
Richard Jaeckel (Earl Windom)
Lee Ving (Marvin Ringer)
Bubba Smith (Johnson)
Dan Shor (Billy Lyons)
William Sanderson (Tyke Thayden)
Keenan Wynn (Iron John)
Nick Cassavetes (Luis)
Richard Angarola (Dr Melato)
Don Opper (Emile French)
William Marquez (Reynoso)
David Pressman (kid at grocery store)
Stanley DeSantis (the mover)
Edward Parone (Mr Emilio)
Al White (maintenance man)
Bill Moody (windbreaker man)
Townsend Coleman (waiter)
Dalton Cathey (maitre d')
Frank Dent (technician #1)
Steve Fifield (technician #2)
Dave Adams (foreman)
Lana Lancaster (Rylands receptionist)
E.J. Castillo (mechanic #1)
Peterson Banks (mechanic #2)
Rudy Daniels (officer)
Carl Ciarfalio (Ringers man #1)
Don Pulford (Ringers man #2)
Vincent Pandoliano (man in cul-de-sac)
Lisa London (redhead)
Doug MacHugh (casino security #1)
Eric Trules (casino security #2)

PLOT SUMMARY

Retired professional thief Quint is hired to steal a data tape from a company being investigated by the FBI. He's caught red handed and hides the tape in an experimental super car, the Black Moon. But when the car is stolen, Quint is the prime suspect and has to find a way to get the car back and clear his name.

Greece
Television Distributors: Aquarius TV

USA
Theatrical Distributors: New World Pictures
Video Distributors: Anchor Bay Entertainment; Starmaker Video
Laserdisc Distributors: Image Entertainment Inc (I-5057)
DVD Distributor: Anchor Bay Entertainment (DV 11410)

Finland
Rating: K-16

France
Rating: -12

Iceland
Rating: 16

Norway
Rating: 15

Sweden
Rating: 15

USA
Rating: R

West Germany
Rating: 16

1986
Mystfest, Cattolica, Italy
Best Film (Harley Cokeliss) - nominated

1986
January
10: USA - theatrical release
16: West Germany - theatrical release
31: Sweden - theatrical release

March
19: France - theatrical release

1987
January
9: Finland - theatrical release

2001
January
30: USA - DVD release (Anchor Bay Entertainment (DV 11410))

From the mind of John Carpenter comes the towering adventure that thunders across Los Angeles and explodes 30 stories above it!

Black Moon - Finnish / Hungarian / West German title
Il giorno della luna nera - Italian title
Grande Assalto - Portuguese title
Luna neagra - Romanian title
Sans issue - French title
Wschód czarnego ksiezyca - Polish title

cars, chases, robberies, scientists, super cars, thieves

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009