Body Bags (1993)

Country of Origin: USA
Date(s) of Broadcast: 1993
Number of Seasons: n/a
Total Number of Episodes: 1
Average Episode Running Times: 91 mins
Format: colour     35mm
Ratio: 1.33:1
Sound: stereo

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: 187 Corp / Showtime Networks Inc
Executive in Charge of Production: Steven Hewitt
Executive Producers: John Carpenter, Sandy King, Dan Angel
Producer: Sandy King
Co-Producer: Dan Angel
Unit Production Manager: Peter L. Bergquist
Production Coordinator: Cheryl Miller
Assistant Production Coordinator: J. Matt Merritt

SCRIPT
Script: Billy Brown, Dan Angel

DIRECTION
Directors: John Carpenter (The Gas Station; Hair); Tobe Hooper (Eye)
1st Assistant Director: Artist Robinson
2nd Assistant Director: Christian P. Della Penna

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Gary Kibbe
Camera Operator: Gordon Paschal
1st Assistant Camera: Jeff Norvet
2nd Assistant Camera: Brian Kibbe
Camera Loader: Lisa A. Guerriero
Gaffer: Jon Timothy Evans
Electricians: Al Hood, Joe Garcia, John Owens
Best Boy Electric: J.B. Richner
Key Grip: Harry Rez
Company Grip: Jack Bauer
2nd Grip: Craig Peiffer
Dolly Grip: Mark A. Bolin
Best Boy Grip: Jason Rez
Stills: Elliott Marks
Video Operator: Joe A. Unsinn III

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Edward A. Warschilka
1st Assistant Editor: Paul C. Warschilka
Apprentice Editor: Angela Lucky
Negative Cutter: Sharon McGeeney

MUSIC
Music: John Carpenter, Jim Lang
Song: David Crosby (Almost Cut My Hair)
Songs Performed By: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (Almost Cut My Hair)
Music Recording: Knobworld

SOUND
Sound Recordist: Larry Hoki
Sound Mixers: James S. LaRue, Robert Allen Wald, Mark Bovos
Boom Operator: Scott Sherline
Assistant Sound Editor: Rickley Dumm
Sound Editing: Soundstorm
Supervising Re-Recording Mixer: Jeffrey Perkins
Re-Recording Mixer: Kurt Kassulke
Re-Recording: International Recordings S.P.A.
Sound Editing Supervisor: Anthony R. Milch
Sound Editors: Hector Gika, John Kwaitkowski, Donald L. Warner Jr, Jay Nierenberg, Joseph Holsen, Shawn Sykora
ADR Mixer: J.R. Westen
Supervising ADR Editor: Becky Coblentz
ADR Editor: Lee Lemont
Sound Effects Coordinators: Blake Marion, John Michael Fanaris
Sound Effects Recordist: Gary Blufer
Foley Mixer: Bruce Bell
Cable Person: Jeffrey A. Humphreys

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up: Greg LaCava
Hair: Carolyn Elias
Mens Costume Supervisor: Robert Bush
Set Wardrobe: Robert Iannaccone

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: KNB EFX Group Inc, Robert Kurtzman, Greg Nicotero, Howard Berger
Coroners Make Up: Rick Baker, Cinnovation Inc

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Howard Jensen

VISUAL EFFECTS
Stop Motion Effects: Effects Animation Inc
Digital Artist: Michael F. Hoover
Titles: Pacific Title

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Daniel A. Lomino
Set Decorator: Cloudia
Property Master: William W. King
Property Makers: Todd K. Jensen, Curtis B. Jones, Steve Morey
Assistant Props: Norman Pepie Tuers
Construction Coordinator: Michael S. Wright
Construction Foreman: Frank Leasure
Paint Foreman: Craig Nycz
Labour Foreman: Todd R. Livingston
Lead Man: Jason Bedig
Swing Gang: Gary Brewer, Scott M. Anderson

OTHER CREW
Script Supervisor: Hope Williams
Production Accountant: Joy Ewing
Assistant Accountant: Elizabeth Broeker
Assistant to Producers: Karin Costa
Production Assistants: Cary Conway, Michael Salven, Paul Sterling, Steve Dellerson
Transportation Coordinator: Ron Hardman
Transportation Captain: Harold R. Davis
Drivers: Bob L. Hendrix, Gary E. Kincaid, Maxwell Johnson, Harold G. Muehlig, Kenneth L. Hardman, Lenny Scaletta, Mike Berdrow, Peter R. Chittell, Raymond Van Holtan, Sherman Raney, William Prevatte, Timothy B. Abbatoye
Craft Service: Jesse W. Quiroz
First Aid: B.J. Smith
Unit Publicist: Steven Jay Rubin

LOCATIONS
Location Manager: Kenneth Lavet
Assistant Location Manager: Gregory Alpert

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinators: Tony Brubaker, Jeff Imada, Henry Kingi

CASTING
Casting: The Backseat Casting Company
Extra Casting: Rainbow Casting Service

CAST
The Morgue
John Carpenter (the coroner)
Tom Arnold (morgue worker 1)
Tobe Hooper (morgue worker 2)

The Gas Station
Robert Carradine (Bill)
Alex Datcher (Anne)
Peter Jason (gent)
Molly Cheek (divorcee)
Wes Craven (pasty faced man)
Sam Raimi (Dead Bill)
David Naughton (Pete)
Buck Flower (stranger)
Lucy Boryer (Peggy)
Roger Rooks (TV anchorman)

Hair
Stacy Keach (Richard Coberts)
David Warner (Dr Lock)
Sheena Easton (Megan)
Dan Blom (Dennis)
Attila (man with beautiful hair)
Kim Alexis (woman with beautiful hair)
Greg Nicotero (man with dog)
Deborah Harry (the nurse)

Eye
Mark Hamill (Brent Matthews)
Twiggy (Cathy Matthews)
John Agar (Dr Lang)
Roger Corman (Dr Bregman)
Charles Napier (baseball team manager)
Eddie Velez (baseball player)
Betty Muramoto (librarian)
Bebe Drake-Massey (nurse)
Sean McClory (minister)
Robert L. Bush (man)
Gregory H. Alpert (technician)

SUMMARY

An anthonogy of three short horror stories, one about a serial killer, one about a disastrous hair transplant and the third about the strange fate awaiting a baseball player.

Canada
Video Distributors: Malofilm Home Video

Germany
Video Distributors: Ascot Video
DVD Distributors: Splendid Entertainment (40 13549 89401 2)

USA
Television Distributors: Showtime Networks Inc
Video Distributors: Republic Pictures Corporation

Australia
Rating: R

Germany
Rating: 18

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: R

Spain
Rating: 18

1994
Cableace Awards, USA
Cableace Make-Up (Rick Baker, Greg Lacava, Gregory Nicotero, Howard Berger, Robert Kurtzman) - nominated

Fantasporto, Portugal
International Fantasy Film Award Best Film (John Carpenter) - nominated

1993
August
8: USA 8 August 1993

1994
February
Day Unknown: Portugal – shown at the Fantasporto Film Festival

Zip Yourself In Tight!

Body Bags - Corpi Estranei - Italian Title
Body Bags - Kolme Tietä Kauhuun - Finnish Title
Body Bags, Bolsa De Cadáveres - Spanish Title
John Carpenter Presents Body Bags
John Carpenter Presents Mind Games
Petits Cauchemars Avant La Nuit - French title
Vidas Nocturnas - Portugese title

LINKS

SEE ALSO
Halloween (1978)
Halloween II (1981)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

MAGAZINES

Scream Queens Illustrated no.2 pp.21-22, 70 (USA)
illustrated article

Shivers no.36 p.28 (UK)
review

Video Watchdog no.20 pp.15-16 (UK)
review

anthologies, bone saws, eye transplants, hair, machetes, mirrors, scalpels, serial killer, skeletons

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008