The Braineater (2001)

Country of Origin: Ireland
Year of Production: 2001
Running Times: 10 mins
Format: colour / black and white
Ratio:
Sound: stereo

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company / Copyright: Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology
Producer: Eoin Whelan
Production Manager: Andrew Freedman

SCRIPT
Script: Conor McMahon

DIRECTION
Director: Conor McMahon

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography / Camera: Andrew Legge
Assistant Camera: Donal Lenehan

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Conor McMahon

MUSIC
Music: John Gillooley

SOUND
Sound Recordist: Shane O'Neill
Boom: Andrew Freedman
Post Sound: Fiadhnait McCann
Sound Effects Simulator: Morgan Butler Esq & Ms Fiadhnait McCann

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up: Liz Byrne
Costume Designers: David Turpin, Ken Wardrop, Eoin Whelan

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Model Makers / Special Effects: Jay Graham (real name: Jonathan Graham), Roy Gleasure

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Jay Graham (real name: Jonathan Graham)

OTHER CREW
Production Assistant: Ken Wardrop
Chaperone: Alan Byrne
Skulls: Danny O'Dwyer

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Special Thanks To: Ciaran Foy; John Corcoran; Carvan Murphy; Nigel Bunyan; Kieran Lombard; Carl Collins; Bridget Lynch; David J. Lawless; Family; Gladys Sheehan and all her acting school especially Jason and Jack; Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council (the Arts and Parks department)
Thanks To: Anne O'Leary; Daibhi Doran; Rebecca Roper; Philip Davison; Cathal Black; Paul Freany; Jean Rice; Liam Regan; Geofrey Perrin; Martin Marley; Paul Tynan and Ansen Cording; Eoghan Harris; Cathal Brennan; Angie Daly; Tony Niland; Una Murphy at DLIADT; Gary and Oisin at Screen Sceen (sic)

CAST
Kenny Reynolds, Nicky Hewitt, Gavin Lacey (the Killfinnin-Brugha U-12 B-team)
Cathal Ceaunt (real name: Eoin Whelan) (the Killfinnin-Brugha GAA Club Youths Coach (U-9 to U-14's)
Nuala Byrne, Philip Rogan (Braineater parents)
Adam Doyle (young Braineater)
Ned Denehy (The Braineater)
John Corcoran (Braineater double)

PLOT SUMMARY

Years after his parents were killed in a freak car accident, a young man who has been living wild in the forests and developed cannibalistic tendencies, encoutners a group of children and their sports coach ... with very gory results.

AVAILABILITY

Ireland
Theatrical Distributors: Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology

UK
DVD Distributors: Revolver / Frightfest Presents (FF113) (on the Dead Meat (2003) disc)

USA
DVD Distributors: Fangoria / GoreZone (on the Dead Meat (2003) disc)

TIMELINE

2001
June
Day Unknown: Ireland - theatrical release

2005
June
14: USA - DVD release (Fangoria / GoreZone (on the Dead Meat (2003) disc)

September
5: UK - DVD release (Revolver / Frightfest Presents (FF113) on the Dead Meat (2003) disc)

LINKS

SEE ALSO
Dead Meat (2003)

WEB LINKS
Official Site

REFERENCES

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

KEYWORDS

brains, cannibalism, car accidents, children, forests, gore, hurling

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008