Cradle of Fear [2001]

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 2000
Running Times: 116 mins
Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound:

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Pragmatic Pictures presents a horror film by Alex Chandon
Executive Producers: Paul Luke, Andy Skivington
Producer: Eddie Kane
Co-Producers: Ciska Faulkner, Nico Rilla
Associate Producers: Johan Wissinger, Helen Bowers, Nadia Bunten, Adam Sandahl, Adam Clapp, Dani Davey, Lee Thompson-Gale, Chris Liljefors, Michael Stocks, Aivaras Abromavicius, Peter J. West, Peter Håkansson, Gerry Judah, Janine McNab, Olga Melin, Pär Mellström, David Ndritu, Ashley Nunn, Emma Jane Orr
Production Manager: Alex Dhaliwal
Production Co-Ordinator: Alexia Coppe

SCRIPT
Written by: Alex Chandon

DIRECTION
Directed by: Alex Chandon
Assistant Directors: Mat Russell, Adam Miller

PHOTOGRAPHY
Lighting Cameraman: Sebastian Bontempi
2nd Unit Cameras: Oliver Michaels, Dominic Greyer
Gaffer: Gary Dean
Grip: Sid Jones
Stills Photography: Lee Thompson-Gale
Lenses: Optex
Lighting Equipment: ELC, AFM

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Edited by: Alex Chandon

MUSIC
Original Mood Music: The Dark Poets
Music Supervisor: Maggie Bazin
Musical Score Mixed by: Alex Chandon, Ben James

SONGS AND ADDITIONAL MUSIC
"Lord Abortion"
"Creatures That Kissed"
"At the Gates of Midian"
"Dance Macabre"
Cradle of Filth
All songs (Davey/Eaglestone/Piras/Powell/Erlandsson/Allender)
Licensed from Zomba Music Publishing Ltd. © 2000 Music For Nations

"Wicked Love"
"Plastic Surgery"
(E. Daly/D. Parry)
Jezebel
Licensede from Eileen Daly ©2000

"The Score"
"It Doesn't Matter"
"Epiphine 38"
(J. Hunter/L. Dunning)
"Elmore vs the Bilderberg Conspiracy"
"The Idiot Killer"
"Dawn of the Caned Hippies"
"The Shallow End of the Gene Pool"
(J. Hunter)
"Facetious Strings"
"The Homage"
(L. Dunning)
The Dark Poets (James Hunter & Leigh Dunning)
Tracks licensed from James Hunter ©2000

"Genesis Project"
"Time Space Continuem" (sic)
"Boom!"
(S. Vispi/B. Thomas/D. Duncan)
Intense
Licensed from Rugged Vinyl Ltd. ® © 1995-2000 Rugged Vinyl Records

"The Beast Within"
"The Unknown Assassin"
(K. Sagstad)
Quicksilver
Licensed from Rugged Vinyl Ltd. ® © 1995-2000 Rugged Vinyl Records

"The Contract"
"Shoes"
(B. James/R. Stanley)
D.O.P.E.
Licensed from Rugged Vinyl Ltd. ® © 1995-2000 Rugged Vinyl Records

"Fallout"
"Venom"
(L. Cons/C. Rush)
Calyx
Licensed from Rugged Vinyl Ltd. ® © 1995-2000 Rugged Vinyl Records

"Serious"
"Harrow"
(J. Alaneme/J. Verral)
SMF
Licensed from Rugged Vinyl Ltd. ® © 1995-2000 Rugged Vinyl Records

"The Dream"
(J. Alaneme)
Naughty Trax
Licensed from Rugged Vinyl Ltd. ® © 1995-2000 Rugged Vinyl Records

"Rebel Assault"
(T. Byrknes)
Tee Bee
Licensed from Rugged Vinyl Ltd. ® © 1995-2000 Rugged Vinyl Records

"Get Together"
"The Sanctaury"
(J. Ryman)
Interloper
Licensed from Rugged Vinyl Ltd. ® © 1995-2000 Rugged Vinyl Records

"Never Leave a Trace"
"Disconnected/Resurected"
"Blueprint/Rip the Face Off"
"bio¬L:L:E:P report"
"Sense of Hate/Another Blackened Face"
"Endgame"
Lungworm
Licensed from Lungworm
www.lungworm.net

"Psychout"
(Shem Macauley/Simon Rogers)
Slacker
EMI Music Publishing UK/copyright control © 1998 Jukebox in the Sky
Licensed from Jukebox in the Sky

SOUND
Sound Recordist: Andy Moore
2nd Unit Sound: Steve Boardman, Rob Brown
Sound Equipment: Richmond Film Services

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make-Up and Hair Designer: Wendy Loren-Deaton
Contributing Make-Up and Hair: Alison Amalou
Assistant Make-Up and Hair: Janine Baker
Costume Designers: Angela Whitworth, Martha Gold
Fetish Design: Dina Costello

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make-Up Effects: Tristan Verluis
Special Creatures and Prosthetics: Creature FX, Cliff Wallace, Alan Hedgecock
Additional Make Up and Masks: Duncan Jarman, Dom Hailstone

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor: Adrian Banton
CGI Creature Guy: Adam Comiskey

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Marcus Raven
Assistant Art Director: Misty Buckley
Art Department: Richard Doyle, Bert, James Pollock, Carla Linley, Magnus Irving, Josh Collins, Matt Russell, Jamie Alcock
Web Graphics and Design: Sean Mowle, Richard Nutter

MISCELLANEOUS
Continuity: Patricia Linares
Runners and Drivers: Rob Woiwod, Margaret Milner, Carl Mandy, Emma Clark, Cheryl Duncan, Chris Jones
Insurance: Torribles
Catering: Maria's Teas
Mastering and Duplication: Lino Raffa, Juliette Walker @ Copycats

LOCATIONS
Filmed entirely in North London
Location Manager: Marty Warren

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Special Thanks To: The Ben Crouch tavern; Fay Woolfen; Alex's gran; Adrian O'Sullivan; Andy Black; Phil Burthem; James Phipson; Simon Burfoot; Leanne Lloyd-Lewis; Jay Colls; Thogdin Ripley; Brother Brian; Nick Goff; Chris Davis; Giuseppe; Karlo Hendriksz; Dawn Jones; Dana Kibble; Felicity Samuel; Nigel Swan; Aly Wolff; The Foundry; Gimpo; Maff Potts; Nick Atwater; Lucia Mazzone; Karen Walsh; Mr Roseand Len; Angela Wheal; Mr and Mrs D.A. Faulkner; Elizabeth George; Sabrina and Obelix; Theo Chandon; Courtney Lee; Natasha Walton; Chris Barton; Kerrang; Metal Hammer; Sonic Seducer; Darren Jackson; Ray Stanley; Toni and Luna; Patrick Commerford; Chantelle Smith; Josh Parker; Victoria Lloyd; Keith Boutcher; Simon Coathup; Alex Presland; Debbie Alexander; Fivaz Buys; John Darke; Mark Cauter-Eagleton; Edd Halligan; Annabelle Jones; Emma Kelly; Jay Maxell; Nik Galatzine; Richard Kirstein; Helen Cadbury; Martin Astles; Clara Rivas Alonso; Leo Carne; James Hoy; Lin Wong; Paul Budge; Rebecca Cox; Clym Dodds; Osamene Hall; Iena; Laura Kaminski; Paul Martin; Jim Van Bebber; Secretia; Dany Visage; Christina Nutter; Rupert Orten; Kim Mnguni; Tom Cox; Jake West; Nigel Wingrove; Allan Bryce; The Darkside Magazine; Doug Wright; Gerry Judah; Brookfield Mansions; Rod 'Gooner' Gilmore; Dennis O'Truck; The Indian Ocean; Hornsey Road copshop; The Internet Cafe; Tony McEwan; Adam Davies; Robbie 'Contact Lenses'; Count Louis Ravenscroft; Tylo 'Big Issue'; Thomas Lawes; DVC; Chris Hickie; Mike 'Buddha' Chapman; Alex 'Bomber' Marshall; Daniella; Ian Morse
Extra Special Thanks To: Joe Carrier; Alex's mum; and anyone we forgot to mention
No animals were harmed. Only one human died. Any similarity to anbody (sic) is purely co-incidental. Any similarity to 1980's horror films is purely homage.

CAST
Dani Filth [The Man]
Emily Bouffante (real name: Emily Booth) [Mel]
Stuart Laing [Richard]
Edmund Dehn [Inspector Peter Neilson]
Eileen Daly [Natalie]
Rebecca Eden [Sophie]
Louie Brownsell [Nick]
David McEwen [Kemper]
Willie Evans [the short man]
Emma Rice [Emma]
Melissa Forte [Nikki]
Al Stokes [the old man]
Barry Lee-Thomas [Chief Inspector Roper]
Sarah Kunz [Dr Ross]
Mark Rossi [Pringle]
Belinda Harding [Penny]
Anna Haig [Mary]
Neil Keenan [Thomas]
Barnaby Power [Brian]
Lucille Howe [mother]
Angela Kay-McAllister [Nurse Kay]
Iseult Collins [Nurse Rose]
Tony Hickson [the skinny man]
Robert Atiko [Dr Sinha]

also featuring
Greg Fay
Robin Graves
Sean Boru
Oneil Sharma
Paul Allender
Gian Sessaragio
Charlie Bellingham
Sean Mowle
Kato
Dan Cooper
Steve Eden
Gian Pyres
Amber
Ken East
Martin Powell
Madeline George
Tony Taras
Emma Keast
Richard Doyle
Adrian Erlandsson

A five part anthology film.

Made under the aegis of British goth metal band Cradle of Filth whose front man Dani Filth looks like a silly twit as the mysterious stranger linking various tales of murder. Shot on video, with lashings of blood and nudity in the the first two segments - boredom soon sets in as the film's air of pretentious seriousness, clumsy police interludes and desperate desire to shock overwhelms it. For Emily Booth watchers she's in the first sequence but her natural ebulliance is lost in a victim role. Her other bountiful charms are much in evidence though, God bless her.

UK
Video Distributor: Film 2000 [FM2068 - rental only]
DVD Distributor: Film 2000 [FMDV1068]

2001
August
26: UK - shown at the London FrightFest

2002
April
8: UK - DVD release [Film 2000 [FMDV1068]]; video release [Film 2000 [FM2068 - rental only]]

WEB LINKS
Official Site - includes synopsis, many stills, interviews and loads more

MAGAZINES

Fangoria no.211 [April 2002] p.10 [USA]
illustrated interview with Alex Chandon [Cradle of Fear - Rocking the gore genre by MJ Simpson]

Sight and Sound vol.12 no.5 [May 2002] p.62 [UK]
DVD review

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

KEYWORDS

anthology, nightclubs, goths, criminals, tramps, internet, asylums

CONTRIBUTORS

David Hanks; James Hunter; Kevin Lyons

Last Updated: 24 July, 2007