The Fantasist (1986)

Country of Origin: Ireland
Year of Production: 1986
Running Times: 98 mins
Length:
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: colour
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: Dolby

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: ITC / New Irish Film Productions
Executive Producer: Mike Murphy
Produced by: Mark Forstater
Assistant Producer: Barnaby Thompson
Associate Producer: Vivien Pottersman

SCRIPT
Script: Robin Hardy
Novel: Patrick McGinley

DIRECTION
Directed by: Robin Hardy
Assistant Directors: Seamus Byrne, Gay Brabazon, Nick McCarthy
Script Supervisor: Laerke Sigfred Pedersen

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Frank Gell
Additional Photography: Vincent Corcoran, Lou Lavelly, Nick O'Neill
Camera Operator: Mike Proudfoot
Assistant Camera: Alan Butler

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Thomas Schwalm
First Assistant Editor: Angelica Landry

MUSIC
Music by: Stanislas Syrewicz
Irish Band: Donal Lunny, Mick Hand, Mairead Mooney, Sean Potts, Hughie Flint
Musicians at Racetrack: Des Hopkins, Barry Cluskey, Billy Hopkins
Music Supervisor: Ray Williams
Music Coordinator: Tom McGuinness

SOUND
Sound Recordist: Pat Heyes
Sound Re-recording: Cine-Lingual Sound Studios
Sound Re-recordist: Aad Wirtz
Sound Editor: Nick Gaster

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designer: Maeve Paterson
Wardrobe Assistant: Jacqueline Young
Make Up: Rosie Blackmore

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Make Up Effects: Nick Dudman

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisor: Gerry Johnston

VISUAL EFFECTS
Title Design: Richard Morrison

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: John Lucas

MISCELLANEOUS
Assistant Accountant: Paul Myler
Production Consultant: Eileen Mount Charles
Choreographer: Mavis Ascot

LOCATIONS
Location Assistant: Susan Carbery

STUNTS
Stunt Arranger: George Leech
Stunts: Denise Ryan, Simon Crane

CASTING
Casting: Nuala Moiselle

CAST
Moira Harris (Patricia Teeling)
Christopher Cazenove (Inspector McMyler)
Timothy Bottoms (Danny Sullivan)
John Kavanagh (Robert Foxley)
Mick Lally (Uncle Lar)
Bairbre Ni Chaoimh (Monica Quigley)
James Bartley (Hugh Teeling)
Deirdre Donnelly (Fionnuala Sullivan)
Liam O'Callaghan (Farrelly)
Ronan Wilmot (Patricia's father)
May Giles (Patricia's mother)
Se Ledwidge (Patsy Teeling)
Gabrielle Reidy (Kathy O'Malley)
Agnes Bernelle (Mrs O'Malley)
Seamus Forde (Mr Mullally)
Derek Halligan (translator)
Virginia Cole (woman in 'ladies')
Sean Rafferty (clergyman)
Pat Daly (priest)
Maeliosa Stafford (wine waiter)
Ronan Smith (manager)
Frank Melia (reporter)
Derry Power, Charlie Roberts (racegoers)
Des Nealon (lawyer)
Dervla Kirwan (Fiona)
Brendan Cauldwell, Michael Duffy (hotel bar drinkers)
Gerry Alexander (the voice)
Tony O'Hehir (racing commentator)

PLOT SUMMARY

Patricia Teeling moves to Dublin and starts to receive phone calls from a menacing voice that may belong to a brutal serial killer.

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Finland
Rating: K-16

Singapore
Rating: M18

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: R

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Angoisse à Dublin - French title
Killer-Fantasien - West German title
Seksuaalifantasiat - Finnish title
Visionären - Swedish title

KEYWORDS

serial killers

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008