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The Killing Box (1993)
Country
of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1993
Running Times: 80 mins
Format: colour 35mm
Ratio:
Sound: Ultra Stereo
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Company: Motion Picture Corporation of America
Executive Producer: Fred T. Kuehnert
Producers: Brad Krevoy, Steven Stabler
Co-Producer: Bradley Jenkel
Line Producer: Cristen Carr Strubbe
SCRIPT
Script: Matt Greenberg
DIRECTION
Director: George Hickenlooper
PHOTOGRAPHY
2nd Unit Director of Photography / Camera Operator: Luc
G. Nicknair
1st Assistant Camera: Evan A. Nesbitt
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editors: Monte Hellman, Esther P. Russell
Associate Editor: Jim Makiej
MUSIC
Music: Bill Boll (director's cut only); Johann Sebastian
Bach (Unaccompanied Cello Suite in G Major)
Music Performed By: Mark Salzman (Unaccompanied Cello
Suite in G Major)
SOUND
Production Sound Mixer: Peter V. Meiselmann
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Ultimate Effects
DESIGN AND SET
CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: C.J. Strawn
Property Master: Brook Yeaton
Props: Mobtown Props
MISCELLANEOUS
Production Accountant: Bernice Moschini
Technical Advisor: Bret Culpepper
Wrangler: Nikki Pelley
LOCATIONS
Locations: California, USA; Simi Valley, California, USA
CASTING
Casting: Ed Mitchell, Robyn Ray
CAST
Corbin Bernsen (Colonel Nehemiah Strayn)
Adrian Pasdar (Captain John Harling)
Ray Wise (Colonel George Thalman)
Cynda Williams (Rebecca)
Roger Wilson (Major Josiah Elkins)
Jefferson Mays (Martin Bradley)
Billy Bob Thornton (Langston)
Martin Sheen (General Haworth)
Dean Cameron (Borne)
David Arquette (Murphy)
A.J. Langer (Thomas)
Alexis Arquette (Corporal Dawson)
Mark Salzman (Corporal)
Jon Beatty (Lieutenant)
Matt LeBlanc (Terhune)
Josh Evans (Lieutenant Regis)
Steve Price (Captain Donnelly)
Oliver Muirhead (Richard Bradley)
Jed Grodin (private)
Jerry Heilbron (valet)
George Hickenlooper (painter)
Art Gambill (cellist)
Peter Sherayko (Union captain)
Chuck Aronberg (Union soldier)
Brian Currie (cannoneer)
Jason Workman (Union soldier)
John Enbom (armless man)
Joy Hooper (slave prisoner)
Darn Oldham (labourer 1)
Lanier Bridges (labourer 2)
David Wade Battle (Shaver)
Carl Clink (Trooper Clink)
Jack S. Krevoy (Corporal raider)
Trevor A. Tarr (brave charger)
Sean Whitesell (raider)
Brent Briscoe (raider 2)
Tim Gallaher (raider 3)
Steve Goedde (raider 4)
Chris Curtis (guard)
Bill Boll (guard 2)
Doug Hart (guard 3)
Charles Oman (Elkins' man)
Chris Waldoch (Elkins' man 2)
Kathrin Rickenbach (lady in waiting)
Barbara Rose Michels (Lady Tease)
Tony Pellegrine (Union colonel)
Matt Greenberg (corpse)
Scott Betz (reluctant soldier - uncredited)
Bret Culpepper (slaver - uncredited)
Brian Mahanay (cannoneer - uncredited)
Nikki Pelley (confederate nurse - uncredited)
PLOT SUMMARY
A voodoo deity is
accidentally released by a group of Confederate troops
during the American Civil War. The force possesses
corpses of slain soldiers from both sides to create an
undead army of its own, one that the group of
Confederates have to face alone.
AVAILABILITY
USA
Theatrical Distributor: Motion Picture Corporation of
America
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Australia
Rating: M
UK
Rating: 18
USA
Rating: R
POSTER TAGS
BE WARNED! The perfect soldiers are the
ones who can not be killed!
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Ghost Brigade
Ghost Brigade: The Killing Box
Grey Knight
Grey Night
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Arkzin 10 May 1996
(Croatia)
review (by Dragan Antulov)
Dark Side December /
January 1994 p.24
credits, review
FilmMagasinet June / July
1994 p.86 (Norway)
review (by Frank Johnsen)
OTHER SOURCES
37th London Film Festival
Catalogue p.163
credits KEYWORDS
voodoo; zombies;
military; civil war; possession; crucifixion; children;
silver bullets; suicide; the supernatural; drugs
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