The Mangler (1995)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1995
Running Times: 106 mins
Format: Technicolor
Ratio:
Sound: Dolby stereo

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Allied Film Production / Distant Horizons / Filmex Pty Ltd / New Line Cinema
Executive Producer: Sudhir Pragjee, Sanjeev Singh, Helena Spring, Peter Welbeck (real name: Harry Alan Towers)
Producer: Anant Singh
Associate Producer: Rita Marie Bartlett
Unit Production Managers: Genevieve Hofmeyr, Michael Snell
Production Co-Ordinator: Sandra Mazzotti
Production Co-Ordinator (Los Angeles): Anita Hope

SCRIPT
Script: Tobe Hooper, Stephen Brooks, Peter Welbeck (real name: Harry Alan Towers)
Story: Stephen King

DIRECTION
Director: Tobe Hooper
2nd Unit Director: Stephen David Brooks
1st Assistant Director: Graham Hickson
2nd Assistant Directors: Gavin Joubert, Diane McCarthy, Shane Mohabier, Philip Mosoeu

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Amnon Solomon
2nd Unit Camera Operators: Clive Lawrie, Vincent G. Cox
Focus Puller: Ewen Bogle
2nd Unit Focus Puller: Anthony Smythe, Rys Vincent, Vincent De Jager
Key Grip: Gavin Horne
Grips: Derek Carlow, Ishmail Moeng, Kenneth Shange, Themba Mudau
Best Boy Grip: Graham Elston
Best Boy Electric: John Matye
Gaffer: Danny Ben Menachem
Rigging Gaffer: Simon Francis
Clapper Loader: Xavier Arce
Electricians: Bernard Fani, Pepsy Mahunisi
Stills: David Gur, Umberto Adaggi

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Post-Production Supervisor: Lesley Fox
Post-Production Supervisor (Los Angeles): Brian Cox
Post-Production Supervisor (London): Paul Janssen
Editor: David Heitner
Additional Editor (Los Angeles): Lorraine Salk
1st Assistant Film Editors: Hayley Morris, Megan Gill
2nd Assistant Film Editor: Charlotte Buys, Nicci Blue
Apprentice Film Editor: Jeanine Smal
Post-Production Assistant: Lucas Ramosime

MUSIC
Music: Barrington Pheloung
Music Recording (London): Dave Hunt
Music Mixer (London): Dave Hunt

SOUND
Sound Designer: Nicky De Beer
Sound Mixer: Richard Sprawson
Re-Recording Mixer: Mark Phillips
Special Sound Effects: Warwick Swinney
Sound Effects Editor: Robert Thorpe
Dialogue Editors: Charlotte Buys, Nikki Van Kiekerk
ADR Supervisor (Los Angeles): Christopher T. Welch
ADR Recording (Los Angeles): Dana Porter
Additional ADR (Los Angeles): Joyce Kurtz
ADR Mixer: Sid Knowles
ADR Mixer (Los Angeles): Tommy Goodwin
ADR Editors: Elinor Hardy, Colette Russouw
Foley Mixer: Sid Knowles
Foley Editor: Wayne Lines
Foley Artists: Juliet Phillips, Leith Ridley
Sound Transfer: Akbar Ali Goolam, Edwin Lawson
Boom Operator: Raymond Hennessy
Stereo Sound Consultant: John Isles
Sound Technical Advisor: Jeff Tucker

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Key Make Up: Tracy Crystal
Make Up for Englund (Los Angeles): Barry R. Koper, David B. Miller
Assistant Make Up: Lana Levin
Key Hair: Lloyd Power
Costume Designer: Moira Anne Meyer
Wardrobe Master: Darion Hing
Wardrobe Assistant: Rebecca Ferrari

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Key Special Make Up Effects (Los Angeles): Scott Coulter
Special Make Up Effects (Los Angeles): Scott Wheeler
Special Make Up Effects: David Miller
Prosthetics Co-Designer (Los Angeles): Todd Masters

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Co-Ordinator: Max Poolman
Special Effects Assistants: David Moffat, Karen Poolman, Andrew Robertson, Bonnie Wienand, Tony Wilson
Visual Effects Producer (Los Angeles): Carolyn Soper
Visual Effects Supervisor: Stephen David Brooks
Visual Effects Co-Ordinator (Los Angeles): Denise Davis
Matte Painting Supervisor: Paul Lasaine
Digital Compositor: Winston Quitasol

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: David Barkham
Set Dressers: Hamid Croukamp, Jeanne Henn
Assistant Set Dressers: Clive Berry, Chris Croukamp, Della Steenkamp
Property Master: Shane Bunce
Assistant Property Master: Loui Polykarpou
Stand By Props: Pascal Contos, Danny Tsatsi
Graphic Designers: Peter De Jager, Rosalind Lurie

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Maureen Conway
Craft Service: Nicola Rauch
Projectionist: Lionel Glass

LOCATIONS
Locations: London, England, UK; Los Angeles, California, USA; South Africa

STUNTS
Stunt Co-Ordinator (London): Gavin Mey
Action Vehicle Stunts (London): Roland Jansen

CASTING
Casting: Christa Shamberger

CAST
Robert Englund (Bill Gartley)
Ted Levine (John Hunton)
Daniel Matmor (Mark Jackson)
Jeremy Crutchley (pictureman / mortician)
Vanessa Pike (Sherry Ouelette)
Demetre Phillips (Stanner)
Lisa Morris (Lin Sue)
Vera Blacker (Mrs Frawley)
Ashley Hayden (Annette Gillian)
Danny Keogh (Herb Diment)
Ted Le Plat (Doctor Ramos)
Todd Jensen (Roger Martin)
Sean Taylor (Derrick Gates)
Gerrit Schoonhoven (Aaron Rodriguez)
Nan Hamilton (Mrs Ellenshaw)
Adrian Waldron (Mr Ellenshaw)
Norman Coombes (Judge Bishop)
Larry Taylor (Sheriff Hughes)
Irene Frangs (Mrs Smith)
Megan Wilson (Ginny Jason)
Odile Rault (Alberta)
Ron Smerczak (Officer Steele)

Voice Effects (Los Angeles): Tim Cummings

When a series of strange accidents happen at a factory, Detective John Hunton is assigned to investigate and soon comes to believe that the culprit is an iron folding machine that has a life of its own - and sustains that life by eating people...

1995
Fantafestival
Best Actor (Robert Englund) - winner

1995
March
3: USA - theatrical release

1995
May
27: UK - theatrical release

June
29: Germany - theatrical release

1997
December
10: USA - laserdisc release (Image (ID3008LI))

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SEQUEL
The Mangler 2 (2001)

MAGAZINES

Cinema 29 June 1995 (Germany)
review (by Eric Stahl)

The Dark Side November 1995 p.13 (UK)
review

FilmMagasinet August / September 1995 p.79 (Sweden)
review (by Erlend Eskeland)

Shivers no.18 p.16 (UK)
review

voodoo, factories, machines, the supernatural