Nightbreed (1990)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1990
Running Times: 102 mins
Format: Technicolor 35mm
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: Dolby

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Morgan Creek Productions
Producer: Gabriella Martinelli
Co-Producer: Joe Roth
Production Manager (Canada): Joe Thornton

SCRIPT
Script / Novel: Cabal by Clive Barker

DIRECTION
Director: Clive Barker
Action Unit Director: Andy Armstrong
1st Assistant Director: Kieron Phipps
2nd Assistant Director: Peter Freeman
3rd Assistant Director: Jesse Johnson

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Robin Vidgeon
Stills: Murray Close

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Mark Goldblatt
Assistant Editor: Sara-Jane Valentine

MUSIC
Music: Danny Elfman
Orchestrators: Shirley Walker, Steve Bartek
Conductor: Shirley Walker
Scoring Mixer: Shawn Murphy
Music Editors: Bob Badami, Sally Boldt

SOUND
Sound: Oscar Mitt (uncredited)
Re-Recording Mixers: Gary C. Bourgeois, Rick Hart
Foley Supervisor: Solange S. Schwalbe

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designer: Ann Hollowood

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Designer: Paul Jones
Special Make Up Effects: Neill Gorton, Steve Painter, Kate Murray
Additional Special Make-Up Effects: Tony Gardner
Creature Effects: Martin L. Mercer

VISUAL EFFECTS
Model Unit Director: Julian Parry
Model Maker: Chris Cunningham
Animated Optical Effects: Peter Kuran

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Steve Hardie
Assistant Art Director: Tom Brown
Draughtsman: Tom Brown

MISCELLANEOUS
Production Accountant: Will Tyler

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Andy Armstrong (uncredited)
Stunts: Gregory Powell, Richard Hammet, Andy Bradford, Bill Weston, Billy Horrigan, Bronco McLoughlin, Chris Webb, Colin Skeaping, Doug Robinson, Frank Henson, Jim Dowdall, Mark McBride, Max Faulkner, Nick Powell, Paul Jennings, Perry Davey, Sadie Eden, Sean McCabe, Steve Whyment, Terry Richards, Tracey Eddon, Valentino Musetti, Wayne Michaels

CAST
Craig Sheffer (Aaron Boone / Cabal)
Anne Bobby (Lori Desinger)
David Cronenberg (Dr Philip K. Decker)
Charles Haid (Captain Eigerman)
Hugh Quarshie (Detective Joyce)
Hugh Ross (Narcisse)
Doug Bradley (Dirk Lylesberg)
Catherine Chevalier (Rachel)
Malcolm Smith (Ashberry)
Bob Sessions (Pettine)
Oliver Parker (Peloquin)
Debora Weston (Sheryl Ann)
Nicholas Vince (Kinski)
Simon Bamford (Ohnaka)
Kim Robertson (Babette)
Nina Robertson (Babette)
Christine McCorcindale (Shuna Sassi)
Tony Bluto (Leroy Gomm)
Vincent Keene (Devil Lude)
Bernad Henry (Baphomet)
Richard Van Spall (Drummer)
David Young (Otis and Clay)
Valda Aviks (Mellissa Rickman)
Mac McDonald (Lou Rickman)
Richard Bowman (Rickman boy)
McNally Sagal (motel receptionist)
Daniel Kash (Labowitz)
Bradley Lavelle (Cormack)
Stephen Hoye (Gibbs)
Tom Hunsinger (Tommy)
George Roth (Kane)
Peter Marinker (pathologist)
Lindsay Holiday (morgue assistant)
Kenneth Nelson (emergency doctor)
Carolyn Jones (emergency nurse)
Ted Maynard (bartender)
Mitch Webb (jail cell doctor)
Scott Gilmore, Eric Loren (ambush cops)
John Agar (special appearance)
Charles Bodycomb (redneck with shotgun - uncredited)
Tony Gardner (hotel manager - uncredited)

Stand-Ins: Alan Harris, Kathy Sinclair

A disappointing and confusing adaptation by Clive Barker of one of his own novels. The fault lies squarely with the script which takes for granted that viewers are familiar with the source novel and which fails to explain many of the finer points of the plot to the uninitiated. Only David Cronenberg's excellent performance offers any real reward, while Barker's direction is at best workmanlike.

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Video Distributor: Media Home Entertainment
Laserdisc Distributor: Image Entertainment Inc

Australia
Rating: M

France
Rating: -12

Sweden
Rating: 15

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: R

1990
Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival, Netherlands
Silver Scream Award (Clive Barker) - winner

1991
Fantasporto
Critics' Award (Clive Barker) - winner
International Fantasy Film Award Best Film (Clive Barker) - nominated

1990
February
16: USA – theatrical release

August
10: Sweden – theatrical release

September
28: UK – theatrical release

November
30: Italy – theatrical release

1991
January
16: France – theatrical release

February
Day Unknown: Portugal – shown at the Fantasporto Film Festival

2003
February
20: USA – television broadcast (on The Mystery Channel)

Cabal - Die Brut der Nacht – German title
Cabal – French / Italian title
Clive Barker's Nightbreed
Kyrkogårdens hemlighet – Swedish title
Razas de noche – Spanish title
Yön kansa – Finnish title

KEYWORDS

book into film; decapitations; disembodied heads; flame throwers; gore; impalement; monsters; mutants; serial killers; severed heads; switchblades; throat slitting

Last Updated: 19 October, 2008