Creature (1985)

Director:

William Malone

Writers:

William Malone (written by) &
Alan Reed (written by)

Release Date:

8 May 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Thriller | Horror

Tagline:

It's been sleeping peacefully on a moon of Saturn for 2000 centuries ... until now!

Plot:

A expedition to Titan uncovers an alien being, that goes on a rampage.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Creature | Planet | Moon | Creature Feature

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Stan Ivar	...	Mike Davison
Wendy Schaal	...	Beth Sladen
Lyman Ward	...	David Perkins
Robert Jaffe	...	Jon Fennel
Diane Salinger	...	Melanie Bryce
Annette McCarthy	...	Dr. Wendy H. Oliver
Marie Laurin	...	Susan Delambre
Klaus Kinski	...	Hans Rudy Hofner
John Stinson	...	Astronaut #1
Jim McKeny	...	Astronaut #2
Buckley Norris	...	Concord technician #1
Michael Griswold	...	Concord Technician #2
David Moses	...	Mission Coordinator
Earle Dugan	...	Technician
Thomas C. James	...	Technician
Eileen Seeley	...	Loudspeaker voice (Concord) (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jeff Solomon	...	Creature Player

Directed by
William Malone

Writing credits
William Malone		(written by) &
Alan Reed		(written by)

Produced by
Moshe Diamant	....	executive producer
William G. Dunn	....	producer (as William G. Dunn Jr.)
Ronnie Hadar	....	executive producer
William Malone	....	producer
Don Stern	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Thomas Chase
Steve Rucker

Cinematography by
Harry Mathias

Film Editing by
Bette Jane Cohen		(as Bette Cohen)

Casting by
Johanna Ray

Art Direction by
Michael Novotny

Set Decoration by
Stephen Caldwell
Debra Deliso
Bernardo F. Munoz
Dan Smith

Costume Design by
Francine Agapoff

Makeup Department
Daniel Marc	....	hair stylist
Christa Reusch	....	hair stylist
Sharon Rosenberg	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Moshe Barkat	....	executive in charge of production
Sunil R. Shah	....	executive in charge of production
Don Stern	....	post-production supervisor
Jon Stevens	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
H. Gordon Boos	....	first assistant director (as Gordon Boos)
Matt Hinkley	....	second assistant director
Ned McLeod	....	second assistant director
Steven J. Wolfe	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Matthew Booth	....	props assistant (as Matthew Geeves-Booth)
Joe Brans	....	scenic decorator
Preston F. Brown	....	set builder
Jay Burkhart	....	scenic decorator
Debra Deliso	....	art department assistant
Stephen Glassman	....	scenic artist
Greta Grigorian	....	art department assistant
Scott Hass	....	set builder
Jim Leonard	....	sculptor (as James Leonard)
Laurence 'Link' Linkus	....	scenic artist
Liz McGarrity	....	set builder
Frank 'Hams' Monroe	....	set construction foreman
Bernardo F. Munoz	....	set construction foreman
Joel Munoz	....	set builder
Victor Munoz	....	set builder
John Myhre	....	property master
Dave Nelson	....	special props creator (as David Nelson)
Rick Parets	....	art department assistant
John Pryce-Jones	....	set builder (as John Jones)
Dan Smith	....	art director: second unit
Chris Woodward	....	set builder (as Christopher Woodward)
Whitney Scott Bain	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Tim Trimble	....	sculptor (uncredited)

Sound Department
Trevor Black	....	sound mixer
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	sound editor
Marvin Kerner	....	sound effects creator: The Cutters Inc.
James Ledner	....	special sound effects (as Jamie Ledner)
Steve Nelson	....	sound mixer
David Parker	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Quinn	....	boom operator
Thomas Scott	....	sound re-recording mixer
Laurie Seligman	....	boom operator (as Laurie 'Bomm Boom' Seligman)
Christopher Sheldon	....	sound editor
Stephen Sutter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philip Rogers	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Wayne Beauchamp	....	pyrotechnician
Doug Beswick	....	creature coordinator
Doug Beswick	....	miniature construction
John Eggett	....	pyrotechnician
Michael McCracken	....	creator: "Titan Find" creature
Gerald Quist	....	special effects makeup assistant
Paul Rinehard	....	special effects makeup assistant
Jill Rockow	....	special effects makeup assistant
Robert Short	....	weapons creator
Bruce Zahlava	....	special effects makeup supervisor

Visual Effects by
Larry Benson	....	visual effects executive producer: The L.A. Effects Group Inc.
Suzanne M. Benson	....	visual effects production associate: The L.A. Effects Group Inc.
Bob Burns	....	effects technician: The L.A. Effects Group Inc.
Steve Caldwell	....	effects technician: The L.A. Effects Group Inc.
George D. Dodge	....	effects cinematographer: The L.A. Effects Group Inc. (as George Dodge)
Judith Evans	....	effects technician: The L.A. Effects Group Inc.
Alec Gillis	....	special thanks: The L.A. Effects Group Inc.
Sanford Kennedy	....	model maker: The L.A. Effects Group Inc.
John Lambert	....	optical consultant: The L.A. Effects Group Inc.
Alan G. Markowitz	....	animation supervisor: The L.A. Effects Group Inc. (as Alan Markowitz)
Alan G. Markowitz	....	director optical effects: The L.A. Effects Group Inc. (as Alan Markowitz)
Pat McClung	....	special thanks: The L.A. Effects Group Inc.
Jake Monroy	....	mechanical engineer: The L.A. Effects Group Inc.
Jay Roth	....	model maker: The L.A. Effects Group Inc.
Dennis Skotak	....	director of photography: The L.A. Effects Group Inc.
Dennis Skotak	....	stage supervisor: The L.A. Effects Group Inc.
Robert Skotak	....	special designer: The L.A. Effects Group Inc.
Robert Skotak	....	visual effects director: The L.A. Effects Group Inc.
Kathleen Spurney	....	effects technician: The L.A. Effects Group Inc.
George Turner	....	effects animator: The L.A. Effects Group Inc.
Steve Benson	....	visual effects supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
Ray Bickel	....	stunts
Michael Steve Jones	....	stunts (as Michael Jones)
Randy Popplewell	....	stunt coordinator
Randy Popplewell	....	stunts
William Mills	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
William Mills	....	stunt double: Stan Ivar (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Levon Besnelian	....	electrician
Michel Bolsey	....	special lighting effects in set
John Bonfield	....	gaffer
Tim Bonfield	....	electrician
Doug Cragoe	....	best boy electric
Tom Feldman	....	electrician
Hagai Gefen	....	video technician
Garry Glassman	....	video playback operator
Eric J. Goldstein	....	first assistant camera (as Eric Goldstein)
Adam Jones	....	best boy electric
Ray Maichen	....	key grip
Guy Marsden	....	special lighting effects in set
Jay May	....	grip
Marie Nelson	....	still photographer
Linda Nottestad	....	still photographer
Raymond M. Perosi	....	key grip (as Raymond Perosi)
Bill Pierson	....	electrician
Steve Savage	....	dolly grip
Brent Scrivener	....	special lighting effects in set
Randy Shanofsky	....	second assistant camera
George Stephenson	....	camera operator
Michael Stocks	....	grip
Wayne Stroud	....	key grip
Randy Vandegrift	....	camera operator: video camera
Bud Walker	....	generator operator
Fred Walker	....	generator operator
Dan Zarlengo	....	grip

Animation Department
Robert Alvarez	....	animation creator

Casting Department
Nina Jaffe	....	casting assistant
Nina Axelrod	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joseph A. Porro	....	assistant costume designer (as Joseph Porro)

Editorial Department
Joseph	....	color timer
Lori Mozilo	....	apprentice editor (as Lori A. Mozilo)
Jennifer Stovell	....	assistant editor
Randy Vandegrift	....	insert editor

Music Department
Thomas Chase	....	conductor
Sheridan Wolf Eldridge	....	music recordist
James Ledner	....	music editor (as Jamie Ledner)
Steve Rucker	....	conductor

Other crew
Marilyn Bailey	....	script supervisor
Kenneth Blum	....	production assistant (as Ken Blum)
Erney Cervantes	....	assistant richter dynamics computer board
Richard Coyle	....	richter dynamics computer board
Ricky Days	....	production coordinator
Sigal Diamant	....	production assistant
Jennifer Zolten Freed	....	production assistant (as Jennifer Zolten)
Darla Haun	....	stand-in (as Darla Slavens)
Jan Alan Henderson	....	creature wrangler
David Kippen	....	assistant production coordinator
Jim Leonard	....	space suit manufacturer
Michael Lohr	....	production assistant
Jonathan Lurie	....	financial director
Karin Mani	....	script supervisor
Dianne Mapp-Cheek	....	production auditor (as Dianne Lisa Cheek)
Dixie Marlowe	....	production secretary
Bruce Miyagishima	....	production assistant
Ted Rae	....	creature fabricator
Anat Schlau	....	production assistant
Larry Schulze	....	creature wrangler
Larry Schulze	....	space suit manufacturer
Amy Shomer	....	production secretary
Robert Short	....	technical advisor
Carol Ann Snyder	....	assistant to executive producer (as Carol Snyder)
Anne Sutton	....	production assistant
Jim Taggert	....	stand-in (as Randy Alan)
Gwen Thompson	....	production secretary
Mark Bryan Wilson	....	creature fabricator
Samra Wolfin	....	stand-in

Thanks
Robert A. Burns	....	special thanks (as Robert Burns)
Ashit Shah	....	grateful thanks
Tandi Slater	....	special thanks
Bud Walker	....	grateful thanks

Production Companies

• Trans World Entertainment (TWE)

Distributors

• Cardinal IV Film Distributors (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• Frontier Amusements (1985) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Media Home Entertainment (1985) (USA) (VHS)
• Trans World Entertainment (TWE) (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• AFA Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Limited (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• BijouFlix Releasing (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Braun Media (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Brentwood Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Brentwood Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Diamond Entertainment Group (DEG) (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• EastWest Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) (double feature with "Slipstream")
• Media Home Entertainment (1985) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (????) (worldwide) (all media)
• Osiris Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (DVD-R)
• Platinum Disc (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1985) (Australia) (VHS)
• Stormovie (2007) (Italy) (DVD)
• TGG Direct (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Tec Home Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Toshiba Entertainment (1986) (Japan) (video)
• Video Treasures (1990) (USA) (video)
• Westlake Entertainment Group (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Westlake Entertainment Group (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• World Film Magic Distribution (2000) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• L.A. Effects Group

Other Companies

• Cutters, The  sound effects created by
• Dick Brooks Unlimited  publicity

Also Known As:

"Titan Find" - USA (alternative title)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:R | France:-12 | UK:18 | USA:R | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1986) | Norway:(Banned) (1985-2003) (cinema release)

Company:

Trans World Entertainment (TWE)

Trivia:

Some of the classic sci-fi props and gizmos in the movie are from Forbidden Planet (1956). Director/producer William Malone, a sci-fi fanatic, owns a collection of "Forbidden Planet" items (including Robby the Robot), and thought it would be fun to use some of them in his film.

Quotes:

Hans Rudy Hofner:We found... a child's butterfly collection... but some of zees butterflies... were not too friendly...

Movie Connections:

Featured in Working with a Master: William Malone (2006) (V)

Take your time why don't ya!

My reaction to hearing about Creature, "Klaus Kinski in a creature feature? Count me in, baby!" My reaction after watching Creature, "Ehhh, sh!t."

The story of Creature revolves around dueling spaceship companies (haha) who end up discovering on Saturn's moon, Titan, a creature who's been in slumber for over 2,000 centuries. That's alotta snoozin. So obviously when this creature wakes up it's gonna be hungry as hell. And low and behold it is. The crew discover that the German Spaceship Company has touched down before they have, and when they land they also learn that may have been a godsend. Because they're all dead. Well, besides Klaus. He managed to stay alive. Yay! Well, Kinksi, the romantic waitress from Pee Wee's Big Adventure and the rest of the American Spacemen are trying to figure out to get off this rock and survive the Creature's wrath while doing so.

Didn't I just make that sound awesome? No? Oh. Well, like my summary the movie isn't very awesome either. But it's not totally worthless. Klaus in his minuscule screen-time plays his part in a pretty likable way. The gore though not a lot wasn't that bad, the sets were pretty good but too dark, and the cheesy writing and decision making were enough to make you smile. The ending especially was chock full of stupidity. Anyways, all these ingredients made a decently cheesy flick. Oh, it was a tad too long as well.

I have to leave my biggest qualm (word of the day) for the end of his utterly pathetic review. The Creature was a total disappointment. By the looks of it on the cover it looks like a freak monster ant-eater type thing. And it's cool. But when it's on camera it didn't shine at all. To make matters worse here the creature may possibly be the slowest villain in history of capable villains. Jason does that slowass walk thing but he manages to keep up. This thing literally takes 2 second steps, but still it manages to keep right up. There was one scene where they had the Creature in the distance trudging forward while the guy's screaming "Hurry up!". The dude's freaking out for no reason because the creature probably made about 3 feet in all the time he was panicking.

What a stupid review, huh? Anyways, if you like Alien ripoffs, Klaus Kinski, that chick from Pee Wee's Big Adventure, little bits of nudity and gore then check out Creature.