Graveyard Shift (1990)

Director:

Ralph S. Singleton

Writers:

Stephen King (short story)
John Esposito (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 October 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Stephen King took you to the edge with The Shining and Pet Sematary. This time......he pushes you over.

Plot:

In a very old textile mill, with a serious rat infestation, the workers discover a horrifying secret deep in the basement. |

Plot Keywords:

Textile Mill | Worker | Basement | Rat | Mill

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

David Andrews	...	John Hall
Kelly Wolf	...	Jane Wisconsky
Stephen Macht	...	Warwick
Andrew Divoff	...	Danson
Vic Polizos	...	Brogan
Brad Dourif	...	Tucker Cleveland / The Exterminator
Robert Alan Beuth	...	Ippeston
Ilona Margolis	...	Nordello
Jimmy Woodard	...	Carmichael
Jonathan Emerson	...	Jason Reed
Minor Rootes	...	Stevenson
Kelly L. Goodman	...	Warwick's Secretary
Susan Lowden	...	Daisy May
Joe Perham	...	Mill Inspector
Dana Packard	...	Millworker
Skip Wheeler	...	Millworker
Richard France	...	Millworker
Anne Rooney	...	Millworker
Raissa Danilova	...	Millworker
Emmet Kane	...	Exterminator's Assistant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tina Konstantoulakis	...	Millworker (uncredited)
Harold Michelson	...	Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

Directed by
Ralph S. Singleton

Writing credits
Stephen King		(short story)
John Esposito		(screenplay)

Produced by
William J. Dunn	....	producer
Anthony Labonte	....	associate producer
Joan Singleton	....	associate producer (as Joan V. Singleton)
Ralph S. Singleton	....	producer
Bonnie Sugar	....	executive producer
Larry Sugar	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Brian Banks
Anthony Marinelli

Cinematography by
Peter Stein

Film Editing by
Jim Gross
Randy Jon Morgan

Casting by
Sharon Bialy
Mary Margiotta
Richard Pagano

Production Design by
Gary Wissner

Art Direction by
Mayne Berke
Jack Jennings

Set Decoration by
George R. Nelson

Costume Design by
Sarah Lemire

Makeup Department
Karen Blynder	....	key makeup artist
June Brickman	....	key makeup artist
Candy L. Walken	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Diane Foti	....	unit production manager
William Hassell	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Chesney	....	second unit director
Mark Cotone	....	second assistant director
John G. Scotti	....	first assistant director: second unit
Barry K. Thomas	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Robert Bonino	....	construction coordinator
Dan Dorfer	....	painter
Melissa Feinberg	....	assistant property master
Wickham Irwin	....	painter
Brenton L. Lane	....	property master: second unit
Lyndell Wolff	....	scenic artist
Brian Kontz	....	plasterer (uncredited)
Harold Michelson	....	visual consultant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bernie Blynder	....	sound mixer
Jon Johnson	....	supervising sound editor
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Eric Beldowski	....	special effects coordinator: FX Smith, Inc.
Peter Chesney	....	special effects supervisor: Image Engineering, Inc.
Tom Czarnopys	....	creature sculptor
Robin L. D'Arcy	....	image general manager: Image Engineering, Inc.
James Gawley	....	creature mechanicals: FX Smith, Inc.
Emmet Kane	....	effects lead person: Image Engineering, Inc.
Ralph Kerr	....	effects lead person: Image Engineering, Inc.
Jim Kundig	....	special effects
Raymond Mackintosh	....	creature sculptor: FX Smith, Inc.
Don McLeod	....	creature sculptor: FX Smith, Inc.
Dean W. Miller	....	special effects coordinator: Image Engineering, Inc.
Evan Penny	....	creature sculptor: FX Smith, Inc.
Gordon J. Smith	....	creature effects supervisor: FX Smith, Inc.
Sandra Stewart	....	special effects technician
Bill Sturgeon	....	creature mechanicals: FX Smith, Inc.
Tom Szarnody	....	creature sculptor: FX Smith, Inc.

Visual Effects by
Syd Dutton	....	visual effects: Illusion Arts, Inc.
Bill Taylor	....	visual effects: Illusion Arts, Inc.
Albert Whitlock	....	visual effects consultant

Camera and Electrical Department
Gary Baum	....	camera operator (as Gary Howard Baum)
Beth Cotter	....	assistant camera
James A. Earley	....	grip
Kevin Fahey	....	grip
Michael James Fahey	....	best boy grip
Johnny Karls	....	assistant camera (1990)
Anthony T. Marra II	....	key grip
Michael A. McFadden	....	grip
Daniel Pershing	....	dolly grip
Thom Willey	....	additional second assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gail A. Fitzgibbons	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Karen Dale Greene	....	assistant editor
Norman R. Walker	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Anthony Marinelli	....	musician
Anthony Marinelli	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
William O'Brien	....	transportation coordinator
Jim Petti	....	transportation co-captain
Marty Radcliff	....	driver
Jonathan A. Rosenfeld	....	transportation coordinator
Brian Steagall	....	driver

Other crew
David Allsberry	....	animal trainer
Earl Boyd	....	first aid
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Caleb Clark	....	production assistant
Letty Gray	....	production office
Carlene Hirsch	....	second unit coordinator
Carol Keith	....	production coordinator
Steven M. Rood	....	assistant production coordinator
Jennifer M. Savoie	....	key set production assistant
Richard Scott	....	unit publicist

Production Companies

• Graveyard Productions
• JVC Entertainment Networks
• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1990) (USA) (theatrical)
• Scotia International Filmverleih (1991) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1991) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1991) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• LK-TEL (1991) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Oy Europa Vision AB (1992) (Finland) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (1991) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Video Film Express (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Stephen King Collector's Edition)

Special Effects

• FXSmith (creature effects)
• Illusion Arts (special visual effects)
• Image Engineering (mechanical effects)

Other Companies

• B.A.S.E. Gamma Electronics  multi-dimensional sound
• Film Finances  bond
• Fury & Grace Digital  sound effects
• Loopers Unlimited  adr loop group
• Loopers Unlimited  loop group
• Oberman, Tivoli, Miller & Low  production accounting
• Pazzo Catering Services  catering
• Ryder Sound Services  re-recording facilities
• Sonar  music recording facility
• The Daiwa Bank Ltd.  production financing
• Title House  opticals
• f-Stop  opticals

Also Known As:

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Australia:M | France:-12 | Germany:16 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #30739) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1992) | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:18

Filming Locations:

Bangor, Maine, USA

Company:

Graveyard Productions

Trivia:

The name of the mill is "Bachman Mills". "Bachman" is a pseudonym used by Stephen King, upon whose short story the movie was based.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: As Nordello is staggering down the hall of the office after breaking into Warwick's desk, muttering, "This'll teach you to fire ME", her voice is different compared to earlier in the film, and her lips aren't moving at all.

Quotes:

Nordello:This'll teach you to FIRE ME!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Benny's Video (1992)

Soundtrack:

BAD BOYS

Pretty good horror "Rat" movie.

John Hall (David Andrews) is a drifter looking for a job in a small town, somewhere in Maine. He is hired by Warwick (Stephen Macht) to work the Graveyard Shift at the local textile mill. Some of the employees are starting to disappear during the night shift. When Warwick hires John and a group of other workers to work in the fourth of July for clean-up work. Soon enough, they discover the unknown.

Directed by Ralph S. Singleton made an decent horror movie, based on a short story by Stephen King (Cat's Eye, Creepshow, Stand by Me). The two-thirds of "Graveyard Shift" is pretty good, but the Giant Rat-Bat(!) shows up towards the end, the feature turns silly. Still, there is some good performances by Andrews, Macht and Brad Dourif as the Exterminator. Andrew Diroff, Best Known as The Djinn in "Wishmaster 1 & 2" is wasted in a supporting role. Die-Hard fans of Stephen King might forgive some of the flawed. Despite, an messy third act. It is worth a look. (*** ½/*****).