Nightbreed (1990)

A community of mutant outcasts of varying types and abilities attempts to escape the attention of a psychotic serial killer and redneck vigilantes with the help of a brooding young man who ... See full summary »

Director:

Clive Barker

Writers:

Clive Barker (novel), Clive Barker (screenplay)

Stars:

Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg

3 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Craig Sheffer	...	Aaron Boone / Cabal
Anne Bobby	...	Lori Winston
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

Storyline

A community of mutant outcasts of varying types and abilities attempts to escape the attention of a psychotic serial killer and redneck vigilantes with the help of a brooding young man who discovers them. Based on the novel "Cabal" by Clive Barker.

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Plot Keywords:

vigilante | mutant | serial killer | redneck | deformity | 

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Taglines:

Lori thought she knew everything about her boyfriend... Lori was wrong!

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 February 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Clive Barker's Nightbreed

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Box Office

Gross:

$8,862,354 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Morgan Creek Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lylesburg's voice was re-dubbed by an anonymous German actor for the correct accent, much to Doug Bradley's annoyance

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Goofs

During the scene when the berserkers are loose, a man catches fire and stumbles into a bush. You can clearly see the bush is a prop as it falls over and sits back up.

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Quotes

Dr. Philip K. Decker: Lie still... it's quicker this way

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Connections

References The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

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Soundtracks

"Home on the Range"
(uncredited)
Traditional

User Reviews

Sliced and diced by the studio, directors cut to come?

I was peeved that the best make-up academy award went to Dick Tracy, a horrible film with horrible make-up. The Nightbreed (based on the better titled "Cabal" novella) look terrific, the acting is excellent and David Chroneburg makes for a truly creepy and terrific antagonist.

The plot focus's on Aaron Boone, who has recurring nightmares about a society of monsters living under a cemetery. Is he making it up or are they real and calling to him? His Pyschologist (Chroneburg) convinces him he's a murderer, a slayer of families.

Troubled and suicidal, Boone seeks refuge in Midian but the monsters don't want him at first. He is also tracked by his girlfriend, Lori who refuses to give up on him even after he dies and comes back cold and monstrous.

But Decker isn't about to let Boone continue on. He raises the locals on an all out assault on Midian, like a holy war in gods name led by the devil.

Barkers themes of misunderstood monsters may come from his experiences as a homosexual male, but they are always strong and honest. Nightbreed turns the genre on it's head. The monsters are just trying to survive and want to be left alone, but man is hunting them.

A 20+ minute longer cut was originally submitted by Barker, but the studio chopped it into this fractured masterpiece. Barker is hard at work trying to locate the missing footage for a directors cut release. Until then, this version will have to do.