Nightbreed (1990)

Director:

Clive Barker

Writers (WGA):

Clive Barker (novel)
Clive Barker (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 February 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

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

Plot:

A community of mutant outcasts of varying types and abilities attempts to escape the attention of a...

Plot Keywords:

Mutant | Vigilante | Redneck | Serial Killer | Cult Film

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

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
Nina Robertson	...	Babette
Christine McCorkindale	...	Shuna Sassi
Tony Bluto	...	Leroy Gomm
Vincent Keene	...	Devil Lude
Bernard 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	...	Ambush Cop
Eric Loren	...	Ambush Cop
John Agar	...	Decker's Victim
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles Bodycomb	...	Redneck with Shotgun (uncredited)
Tony Gardner	...	Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Paul Jones	...	Werewolf (uncredited)
John Skipp	...	Hotel Room Corpse (uncredited)
Craig Spector	...	Hotel Room Corpse (uncredited)

Directed by
Clive Barker

Writing credits (WGA)
Clive Barker		(novel "Cabal")
Clive Barker		(screenplay)

Produced by
David Barron	....	associate producer
Gabriella Martinelli	....	producer
James G. Robinson	....	executive producer
Joe Roth	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Danny Elfman

Cinematography by
Robin Vidgeon

Film Editing by
Mark Goldblatt
Richard Marden

Production Design by
Steve Hardie

Art Direction by
Ricky Eyres

Costume Design by
Ann Hollowood

Makeup Department
Mark Coulier	....	special makeup effects artist
Robbie Drake	....	creature technician
Chris Fitzgerald	....	creature effects artist
Tony Gardner	....	special makeup effects artist (additional)
Neill Gorton	....	special makeup effects
Shaune Harrison	....	special makeup effects artist
Heather Jones	....	key hair stylist
Mark Jones	....	special makeup effects artist
Paul Jones	....	special makeup designer
Grant Mason	....	special makeup effects
Martin L. Mercer	....	creature effects artist
Steve Painter	....	special makeup effects
Mark William Robinson	....	makeup production assistant
Terence 'Doc' Popolo Rubbio	....	special makeup effects artist
Aileen Seaton	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
David Barron	....	production supervisor
Joe Thornton	....	production manager: Canada

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andy Armstrong	....	action unit director
Peter Freeman	....	second assistant director
Jesse V. Johnson	....	third assistant director (as Jesse Johnson)
Tim Lewis	....	second assistant director
Kieron Phipps	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Tom Brown	....	assistant art director
Tom Brown	....	draughtsman
Ralph McQuarrie	....	conceptual artist
Graeme Purdy	....	stand-by propman
Benjamin Stuart Thompson	....	assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Destiny Borden	....	sound editor
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound re-recording mixer
Linda Folk	....	foley editor
Rick Hart	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Midgley	....	sound mixer
Bruce Nyznik	....	sound designer
Bruce Nyznik	....	supervising sound editor
Solange S. Schwalbe	....	foley supervisor
George Tarrant	....	sound mixer: second unit
Les Wiggins	....	sound editor
Jay Wilkinson	....	sound effects editor
Sandy Buchanan	....	post-production sound assistant (uncredited)
Oscar Mitt	....	sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ian Brown	....	special effects makeup
Chris Corbould	....	special effects supervisor
Chris Cunningham	....	model maker
Darrell Guyon	....	special effects technician
Bob Keen	....	special effects
Kate Murray	....	special makeup effects
Geoffrey Portass	....	special effects
Junior Tomlin	....	creature technician
Dave Chagouri	....	creature effects (uncredited)
Marcus Richardson	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Terry Adlam	....	assistant matte artist
Bob Bell	....	matte artist
Cliff Culley	....	supervising matte artist
Neil Culley	....	matte cameraman
Peter Kuran	....	animated optical effects
Julian Parry	....	model unit director

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

Camera and Electrical Department
Keith Blake	....	focus puller
Bob Bridges	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Murray Close	....	still photographer
Gary Hutchings	....	camera grip
Louis H. Lavelly	....	camera operator: action unit
Clive Mackey	....	clapper loader
Nigel Seal	....	assistant camera
John Ward	....	Steadicam operator
Gary A. Williams	....	dolly grip

Animation Department
Rory Fellowes	....	animation designer
Karl Watkins	....	cameraman

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Daryl Bristow	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Peter Boita	....	associate editor
Sara-Jane Valentine	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Bob Badami	....	music editor
Steve Bartek	....	orchestrator
Sally Boldt	....	music editor
Robert Fernandez	....	scoring mixer
Shawn Murphy	....	scoring mixer
Shirley Walker	....	conductor
Shirley Walker	....	orchestrator
David Ari Leon	....	additional orchestrator (uncredited)

Other crew
Libbie Barr	....	script supervisor
Ira Friedlander	....	production accountant
Alan Harris	....	stand-in
Steve Jones	....	unit publicist
Sheldon Katz	....	production controller
Peter La Terriere	....	runner
Simon McNair Scott	....	location manager
Ralph McQuarrie	....	title sequence designer
John Oxlade	....	armorer
Kathy Sinclair	....	stand-in
Jette Sorensen	....	supervising production accountant
Alan Sutton	....	fire safety coordinator
Will Tyler	....	production accountant
Andrew A Wilkinson	....	sword master

Production Companies

• Morgan Creek Productions

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1990) (USA) (theatrical)
• Deal (1991) (France) (theatrical)
• J&M Entertainment (1990) (Non-USA) (theatrical)
• Europa Vision (1992) (Finland) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (199?) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Media Home Entertainment (199?) (USA) (VHS)
• Nordisk Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Video Treasures (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Image Animation (special makeup effects)

Other Companies

• Pinewood Studios  movie studio

Also Known As:

"Clive Barker's Nightbreed" - UK (complete title), USA (complete title)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | France:-12 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1992) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (2007) | Netherlands:16 | Italy:VM14 | Portugal:M/18 (Qualidade) | Chile:18

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Morgan Creek Productions

Trivia:

In the Bible, Midian was the land in which Moses lived for forty years in self-imposed exile. It was in Midian that God appeared to Moses as the burning bush, telling him to go back to Egypt to free the Israelites.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the camera slowly pulls away, over Boone's dead body in the field in front of Midian, you can see him blink after several seconds.

Quotes:

Leroy Gomm:You heard what he said
Devil Lude:What chance have we got... they're armed
Leroy Gomm:So am I

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Tesis (1996)

Soundtrack:

Vienna Bonbons

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.