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Strangeland (1998) -- When his daughter is kidnapped, a police detective hunts down her abductor, Captain Howdy -- a maniac with a taste for tats and torture.  Written by and starring Dee Snider, lead singer of Twisted Sister.
Strangeland (1998) -- The place is Helverton, Colorado, a town of about 350,000 people. 15-year-old Genevieve Gage and her best friend Tiana Moore are typical teenagers who spend a lot of time surfing the internet and sending messages to strangers in chat rooms...
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Overview

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Director:
John Pieplow
Writer:
Dee Snider (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 October 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
So much flesh, so little time. more
Plot:
The place is Helverton, Colorado, a town of about 350,000 people. 15-year-old Genevieve Gage and her... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
Win Twisted Sister Prize Packs!
 (From Fangoria. 15 June 2009, 6:30 AM, PDT)

Dee Snider Talks 'Strangeland' Sequel
 (From FEARnet. 3 June 2009, 9:34 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
tolerable Silence of the Lambs and Se7en knockoff more

Cast

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Kevin Gage ... Mike Gage
Elizabeth Peña ... Toni Gage
Brett Harrelson ... Steve Christian

Robert Englund ... Jackson Roth

Linda Cardellini ... Genevieve Gage

Tucker Smallwood ... Captain Churchill Robbins

Ivonne Coll ... Rose Stravelli

Amy Smart ... Angela Stravelli
Dee Snider ... Captain Howdy / Carleton Hendricks
Amal Rhoe ... Tiana Moore

Robert LaSardo ... Matt Myers
Andrew Cooper ... Victim Bob (as Andy Cooper)
Archie Smith ... Elderly Man
Lois Hicks ... Mental Institution Nurse
Carey Westbrook ... Sam the Orderly (as Carey Louis Westbrook)

Jillian McWhirter ... Carol Anne Chalmers-Perez
Pat Mahoney ... Wade Forrester
Lisa Nelson ... Reporter #1
Sheila Ivy Traister ... Reporter #2
Barbara Champion ... Sunny MacIntosh
Leslie Wing ... Madeline Roth
Xanthe Cook ... Kelly Roth
John Lindsey ... Newscaster
Laurence Curry ... Patrolman Young (as Laurence A. Curry)

Mark Bailey ... E.M.T. Dan Hauser
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bob Abuse ... BiLE (Band)
Jaymz Alexander ... BiLE (Band)
R.H. Bear ... BiLE (Band)

Lisa Crosato
Larry Curry Jr. ... Patrolman Young (as Laurence A. Curry)
Krsztoff ... BiLE (Band)
Fort LaCourt ... BiLE (Band)

J. Cooch Lucchese ... BiLE (band)
Brett Pirozzi ... BiLE (Band)
Sin-D ... BiLE (Band)
Michael Herst ... Patrolmen Harris (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Pieplow 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Dee Snider  writer

Produced by
David L. Bushell .... producer
Joseph J. DiMartino .... executive producer
Larry Meistrich .... executive producer
Dee Snider .... producer
 
Original Music by
Anton Sanko 
 
Cinematography by
Goran Pavicevic 
 
Film Editing by
Jeff Kushner 
Joe Woo Jr. 
 
Casting by
Lee Ann Groff 
 
Production Design by
Debbie DeVilla 
 
Art Direction by
Charles Kulsziski 
 
Set Decoration by
Lydia Marks 
 
Costume Design by
Jillian Kreiner 
 
Makeup Department
Michael Burnett .... special makeup effects artist
Michael J. Chaille .... special makeup effects shop foreman
Rebecca Gifford .... key makeup artist
Sabine Roller .... key hair stylist
Brett Stern .... special makeup effects artist
Jeff Tatman .... makeup designer
Jeff Tatman .... special makeup effects artist
 
Production Management
Ray Angelic .... unit production manager
David L. Bushell .... unit production manager
Peter T. DaPuzzo .... unit manager
Jamey Pryde .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Lee Baron .... second unit director
Bill Blyler .... second second assistant director
Thomas Burke .... first assistant director (as Thomas M. Burke)
Maximillian D. Day .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Jo Ann Bender .... set dresser
Max Biscoe .... art director: re-shoots
Paula Davenport .... painter
Chris DesMarais .... property master
Chris Dysart .... scenic artist
David Hedge .... construction coordinator
Ari Krepostman .... intern
Lisa McElroy .... set dresser
John Monroe .... carpenter
Janine Pesce .... assistant property master
Renye Rees .... scenic artist
Tony Smusz .... set dresser
Laura VanTine .... storyboard artist
 
Sound Department
Eric A. Christoffersen .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Eric A. Christofferson)
Ajae Clearway .... assistant sound editor
Ryan Collison .... foley artist
Thomas A. Gulino .... foley editor
Bobby Johanson .... adr engineer
Gabriel Kitinski .... sound mixer
Peter Kitinski .... boom operator
George A. Lara .... foley engineer
George A. Lara .... foley mixer
Lisa J. Levine .... adr editor
Eric McAllister .... editing room assistant
James H. Nau .... sound effects editor
Mary Ellen Porto .... dialogue editor
Jacob Ribicoff .... adr editor
Ahmad Shirazi .... supervising sound editor (as Maddy Shirazi)
Dominick Tavella .... sound re-recording mixer
Brian Vancho .... foley artist
Ananda Yorty .... sound intern
 
Special Effects by
Dan Gates .... special effects makeup
Tuck John Porter .... special effects lab technician
Dirk Rogers .... special effects technician: M.B.P production
Dirk Rogers .... lab technician: M.B.P. (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Matthew R. Anderson .... stunt double: Kevin Gage
Perry Barndt .... utility stunts
Michael Lee Baron .... stunt coordinator
John Blenkhorn .... utility stunts
John Cade .... assistant stunt coordinator
Warren A. Stevens .... utility stunts
Robert Wood .... stunt double: Howdy (as Bob Wood)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Randy Allen .... grip
William Ambrose .... best boy grip
John Blenkhorn .... Steadicam operator
Daryl Didier .... electrician
Tom Fendley .... best boy electric
Anthony Gotta .... gaffer: additional photography
Jeff Hall .... gaffer
Billy Holdson .... additional assistant camera
Kevin Kansy .... grip
Sanjay Kapoor .... first assistant camera
Alexandra Kravetz .... second assistant camera
Richard A. Ludt .... key grip
David S. Marfield .... videographer
Gene Page .... still photographer
David Quint .... remote camera operator
David A. Seekins .... second assistant camera
Jessie Shows .... additional assistant camera
 
Casting Department
Mark Bailey .... extras casting
David Heber .... extras casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Houston Sams .... assistant costume designer (as C. Houston Sams)
 
Editorial Department
Craig Cobb .... additional assistant editor
Vivian Hengsteler .... negative cutter
Paul Leonardo Jr. .... post-production coordinator
Nadine Finzi Maybruck .... assistant editor
Dan Muscarella .... color timer
Michael Struk .... additional assistant editor
Joe Woo Jr. .... additional editor
 
Music Department
Gwen Bethel .... music clearances
Phil Carson .... executive in charge of music
Louis Cerborino .... music editor
Barry Cole .... music supervisor
Denny McNerney .... score mixer
Denny McNerney .... score recordist
Gordon Minette .... orchestrator
 
Transportation Department
Dale Moser .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Keith Alexander .... piercing consultant
Liz Augustine .... body double: Linda Cardellini
Sarah J. Brown .... script supervisor
Leonard John Bruno .... promotions
Andrea F. Cannistraci .... production legal
Elaine Diamond .... computer graphic artist
Steven T. Duke .... assistant location manager (as Steven Duke)
Bill Greenfield .... set production assistant: re-shoots
Susan Hartmann .... assistant production coordinator
Elizabeth Holt .... production intern
Jonathan Manzo .... location manager
David S. Marfield .... writer/director: "porno" footage
Robert Ortiz .... production coordinator
David Pollack .... unit publicist
Michael Rath .... production accountant
Christopher I. Russell .... assistant production accountant
Mary Sunshine .... post-production accountant
Spring Sutter .... assistant post-production accountant
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dee Snider's StrangeLand (USA) (promotional title)
Rune (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong graphic torture/violence, language, nudity and sexuality.
Runtime:
85 min | Argentina:92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #36303) | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Denmark:15 | UK:18 | Germany:18 (JK/SPIO)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When the mob gathers around Carleton Hendricks' home, someone is holding a sign that says "We're not gonna take it." This is also the title of the biggest single from Dee Snider's band Twisted Sister. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: The band BiLE isn't in-sync with the music playing. more
Quotes:
Captain Howdy: So much flesh...so little time. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Killing Us Softly 3 (1999) more
Soundtrack:
Awake more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
tolerable Silence of the Lambs and Se7en knockoff, 4 November 2006
Author: CryFi from Lansingburgh, New York, USA

That Twisted Sister's Dee Snyder wrote and produced this may have turned some people off from even giving it a try. It's also in no small part inspired by The Silence of the Lambs (from which it steals at least one scene) and Se7en, and as with other movies that have taken inspiration from those movies, such as 8mm, Feardotcom and Saw, took some flak for that too. The title is a stumper, I don't know what it means and it doesn't seem to suit the movie well. The shocking cover image is well chosen, though it might surprise some that a person's mouth sewn shut could be found in the opening scene of a movie from the early 1930s, Murders in the Zoo.

In truth, it's not all that bad. A young woman is lured to a party through an online chatroom and an IM from "Captain Howdy," and her friend turns up dead with signs of body modification-inspired torture. A large septum piercing found in the trunk of her car provides a clue (I didn't understand how it could have been accidentally left, or why it would have been planted). The cop learns a bit about "modern primitives" (I think there's a shot from the RE/ Search book of that name) and online chatrooms, still a danger to the unwary today.

Somewhat surprisingly, partway into the movie we get a "four years later" intertitle, and the discovery of a second set of victims seems awfully convenient. The ending confrontation is disappointing.

There are nods to other movies as well, as when a group of neighbors tries to lynch the bad guy, led by Jack (Robert Englund). This is quite reminiscent of the lynching of Freddie Krueger (Robert Englund again) by his neighbors in the Nightmare on Elm Street backstory.

I saw the version on video, and am not sure how the unrated DVD might differ.

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