Big Meat Eater (1982)

Director:

Chris Windsor

Writers:

Phil Savath (screenplay) &
Laurence Keane (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

April 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Are you on his shopping list?

Plot:

After killing the crooked mayor a homicidal janitor named Abdullah goes to work for a butcher who has...

Plot Keywords:

Butcher | Meat | Alien | Mayor | Septic Tank

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Clarence 'Big' Miller	...	Abdulla (as Big Miller)
George Dawson	...	Bob Sanderson
Andrew Gillies	...	Jan Wczinski
Stephen Dimopoulos	...	Josef Wczinski (as Stephen Dimopoulous)
Georgina Hegedos	...	Rosa Wczinski
Ida Carnevali	...	Babushka
Sharon Wahl	...	Nina Wczinski
Howard Taylor	...	Mayor Carmine Rigatoni
Heather Smith-Harper	...	Secretary
Gillian Neumann	...	Mrs. Campbell
Jon Bryden	...	Ace
Peter Anderson	...	Alderman Sonny the Weasel
Kim Stebner	...	Reliable Brush Man
Shannon Keane	...	Little Kid
Jay Samwald	...	Meat Carrier
Neil MacDonald	...	Meat Carrier
Scott Swanson	...	Announcer
Helena La Counte	...	Belly Dancer (as Helen LeCounte)
Bente Friemel	...	Belly Dancer
Elaine Thompson	...	Belly Dancer
Maurice Dé Pas	...	Musician on Stage
Jamie Bowers	...	Musician on Stage
Shelly Kantrow	...	Musician on Stage
Quincy	...	Spotty the Dog

Directed by
Chris Windsor

Writing credits
Phil Savath		(screenplay) &
Laurence Keane		(screenplay) &
Chris Windsor		(screenplay)
Gisele Villeneuve		(additional dialogue)

Produced by
Laurence Keane	....	producer

Original Music by
J. Douglas Dodd		(original score by)

Cinematography by
Doug McKay		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Laurence Keane
Lilla Pedersen
Chris Windsor

Makeup Department
Todd McIntosh	....	makeup artist
Maurice Parkhurst	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Andrew McLean	....	assistant production manager (as Andrew M cLean)
Dean Stoker	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dean Stoker	....	assistant director

Art Department
Don Cameron	....	graphics
George Campbell	....	graphics
Barbara Etches	....	graphics
Ken Fidler	....	graphics
Rae Ford	....	props

Sound Department
Peter Bentley	....	sound mixer
Barry Jones	....	re-recording
Haida Paul	....	sound editor
Reinhard Schreiner	....	boom (as Richard Schreiner)
Paul A. Sharpe	....	re-recording (as Paul Sharpe)
Cal Shumiatcher	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Iain Best	....	special effects
Jim Bridge	....	special effects
Michael Dorsey	....	special effects
Peter Bowmar	....	special effects intern (uncredited)

Stunts
Michael Dorsey	....	stunts
Dean Stoker	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jim Plumb	....	key grip
Wayne Sterloff	....	camera assistant
Wayne Sterloff	....	second unit camera
Geordie Tocher	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rae Ford	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Jacqueline Cristianini	....	trailer editor
Daniele DeFoy	....	negative cutter
Michael Robison	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Herb Besson	....	musician
David Blinzinger	....	musician
Don Clark	....	musician
Barry Creamer	....	synthesizers
Holly Denney	....	singer: back-up vocalist
J. Douglas Dodd	....	musician
J. Douglas Dodd	....	synthesizers
Barry Erickson	....	singer: back-up vocalist
Bonnie Ferguson	....	singer: back-up vocalist
Nels Guluin	....	musician
Shelly Kantrow	....	musician (as Shelley Kantrow)
Caroline Lee	....	singer: back-up vocalist
Cyndi Mellon	....	singer: back-up vocalist
Richard Newman	....	singer: back-up vocalist
Ray Roussel	....	horn arrangements
Dan Smith	....	musician
Jack Stafford	....	musician
Allen Wold	....	musician

Other crew
Michelle Anfield	....	production assistant
Steve Babuin	....	production assistant
Peter Bowmar	....	production assistant (as Peter Bomar)
Janet Brown	....	continuity
Jami Drake	....	unit publicist
Candice Field	....	production assistant
Marietta Kozak	....	production assistant
Helena La Counte	....	choreography (as Helen LeCounte)
Amanda Martin	....	production assistant
Marvin Smith	....	production assistant
Lloyd Springer	....	production assistant
Gabor Zinner	....	legal counsel

Thanks
John Cook	....	thanks
Rosemarie Daviduk	....	thanks
Arleen Huberman	....	thanks (as Arleen)
Morris Huberman	....	thanks
Ken Kay	....	thanks
Frank Keane	....	thanks (as Frank)
June Keane	....	thanks
Jan Kristiansen	....	thanks
Ray LeBlanc	....	thanks
Cathy Levy	....	thanks
Elvira Lount	....	thanks
Morgan Podwin	....	thanks
Lendre Rodgers	....	thanks
Norm Rolin	....	thanks
Michelle Rush	....	thanks
Lorenz von Fersen	....	thanks
Pearl Ward	....	thanks

Production Companies

• B.C.D. Entertainment Corporation (presents)

Distributors

• 3DD Entertainment (1982) (worldwide) (DVD)
• Palace Video (1983) (UK) (VHS)
• Palace Video (1983) (UK) (video) (Betamax)
• New Line Cinema (1984) (USA) (theatrical)
• Utopia Pictures (1987) (worldwide) (all media)
• Koch Vision (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Citadel Films (????) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Media Home Entertainment (????) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Suki's International Hair Design  hair dressing (as Dorion/Suki's)
• Post House  film editing facilities (as The Post House)
• Petra Films  sound editing facilities (as Petra Film)
• Aniscope Images  titles
• Goldrush Recording Company  music recorded at (as Goldrush Studios)
• Meadflower Development Ltd.  thanks to
• Surf Signs  thanks to
• Pacific Butcher Supply  thanks to
• Penguin Meat Supply  thanks to
• Roland Digital Audio  thanks to (as Roland Corp.)
• People of White Rock, British Columbia, The  thanks to (as City of White Rock)
• Cap's Bicycles  thanks to
• Bill Lewis Music  thanks to
• Surrey School Board  thanks to
• JPA Appliances Ltd.  thanks to
• Boy Scouts of Canada  thanks to
• Trev Deeley Motorcycles  thanks to

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) (re-rating) (2005) | Canada:R (Ontario) (original rating) | UK:18

Filming Locations:

White Rock, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

B.C.D. Entertainment Corporation

Trivia:

Jen looks at the cover of the January 1963 issue of 'Popular Science' Magazine.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Star Wars (1977)

Soundtrack:

Bob's Theme

so bad its good

jesus, i grew up thinking my friends and i were the only ones who ever heard of this flick. i think i managed to watch it at almost every sleepover party i had. i look back on it and shock myself at all the things i didn't know back then and how none of them mattered when i watched it. my favorite part will always be abdullah ripping the phone book in half to show his anger. i remember a girl i met who learned the dance the butcher does in the beginning. if i could meet the creators of this film i'd probably murder them in fear of their brutal genius.

the mutation wears off...