Drainiac! (2000) (V)

Director:

Brett Piper

Writer:

Brett Piper

Release Date:

12 October 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Comedy

Tagline:

They'll Suck the Life Out of You

Plot:

Some teenagers in an old house find that there's something evil in the water. |

Plot Keywords:

Water | Realtor | Drunkenness | Tickling | Pipes

Cast

Georgia Hatzis	...	Julie
Alexandra Boylan	...	Lisa
Ethan Krasnoo	...	Jake
Samara Doucette	...	Tanya
Rob Gorden	...	Wade (as Robert Gorden)
Steven Bornstein	...	Dad
Philip Barbour	...	Plummer (as Philip 'Phip' Barbour)
Todd Poudrier	...	Steve (Melting Derelict)
Andrew Osborne	...	Billy (Dumb Derelict)
Elizabeth Hurley	...	Mom (Deceased)
Mike Downey	...	Barfly
Paul Costley	...	Barfly
William Burke	...	Barfly (as William 'Dollar Bill' Burke)
Don Severence	...	Irate Driver
Adrienne McCleave	...	Beautiful Faceless Ghost
Leslie Culton	...	End Credits Spirit
Kim Costley	...	Additional Thespian
Heather Lynn Deane	...	Additional Thespian
Ian Piper	...	Additional Thespian
Kyle Piper	...	Additional Thespian
Montgomery Mouse	...	Additional Thespian
Donna Allen	...	Additional Thespian

Directed by
Brett Piper

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Brett Piper

Produced by
Paul Costley	....	executive producer
Steven E. Williams	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Thomas DeRenzo

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Janna Hartley	....	assistant director

Sound Department
David Bailey	....	assistant sound engineer
Alex Feder	....	technician
Sandy Newman	....	sound contractor
Don Severence	....	sound recordist
Yorik	....	audio consultant

Casting Department
Todd Poudrier	....	casting associate
Kathy Preston	....	casting associate
Ellen Rogosin	....	casting associate

Editorial Department
Kevin J. Lindenmuth	....	post-production (as Kevin Lindenmuth)
Kevin Marck	....	color timer
John Polonia	....	digital post-production
Mark Polonia	....	digital post-production

Music Department
Mylil Angele	....	assistant to composer
Chamda Day	....	assistant to composer
Thomas DeRenzo	....	musician: piano solo
Larry Ketchell	....	music system
John Lanchester	....	music mixer

Other crew
Lynn Costley	....	production assistant
Jacob Ferdinando	....	production assistant
Jim Hollis	....	production assistant
Ian Piper	....	production assistant
Kyle Piper	....	production assistant

Thanks
Dave Brizius	....	special thanks (as Dave 'Boonie' Brizius)
Janny Brizius	....	special thanks
Bryan Ferdinando	....	special thanks
Gwenn Ferdinando	....	special thanks
Peter Flynn	....	special thanks (as Peter Flynn, Pelham Town Administrator)
Gregg Piper	....	special thanks
Susan Piper	....	special thanks
Logan E. Williams	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Brett Piper Productions
• Kinetic Image
• Notso Costley Productions

Distributors

• American Film Partners (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Lincoln Media Group
• Shock-O-Rama Cinema (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Cheap Tricks Unlimited

Other Companies

• Airplay Studios  sound post-production
• Brimstone Productions  post-production assistance
• Charlotte Christian Antiques  special thanks
• Hampstead Players  casting
• Jade Oriental Restaurant  special thanks
• Kurzweil Music Systems  sound post-production
• Magic Waters Theatre  special thanks
• PPS Inc.  film-to-video transfers
• Polonia Brothers Entertainment  digital post-production
• The Boston Connection Inc.  film editing equipment
• Town of Pelham, New Hampsire  special thanks
• USA Subs  special thanks

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence, nudity and language

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:R | UK:15 (2003)

Filming Locations:

Pelham, New Hampshire, USA

Company:

Brett Piper Productions

Trivia:

Film debut of Georgia Hatzis.

Quotes:

Jake:Looks like a drip!
Tanya:You look like a drip yourself!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Arachnia (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Drainiac Theme

"Your father? I wouldn't worry about him..."

Ultra-low budget Evil Dead stylings here from Brett Piper, the man who brought us the head-scratching "Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell". This one involves Julie, stuck with an angry father who makes her clean up derelict houses in order to sell them, but this time the house he's chosen seems to have a Water Elemental living in it, which plays with Julie and her friend's minds before turning deadly. Who can help them? Well, maybe the exorcist that turns out of the blue...maybe him.

This film looks to have been made for around £1000, but, despite a lot of waffle and dead air, Piper certainly throws in as much as possible at the screen. From the real FX (rather than CGI) to the charming stop motion animation, I was pretty entertained for the most part. You've got tentacles rising from pipes to emasculate a moron, someone being pumped with water so much they explode, demons and spiders crawling about the place, and people being melted by slime. It's all skid row but if half the low-budget films I watched had this energy, I'd be a much happier man.

The pacing is a little off, however, and sometimes the film stops dead for no reason whatsoever, but I for one am happy that I watched this. Brings back memories of the Evil Dead (only on even less of a budget).