2001 Maniacs (2005)

Director:

Tim Sullivan

Writers:

Chris Kobin (written by) and
Tim Sullivan (written by)

Release Date:

13 July 2006 (Thailand)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

You are what THEY eat!

Plot:

Eight college students traveling to Florida for Spring Break stumble into a remote town in Georgia where they are set upon by the residents who are out to avenge their deaths by Union troops over 100 years earlier during the Civil War.

Plot Keywords:

Mayor | Spring Break | Barbecue | Blood | Death

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Robert Englund	...	Mayor Buckman
Lin Shaye	...	Granny Boone
Giuseppe Andrews	...	Harper Alexander
Jay Gillespie	...	Anderson Lee
Marla Malcolm	...	Joey (as Marla Leigh Malcom)
Dylan Edrington	...	Nelson
Matthew Carey	...	Cory
Peter Stormare	...	Professor Ackerman
Gina Marie Heekin	...	Kat
Brian Gross	...	Ricky
Mushond Lee	...	Malcolm
Bianca Smith	...	Leah
Brendan McCarthy	...	Rufus
Adam Robitel	...	Lester
Christa Campbell	...	Milk Maiden
Wendy Kremer	...	Peaches
Cristin Michele	...	Glendora
Kodi Kitchen	...	Hester
Ryan Fleming	...	Hucklebilly
Johnny Legend	...	Strolling Minstrel #1
Scott Spiegel	...	Strolling Minstrel #2
Eli Roth	...	Justin
Craig Stark	...	Sheriff Friedman
Travis Tritt	...	Gas Station Attendant
Hugh Casey	...	Reverend Jonas
Bill McKinney	...	The Chef
Isaac C. Singleton Jr.	...	The Butcher (as Isaac Singleton Jr.)
Kevin 'Pondo' Canady	...	Blacksmith
Kane Hodder	...	Jason
Andy Mantineo	...	Giblet
Jacob Hair	...	Onion Joe
Tim Sullivan	...	Coffin Harry
Cleave Frink	...	Uncle Sammy
Amanda Tuffin	...	Little Maniac
William 'Billy' Burnside	...	Banjo Boy
Cassandra Hepburn	...	Anderson's girlfriend
Rachel Howard	...	Drool girl
Jezebel	...	Herself
Christy Conner	...	Additional Maniac
Jed Strahm	...	Additional Maniac
Raina Ashley Strickland	...	Additional Maniac
Pauline Tweedy	...	Additional Maniac
Robert Harrison	...	Additional Maniac
Luther Wilson	...	Additional Maniac (as Steve Wilson)
William Sempel Spiegel	...	Additional Maniac (as William Sempel Spiegel IV)
Lisette Bross	...	Additional Maniac
Evil Wilhelm	...	Additional Maniac
Wilfred Biggs	...	Additional Maniac (as Wilfred Briggs)
Tara Greer	...	Additional Maniac
Stuart Spiegel	...	Additional Maniac
Vincent Malouf	...	Additional Maniac
Travis Baker	...	Additional Maniac
Amanda Spiegel	...	Additional Maniac
Richard Tanne	...	Additional Maniac
Russ Place	...	Additional Maniac
Kerby Norris	...	Additional Maniac
Tim Quill	...	Additional Maniac
Dan Hicks	...	Additional Maniac
Scott Warner	...	Additional Maniac
Rich King	...	Additional Maniac (as Richard King)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anthony Cancelliere	...	Shadow Figure (uncredited)
Matthew Miles Carter	...	Additional Maniac (uncredited)
Tony Fish	...	Dr. Mambo (uncredited)
Robert Harrison	...	Additional Maniac (uncredited)
Chad Hudson	...	Squirrel Boy (uncredited)
Christopher Nathaniel	...	Young Lover (uncredited)

Directed by
Tim Sullivan

Writing credits
Chris Kobin		(written by) and
Tim Sullivan		(written by)

Produced by
Jonathan Bross	....	executive producer
Lisette Bross	....	associate producer
David Fleming	....	associate producer
David F. Friedman	....	co-executive producer
Eric Miller	....	co-producer
Brett W. Nemeroff	....	producer
Eli Roth	....	producer
Scott Spiegel	....	producer
Christopher Tuffin	....	producer
C. Scott Votaw	....	co-producer
Boaz Yakin	....	producer

Original Music by
Nathan Barr

Cinematography by
Steve Adcock

Film Editing by
Michael Ross

Casting by
Aaron Griffith

Set Decoration by
Lori Mazuer

Costume Design by
Wendy Moynihan

Makeup Department
Wendy Arthur	....	assistant makeup artist
Grady Holder	....	makeup effects technician: K.N.B. EFX Group
Corinna Liebel	....	makeup artist
Heather Mages	....	key makeup artist
Heather Mages	....	special makeup effects artist
Honey Secunda	....	assistant makeup artist
Wendy Southard	....	hair department head (as Wendy Boscon)
Wendy Southard	....	makeup department head (as Wendy Boscon)

Production Management
Liz Amsden	....	production manager: additional shooting
Duane Journey	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jasmine Alhambra	....	key second assistant director
Tansey Allen	....	second assistant director
Christy Busby	....	second second assistant director
T.S. O'Kelly	....	first assistant director
Rafael Orozco	....	first assistant director
Scott Spiegel	....	second unit director

Art Department
Frank Forte	....	storyboard artist
Jacob Hair	....	storyboard artist
Mark Kelly	....	property master
Stewart McAlpine	....	art department assistant
Matt Neel	....	props
Mark Richardson	....	property master

Sound Department
Mark Allen	....	design effects editor
Craig Clark	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mick Davies	....	boom operator
Susan Fitz-Simon	....	foley artist
Jeremy Grody	....	adr editor
Trevor Jolly	....	supervising sound editor
Danny Kim	....	sound effects editor
Maciek Malish	....	adr editor
Colin Rogers	....	adr foley mixer
Craig Schafer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Allan Schultz	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
David A. Brooke	....	special effects makeup
Ron Karkoska	....	special effects makeup
Roy Knyrim	....	special effects supervisor
Patrick Tantalo	....	special effects foreman
Barbara Vazquez	....	special effects assistant
Robert Vazquez	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Michael F. Hoover	....	digital animation supervisor
Robert Kurtzman	....	visual effects supervisor
Al Magliochetti	....	visual effects
Mike Ocoboc	....	digital compositor
Iva Petkova	....	digital effects artist
Peter Profetto	....	compositor
Franklin Purtiman	....	digital effects artist
Andrew Sagar	....	digital compositor
Vincent Toscano	....	digital effects artist
Alan Tuskes	....	digital effects artist
Radost Yonkova	....	visual effects compositor

Stunts
Scott Dale	....	stunt coordinator
Brian Todd	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Allen Barnwell	....	gaffer
Chris Burgon	....	best boy electric
Danielle C. Carroll	....	film loader: additional photography
Adam Castro	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Andrew Clarke	....	gaffer: second unit
David C. Edwards	....	second assistant camera
John P. Fleenor	....	electrician
Michelle Hemion	....	camera loader
Tommy James Lewis	....	first assistant camera
J. Steven Matzinger	....	director of photography: second unit
Jim McKinney	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jim McKinney	....	director of photography: second unit
Justin Pagel	....	dolly grip
Rell Putt	....	key grip
Rocky Rodriguez	....	electrician

Casting Department
Shawn Barber	....	additional casting assistant
Kelly Hunt	....	additional casting
Rich King	....	additional casting
Debbie Rothstein	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sarah Becton	....	set costumer
Danielle Wait	....	costumer: re-shoots

Editorial Department
Wilton Cruz	....	additional editor
Janell Fletcher	....	post-production coordinator
Jason Jensen	....	post-production assistant
Evan Schiff	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Hrishikesh Hirway	....	music editor
Jonathan McHugh	....	music supervisor
Mark Skillingberg	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Tony Barattini	....	transportation captain: re-shoots
Dale Combs	....	transportation captain
Greagrey Waldrop	....	transportation coordinator (as Greag Waldrop)

Other crew
Gloria Winship Ayon	....	animal coordinator
Travis Baker	....	assistant to producers
Janella Bersabal	....	office production assistant
Katie Di Lallo	....	assistant: Mr Tuffin
Katrina Francis	....	digital effects intern
Micah Gallo	....	intern
Sherie Giehtbrock	....	additional script supervisor
Shawn M. Gray	....	set production assistant
Brynn Healy	....	set production assistant
Tony Holley	....	production assistant
Chad Hudson	....	production assistant
Jason Jensen	....	intern
James Kaplan	....	key set production assistant
Jake Kennedy	....	production assistant
Maeve Mannion	....	production accountant
Robin Meyers	....	script supervisor
Andy Novak	....	office production assistant: additional photography (as Andrew Novak)
Pablo C. Pappano	....	intern
Bobby Peoples	....	production assistant
Kim Percival	....	production coordinator
Jed Strahm	....	assistant to head of production
Richard Tanne	....	assistant to producers

Thanks
Forrest J Ackerman	....	special thanks
Wilfred Biggs	....	special thanks
John Landis	....	special thanks
Adam Rifkin	....	special thanks
Richard Ryan	....	special thanks
Rod Stewart	....	special thanks
Bill Teitelbaum	....	special thanks
Dan Walton	....	the producers wish to thank

Production Companies

• BloodWorks
• Raw Nerve
• Velvet Steamroller Entertainment

Distributors

• Benelux Film Distribution (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Lions Gate Films (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• West (2006) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Aurum Producciones (2006) (Spain) (all media)
• California Filmes (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Filmes Castello Lopes (2006) (Portugal) (all media)
• Force Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• M Pictures (2006) (Thailand) (DVD)
• Momentum Pictures (2005) (UK) (all media)
• New Films (2006) (Bulgaria) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film (2006) (Denmark) (DVD)
• Nu Metro Productions (2006) (South Africa) (all media)
• Oy Nordisk Film (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Presidio (2006) (Japan) (all media)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL7)
• Skífan (2006) (Iceland) (all media)
• Sunfilm Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Village Roadshow Greece S.A. (2006) (Greece) (DVD)

Special Effects

• S.O.T.A. FX

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Jetplane Films  titles
• Roundabout Entertainment  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and gruesome images, sexuality/nudity and language

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:R | Germany:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | UK:18 | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-18

Filming Locations:

LaGrange, Georgia, USA

Company:

BloodWorks

Trivia:

Some crew members also had a minor role as "Additional Maniac" in this movie. They were even credited for this role.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Professor Ackerman:Unprecedented, historical categories. More Americans died in the so-called Civil War than in the two World Wars combined. 618,000. Although popular media usually portrays the Civil War as a series of epic battles for honor and glory the reality is far from either. General Sherman's march through South Carolina alone cost over 8,000 innocent Southerners their lives.

Movie Connections:

References Cabin Fever (2002)

Soundtrack:

Groovy G

There's always room for one more ... MANIAC!

The almighty Hershell Gordon-Lewis already promised us through a very catchy song that the South was going to rise again... and it did! Slightly more than forty years after the Godfather of Gore's terrific splatter-classic, energetic director Tim Sullivan gathered quite an impressive cast and updated Lewis' screenplay with new gory sickness and nowadays sleaze 'n swearing! I'm usually not this enthusiastic when it comes to remakes of classic horror films, but "2001 Maniacs" simply is a fun & unpretentious little movie that clearly intended to please horror fans first, rather than to hit big at the box office. The original story is preserved, as a whole bunch of young party animals on their way to the Southern beaches are detoured the peculiar little town of Pleasant Valley where they're given a warm reception as honoree guests to a local jubilee. The townsfolk, with one-eyed mayor Buckman in charge, all soon turn out to be deranged killers that are still very rancorous about the Southern Civil War casualties and, one by one, the Yankee tourists are butchered in very imaginative ways. Some of the killings are strangely similar to the ones in Lewis' original, some of them are completely new...but they ALL are utterly grotesque and exhilaratingly gross! Whenever there isn't any gore on display, we're treated to absurd dialogues, morbid jokes and – oh yeah – loads of naked flesh supplied by the most ravishing babes of nowadays horror flicks. Of course, purely talking cinema, this isn't much of good film because it totally lacks tension and it's tasteless, offensive and completely ridiculous. Personally I couldn't care less about this because A) you pretty much know what to expect here and B) it's a splendid throwback to the rancid 60's and 70's; the times when horror cinema didn't necessarily had to justify its exploitative tendencies. Robert Englund clearly hasn't had this much fun portraying a mad character than since the original "Nightmare on Elm Street" and Lin Shaye once again proves she's a sadly underrated but great actress that delivers no matter how silly her lines are. The younger cast members perform adequately and Sullivan's directing is fairly surefooted as well. Although the additional maniac in the title never really gets introduced, I suppose it relates to the little silent girl who dissects rats for fun. "2001 Maniacs" is one of the most entertaining horror films of the past couple of years and I recommend it highly!