The Gathering (2003/III)

Director:

Brian Gilbert

Writer:

Anthony Horowitz (written by)

Release Date:

15 May 2003 (Singapore)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

The horror is real. The terror eternal

Plot:

While going to the town of Ashby Wake, the drifter Cassie is hit by a car driven by Marion Kirkman and loses her memory...

Plot Keywords:

Church | Mechanic | Premonition | Catholicism | Art Historian

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Christina Ricci	...	Cassie Grant
Ioan Gruffudd	...	Dan Blakeley
Stephen Dillane	...	Simon Kirkman
Kerry Fox	...	Marion Kirkman
Simon Russell Beale	...	Luke Fraser
Robert Hardy	...	The Bishop
Harry Forrester	...	Michael Kirkman
Jessica Mann	...	Emma Kirkman
Peter McNamara	...	Frederick Michael Argyle
Mark Bagnall	...	The Gathering
Clare Bloomer	...	The Gathering
Mackenzie Crook	...	The Gathering
Richard Evans	...	The Gathering
Roy Evans	...	The Gathering
Paul Hamilton	...	The Gathering
Jason Morell	...	The Gathering
Fenella Norman	...	The Gathering
Robert Paschall Jr.	...	The Gathering
Diana Payan	...	The Gathering
Jacqueline Phillips	...	The Gathering
Eugene Walker	...	The Gathering
Anatol Yusef	...	The Gathering
Bridget Turner	...	Mrs. Groves
Madhav Sharma	...	Dr. Byworth
Jon Croft	...	The Vicar
Richard Syms	...	Churchman
Malcolm Terris	...	The Mayor
Peter Wight	...	Dave Elford
Glen Davies	...	Barry
Gary Whitaker	...	Jez
Chris Barnes	...	Chris
Siobhan Hewlett	...	Janie
Oliver Chris	...	Brett
David J. Curtis	...	Police Officer (as David Curtis)
Blair Plant	...	Father Bernard
Joseph Miller	...	Young Fred Argyle
Alex Dower	...	Male Van Pusher
Natalie Press	...	Female Van Pusher
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jacqueline Kennedy	...	Herself (in limousine with John) (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy	...	Himself (in limousine with Jackie) (archive footage)

Directed by
Brian Gilbert

Writing credits
Anthony Horowitz		(written by)

Produced by
Steve Clark-Hall	....	line producer
Pippa Cross	....	producer
Rachel Cuperman	....	associate producer
Patrick McKenna	....	executive producer
Marc Samuelson	....	producer
Peter Samuelson	....	producer

Original Music by
Anne Dudley

Cinematography by
Martin Fuhrer

Film Editing by
Masahiro Hirakubo

Production Design by
Caroline Amies

Art Direction by
Frank Walsh

Costume Design by
Nic Ede

Makeup Department
Paul Gooch	....	daily makeup artist
Veronica McAleer	....	daily makeup artist (as Veronica Brebner)
Nikita Rae	....	hair stylist
Nikita Rae	....	makeup artist
Jemma Scott-Knox-Gore	....	contact lens technician
Matthew Smith	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Liz Tagg	....	hair designer
Liz Tagg	....	makeup designer
Isabel While	....	makeup trainee
Julie Wright	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jo Farr	....	production manager
James Grant	....	unit manager
Miranda Jones	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ben Howarth	....	second assistant director
Andrew McEwan	....	co-second assistant director
Christopher Newman	....	first assistant director
Alex Oakley	....	co-second assistant director
Douglas Ray	....	third assistant director: second unit (as Douglas M. Ray)

Art Department
Carl Apsey	....	construction crew (as Karl Apsey)
Leon Apsey	....	construction crew
Ken Barley	....	construction crew
Keith Batterbee	....	construction crew
Ronald Bede	....	stagehand
Guy Bradley	....	assistant art director
David Bubb	....	construction manager
Matthew Bubb	....	construction crew
Wayne Day	....	construction crew
Lee Edwards	....	construction crew
Luke Furlonger	....	sculptor
Michael Gardener	....	construction crew
John Greaves	....	storyboard artist
Brian Hartnoll	....	stand-by painter
John Hedges	....	construction crew
Kevin Hedges	....	construction crew
Terry Heggarty	....	construction crew
John Hogan	....	dressing props
Emily Lutyens	....	art department assistant
Steve Macdonald	....	stand-by props (as Steve McDonald)
Bradley Malin	....	construction crew
Steve Malin	....	construction crew
Maxie McDonald	....	property master
Joe Monks	....	construction crew (as Joseph Monks)
Joe Monks	....	supervising painter
Keith Muir	....	construction crew
Neil Murrum	....	dressing props (as Neil Murram)
Paul Nash	....	construction crew
Paul Nott-Macaire	....	construction crew
Jerry Padany	....	art department consultant
Stelios Polychronakis	....	assistant art director
Peter Rutherford	....	production buyer
Michael Simpson	....	construction crew
Michael Tammen	....	art department trainee
Paul Wescott	....	hod scenic painter
Paul Whitelock	....	construction crew
Clive Wilson	....	storeman
Mickey Woolfson	....	stand-by props (as Michael Woolfson)

Sound Department
Albert Bailey	....	sound recordist
Bob Baron	....	adr recordist: USA
Peter Burgis	....	foley artist
John Chandler	....	boom operator
Ed Colyer	....	adr recordist (as Edward Colyer)
Ed Colyer	....	foley recordist (as Edward Colyer)
Andie Derrick	....	foley artist (as Andi Derrick)
Mike Dowson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Farr	....	adr recordist: UK
Nigel Galt	....	adr recordist: USA
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
Stefan Henrix	....	supervising sound editor
Alex Hudd	....	sound consultant: dolby
Andy Kennedy	....	sound effects editor
David Lay	....	sound
David McDonald	....	adr recordist: USA (as Dave McDonald)
Nneka Meka	....	sound trainee: FT2
Katherine Gordon Miller	....	assistant sound editor
Ian Silvester	....	technical engineer
Mark Taylor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Derek Trigg	....	foley editor
David Tyler	....	assistant foley recordist
James Boyle	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Andy Bunce	....	special effects technician
Richard Conway	....	special effects supervisor
Sam Conway	....	special effects technician
Stephen Paton	....	senior technician
Nick Smith	....	special effects technician
Mark White	....	special effects technician
Tim Willis	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Angela Barson	....	digital compositor
Simon Cox	....	data operators
Mark Curtis	....	digital compositor
Stefan Drury	....	visual effects producer
Michael Elson	....	head of production
Richard Etchells	....	data operator
Ed Hawkins	....	visual effects supervisor
Rob Hill	....	data operators
Martin Hobbs	....	supervising visual effects producer
Douglas Larmour	....	digital compositor
Stuart Lashley	....	digital compositor
Jessica Norman	....	digital compositor
Matthew Packham	....	data operators
Gregory Salter	....	visual effects supervisor
Sally Spencer	....	data operators
John Van Hoey Smith	....	data operator

Stunts
Lucy Allen	....	stunt double: Christina Ricci
Shelly Benison	....	stunts
Bruce Cain	....	stunts
Helen Caldwell	....	stunts
Stuart Clark	....	stunts
Ray De-Haan	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Jim Dowdall	....	stunts
Tracey Eddon	....	stunts
Jamie Edgell	....	stunts
Sarah Franzl	....	stunts
Steve Griffin	....	stunts
Richard Hammatt	....	stunts
Paul Heasman	....	stunts
Eunice Huthart	....	stunts
Morgan Johnson	....	stunts
Crispin Layfield	....	stunts
Derek Lea	....	stunts
Tony Lucken	....	stunts
Jo McLaren	....	stunts
Seon Rogers	....	stunts
Lee Sheward	....	stunt coordinator
Chris Webb	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Andy Bell	....	electrician
Niel Blackman	....	generator operator
Steve Blythe	....	rigging electrician
Jim Boorer	....	grip
Adam Dale	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Liam Daniel	....	still photographer
Aaron Douglas	....	crane operator
Dan Fontaine	....	best boy electric
Wilf France	....	clapper loader: second unit
Guy Frost	....	clapper loader
Roy Furness	....	rigging gaffer
Nicky George	....	camera trainee: FT2
Mark Goldeman	....	stand-by rigger (as Mark Godleman)
Stewart Hadley	....	gaffer
Kevin Higgins	....	grip: second unit
Andy Hopkins	....	daily grip
Alex Howe	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Stuart Howell	....	Steadicam operator
Stuart Howell	....	camera operator
Sacha Jones	....	camera trainee
Graham Martyr	....	first assistant camera
Andy McBrearty	....	rigging electrician
Keith McNamara	....	focus puller: second unit
Dave McWhinney	....	rigging electrician (as Dave MacWinney)
Chris Mortley	....	rigging electrician
Spencer Murray	....	clapper loader: second unit
Spencer Murray	....	second assistant camera
Luke Myslowski	....	grip
Peter Myslowski	....	key grip
Lee Parfitt	....	electrician (as Lee Parfit)
Chris Plevin	....	camera operator: second unit
Philip Sindall	....	camera operator: second unit
Peter Versey	....	camera operator: second unit
Frankie Webster	....	rigging electrician
Garie Wetherill	....	key video assist operator
Garie Wetherill	....	video playback operator

Casting Department
Pippa Hall	....	casting: children
Donald Paul Pemrick	....	casting: USA (as Donald Pemrick)
Terri Taylor	....	casting: USA

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Camilla Fiddian-Green	....	costume supervisor
Melissa Layton	....	wardrobe mistress (as Melissa Layton-Skorepa)
Sally Puttick	....	costume assistant
Christof Roche-Gordon	....	costumer
Mike Skorepa	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Mike Fraser	....	negative cutter
Neil Williams	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Haydon Bendall	....	score mixer
Amy Coffey	....	music supervisor
Anne Dudley	....	conductor
Anne Dudley	....	music producer
Roger Dudley	....	music co-producer
Karen Elliott	....	score coordinator
Steve Price	....	music engineer
David Rubinson	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Guy Bostock	....	action vehicle coordinator
Ian Clarke	....	vehicle technician
Enyo Mortty	....	unit driver
Gary Skull	....	transportation coordinator
Sean Thornton	....	picture vehicle technician

Other crew
John Adams	....	military advisor
Luke Boyle	....	production runner
Nickie Bryar	....	assistant to producers
James Chasey	....	stand-in
Tom Chisman	....	location scout
Robin Craine	....	production runner
Matt Curtis	....	title designer
Tim Desbois	....	helicopter coordinator
Julia Finn	....	unit publicist
Jacky Fitt	....	assistant to producers
Mike Fraser	....	rushes transfer
Sarah Garner	....	script supervisor
Tessa Gibbs	....	script consultant
Tom Glaisyer	....	floor runner
Rob Grundy	....	supervising armorer
Sasha Harris	....	production coordinator
Christian Henson	....	drum programmer
Saryl Hirsch	....	accountant: USA
Rebecca Hodgson	....	development executive
Patrick Isherwood	....	production accountant
Nisha Jani	....	assistant to producer
Julia Jones	....	unit publicist
Kate Jones	....	assistant: Christina Ricci
Martin Joy	....	location scout
Martin Lewis	....	accountant: UK
Natalie Lovatt	....	location assistant
Alex Micklewright	....	production assistant
Clive Miles	....	location manager
Nick Oliver	....	location scout
Jessica Parker	....	production secretary
Emma Pill	....	location manager
Douglas Ray	....	assistant to director (as Douglas M. Ray)
James Reggel	....	assistant accountant
Daniela Ryan	....	assistant to producers
Isaac Sananes	....	assistant accountant
Joy Schoenborn	....	accountant: UK
Helen Slaymaker	....	stand-in
Graham Smith	....	unit publicist
Jennifer Soemantri	....	assistant to producers
Imogen Stringer	....	assistant coordinator
Rebecca Sutton	....	production coordinator
Paulene Tann	....	accountant: UK
Rachel Wardlow	....	production runner
David Wheal	....	production runner
Steve Fletcher	....	on-set tutor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Granada Film Productions (presents) (as Granada Film)
• Isle of Man Film Commission (in association with) (as The Isle of Man Film Commission)
• Samuelson Productions
• Isle of Man Film

Distributors

• Capitol Films (2002) (worldwide) (all media)
• Constantin Film (2003) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Constantin Film (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Dimension Films (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Laurenfilm (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
• Best Film CO (2004) (Poland) (DVD) (director's cut)
• Distribution Company (Argentina)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Laurenfilm (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
• Reel Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2004) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
• Swift Distribution (France)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2004) (Germany) (VHS)
• Weinstein Company, The

Special Effects

• Animated Extras
• Cine Image Film Opticals (main and end titles)
• Moving Picture Company (MPC) (visual effects)

Other Companies

• 2020 Casting  extras casting
• AFM Lighting  lighting
• Angel Studios  music recorded at
• Bapty and Co.  armourers
• DeLuxe Laboratories  film lab
• Edit Hire  post-production facilities
• Elstree Film & Television Studios  movie studio
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Flight Logistics Ltd.  aerial photography
• Flying Pictures  aerial filming services provided by
• General Screen Enterprises  titles and opticals
• Goldcrest Post Production London  adr facilities
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• Mad Dog Casting  extras casting
• Panavision UK  camera equipment
• Sapex Scripts  post-production scripts
• Shepperton Sound  sound recorded at
• Sound Design Company, The  post-production sound
• Universal Combat Limited  military casting
• Willie's Wheels  transports

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language

Runtime:

Austria:92 min | Argentina:92 min | France:96 min | Brazil:83 min | USA:92 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Brazil:16 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:PG | Iceland:16 | Spain:13 | USA:R (certificate #38945) | Netherlands:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Australia:MA (2009)

Filming Locations:

Isle of Man

Company:

Granada Film Productions

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: (at around 24 mins) Luke Fraser puts an Art Gallery DVD into a standalone DVD player, whose remote control is clearly sitting on top of the player, but he interacts with the disc using a mouse as if it were in a computer's DVD-ROM drive. You can't connect a mouse to a standalone DVD player - it only works with its remote control.

Quotes:

Dan:In England this is called "breaking and entering".
Cassie Grant:I'm not going to break anything.

Soundtrack:

Arrows in the Air

Nothing new but not that bad

I bought this on DVD (the short version - grrr!) knowing that Christina Ricci was in it and nothing else. What I found was an adequate, 6/10 movie (Ricci makes it a 7, but that's just me) with little by way of originality or genuine horror, but that does not make it inferior to many blockbusters. The English setting gives it a quaint feel, as it looks genuinely normal, and not some movie version of a creepy town. The cast are better than you'd expect, and some of the direction manages to evoke sinister feelings without use of hokey effects. However, unless you are easy to please, an aficionado of low-budget horror flicks, or a fan of Christina Ricci or Ioan Gruffud (or Mackenzie Crook in a non-speaking role) then there is probably no real reason to watch this.