Venom (2005)

Director:

Jim Gillespie

Writers (WGA):

Flint Dille (screenplay) &
John Zuur Platten (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

16 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller | Horror

Tagline:

He Never Hurt A Soul Until The Day He Died.

Plot:

A pack of teenagers run for their lives through the swamps of Louisiana, as they are chased by Mr. Jangles, a man possessed by 13 evil souls who is relentless in his pursuit of new victims.

Plot Keywords:

Voodoo | Louisiana | Undead | Swamp | Zombie

Cast

Agnes Bruckner	...	Eden Sinclair
Jonathan Jackson	...	Eric
Laura Ramsey	...	Rachel
D.J. Cotrona	...	Sean
Rick Cramer	...	Ray Sawyer
Meagan Good	...	Cece
Bijou Phillips	...	Tammy
Method Man	...	Deputy Turner
Pawel Szajda	...	Ricky
Davetta Sherwood	...	Patty
Stacey Travis	...	Laura
Marcus Lyle Brown	...	Terry Parker (as Marcus Brown)
James Pickens Jr.	...	Sheriff
Deborah Duke	...	Miss Emmie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael James Dukes	...	Paramedic (uncredited)
David Michel	...	Officer on crime scene (uncredited)

Directed by
Jim Gillespie

Writing credits (WGA)
Flint Dille		(screenplay) &
John Zuur Platten		(screenplay) and
Brandon Boyce		(screenplay)
Flint Dille		(story) &
John Zuur Platten		(story)

Produced by
Jennifer D. Breslow	....	co-producer
Flint Dille	....	co-executive producer
Scott Faye	....	producer
Sarah Kucserka	....	associate producer
Karen Lauder	....	producer
Joshua Levinson	....	associate producer
John Zuur Platten	....	co-executive producer
Andrew Rona	....	executive producer
Ron Schmidt	....	co-producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer
Kevin Williamson	....	producer
Michael Zoumas	....	executive producer

Original Music by
James L. Venable

Cinematography by
Steve Mason		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Paul Martin Smith

Casting by
Amanda Harding
Amanda Koblin

Production Design by
Monroe Kelly

Art Direction by
Randy Moore

Set Decoration by
Kristin Bicksler		(as Kristen Bicksler)

Costume Design by
Jennifer L. Parsons		(as Jennifer Parsons)

Makeup Department
Lance Anderson	....	special makeup effects artist: Los Angeles
Audrey L. Anzures	....	hair stylist: Los Angeles (as Audrey Anzures)
Ed French	....	special makeup effects artist
Rodger Jacobs	....	makeup department head
Brad Look	....	special makeup effects artist: Los Angeles
Todd McIntosh	....	special makeup effects artist: Los Angeles (as Todd A. McIntosh)
Deborah Merle	....	makeup: Los Angeles (as Debbie Merle)
Donita Miller	....	key hair stylist (as Donita Sather)
Susie Mendez Pfister	....	key makeup artist
Joe Podnar	....	special makeup effects artist: Los Angeles
Joseph Regal	....	assistant hair stylist (as Joey Regal)
James Rohland	....	special makeup effects artist
Gunnar Swanson	....	head hair designer
Patrick Tatopoulos	....	creature and special makeup designer and fabrication supervisor
Debbie Zoller	....	makeup: Los Angeles
Bob Smithson	....	contact lens technician (uncredited)

Production Management
Edith Leblanc	....	production supervisor (as Edith Dupré LeBlanc)
Joshua Levinson	....	post-production supervisor
JoAnn Perritano	....	unit production manager: Los Angeles
Ron Schmidt	....	unit production manager
Haley Sweet	....	production supervisor: Los Angeles
Dara Weintraub	....	unit production manager: Los Angeles

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jason Altieri	....	second assistant director: second unit
Brad Arnold	....	second second assistant director
C.C. Barnes	....	second assistant director: Los Angeles
Lyda Blank	....	second assistant director: Los Angeles (as Lyda Bank)
Stephen P. Del Prete	....	second second assistant director: additional photography (as Steve DelPrete)
Brandon Lambdin	....	key second assistant director
Steve Lonano	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Stephen Lonano)
Nilo Otero	....	first assistant director
Lisa C. Satriano	....	first assistant director: reshoots (as Lisa Satriano)
Ron Schmidt	....	second unit director

Art Department
Mark Allen	....	3D artist
Tom Ashburn	....	on-set painter
Todd Bennett	....	plaster foreman
Paul Blanchard	....	leadman
Steve Borgese	....	greensman: Los Angeles
Christopher Branan	....	painter
Gail Briant	....	paint foreman (as P. Gail Briant)
Kim S. Carey	....	set dec buyer
Monique Champagne	....	set dresser
James Comiskey Jr.	....	lead on-set carpenter
Michael Dares	....	set dresser
Guillaume DeLouche	....	property master: Los Angeles
Chris Dinan	....	assistant property master (as Christopher Dinan)
Lavonne Doane Stockstill	....	construction medic
Mike Dupuy	....	construction foreman
John R. Elliott	....	construction coordinator: Los Angeles (as John Elliot)
Michael J. Flynn	....	on-set greensman
Mark Garner	....	assistant art director (as Mark E. Garner)
Marcus J.N.A. Gill	....	painter
Caleb Guillotte	....	art department coordinator (as Caleb V. Guillotte)
Anthony J. Henderson	....	painter
Bill Holmquist	....	construction coordinator: reshoots
Diana Jackson	....	art department production assistant
Michael Johnson	....	buyer
Michael A. Johnson	....	buyer
Bob Kensinger	....	set decorator: Los Angeles (as Robert Kensinger)
Tim Kerner	....	construction buyer (as Tim Kern)
Thierry Labbe	....	leadman: Los Angeles
Leo Lauricella	....	construction foreman (as Leo E. Lauricella)
Vince Le Blanc	....	set dresser (as Vince LeBlanc Jr.)
Jamie Maheu	....	property master (as Jamie C. Maheu)
Richard McConnell	....	general foreman: re-shoots
Mark Molina	....	art department coordinator: Los Angeles
Danny Nick	....	set dresser
Pat A. O'Connor	....	set dresser (as Pat O'Connor)
Alixandra Petrovich	....	set dresser
Eric William Pierson	....	props buyer
Virginia L. Randolph	....	art director: Los Angeles (as Ginny Randolph)
John Sanchez	....	on-set dresser
Andrew M. Siegel	....	property master: Los Angeles (as Andy Siegel)
Kim M. Spranley	....	buyer
Chuck Stringer	....	construction coordinator (as George 'Chuck' Stringer)
Mark Sullivan	....	construction foreman
David Tureau	....	head greensman
Joe Walsh	....	construction utility
Bill Walters	....	set dresser
Steve Walters	....	head painter
David Corral	....	greensman (uncredited)
Michele Mulkey	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Scott Austin	....	digital sound transfers
Derek Lee Bell	....	assistant sound editor (as Derek Bell)
Stacy Brownrigg	....	production sound mixer (as Stacy F. Brownrigg)
Willie D. Burton	....	production sound mixer: Los Angeles (as Willie Burton)
John Cannon	....	assistant sound editor
Drew Canulette	....	additional adr recordist
Matt Colleran	....	recordist
Thadd Day	....	boom operator
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer (as Bob Deschaine)
André Dias	....	dubbing mixer
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jason George	....	co-supervising sound editor
Steve Hollenbeck	....	re-recording engineer
Daniel R. Kerr	....	sound librarian (as Dan Kerr)
Tony Lamberti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lance Limbocker	....	additional adr recordist
Carey Milbradt	....	foley mixer
Steven Morrow	....	production sound mixer: Los Angeles (as Steve Morrow)
Mark Ormandy	....	sound effects recordist
Paul D. Poduska	....	sound librarian (as Paul Poduska)
John Pospisil	....	sound designer
Monique Reymond	....	foley artist
Geoffrey G. Rubay	....	supervising sound editor
Christopher Tiffany	....	cable person
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Karen Vassar Triest	....	sound effects editor (as Karen Vassar)
Ben Wilkins	....	sound effects editor
David Williams	....	dialogue editor (as Dave Williams)

Special Effects by
David Beneke	....	moldmaker/prosthetic dentures: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
Julia Bogdan-Rollo	....	production accountant: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
James Bomalick	....	special effects supervisor
Douglas Calli	....	special effects technician
Marilee Canaga	....	key costumer: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
A. Robert Capwell	....	mechanic: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs (as Robert Capwell)
Diana Choi	....	hair technician: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs (as Diana Yun Soo Yoo)
Chris Cline	....	special effects technician
Burt Dalton	....	special effects: Los Angeles
Thomas Floutz	....	sculptor/painter: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
Bruce Spaulding Fuller	....	sculptor/painter: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs (as Bruce Fuller)
Dave Grasso	....	sculptor/painter: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs (as David Grasso)
Cleve Gunderman	....	foam technician: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs, Inc.
John Halfmann	....	moldmaker: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
Alex Hill	....	special effects technician
Guy Himber	....	creature shop supervisor: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
Darnell Isom	....	seamer/runner: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
Allison Klein	....	assistant to designer: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
Junko Komori	....	seaming Intern: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs, Inc.
Mi Kyung Lee	....	costumer: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
Russell Lukich	....	sculptor/painter: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
Gregory McNamara	....	special effects production assistant (as Greg McNamara)
Amber Meno	....	purchasing agent: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
Dean W. Miller	....	special effects foreman (as Dean Miller)
Bryan Moore	....	moldmaker: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
Sylvia Nava	....	hair department supervisor: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
Stephane Nicoli	....	seaming Intern: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs, Inc.
Ken Niederbaumer	....	creature effects: foam technician, Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
Jonathan Odom	....	special effects production assistant
Tim Phoenix	....	foam technician: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs, Inc.
Anshuman Prasad	....	purchasing agent: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
Brian Rae	....	moldmaker: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
Jade Sandberg	....	runner: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
Brett J. Smith	....	special effects welder
David Smith	....	sculptor/painter: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs (as Dave Smith)
Patrick Tatopoulos	....	creatures designer and supervisor
Blumes Tracy	....	special effects technician
A.J. Venuto	....	moldmaker: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
Mark Viniello	....	foam lab supervisor: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
David Waine	....	special effects coordinator
David Waine	....	special effects: Los Angeles (as David Wayne)
George Willis	....	moldmaker: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs

Visual Effects by
Casey Allen	....	compositor: Hydraulx
Mark Allen	....	3D artist
Eric Almeras	....	visual effects production assistant
Alp Altiner	....	matte painter
Oliver Arnold	....	lead lighter
Jamie Baxter	....	matte painter
Scott E. Baxter	....	visual effects production assistant (as Scott Baxter)
Ryan Beadle	....	digital I/O
David Berman	....	visual effects editor
Joshua Cordes	....	senior 3D animator
Paul A. Davies	....	3D animator (as Paul Davies)
David Dozoretz	....	pre-visualization supervisor
Andrew Edwards	....	Inferno artist
Patrick Flannery	....	visual effects production assistant
Kathleen Forrest	....	technical operations: Hydraulx
Karen E. Goulekas	....	visual effects plate photography supervisor (as Karen Goulekas)
Don Greenberg	....	Inferno artist
Josh Hatton	....	character setup
Zack Judson	....	digital artist
Josh Kent	....	compositor
Bill Kunin	....	lead Inferno artist
Erik Liles	....	Inferno artist
Michael Meagher	....	visual effects producer (as Tony Meagher)
Scott E. Metzger	....	3D artist: Hydraulx (as Scott Metzger)
Scott Michelson	....	visual effects executive producer: Hydraulx
Daisuke Morita	....	compositor
Brian Nugent	....	compositor
Chris Payne	....	compositor
Joel Sevilla	....	senior 3D animator
Laura Sevilla	....	digital compositor
Ahmed Shehata	....	character rigger
Katie Spinelli	....	visual effects coordinator (as Katie Eyster)
Colin Strause	....	visual effects supervisor
Dave Strause	....	systems support: Hydraulx
Greg Strause	....	visual effects supervisor
Linda Strause	....	finance manager: Hydraulx
Ryoji Takai	....	3D modeler
Shigeharu Tomotoshi	....	3D modeler
Chris Villa	....	pre-visualization
Jessica Vliet	....	3D artist
Chris Watts	....	visual effects supervisor: Hydraulx
Chris Wells	....	3D supervisor
Edson Williams	....	Inferno artist
Loeng Wong-Savun	....	Inferno artist
Yoshiya Yamada	....	3D modeler
Antonio Torres	....	digital artist: Digital Intermediate, Pacific Title (uncredited)

Stunts
Stanton Barrett	....	stunts
Troy Brown	....	stunt coordinator
J.J. Dashnaw	....	stunts
Thirl Haston	....	stunts (as Thirl Jerry Haston)
Natascha Hopkins	....	stunt double: Meagan Good
Natascha Hopkins	....	stunts
David Hugghins	....	stunts
Kevin L. Jackson	....	stunts (as Kevin Jackson)
Anthony Kramme	....	stunts
Evan Matthews	....	stunts
Heidi Moneymaker	....	stunts
Tim Rigby	....	stunts
Steven Ritzi	....	stunts (as Steve Ritzi)
Karin Silvestri	....	stunt double: Agnes Bruckner
Karin Silvestri	....	stunts (as Karin Silvestri-Coyee)
Michele Waitman	....	stunts
Scott Workman	....	stunts
Danny Wynands	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Stuart Abramson	....	key grip: Los Angeles (as Stuart M. Abramson)
Tarik Naim Alherimi	....	electrician
Tarik Naim Alherimi	....	lamp operator
Gordon Ard	....	grip
Adam Barth	....	video assist: Los Angeles
Paul Beard	....	best boy grip (as Paul 'Groovy' Beard)
Stephen Beasley	....	rigging gaffer (as Stephen F. Beasley)
Steven Bernstein	....	director of photography: Los Angeles
Jacob Borck	....	lamp operator
Nathan Borck	....	best boy electric: second unit
Geb Byers	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Jeb Byers)
Salvador Camacho	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Buddy Carr	....	dolly grip
Atlas S. Castillo	....	lamp operator
Gilly Charbonnet	....	key grip (as Gilley Charbonnet)
Michael Charbonnet	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Tom Conrad	....	production video assist (as Tom E. Conrad)
Larry Cottrill	....	best boy electric (as Larry Luke Cottrill)
James B. Crawford	....	chief lighting technician (as James Crawford)
Chris Ekstrom	....	key grip: second unit
Sean Fisher	....	grip
Kirk R. Gardner	....	camera & steadicam operator (as Kirk Gardner)
Matthew Gaumer	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Matt Gaumer)
Andre Green	....	lamp operator (as André Green)
Emil Hampton	....	first assistant camera: Los Angeles (as Emile Hampton)
Charles Harrington	....	lamp operator
Josh Harrison	....	first assistant camera: Los Angeles
Marvin Haven	....	best boy rigging grip (as Marvin J. Haven)
Ted Hayash	....	chief lighting technician: Los Angeles
Charles 'Tom' Hinson	....	key rigging grip
Carolyn Hufstetler	....	camera trainee
Jerry M. Jacob	....	second steadicam operator
R. Scott Lebell	....	grip
Ian Lynch	....	camera operator: second unit
Byron Marigny	....	lamp operator
Jim McConkey	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jim McConkey	....	steadicam operator
Mike McLaughlin	....	gaffer: second unit (as Mike B. McLaughlin)
Orlando Javier Mora	....	best boy rigging gaffer (as Orlando J. Mora)
Mike Nami Jr.	....	grip (as G. Michael Nami Jr.)
Alex Nepomniaschy	....	director of photography: second unit
Louis Normandin	....	lamp operator
Allen Parks	....	lamp operator
Robert Petrin	....	Lev head technician
Luke Porterfield	....	grip
Humberto Recio	....	grip
Daniel Rector	....	grip (as Daniel J. Rector)
Dale Robinette	....	still photographer
Jonathan E. Robinson	....	film loader (as Jonathan Robinson)
Jimi Ryan	....	grip
David Schmalz	....	video assist: Los Angeles
Mark Sepulveda	....	lamp operator (as Mark 'LB' Sepulveda)
Michael L. Smith	....	best boy grip: second unit (as Mike L. Smith)
Randy Tambling	....	key grip: Los Angeles (as Randy Tamblin)
Leif E. Ulvog	....	lamp operator
Lynda Vincent	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Rene Crusto	....	electrician (uncredited)
Ferdinand Duplantier Jr.	....	rigging electric (uncredited)
Michael FitzMaurice	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Thairon Harvey	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Bruce Jackson	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Joseph T. Terranova	....	set lighting technician: additional photography (uncredited)
Tedd Underwood	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jennifer Bender	....	extras casting: additional photography
Anne Ewen	....	casting assistant
Wendy Hoffman	....	adr voice casting
Amy Staub	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Tommy Staub	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Wendy Talazac	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kasey C. Bazil	....	costumer
Nancy Collini	....	costume supervisor: Los Angeles
Linda Gardar	....	costume supervisor
Jennifer Kamrath	....	key set costumer
Rachel Sage Kunin	....	costume supervisor: Los Angeles
Ashlie Philastre	....	costume production assistant (as Ashlie E. Philastre)
Patty Spinale	....	seamstress
Pamela Waggoner	....	set costumer
Ann Walters	....	key set costumer

Editorial Department
Corinne Bogdanowicz	....	assistant colorist
Cindy Bond	....	digital intermediate associate producer
Paul Bronkar	....	additional colorist
Thomas Clary	....	digital opticals coordinator (as Tom Clary)
Doug Delaney	....	digital intermediate colorist
Ryan C. Fill	....	post-production assistant
Bruce Goodman	....	dailies timer
Kacie Haggerty	....	digital intermediate producer
Shepard Hall	....	editorial production assistant
Alicia Johnson	....	digital intermediate production assistant
Dawn Llewellyn	....	digital intermediate assistant editor (as Dawn Llewelyn)
Lisa Markou	....	digital intermediate coordinator
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	negative cutter (as Mary Fraser)
Mark Scovil	....	first assistant editor
Drew Sherman	....	post-production assistant
Rick Sparr	....	digital intermediate executive producer
Amy Tompkins	....	digital intermediate editor
Andrea Wertheim	....	post-production executive

Music Department
Bill Abbott	....	auricle operator
Bruce Babcock	....	additional orchestrator
Frank Bennett	....	additional orchestrator
Nathaniel T. Cartier	....	assistant music editor (as Nathanial T. Carter)
John Debney	....	composer: themes
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Brian Dixon	....	music recording & mixing
Shannon Erbe	....	music editor
Bill Ferguson	....	music premix
Dell Hake	....	conductor
Dell Hake	....	orchestrator
Tim Lauber	....	score recordist
Rachel Levy	....	executive in charge of music
Jason Lloyd	....	scoring cue mixer
Larry Mah	....	digital score recordist
Jennifer Kes Remington	....	music pre-mix
Loria Roberson	....	assistant to composer
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Jim Schultz	....	music editor: temp. score
Lee Scott	....	music editor: temp
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Tom Steel	....	scoring stage manager
Bill Talbott	....	scoring technician
James L. Venable	....	additional orchestrator
Erica Weis	....	supervising music editor

Transportation Department
Daryle Bartney	....	driver
Virgil Bienemy	....	driver
Robert Bodenheaimer	....	driver (as Robert M. Bodenheimer)
Donald Burdett	....	driver (as Donald Burdette)
R.H. Campbell	....	driver
Cleveland Carter Jr.	....	driver
Dwight Craft	....	construction driver
Larry Craig	....	driver
Donald Dibartolo	....	driver
David Neil Enfinger	....	picture car coordinator (as Neil Enfinger)
Janet Galpin	....	driver
Jackie Gondrella	....	driver
Peter Gondrella	....	driver
Joseph M. Hancock	....	driver
Daniel Henderson	....	driver
Earl R. Hurst Sr.	....	transportation coordinator
Terry Johnson	....	driver
Michael Kerth	....	construction driver
Duke Kuhn	....	construction driver (as Bill 'Duke' Kuhn)
Brad Lips	....	driver
Gregory Mason	....	driver
Leonard Minor	....	driver
Darryl W. Moran	....	driver
Joel Morton	....	driver
Richard Munoz	....	driver (as Rick Munoz)
Randy Musselman	....	transportation coordinator: re-shoots
Frank Perrotti	....	transportation captain (as Frank M. Perrotti)
Janet Perrotti	....	transportation co-captain
Don Poole	....	transportation coordinator: re-shoots
Tommy Scaturro	....	construction driver
Glenn Snyder	....	driver (as Glen Snyder)
Doug Wilson	....	driver
Darwin Witte	....	driver
Scott Yamano	....	cast assistant/driver

Other crew
Steven Abramson	....	assistant: Jennifer Breslow
Alexis Bayoud	....	assistant: Kevin Williamson
Sue Bokobza	....	accountant: Los Angeles
Erin Borel	....	production coordinator (as Erin E. Borel)
Chris Browne	....	craft service assistant (as Chris Brown)
Ruth Caffery	....	assistant: Jim Gillespie
Tom Carlson	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
June Christopher	....	adr voice
David Cowgill	....	adr voice
Rachel Crane	....	adr voice
Julie Cummings	....	production assistant
Trang Dang	....	office production assistant
Brandon Dauzat	....	location production assistant
Zachariah Eichman	....	unit publicist
Janette Evans	....	payroll accountant
Matthew Fortino	....	production assistant: re-shoots
M.K. Gleason	....	production accountant
Jackie Gonneau	....	adr voice
Laurent Gougneau	....	chef
Daphne A. Guichard	....	on-set medic (as Daphne Guichard)
Dana A. Hanby	....	location manager (as Dana Hanby)
Sanford Hatcher	....	craft service (as Sanford T. Hatcher)
RoJeanne Herbel	....	post-production accountant (as RoJeanne Herbal)
John Higgins	....	assistant chef
Matthew Hirsch	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Bridget Hoffman	....	adr voice
Leah Holmes	....	post-production accountant
Rif Hutton	....	adr voice
Stephen LeBlanc	....	assistant location manager (as Stephen C. LeBlanc)
Clayton Lyons	....	set production assistant (as Clayton M. Lyons)
Tracy McGrath	....	production executive: Dimension
Mark Miller	....	payroll accountant
Matthew D. Miller	....	production assistant: second unit
Lumumba Mosquera	....	business affairs executive: Dimension
Nicholas Pellegrin	....	office production assistant: New Orleans (as Nick Pellegrin)
Gwendalane Ramos	....	assistant accountant
Anthony Rossi III	....	assistant production coordinator
Amy Sanderson	....	second script supervisor
Sara Scarritt	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Brandy Scott	....	photo double (as Brandy Miller)
Justin Shenkarow	....	adr voice
Alan Sillay	....	craft service assistant
Hans Simon	....	assistant chef
Elizabeth Speckman	....	first assistant accountant
Matthew Stein	....	studio executive
W.K. Stratton	....	adr voice
Stephanie Strother	....	production secretary
Sam Sullivan III	....	script supervisor (as Sam Sullivan)
Shane Sweet	....	adr voice
Hirotatsu Taniguchi	....	set production assistant (as Hiro Taniguchi)
Jamison M. Tilsner	....	set production assistant
Liz Torres	....	accounting clerk
Judi Townsend	....	script supervisor: Los Angeles
Jimmy Trotter	....	location scout
Robert Waddell	....	assistant chef
Jason Watson	....	assistant chef
Andrea Wertheim	....	post production executive: Dimension
Georgianna Whitley	....	set production assistant

Production Companies

• Dimension Films (presents)
• Outerbanks Entertainment
• Collision Entertainment

Distributors

• Dimension Films (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (Australia) (2005) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2008) (UK) (TV) (BBC1)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2006) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2006) (France) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Dimension Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (triple feature with "Phantoms" and "Darkness")

Special Effects

• Custom Film Effects
• Hydraulx (visual effects)
• Patrick Tatopoulos Design
• Tatopoulos Studios
• Vital Distraction (previsualization)

Other Companies

• Blue Sky Stock Footage  stock footage provided by
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Executive Cutting Service  negative cutting (as Executive Cutting)
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation
• LaserPacific  dailies (as Laser Pacific)
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Location Catering  catering
• Orbit Digital  Avids
• Pacific Title  titles
• R.C. Baral & Company  post-production accounting (as R.C. Baral & Company, Inc.)
• Reel Team, The  adr voice casting
• Rockbottom Rentals  nextel cell phone rentals
• State of Louisiana  special thanks
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence/gore, and language

Runtime:

USA:85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:R21 | UK:15 | Malaysia:18SG | Germany:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Manitoba) | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Netherlands:16 | Spain:18

Filming Locations:

Amite, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

Fangoria Magazine did a behind-the-scenes story during the making of the film while it was shooting under the title "The Reaper". The title was changed to "Venom" shortly before it's release.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Sean gets out of the lake, he is wet and wearing a bathing suit. When he mounts his motorcycle less than 30 seconds later, he is fully clothed and completely dry.

Quotes:

Cece:[Grabs the Baka from around her grandma's neck] Sheriff! Was there a suitcase?
Sheriff:I'm sorry, child?
Cece:In the car, was there a suitcase in the car?
Sheriff:Yeah, there was. We pulled it out, it was empty though.
Cece:Oh, my god. Oh, my god.
Eden Sinclair:Cece, are you ok?
Cece:What happened?
Eden Sinclair:It was an accident.
Cece:No, what happened to Ray? They said that Ray was in the car.
Eric:The car went in the water. He drowned.
[...]

Soundtrack:

Don't You Want This

blood, guts and gore galore

I saw this movie at a screening as well and it must have been a different version than the reviewer who thought it was "pure $hite". While the acting for the most part is typical teenager and a little disappointing except for the bad guy, the film looks fantastic, the actions sequences are great as well as the kills, some of which were hard to watch due to their realism. In this version at least, the cheesy special effects seem to be gone or at least vastly improved from what the other reviewer saw. It moves pretty well except for a few scenes of obligatory explanations regarding the voodoo deal and "teen angst", but there are a couple of really good scares as well as a good sustained overall tension throughout. The kills are brutal for the most part with one exception thats kind of lame, but the fight sequence close to the end is especially effective and looks just great as well as what has to be some new scenes, possibly even a new ending, since the lighting and overall look is so different from the rest of the film, but it still looks great. In my humble opinion it's definitely worth seeing and an R rating based on the blood and gore if thats what you expect from a horror movie. Gillespie definitely knows how to make an audience squirm.