The Burrowers (2008)

Director:

J.T. Petty

Writer:

J.T. Petty (writer)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller | Western

Tagline:

Evil will surface.

Plot:

In the Wild West a rescue party sets out to find a family of settlers that has vanished from their home under mysterious circumstances.

Plot Keywords:

Dakota Territory | Death | Underground | Night | American Indian

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Clancy Brown	...	John Clay
David Busse	...	Young Bluecoat
William Mapother	...	William Parcher
Jocelin Donahue	...	Maryanne Stewart
Alexandra Edmo	...	Faith (as Alex Edmo)
Brighid Fleming	...	Little Sister
Karl Geary	...	Fergus Coffey
Christopher Hagen	...	Father
Doug Hutchison	...	Henry Victor
Galen Hutchison	...	Dobie Spacks
Laura Leighton	...	Gertrude Spacks
Harley Coriz	...	Short Ute
Suzi McLaughlin	...	Mother
Tatanka Means	...	Tall Ute
Seri DeYoung	...	Audrey
David Midthunder	...	Dull Knife
Jon Kristian Moore	...	Big Brother
Anthony Parker	...	Ten Bear
Cole Resch	...	Little Brother
R.J. Rice	...	Black Bluecoat
Sean Patrick Thomas	...	Walnut Callaghan
Bonnie Morgan	...	Burrower #1
Chris Grabher	...	Burrower #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Trip Davis	...	Thin Bluecoat (uncredited)
Stephanie Marie Delgado	...	Burrower #3 (uncredited)
Robert Ri'chard	...	(uncredited)
Hannah Rodananta	...	Burrower #4 (uncredited)

Directed by
J.T. Petty

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
J.T. Petty		writer

Produced by
Peter Block	....	executive producer
Robert Hall	....	co-producer
Lauren Kisilevsky	....	co-producer
John Sacchi	....	executive producer
William Sherak	....	producer
Jason Shuman	....	producer
Alton Walpole	....	line producer

Original Music by
Joseph LoDuca

Cinematography by
Phil Parmet

Film Editing by
Andy Grieve
Robb Sullivan

Casting by
Toni Cobb Brock
Nancy Nayor
Shari Rhodes
Kelly Wagner

Production Design by
Mark Alan Duran

Art Direction by
James F. Oberlander

Set Decoration by
Gabrielle Petrissans

Costume Design by
Deborah Everton

Makeup Department
David A. Brooke	....	special makeup effects artist
Robert Hall	....	creature effects designer: Almost Human Inc.
Paula Jane Hamilton	....	key makeup artist: Los Angeles
Glen Hanz	....	sculptor: Almost Human, Inc.
Allan B. Holt	....	special makeup effects artist
Yvette Meely	....	assistant hair stylist
Liza Norris	....	contact lens technician
Erik Porn	....	key artist: Almost Human
William 'Barcode' Rosa	....	special makeup effects artist
J. Nathan Simmons	....	special makeup effects intern
Sheila Trujillo	....	key assistant makeup
Emily Vaughn	....	contact lenses
Corey Welk	....	special makeup effects assistant: Almost Human, Inc.

Production Management
Jennifer Booth	....	production supervisor (as Jennifer L. Booth)
Philip Stilman	....	post-production supervisor
Alton Walpole	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Thom Buckley	....	second assistant director
Dennis Crow	....	first assistant director
Marcia Woske	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Mark Bankins	....	on-set dresser
Pierre Barrera	....	set dresser: day player
Lou Boggs	....	propmaker
Brian Ferguson	....	leadman: additional photography
Marisa Frantz	....	set designer
Lyn Gawron	....	art department coordinator
Bobbi Jo Gonzales	....	property master
Joel Goodell	....	lead man
Linda R. Gore	....	set dresser
The Chris Holme	....	art director: additional photography
Russell M. Jaeger	....	production designer: additional photography
Ester Kim	....	assistant property master
Sara Krueger	....	art department coordinator: additional photography
Jess Levy	....	storyboard artist
Andy Linderkamp	....	propmaker
Dale Lotreck	....	construction utility
Jerad Marantz	....	concept artist
Jonathan Delaney Marsh	....	greens key
Nichole Miller	....	on-set greens: day player
Nichole Miller	....	set dresser: day player
Robbie Mueller	....	set dresser
Karen C. Schmidt	....	stand-by painter: re-shoot
Danelle Vierkant	....	creature designer

Sound Department
Tom Bjelic	....	sound designer
David Brownlow	....	production sound mixer
Keith Elliott	....	sound re-recording mixer
Allan Fung	....	sound
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
Mark Gingras	....	supervising sound editor
Jamie Gould	....	sound re-recording assistant
Alastair Gray	....	dialogue editor
Katie Halliday	....	second assistant sound editor
Dale Lennon	....	adr editor
Josh Machado	....	assistant sound editor
Andrew Morgado	....	adr mixer
James Robb	....	assistant sound editor
Virginia Storey	....	foley artist
Andrew Tay	....	sound re-recording mixer
Randy Wilson	....	foley mixer
Mark Zsifkovits	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Kevin Carter	....	special effects contact lenses
Ivonne Escoto	....	fabricator and lab technician
Scott Hastings	....	special effects coordinator
Joel Hobbie	....	special effects foreman
William 'Barcode' Rosa	....	lab technician

Visual Effects by
Kyle Boylen	....	digital compositor
Noel Hooper	....	visual effects supervisor
Haydn Masuda	....	digital artist
John Moores	....	on-set supervisor
Christa Tazzeo	....	visual effects producer
Neil Williamson	....	visual effects executive producer

Stunts
Mark Brooks	....	stunt double: Karl Geary
Matthew Lee Christmas	....	stunt double
Jeff Danoff	....	stunt double
Edward A. Duran	....	stunt double
Danny Edmo	....	stunts
Russell Solberg	....	stunt coordinator
Wes Trudell	....	riding double

Camera and Electrical Department
Nathan V. Baker	....	assistant to cinematographer
Chip Byrd	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Elizabeth Cash	....	film loader
Beau Chaput	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Ryan Eustis	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Tyler Fletcher	....	video assist operator
Steven G. Fracol	....	Steadicam operator
Ian Hanna	....	grip
Hank Herrera	....	key grip
Lewis Jacobs	....	still photographer
Matthew Jacobs	....	electrician
Steven Litecky	....	gaffer
Ryan Minelli	....	electrician
Charlie Newberry	....	second assistant camera
Christopher Norris	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Richard Pink	....	lighting technician
James R. Powell	....	second assistant camera
Eric Steinig	....	dolly grip

Animation Department
Florian Bailleul	....	title animator

Casting Department
Sally Allen	....	casting associate
Kiira Arai	....	casting assistant
John Barba	....	casting associate
Dominika Posserén	....	casting assistant
Gwyn Savage	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Aleah Ames	....	key set costumer
Bren Cook	....	costume supervisor
Jesse Trevino	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Peter Armstrong	....	digital intermediate producer
Tavia Charlton	....	digital intermediate production manager
Dustin DellaVecchia	....	editorial production assistant
Lee Hughes	....	digital intermediate project manager
Dave Muscat	....	assistant digital intermediate editor
Lance Spindler	....	post-production (uncredited)

Music Department
Scott Davidson	....	music editor
Scott Davidson	....	music engineer
Joshua Mathews	....	music engineer
Joshua Mathews	....	music programmer

Transportation Department
Kenny Heath	....	transportation co-captain
J.D. Hicks	....	equipment driver
Mike McKenny	....	transportation
Robert Molitor	....	transportation captain
C.D. Corky Newberry	....	driver: stakebed
Marty Radcliff	....	transportation captain
Alex Strand	....	driver
William Wray	....	driver

Other crew
Andrew P. Aguilar	....	set production assistant
Lisa Alsop	....	assistant to producer
Kent Bridgeman	....	assistant: director
Sean Cardinalli	....	second assistant accountant
Ami Cohen	....	assistant: executive in charge of production
Armando M. Cruz III	....	key office production assistant
Dawn Todd Curfman	....	production coordinator (as Dawn Todd)
J.J. Dalton	....	key set production assistant
Gregory Doucette	....	script supervisor
Jason Doutree	....	office production assistant
Julian Duran	....	production assistant
Janie Elliott	....	travel coordinator
Amanda Ellis	....	credits coordinator
Julio Ferrario	....	creative director: main titles
Kathryn Floro	....	assistant to producers
Alex Franklin	....	development executive
Cynthia Gates Fujikawa	....	production accountant
Trevor George-Fowler	....	animal trainer
Pamela B. Green	....	title designer
Liam Hearne	....	post-production accountant
Ray Heiser	....	wrangler
Niki Hossack	....	set production assistant
Bill Jacks	....	contracts administrator
Wendy R. Kennedy	....	production assistant (as Wendy Kennedy)
Bryan Lane	....	wrangler (as Bryan Stinemetze)
Allison K. LeQuin	....	production assistant
Emily Rice	....	post-production accountant
Donna Sloan	....	executive vice president: production
Jim Swidarski	....	payroll accountant
Elaine K. Thompson	....	assistant production coordinator
Sam Tischler	....	location manager
Jarik Van Sluijs	....	creative director: main titles
Robert Vertrees	....	production assistant

Thanks
Rhiannon Meier	....	in memory of

Production Companies

• Blue Star Pictures

Distributors

• Eagle Films (2008) (Lebanon) (all media) (Middle East)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2009) (UK) (DVD)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Maple Pictures (2008) (Canada) (all media)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2008) (Romania) (all media)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2009) (Finland) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Almost Human (creature effects)
• Invisible Pictures (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• DTC Grip & Electric  grip and lighting equipment
• Deluxe Post-Production  post-production facilities
• Gallagher Entertainment  insurance
• No Stone Unturned Security & Investigative Services  set security (as Angels Security)
• PIC Agency  titles
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Sonic Magic  adr recording

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and gore

Runtime:

Canada:96 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Sioux

Color:

Color (Fuji Film) | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R (#44439) | Australia:MA (2009) | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:16 | UK:15 | Finland:K-15

Filming Locations:

Bonanza Creek Ranch - 15 Bonanza Creek Lane, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Blue Star Pictures

Trivia:

The look of the creatures evolved over three years of concept sketches.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Fergus Coffey:[voice-over] It's about... Maryanne.

Movie Connections:

Spin off Blood Red Earth (2009)

sick, twisted fun!

I really enjoyed it. It cleverly mixes a Western with a fun creature-feature, striving to keep the best parts of both genres. The way in which the creatures prey on people is very creative and fresh, and allows for some disturbing imagery throughout. The acting, too, helped keep the premise believable, despite how bizarre it starts to get. One of the weaknesses of the film, however, was that it took too long to get going...and felt a little too slow in key parts. The climax, on the other hand, is strong and worth the wait. If you feel like watching an elevated horror film...this is definitely one to keep in mind.