Trick 'r Treat (2007)

Director:

Michael Dougherty

Writer (WGA):

Michael Dougherty (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Poison, Drowning, Claw, Or Knife. So Many Ways To Take A Life.

Plot:

Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: An everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the one guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank; a woman who loathes the night has to contend with her holiday-obsessed husband.

Plot Keywords:

Halloween | Principal | Virgin | Trick | Party

Awards:

4 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Dylan Baker	...	Steven
Rochelle Aytes	...	Maria
Quinn Lord	...	Sam / Peeping Tommy
Lauren Lee Smith	...	Danielle
Moneca Delain	...	Janet
Tahmoh Penikett	...	Henry
Brett Kelly	...	Charlie
Britt McKillip	...	Macy
Isabelle Deluce	...	Sara
Jean-Luc Bilodeau	...	Schrader
Alberto Ghisi	...	Chip
Samm Todd	...	Rhonda
Anna Paquin	...	Laurie
Brian Cox	...	Mr. Kreeg
Leslie Bibb	...	Emma
Connor Christopher Levins	...	Billy (as Connor Levins)
James Willson	...	Alex
Patrick Gilmore	...	Bud The Cameraman
T. Roy Kozuki	...	Bud's Assistant (as T-Roy Kozuki)
Barbara Kottmeier	...	Centaur Girl
Derek McIver	...	Centaur Guy
Matthew Kevin Anderson	...	Clerk (as Matt Anderson)
Tatiana Anderson	...	Lady Barbarian (as Tatianna Anderson)
C. Ernst Harth	...	Giant Baby
Chloe Smeltzer	...	Little Pig #1
Kiah Mortison	...	Little Pig #2
Livia Mortison	...	Little Pig #3
Keanen Schnoor	...	Matthew
Catherine Barroll	...	Mother
Christine Willes	...	Mrs. Henderson
Ty Hill	...	Nathan
Jesse Haddock	...	Teenager
Caroline Redekopp	...	Reporter
Richard Harmon	...	Vampire Kid
Laura Mennell	...	Allie
Gerald Paetz	...	Young Kreeg / School Bus Driver
Juan Carlos Velis	...	Conquistador (as Juancarlos Velis)
Becky Franklin	...	Party Girl #1 (as Rebecca Franklin)
Wanda Ayala	...	Party Girl #2
Amy Esterle	...	Party Girl #3
Zip	...	Spite The Dog
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stephane Savoie	...	Buddha Head (uncredited)
Karen Worrod	...	Clown Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Dougherty

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael Dougherty		(written by)

Produced by
Ashok Amritraj	....	executive producer
Michael Dougherty	....	executive producer
William Fay	....	executive producer
Alex Garcia	....	executive producer
Dan Harris	....	executive producer
Jon Jashni	....	executive producer
Peter Lhotka	....	co-producer
Bryan Singer	....	producer
Thomas Tull	....	executive producer
Shayne A. Wilson	....	associate producer (as Shayne Wilson)

Original Music by
Douglas Pipes

Cinematography by
Glen MacPherson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Robert Ivison

Casting by
Stuart Aikins
Sean Cossey
Matthew Lessall
Roger Mussenden

Production Design by
Mark S. Freeborn		(as Mark Freeborn)

Art Direction by
Tony Wohlgemuth

Set Decoration by
Rose Marie McSherry

Costume Design by
Trish Keating

Makeup Department
Shauna Magrath	....	makeup special effects artist
Connie Parker	....	key makeup artist
Sanna Seppanen	....	key hair stylist
Bill Terezakis	....	makeup special effects designer
Yvonne Connor	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Bruce Houston	....	prosthetic technician (uncredited)
Lise Kuhr	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Michelle Lemieux	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Harlow MacFarlane	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Vicki Syskakis	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Maureen Terezakis	....	makeup effects producer (uncredited)

Production Management
Sally Dixon	....	post-production supervisor
Ravi D. Mehta	....	executive in charge of production
Daniel Mikolay	....	post-production supervisor (as Daniel A. Mikolay)
Jim O'Grady	....	unit production manager
Elizabeth Miller Gavcus	....	post-production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chad Belair	....	dgc trainee
Dan Miller	....	third assistant director
Cindy Smith	....	second assistant director
Pete Whyte	....	first assistant director
Tammy Tamkin	....	daily trainee assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Tony Beck	....	lead dresser
Kurt Bruun	....	assistant property master
Don Buchanan	....	property master
Chris Buffet	....	graphic artist (as Chris Buffett)
Breehn Burns	....	conceptual artist
Adam Catt	....	set dresser
Lynn Chaulk	....	scenic artist
Nelson Dewey	....	storyboard artist
Shannon Gottlieb	....	assistant set decorator
Kevin Griffin-Park	....	on-set dresser
David Hadaway	....	set designer
Wes Harmer	....	art department coordinator
Terry Jarretti	....	greens (as Terry Jarrette)
Steve Reintjes	....	scenic painter
Mike Rennison	....	construction coordinator
Paul Rinaldi	....	construction foreman
Darrell Shibley	....	set dresser
James Steuart	....	assistant art director (as Jim Steuart)
Leah Wiebe	....	set dresser
Simeon Wilkins	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Anke Bakker	....	supervising sound editor
Brian Campbell	....	dialogue editor
Brian Campbell	....	supervising adr editor
Jay Cheetham	....	background sound editor
Dario DiSanto	....	foley editor (as Dario Disanto)
Kris Fenske	....	sound designer
Megan Goudsward	....	walla editor
David Green	....	machine room engineer
Graeme Hughes	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Kusan	....	production sound mixer
Todd R. Mason	....	sound effects recordist
Glen Noseworthy	....	adr mixer
Jason Oliver	....	sound recordist
Belinda Pattison	....	assistant sound editor
Iain Pattison	....	sound re-recording mixer
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer
Jean Raymond	....	foley mixer
Ian Robinson	....	sound engineer
David Scott	....	sound effects editor
Brian Seagrave	....	audio post-conform
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Paul Sharpe)
Paul A. Sharpe	....	supervising sound mixer (as Paul Sharpe)
Shane Shemko	....	foley artist
Joshua Stevenson	....	assistant sound editor (as Josh Stevenson)
Cam Wagner	....	foley artist
James Wallace	....	sound effects editor
Jillian Wedel	....	assistant sound editor
Matthew Wilson	....	sound effects editor
Tony Wyman	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Paul Brown	....	special effects
Bob Comer	....	special effects coordinator
Gord Currie	....	special effects
Barry Hebein	....	special effects
Nicholas Hiegel	....	model maker
Guy Himber	....	special effects makeup: shop supervisor, Tatopoulos Studios, Inc.
Paul Jarrett	....	puppeteer: Sam
Dan Keeler	....	special effects coordinator
Allison Klein	....	assistant to designer: Tatopoulos Studios
James Kozier	....	special effects
Robert Lyle	....	special effects (as Rob Lyle)
John Shea	....	key fabricator
John Shea	....	lead fabricator
Terry Sonderhoff	....	special effects
Curt Storms	....	special effects (as William C. Storms)
Patrick Tatopoulos	....	creature designer
Bill Terezakis	....	puppeteer: Sam
Harry Tomsic	....	special effects
David Beneke	....	special effects crew (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Eri Adachi	....	rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Simon Ager	....	digital compositing artist
Danny Albano	....	digital compositor: Technicolor Digital Services
Lee Allan	....	digital compositor (as Allan Lee)
Enrico Altmann	....	painter
Chris Anderson	....	visual effects producer
Graeme Baitz	....	rotoscope/paint lead: Rainmaker
Scott Beverly	....	mechanical effects supervisor: New Deal Studios
Rod Bland	....	animator
Nicholas Boughen	....	visual effects consultant
Justin Brekke	....	visual effects
Shauna Bryn	....	senior visual effects producer (as Shauna Bryan)
James B. Cain	....	digital compositing artist
David Chen	....	digital artist
Martyn 'Moose' Culpitt	....	digital compositor: Rainmaker
Anthony Davis	....	digital compositor: Technicolor Digital Services
Kristin Dearholt	....	digital production manager
Charlene Eberle Douglas	....	visual effects supervisor (as Charlene Eberle)
Shannon Blake Gans	....	visual effects executive producer: New Deal Studios Inc
Matthew Gratzner	....	visual effects supervisor: New Deal Studios, Inc.
Zane Harker	....	digital color correction
Peter Hart	....	lead matchmove artist
Paul Hendricks	....	rotoscope artist
Paul Hendriks	....	roto artist
Peter Hunt	....	visual effects: Rainmaker
Louis Kim	....	digital compositing artist: Rainmaker VFX
Alex Kyrou	....	digital film I/O technician: Rainmaker
Jean Lapointe	....	lead digital compositing artist
Matthias Lowry	....	visual effects
Shelley Maclean	....	visual effects editor
Joe Margetson	....	visual effects coordinator
Tom McHattie	....	digital compositing artist
Jennifer Middleton	....	visual effects coordinator: New Deal Studios Inc
Benjamin Miller	....	rotoscope artist
Erin L. Nelson	....	digital restoration
Sam Nixon	....	senior matchmove artist
Vasho Pekar	....	rotoscope/paint artist: Rainmaker
Enrico Perei	....	digital compositing artist
Chris Pettigrew	....	digital compositing artist
Lee Pierce	....	visual effects artist
Harrison Rutherford	....	digital compositing artist
David Sanger	....	visual effects producer: New Deal Studios Inc
Wes Sargent	....	lead animator
Drew Shields	....	senior matchmove artist: Rainmaker
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Curtis Tsai	....	data I/O: Rainmaker
Luke Vallee	....	concept artist
Juliana Wade	....	rotoscope and matchmove coordinator
Mike Washburn	....	rotoscope artist
Joni Williams	....	rotoscope artist
Bruce Woloshyn	....	digital effects supervisor
Steve Won	....	visual effects coordinator
Jessica Woods	....	rotoscope/paint artist
Shane Houston	....	title designer (uncredited)
Arthur D. Lindfield	....	mechanical effects technician (uncredited)
Chris B. Schnitzer	....	director of visual effects: Warner Bros. (uncredited)

Stunts
Carolyn Anderson	....	stunts
James Bamford	....	stunts
Curt Bonn	....	stunts
Dustin Brooks	....	stunts
Shelly Devuyst	....	stunts (as Shelley deVuyst)
Austin Dunn	....	stunts
Lani Gelera	....	stunts
Leanne Hindle	....	stunts (as Leanne Buchanan)
Ernie Jackson	....	stunt coordinator (as Ernest Jackson)
Yvette Jackson	....	stunts
Neezar Joseph	....	stunts
Jon Kralt	....	stunts
Christy Nguyen	....	stunts
Sharon Simms	....	stunts
Suzi Stingl	....	stunts
Melissa R. Stubbs	....	stunts
Julia Barrick Taffe	....	stunts (as Julia Taffe)
Marshall Virtue	....	stunts
Gerald Paetz	....	specialty stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Fraser Boyle	....	key grip
Terry Calhoun	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Dean Collins	....	key rigging grip
David Crone	....	Steadicam operator
David Crone	....	camera operator
Rusty Deluce	....	additional "b" camera first assistant camera
Glen A. Dickson	....	additional camera operator
Nazim Edeer	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Greg Fox	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Rod Haney	....	grip
Trevor Holbrook	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Stephen Jackson	....	chief lighting technician (as Steve Jackson)
Chris Jones	....	best boy rigging grip
Dennis Jones	....	rigging gaffer
Dave Joshi	....	video assist (as David Joshi)
Joseph Lederer	....	stills photographer (as Joe Lederer)
Garth Longmore	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Matt Margolis	....	best boy grip
Klaus Melchior	....	video playback operator
Tim Milligan	....	dolly grip
Cam North	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Dave Roughley	....	best boy rigging electric
Jason Tidsbury	....	light balloon technician

Animation Department
Christy Beckert	....	main title graphics
August Coleman	....	main title graphics

Casting Department
Elisa Bayley	....	casting associate
Kate Caldwell	....	casting associate
James Forsyth	....	extras casting
Melissa Kostenbauder	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
J.J. Ogilvy	....	casting assistant: Canada (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gail Barrett	....	assistant costume designer
Luisa Dalmagro	....	costume buyer
Debbie Geaghan	....	costume set supervisor
Silke Guglielmo	....	truck costumer
Tannis Hegan	....	special effects costumer

Editorial Department
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	digital intermediate colorist
Cheryl Buckman	....	first assistant editor
Jason Dale	....	first assistant editor
Gregg Schaublin	....	digital intermediate producer
Crispin Struthers	....	first assistant editor
Shelly Theaker	....	assistant editor
Everette Webber	....	digital intermediate editor (as Everette Jbob Webber)
Thor Roos	....	color timer: dailies (uncredited)

Music Department
Peter Afterman	....	music consultant
Bruce Babcock	....	conductor
Bruce Babcock	....	orchestrator
Kevin Globerman	....	digital score recordist
Brad Haehnel	....	music scoring mixer
Jim Honeyman	....	orchestrator
Oliver Hug	....	music editor
Jon Kull	....	orchestrations
Alison Litton	....	assistant music supervisor
Victor Pesavento	....	music preparation
Andrew Ries	....	music editor
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
John Clement Wood	....	composer assistant (as John Wood)
Margaret Yen	....	music consultant

Transportation Department
Tom Davis	....	transportation captain
Gord McMillan	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Christy Beckert	....	titles (as Christina Beckert)
Jocelyn Bishop	....	staff assistant
Graham Blacklock	....	craft service
Graham Blacklock	....	first aid
Breehn Burns	....	titles
Mandy Butler	....	production accountant
Gabriel Chu	....	assistant: Mr. Garcia
Zarah Chun	....	craft service (as Zara Carnegie Chun)
Zarah Chun	....	first aid (as Zara Carnegie Chun)
Nova Cogswell	....	assistant production coordinator
Bobby Crowder	....	staff assistant
Naia Cucukov	....	assistant: Mr. Fay
Hanelize de Beer	....	production assistant
Geoffrey Dodd	....	trainee assistant location manager
Emily Douglas	....	production assistant
Dana Dubé	....	animal wrangler (as Dana Dube)
Neil Ellice	....	assistant: Mr. Tull
Mathew Ferrante	....	production coordinator: Warner Bros.
Jessica Feskun	....	assistant: Mr. Dougherty
Katie Forss	....	assistant production accountant
Tracy Froese	....	body double
Marcus Goodwin	....	assistant to director/writer
Karen Grebinski	....	assistant production coordinator
Rowan Harland	....	animal trainer
Richard Heal	....	child tutor
Sylvia Jang	....	assistant production accountant
Catherina Ren Knerr	....	assistant: Mr. Cox (as Catherine Kneer)
Ken Mackie	....	child tutor
Tom MacNeill	....	production assistant
Anita Meehan-Truelove	....	production coordinator (as Anita Truelove)
Luke Passmore	....	assistant: Mr. Dougherty
Brandon Pond	....	production assistant
Brigitte Prochaska	....	unit publicist
Michael Roberts	....	location manager
Derrick Rodger	....	staff assistant (as Derrick Roger)
Jillian Share Zaks	....	assistant: Mr. Jashni (as Jillian Share)
Alex Skrepnik	....	assistant accountant
Cherie Smid	....	dog trainer
David Tamkin	....	assistant location manager
Jason Taylor	....	assistant: Mr. Singer
Jon Watson	....	assistant: Mr. Dougherty (as Jonathan Watson)
Kelly Whitfield	....	production assistant
Annie Wilkinson	....	child coordinator
Shayne A. Wilson	....	assistant production coordinator
Desiree Young	....	location scout
Tracy Young	....	script supervisor
Michelle Andrew	....	photo double (uncredited)
Sandra-Jessica Couturier	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Geoff Redknap	....	puppeteer (uncredited)
Stephen Tibbetts	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Shayne A. Wilson	....	script and clearance coordinator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. (presents)
• Legendary Pictures (in association with)
• Bad Hat Harry Productions (as Bad Hat Harry)
• Little Sam Films

Distributors

• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Film1 (2010) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• HBO Hungary (2010) (Hungary) (TV)
• Veronica (2011) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland Oy (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2009) (Brazil) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Tatopoulos Studios (werewolves created by)
• Rainmaker Animation & Visual Effects (visual effects by) (as Rainmaker Animation and Visual Effects)
• New Deal Studios (miniature effects and photography)
• WCT Productions (make-up special effects) (uncredited)

Other Companies

• British Columbia Film Commission  special thanks to
• City of Vancouver, The  special thanks to
• Corbis  acknowledgment
• DC Comics  copyright owner: Superman
• Fujifilm Canada  motion picture products (as Fujifilm)
• Getty Images  acknowledgment
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.®)
• Kodak Canada  motion picture products (as Kodak)
• Lake County Museum / Corbis  acknowledgment
• Mondo Catering  catering
• Panavision  cameras & lenses (as Panavision®)
• Province of British Columbia  special thanks to
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate and opticals
• Vivid Entertainment  acknowledgment
• Warner-Barham Music  copyright owner: original score © 2007
• WaterTower Music  soundtrack
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence, some sexuality/nudity and language

Runtime:

USA:82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R (No. 43759) | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA | Argentina:16 | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:16 | Germany:18 | UK:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Brazil:18 | Mexico:B | Portugal:M/16 | Sweden:11 | Spain:13 | Denmark:15 | Norway:18 | Japan:PG-12 | Finland:K-18 (self applied)

Filming Locations:

Ladner, Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Warner Bros.

Trivia:

The bottle of booze in the old man's house which ends up being smashed and wielded as a weapon is labeled Glen MacPherson a.k.a. The director of photography.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the scene with the old man, when he loads the shot gun it makes the sound of a pump action shot gun when it is clearly a hammer action.

Quotes:

Chip:You must really like Halloween.
Rhonda:You mean Samhain?
Chip:What?
Rhonda:Samhain, also known as All Hallows' Eve, also known as Halloween. Pre-dating Christianity, the Celtic holiday was celebrated on the one night between autumn and winter when the barrier between the living and the dead was thinnest, and often involved rituals that included human sacrifice.
[awkward silence]
Rhonda:I like your eye patch.
Chip:Oh...

Movie Connections:

References Evil Dead II (1987)

Soundtrack:

Thrills and Chills

Very charming, lots of fun

"Trick 'r Treat" is probably what they intended "Halloween III" to be: A fun little horror movie that takes place at and revolves around Halloween. The episodic structure of the movie and the comic book background are reminiscent of George A. Romero's "Creepshow" and "Tales From The Crypt".

Although there is a certain amount of gore and some nudity this never feels like "hardcore horror", but more like a movie you could enjoy on a rainy afternoon with your kids... and that's a good thing. We've had so many shocking, violence-laden movies lately, that this is a very welcomed return to the more light-hearted, charming horror of our childhood.

"Trick 'r Treat" never strives to be special or meaningful. The episodes aren't especially original or disturbing, but director/screenwriter Michael Dougherty proves that you can breathe life into a horror movie just by taking it seriously, by putting your soul into it. The settings are atmospheric, the cinematography is inspired and beautiful. Some scenes are blatantly stolen from other movies (a scene that involves a little person slicing a grown-ups heel from underneath the bed is taken right out of "Pet Semetary", then we got the hand with a life of its own, that we've all seen before in "Evil Dead II", the Addams family movies and even "Waxwork II: Lost In Time"). However, these moments seem more like respectful nods to the movies we enjoyed as kids.

"Trick 'r Treat" has got its heart in the right place. It's the perfect movie for Halloween. It's charming and lots of fun. Great to see that there are still people like Dougherty out there who make old fashioned horror movies like this one.