Infestation (2009)

Director:

Kyle Rankin

Writer:

Kyle Rankin (written by)

Release Date:

28 November 2009 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

You will be infected.

Plot:

A slacker awakes to find himself weak and wrapped in a webbing; after realizing that the world has been taken over by giant alien insects, he wakes a ragtag group of strangers and together they fight for survival.

Plot Keywords:

Slacker | Journey | Insect | Bug | Survival

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Chris Marquette	...	Cooper (as Christopher Marquette)
Brooke Nevin	...	Sara
Kinsey Packard	...	Cindy
E. Quincy Sloan	...	Hugo
Wesley Thompson	...	Albert
Linda Park	...	Leechee
Deborah Geffner	...	Maureen
Jim Cody Williams	...	Jed
Bru Muller	...	Roger
Ismael 'East' Carlo	...	Puerto Rican Man (as Ismael Carlo)
Diane Marshall-Green	...	White Trash Girl (as Diane Gaeta)
Ray Wise	...	Ethan
Atanas Srebrev	...	Wildeyes
Vlado Mihailov	...	PJ
Mike Straub	...	Chad
Todd Jenson	...	Skinny Cop
Dale R. Simonton	...	Ed (as Dale Simonton)
Rhoades Rader	...	Brian
Efram Potelle	...	Tom
Daniela Tonova	...	Susan
VJ Kewl	...	Pretty Woman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kyle Rankin	...	Angry Phone Customer (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Kyle Rankin

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Kyle Rankin		written by

Produced by
Jeff Balis	....	producer
John Cappilla	....	line producer
Vicki Christianson	....	executive producer
Bruce Davey	....	producer
Mark Gooder	....	executive producer
Stefanie Huie	....	executive producer
Efram Potelle	....	associate producer
Rhoades Rader	....	producer
T.J. Sakasegawa	....	producer
Kyle Sherman	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Steven Gutheinz

Cinematography by
Thomas E. Ackerman		(as Thomas Ackerman)

Film Editing by
David Finfer

Casting by
Freddy Luis

Production Design by
Kes Bonnet		(as Kess Bonnett)

Makeup Department
Daniela Avramova	....	makeup artist
Mariana Love	....	key makeup artist
Maria Stankovich	....	makeup artist
Greta Velikova	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Larry Ferguson Jr.	....	post-production supervisor
Jeff Shiffman	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Asya Chakarova	....	second assistant director
Todor Chapkanov	....	first assistant director
Efram Potelle	....	second unit director
Jeff Shiffman	....	first assistant director
Mariana Vodenicharova	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Mirel Ahmed	....	set dresser
Vyarka Sirkova	....	props

Sound Department
Boris Atanasov	....	boom operator
Steven Avila	....	sound designer
Adam De Coster	....	foley artist
Rob Embrey	....	foley editor
Emil Evtimov	....	sound mixer
Peter D. Lago	....	sound designer
Peter D. Lago	....	supervising sound editor
Maggie Malyn	....	post-production sound coordinator
Greg Mauer	....	foley mixer
Rick Owens	....	foley artist
Alexander Pugh	....	sound effects editor
Mark A. Rozett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jason Shaffer	....	sound effects editor
Steven Utt	....	sound editor
Kelly Vandever	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ben Whitver	....	adr mixer
Brian S.M. Wroth	....	adr editor
Brian S.M. Wroth	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Kevin Carter	....	special effects contact lenses
Jerry Constantine	....	practical creature effects

Visual Effects by
Ulysses Argetta	....	digital compositor
Ken Busick	....	digital compositor
Yancy Calzada	....	digital artist
Teague Chrystie	....	digital effects artist
Daniel Dod	....	digital effects artist
Christopher Dusendschon	....	digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM
Craig Edwards	....	digital compositing artist
P.J. Foley	....	visual effects producer
Jeremy Lang	....	head of information technology
Joseph J. Lawson	....	digital effects artist
Iain Marcks	....	digital imaging technician: iO FILM (as Iain Stasukevich)
James Allan May	....	visual effects artist
Efram Potelle	....	visual effects supervisor
Jaime Richter	....	digital compositor
Valeria Stefanova	....	visual effects coordinator
Melissa Widup	....	lead roto/paint artist: Dilated Pixels

Stunts
Ivailo Dimitrov	....	stunt player
Dian Hristov	....	stunt coordinator
Danko Jordanov	....	stunt double
Elitsa Rajeva	....	stunt double
Georgi Stanislavov	....	stunts
Vencislav Stojanov	....	stunt rigger
Teodor Tsolov	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Anton Bakarski	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Martin Balkanski	....	second assistant camera
Liudmil Donchev	....	video assistant
Vasil Galabov	....	key grip
Nikolai Kerezov	....	Steadicam operator
Nikolai Kerezov	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Vladislav Mateev	....	assistant camera
Ivo Peitchev	....	director of photography: second unit
Konstantin Popov	....	gaffer
Plamen Slavov	....	still photographer

Editorial Department
Michael Mintz	....	digital film colorist
Christine Seino	....	assistant on-line editor
Kyle Sherman	....	assistant editor
Gabriel Thorburn	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Nichole Goluskin	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Rosen Dimitrov	....	transportation coordinator
Nikolai Milev	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Lauren Beilinson	....	assistant to producers
Mario Georgiev	....	production accountant
Cherise Honey	....	production coordinator
Kristina Kambitova	....	production accountant
Milena Karova	....	production coordinator: Europe
Toni Lalov	....	location manager
Ivan Mitov	....	assistant to producers
Kiril Neitchev	....	key production assistant
Mariana Popova	....	script supervisor
Petur Shipkov	....	production assistant
Aileen Trombatore	....	production accountant
Yanko Ushatov	....	accountant
Lyubo Yonchev	....	stand in: Chris Marquette (as Lyubomir Yonchev)

Production Companies

• Heavy Duty Entertainment
• Icon Productions

Distributors

• Pioneer Films (2010) (Philippines) (theatrical) (as Pioneer International)
• Presidio (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2010) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Atlantic Film (2010) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Capelight Pictures (2010) (Germany) (all media)
• Free Dolphin Entertainment (2010) (France) (DVD)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2009) (Thailand) (all media)
• Icon Film Distribution (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
• Icon Home Entertainment (2009) (UK) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Constantine FX (special practical effects)
• Dilated Pixels (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Monkeyland Audio  post-production sound services
• Monkeyland Audio  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

"Big Bugs Panic" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity

Runtime:

91 min | Germany:93 min (European Film Market)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Japan:G | UK:15 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Australia:MA (2010) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | Spain:13 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Company:

Heavy Duty Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: After tazering the bug, they get splattered with white goo, but in the next shot as they leave the room the amount of goo has changed drastically.

Quotes:

Albert:How do you know so much about these things?
Leechee:I'm a student...
[whispering]
Leechee:of shiatsu massage.

Movie Connections:

References A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) (TV)

Soundtrack:

It's Been Good

Eight legged Freaks 2

I'm not sure, if the "monsters" here, have eight legs, I just know that the overall feeling is, that this could be a relative of the movie "Eight Legged Freaks". A fun horror movie then, with some nice characters. While they are all making the best of their roles, Ray Wise obviously helps the movie a lot! Without him, the movie would have lost much of it's touch!

Of course, if you don't like your horror mixed with comedy, you will be certainly annoyed. Throw in a bit of romance and some people might want to switch off, after a few minutes. They would miss Ray Wise of course, but again, if you don't like this mixture, it would be better, if you didn't watch this. Would be a waste of your time. Everyone else, who wants to have, a fun and light viewing pleasure, go ahead and rent it :o)