The Seamstress (2009)

Director:

Jesse James Miller

Writers:

Mark Garbett (written by) &
David Andrew Lloyd (written by) ...
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Release Date:

7 February 2009 (Canada)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

A million ways to die......this is the worst.

Plot:

The Seamstress was brought into being by the desperate curse of an innocent woman being tortured to death by a vigilante mob...

Plot Keywords:

Seamstress | Island | Needle | Blood | Lighter

Cast

Kailin See	...	Allie Plachtt
David Kopp	...	Jason
James Kirk	...	Albert
Lara Gilchrist	...	Dina
Sarah Mutch	...	Lizzie
Richard Stroh	...	Paul
Kevin McNulty	...	Collier Gatier
Aaron Pearl	...	Ryan Caull
David Nykl	...	Donny Plachtt
Andee Frizzell	...	The Seamstress
Norman Misura	...	The Superintendant
Jennifer Copping	...	Margaret Caull
Lance Henriksen	...	Sheriff Virgil Logan

Directed by
Jesse James Miller

Writing credits
Mark Garbett		(written by) &
David Andrew Lloyd		(written by) and
Bob Hume		(written by)

Produced by
Kristian Andresen	....	associate producer
Andrew Bronstein	....	producer
Todd Brooks	....	associate producer
Mark Garbett	....	co-producer
Bob Hume	....	associate producer
Oliver-Barret Lindsay	....	associate producer (as Oliver Lindsay)

Original Music by
Jeffery Alan Jones		(music composer)

Cinematography by
Corey Robson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jesse James Miller

Art Direction by
Adrian Hrytzak

Set Decoration by
Ocea Ringrose

Costume Design by
Sofia Bozikis

Makeup Department
Matthew Aebig	....	assistant special effects makeup
Chris Bennett	....	hair stylist
Maura Halliday	....	key makeup artist
Tracy Lai	....	key special effects makeup

Production Management
Todd Brooks	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Melissa Lukacevic	....	second assistant director
Ian Samoil	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jody Anderson	....	assistant set decorator
Morgan Blake	....	assistant set decorator
Robert Pratt	....	storyboard artist (as Rob Pratt)
Ocea Ringrose	....	property master
Elliott Trueman	....	greensman

Sound Department
Doug Kerr	....	boom operator
Jon Ritchie	....	sound designer
Jon Ritchie	....	sound mixer
Jon Ritchie	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Ron Kozier	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Chris Abbas	....	compositor
Chris Abbas	....	title design
Keegan Douglas	....	lead compositor
Sean Gilhooly	....	visual effects coordinator
Jeremy Hampton	....	3D artist
Roula Lainas	....	visual effects producer
Milton Muller	....	compositor
Gordon Oscar	....	3D artist
Rachelle Paquin	....	compositor (as Rachelle Bisson-Monpetit)
Vasho Pekar	....	compositor
Kenton Rannie	....	compositor
Charles Roxburgh	....	additional effects
Adam Stern	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Nickolas Baric	....	stunt rigger (as Nick Barratt)
Krista Bell	....	stunt double: Kailin See
Krista Bell	....	stunt performer
Dustin Brooks	....	stunt coordinator
Colin Decker	....	stunt rigger
Darryl Quon	....	stunt rigger (as Daryl Kwan)
Hugo Steele	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Jason Callaghan	....	second assistant camera: "a" & "b" camera
Herb Crowder	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Herbert Crowder)
Damon J. Evans	....	gaffer (as Damon Evans)
Alex Godfrey	....	key grip (as Alexander Godfrey)
Aaron Johnson	....	grip/electric swing
Chris Judson	....	grip/electric swing
Walter Le Daca	....	still photographer (as Walter Ledaca)
Walter Le Daca	....	video photographer (as Walter Ledaca)
Robin Lindala	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Corey Robson	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Keith Sherritt	....	best boy electrician
Keith Sherritt	....	generator operator
John Spasoff	....	best boy grip
Jeremy Spofford	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Ray Wong	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera

Casting Department
Bette Chadwick	....	casting: Canada
Jan Glaser	....	casting: US
Rebecca Zoe Leigh	....	casting coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandy Buck	....	set costumer
Sandy Peterson	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Daniel Barone	....	color timing
Mark Shearer	....	additional editing

Other crew
Luke Bradshaw	....	script supervisor
Jason Crosby	....	marine coordinator
Alaena Drews	....	assistant production accountant
David W. Hamilton	....	production insurance: Focus Entertainment (as David Hamilton)
Ryan Hanson	....	boat operator
Bob Hume	....	production coordinator
Justin Johnson	....	assistant chef
Brent Kudrick	....	boat operator
Tina Lynch	....	production accountant: Harbour Block
Bridget Strobl	....	water safety
Courtney Tuckwood	....	chef
Cheryl Tyler	....	assistant accountant
Scott Williams	....	craft service
Scott Williams	....	first aid

Thanks
Jeb Beach	....	the production wishes to thank
Megan Bodaly	....	the production wishes to thank
Sarah Deakins	....	the production wishes to thank
Paul Di Franco	....	the production wishes to thank
Patrick Dussault	....	the production wishes to thank
Kurt Evans	....	the production wishes to thank
Marnie Gee	....	the production wishes to thank
Penny Gibbs	....	the production wishes to thank
Park Heffelfinger	....	the production wishes to thank
Leanne Jijian Hume	....	the production wishes to thank
Tina Illman	....	the production wishes to thank (as Tina Payne)
Nicholas Lea	....	the production wishes to thank (as Nic Lea)
Nelson Leis	....	the production wishes to thank (as Nelson Carter-Leis)
J.J. Makaro	....	the production wishes to thank (as JJ Makaro)
Harvie McCracken	....	the production wishes to thank
Dan McKinney	....	the production wishes to thank
Marta McLaughlin	....	the production wishes to thank (as Marta)
Wayne McLaughlin	....	the production wishes to thank
Yvonne Melville	....	the production wishes to thank
Jennifer Metcalfe	....	the production wishes to thank (as Jennifer Metcalf)
Bruce Moseley	....	the production wishes to thank
Aleks Paunovic	....	the production wishes to thank
Dave Payne	....	the production wishes to thank (as Dave)
Joshua Rainhard	....	the production wishes to thank (as Josh Rainhard)
Stellina Rusich	....	the production wishes to thank
Joelly Segal	....	the production wishes to thank
Howard Siegel	....	the production wishes to thank
Elliott Trueman	....	the production wishes to thank
Sean Tyson	....	the production wishes to thank
Rob Vreugde	....	the production wishes to thank
Riley Walsh	....	the production wishes to thank
Jonathan Wener	....	the production wishes to thank
Shayne A. Wilson	....	the production wishes to thank (as Shayne Wilson)
Kody Zimmermann	....	the production wishes to thank (as Kody Zimmerman)

Production Companies

• PHD Productions (presents)

Distributors

• DLN Films (2013) (UK) (all media)
• Elephant Films (2010) (France) (all media)
• Image Entertainment

Special Effects

• Artifex Studios (visual effects by) (as Artifex)

Other Companies

• Artifex Studios  main title design by (as Artifex)
• B.C. Film Commission  the production wishes to thank (as BC Film Commission)
• Backyard Buddha Productions  post production services (as Backyard Buddha Studio)
• Black Dog Sound Design  sound house
• Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)  with the participation of
• Carpet One Floor & Home  the production wishes to thank (as Carpet One)
• Coastal Tire  the production wishes to thank
• Focus Entertainment Insurance Brokers  production insurance (as Focus Entertainment)
• Harbour Block Production Associates  production accountant (as Harbour Block)
• Institution, The  high-definition services
• Line 21 Media Services Ltd.  closed captioning
• Line 21 Media Services Ltd.  combined dialogue, continuity & spotting list
• Paladin Show Services  the production wishes to thank
• Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit  with the participation of
• Second Avenue Studios  the production wishes to thank
• Sunshine Coast Film Commission  the production wishes to thank
• Sunshine Coast Ford  the production wishes to thank
• Treehouse Studio, The  mixed at
• Union of B.C. Performers  acknowledgment (as UBCP)

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MPAA:

Rated R for violence, some language and sexuality

Runtime:

Germany:85 min (European Film Market) | France:72 min | USA:76 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45421) | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Camp Byng, Roberts Creek, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

PHD Productions

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The character of Collier Gatier wears his v-neck sweater backwards, with no obvious rationale.

Movie Connections:

References The Shining (1980)

Soundtrack:

I Don't Like You Anyway

So Much Going for it yet still fails miserably

Imagine you're watching one of those cooking contest shows, they give the contestant a beautiful Filet Mignon and then they proceed to make a cheeseburger with it. That's this mess of a movie.

It seemed to have all the elements of making an excellent horror film yet fails so so badly. The concept while not original was still good, the setting was great- small island off the coast? spooky looking ghost. a curse of some sort, and Lance Henriksen.

Instead what we get, the angry confused, unlikable daughter trying to find out what happened to her father. Oh yeah she has "vision" dreams but this isn't ever expanded upon. pretty flat characters with similar acting. a back story/ curse/ that's never truly explained. "They Changed the rules". yeah? well how? this isn't explained either. The run time is pretty short I think around 76 minutes yet it feels much longer than this. another minus, it never seems to know if it wants to be a drama/mystery, a supernatural horror, or just a slasher type movie. with more focus on the backstory and less time spent on the character which didn't really need any development and this could have been one hell of a good movie. I stress could have been....