The Bleeding House (2011) The Bleeding (original title)

Director:

Philip Gelatt

Writer:

Philip Gelatt (screenplay)

Release Date:

20 April 2011 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Grace will come to you.

Plot:

A stranger with mysterious intentions comes to stay the night at a secluded country home, but what he finds inside is a family torn apart by a violent past and a secret more deadly than he expected. |

Plot Keywords:

Throat Slitting | Blood Draining | Blood | Family Secret | Dysfunctional Family

Cast

Alexandra Chando	...	Gloria
Nina Lisandrello	...	Lynne
Patrick Breen	...	Nick
Betsy Aidem	...	Marilyn
Richard Bekins	...	Matt
Charlie Hewson	...	Quentin
Court Young	...	Officer Schmidt
Henderson Wade	...	Officer Bayne
Victoria Dalpe	...	Beth

Directed by
Philip Gelatt

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Philip Gelatt		screenplay

Produced by
Peter Askin	....	executive producer
Will Battersby	....	producer
Per Melita	....	producer
Tory Tunnell	....	producer

Original Music by
Hildur Guðnadóttir

Cinematography by
Frederic Fasano

Production Design by
Jaime Phelps

Art Direction by
Alessandro Ciari
A.V. Perkins

Set Decoration by
A.V. Perkins

Costume Design by
Natasha Noorvash

Makeup Department
Laura Menear	....	additional make up artist
Jeremy Selenfriend	....	makeup fx department head
Amy Wadford	....	makeup department head

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph Ciccarella	....	first assistant director
Colleen Goodhue	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Ryan Beasecker	....	leadman
Emma de Clerq	....	art production assistant
David C. Huet	....	lead on-set dresser
Erica Leoncavallo	....	set dresser
Rodrigo Meireles	....	first assistant props
Ashley Panzera	....	set dresser
Jaime Phelps	....	property master

Sound Department
Gillian Arthur	....	sound mixer
Chris Davis	....	sound editor
Jeff Frumess	....	sound editor intern
James Hicken	....	sound editor
Justin Kozonis	....	adr recordist
Perry Levy	....	sound recordist
Christopher Low	....	additional sound recordist
Brennan McVicar	....	boom operator
Tom Paul	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steven Tollen	....	sound executive producer
Kevin Peters	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Emmy Feyeux	....	special effects assistant
Lacey LaBarbera	....	special effects assistant
Dave Meditz	....	props assistant
Jeremy Selenfriend	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Alex Craig	....	visual effects

Stunts
Declan Mulvey	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Ryan Beasecker	....	key grip
Che Broadnax	....	first assistant camera
Nicola Guarneri	....	gaffer
Nolan Maloney	....	second assistant camera
Lauretta Prevost	....	camera operator
Timothy Trotman	....	additional first assistant camera: additional photography

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ghislaine Sabiti	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Tom Bayne	....	additional editor
Chris Kenny	....	colorist
Chris Kenny	....	on-line editor
Pierce Varous	....	digital intermediate producer

Music Department
Sarah Bridge	....	co-music supervisor
Susan Stone	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Jordan Beckerman	....	production legal services
Big Joe Dwyer	....	security
Ernesto Lomeli	....	additional photographic services
Evan Pohl	....	head of development: Reno Productions
James Thayer	....	title designer: title sequence
Andrea Ulrich	....	script supervisor
Irina Varina	....	production assistant
Steve Waite	....	creative director: title sequence

Thanks
Stelio Kitrilakis	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Reno Productions
• Safehouse Pictures
• Cinergy Pictures

Distributors

• Tribeca Film (2011) (USA) (all media)
• WTF (2011) (Non-USA) (all media)

Special Effects

• Monster in my Closet

Other Companies

• Nice Dissolve  DI facility
• Nice Dissolve  digital dailies
• PES Payroll  payroll services

Also Known As:

"The Bleeding" - USA (original title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Reno Productions

Quotes:

Marilyn:So Nick tell us, what do you do?
Nick:I cut people up... but it's OK I'm a surgeon.
Gloria:What's it like?
Marilyn:Gloria, why don't you excuse yourself?

Awkwardly Brilliant

A stranger only known as “”Nick” runs into some car trouble on his way out west and asks for the hospitality of the Smith family and a place to stay the night. Marilyn Smith is skeptical at first, but she decides to give him a chance. She clearly is the alpha male of the family. Nick is invited to the dinner table and the awkwardness of the family ensues with her husband Matt and daughter Gloria (Blackbird). He discovers the Marilyn has cut his food for him, which is a bit of literary irony on the fact that he turns out to be a surgeon, and he cuts people up.

Clearly, something is amiss, After dinner Nick ends up wandering into Gloria's room in which she proceeds to snap the neck of a blackbird in front of him. After Marilyn witnesses the debauchery, she rushes him to the attic. She is embarrassed and explains her daughter is not considered “normal”.

Nick reminisces about the last family he “helped” and the madness begins… This movie is very unexpected and deserves credit where it is due. The characters are multi-dimensional and their dialogue is crafted well in a way that creates believability. The reasoning behind the title “Bleeding House” becomes apparent halfway throughout the film and it’s worth the wait.

6.10