Nightmare Factory (2011)

An inside look at the world of Hollywood special effects and the company paving the way, KNB Effects.

Director:

Donna Davies

Writer:

Donna Davies

Stars:

Gabriel Bartalos, Howard Berger, Steve Biodrowski

Cast

Credited cast:
Gabriel Bartalos	...	Himself
Howard Berger	...	Himself
Steve Biodrowski	...	Himself
Everett Burrell	...	Himself
John Carpenter	...	Himself
Gino Crognale	...	Himself
Frank Darabont	...	Himself
Jake Garber	...	Himself
Laurie Holden	...	Herself
Chela Johnson	...	Herself
Robert Kirkman	...	Himself
John Landis	...	Himself
Mike McCarty	...	Himself
Gregory Nicotero	...	Himself
Daniel Noah	...	Himself

Storyline

In 1989 Greg Nicotero quit medical school and headed for Hollywood to pursue a dream of making monsters. Together with gore masters Howard Berger and Robert Kurtzman, Nicotero went on to create KNB EFX Group, one of the most prolific makeup effects studios in the world.

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Plot Keywords:

special effects

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 October 2012 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ruby Tree Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ruby Tree Films was graciously given access to 200 hours of behind the scenes material from K.N.B.'s archive.

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Connections

Features Inglourious Basterds (2009)

User Reviews

Gore, horror, zombies? Gotta watch this!

I loved this flick! It's a great look inside the life of a special effects artist: how do you get there, the highs, the lows! I'd recommend this on to any gore or horror buffs for sure! Or even if you just love docs and are curious about how so much of the non-digital movie magic is done and how that blends with CGI to make the most impossible before your eyes! If you're a Greg Nicotero fan, you get some insight on his childhood and you can see how much he really loves his craft! It's like watching "best of" moments from various Making Of docs (lots of great Walking Dead behind the scenes!!) infused with Nicotero's story of his personal fight to accomplish his dreams of being an FX artist!