"American Horror Story" Welcome to Briarcliff (2012)

Director:

Bradley Buecker

Writers:

Ryan Murphy (creator) &
Brad Falchuk (creator) ...
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TV Series:

"American Horror Story" (2011)

Original Air Date:

17 October 2012 (Season 2, Episode 1)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Briarcliff, a former tuberculosis hospital, is now an insane asylum run by the Catholic church. It's...

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Reference To John F. Kennedy | Nonlinear Timeline | Nymphomaniac | Tied To A Bed

Cast

Zachary Quinto	...	Dr. Oliver Thredson (credit only)
Joseph Fiennes	...	Monsignor Timothy Howard
Sarah Paulson	...	Lana Winters
Evan Peters	...	Kit Walker
Lily Rabe	...	Sister Mary Eunice McKee
Lizzie Brocheré	...	Grace Bertrand
James Cromwell	...	Dr. Arthur Arden
Jessica Lange	...	Sister Jude Martin
Chloë Sevigny	...	Shelley
Adam Levine	...	Leo Morrison
Jenna Dewan-Tatum	...	Teresa Morrison (as Jenna Dewan Tatum)
Clea DuVall	...	Wendy Peyser (as Clea Duvall)
Mark Consuelos	...	Spivey
Britne Oldford	...	Alma Walker
Joe Egender	...	Billy
Mark Engelhardt	...	Carl
Marc Aden Gray	...	Dad
Naomi Grossman	...	Pepper
Gloria Laino	...	The Mexican
Henry G. Sanders	...	Willie
Casey Wyman	...	Daniel
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Dixon	...	Orderly #1 (uncredited)
Kira Durbin	...	Wife (uncredited)
David Hutchison	...	Orderly #1 (uncredited)

Directed by
Bradley Buecker

Writing credits
Ryan Murphy		(creator) &
Brad Falchuk		(creator)
Tim Minear		(written by)

Produced by
Bradley Buecker	....	co-executive producer
Dante Di Loreto	....	executive producer
Mark Douglas	....	associate producer
Brad Falchuk	....	executive producer
Alexis Martin Woodall	....	producer
Tim Minear	....	executive producer
Ryan Murphy	....	executive producer
Jennifer Salt	....	co-executive producer
Jessica Sharzer	....	co-executive producer
Chip Vucelich	....	producer
James Wong	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
James S. Levine

Cinematography by
Michael Goi		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Bradley Buecker
Joe Leonard

Casting by
Eric Dawson
Carol Kritzer
Robert J. Ulrich

Production Design by
Mark Worthington

Art Direction by
Edward L. Rubin

Set Decoration by
Ellen Brill

Costume Design by
Lou Eyrich

Makeup Department
Monte Haught	....	department head hair (as Monte C. Haught)
Eryn Krueger Mekash	....	department head makeup
Christien Tinsley	....	special makeup effects designer and creator
Kim Ayers	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Robin Myriah Hatcher	....	special makeup effects production coordinator (uncredited)
Mike Mekash	....	prosthetic makeup artist (uncredited)
Christopher Allen Nelson	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Chip Vucelich	....	unit production manager
James E. Williams	....	production supervisor (as James Williams)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Amundson	....	first assistant director
Frank Tignini	....	second assistant director (as Francesco Tignini)
Sally Edwards	....	dga trainee (uncredited)

Art Department
Scott Bauer	....	property master
Phil Dagort	....	set designer (as Philip Dagort)
Anthony Lattanzio	....	construction coordinator (as Tony Lattanzio)
Robert Bernard	....	graphic designer (uncredited)
Chris Brewster	....	set dresser (uncredited)
China Fox	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Danielle Levesque	....	art department production assistant (uncredited)
Kathy Orlando	....	set decorating buyer (uncredited)
Krystal Pertsch	....	art department coordinator (uncredited)
Bruce G. Smith	....	paint supervisor (uncredited)
Adam Zerkel	....	on-set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Doug Andham	....	re-recording mixer
Joe Earle	....	re-recording mixer
Gary Megregian	....	supervising sound editor
Sean Rush	....	production sound mixer
Kyle Billingsley	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Christian Buenaventura	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Timothy A. Cleveland	....	sound designer (uncredited)
Andy Dawson	....	supervising foley editor (uncredited)
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Jason Krane	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Noel Vought	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Steve Galich	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
William J. Cox	....	digital compositor: FuseFX (uncredited)
Chris Faczek	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Josh Miyaji	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Jason Piccioni	....	visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Matt Resta	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Tim A. Davison	....	stunt coordinator (as Tim Davison)
John Dixon	....	stunts (uncredited)
Zac Henry	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
David Hutchison	....	stunt actor (uncredited)
Bevin Kaye	....	stunt double: Chloe Sevigny (uncredited)
Cassandra McCormick	....	stunt double: Jessica Lange (uncredited)
Anna Mercedes Morris	....	stunt double: Jenna Dewan-Tatum (uncredited)
Natalie Padilla	....	stunt double: Gloria Laino (uncredited)
Kara Petersen	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Kenny King	....	key grip
John Magallon	....	gaffer
James Reid	....	camera operator
Charles Schner	....	camera operator (as Chip Schner)
Betty Chow	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Theodore Carl Flood	....	electrician (uncredited)
Henry Flores	....	crane technician: Technocrane (uncredited)
Polly Morgan	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)
Brice Reid	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Jay Sheveck	....	libra technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Eric Souliere	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Matthew Jerome	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Laurie Thomson	....	assistant editor
Adam Grabel	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
P.J. Bloom	....	music supervisor
Charlie Clouser	....	theme song written by
Cesar Davila-Irizarry	....	theme song written by (as César Dávila-Irizarry)
David Klotz	....	music editor
Heather Guibert	....	music coordinator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Thomas A. Gordon	....	transportation coordinator (as Tom Gordon)

Other crew
John Steven Agoglia	....	location manager (as John Agoglia)
Scott Cohn	....	production accountant
Gabi Endicott	....	script supervisor
Devon Jacobs-Quinn	....	assistant to executive producers (as Devon Quinn)
Eric Kovtun	....	production coordinator
Crystal Liu	....	script coordinator
Jessica Meyer	....	assistant to executive producers
Matt Solik	....	assistant
Sara Stelwagen	....	assistant to executive producers
Matt Woodall	....	assistant production coordinator
Jennifer Wright	....	assistant to line producer
Fred Fein	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Gabrielle Glorious	....	first assistant accountant (uncredited)
Desmond Smith	....	craft service assistant (uncredited)
Oren Tuvia	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision
• Ryan Murphy Productions
• 20th Century Fox Television

Distributors

• FX Network (2012) (USA) (TV)
• Fox (2012) (Germany) (TV)

Special Effects

• Fuse FX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Encore Hollywood  telecine and electronic assembly
• Panavision  camera systems
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation  author
• Reel Security  production security (uncredited)

Runtime:

47 min | Germany:44 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Germany:16 (TV rating)

Company:

Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision

Movie Connections:

References The Song of Bernadette (1943)

Soundtrack:

There Goes my Baby