Movie Discussion: Fred Dekker’s Night of the Creeps (1986)

Monthly Theme: Alien Invasions The Film: Night of the Creeps Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: August 22, 1986 Studio: TriStar Pictures & Delphi V Productions Distributer: TriStar Pictures Domestic Gross: $591,000 Budget: $5 million (estimated) Director: Fred Dekker Producers: Bill Finnegan, et al. Screenwriter: Fred Dekker Adaptation? No. Cinematography: Robert C. New […]

Movie Discussion: Dan O’Bannon’s The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Monthly Theme: Sean’s Favorites The Film: The Return of the Living Dead Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: August 16, 1985 Studio: Hemdale Film, et al. Distributer: Orion Pictures Domestic Gross: $14 million Budget: $4 million (estimated) Director: Dan O’Bannon Producers: John Daly, et al. Screenwriters: Dan O’Bannon Adaptation? No. Cinematographer: Jules Brenner […]

Movie Discussion: Tom Holland’s Fright Night (1985)

Monthly Theme: Sean’s Favorites The Film: Fright Night Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: August 2, 1985 Studio: Columbia Pictures, et al. Distributer: Columbia Pictures Domestic Gross: $24.9 million Budget: $9 million (estimated) Director: Tom Holland Producers: Herb Jaffe & Jerry A. Baerwitz Screenwriter: Tom Holland Adaptation? No. Cinematographer: Jan Kiesser Make-Up/FX: Thaine […]

Movie Discussion: Edgar Wright’s Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Monthly Theme: Zombies The Film: Shaun of the Dead Country of origin: U.K. Date of U.K. release: April 9, 2004 Date of U.S. release: September 24, 2004 Studio: Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, et al. Distributer: Focus Features Domestic Gross: $13.5 million Budget: $4 million (estimated) Director: Edgar Wright Producers: Tim Bevan, et al. Screenwriters: Simon Pegg […]

Movie Discussion: Michele Soavi’s Cemetery Man [Dellamorte Dellamore] (1994)

Monthly Theme: Zombies The Film: Cemetery Man Country of origin: Italy Italian title: Dellamorte Dellamore Date of Italian release: March 25, 1994 Date of U.S. release: April 26, 1996 Studio: Canal +, et al. Distributer: October Films Domestic Gross: $250,000 Budget: $4 million (estimated) Director: Michele Soavi Producers: Dino Di Dionisio, et al. Screenwriters: Giovanni Romoli […]

Movie Discussion: Antonia Bird’s Ravenous (1999)

Monthly Theme: Best of the 1990s The Film: Ravenous Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: March 19, 1999 Studio: ETIC Films, et al. Distributer: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Domestic Gross: $2 million Budget: $12 million (estimated) Director: Antonia Bird Producers: Adam Fields, et al. Screenwriter: Ted Griffin Adaptation? No. Cinematographer: Anthony B. […]

Movie Discussion: Ron Underwood’s Tremors (1990)

Monthly Theme: Best of the 1990s The Film: Tremors Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: January 19, 1990 Studio: Universal Pictures & No Frills Film Production Distributer: Universal Pictures Domestic Gross: $16.5 million Budget: $11 million (estimated) Director: Ron Underwood Producers: Gale Anne Hurd, et al. Screenwriters: S.S. Wilson & Brent Maddock Adaptation? […]

Movie Discussion: Don Coscarelli’s John Dies at the End (2012)

Monthly Theme: Indie Horror The Film: John Dies at the End Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: January 25, 2013 Studio: M3 Alliance, et al. Distributer: Magnet Releasing Domestic Gross: $141,000 Budget: ? Director: Don Coscarelli Producer: Brad Baruh, et al. Screenwriter: Don Coscarelli Adaptation? Yes, from the 2007 novel John Dies at […]

Movie Discussion: Joseph Kahn’s Detention (2011)

Monthly Theme: Indie Horror The Film: Detention Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: April 13, 2012 Studio: Detention Films Distributer: Samuel Goldwyn Films Domestic Gross: ? Budget: $10 million (estimated) Director: Joseph Kahn Producer: Robert Abramoff, et al. Screenwriter: Joseph Kahn & Mark Palermo Adaptation? No. Cinematographer: Christopher Probst Make-Up/FX: Robert Giddens, David […]

Movie Discussion: Kerry Prior’s The Revenant (2009)

Monthly Theme: Indie Horror The Film: The Revenant Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: August 24, 2012 Studio: Putrefactory Distributer: Paladin Domestic Gross: ? Budget: ? Director: D. Kerry Prior Producers: Don Dunn, et al. Screenwriter: D. Kerry Prior Adaptation? No. Cinematographer: Peter Hawkins Make-Up/FX: Paul Staples, Jason Collins, Amy Mills, et al. Music: […]

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