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: George A. Romero’s Creepshow (1982)

Monthly Theme: Sean’s Favorites The Film: Creepshow Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: November 12, 1982 Studio: Warner Bros., et al. Distributer: Warner Bros. Domestic Gross: $21 million Budget: $8 million (estimated) Director: George A. Romero Producers: Richard P. Rubinstein, David E. Vogel, et al. Screenwriter: Stephen King Adaptation? Sort of. The film […]

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: George A. Romero’s Day of the Dead (1985)

Monthly Theme: Zombies The Film: Day of the Dead Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: July 19, 1985 Studio: United Film Distribution Company (UFDC), et al. Distributer: United Film Distribution Company (UFDC), Domestic Gross: $5 million Budget: $3.5 million Director: George A. Romero Producers: Richard P. Rubenstein, et al. Screenwriter: George A. Romero […]

Movie Discussion: Lucio Fulci’s Zombie [Zombi 2] (1979)

Monthly Theme: Zombies The Film: Zombie Country of origin: Italy Italian title: Zombi 2 Alternate title: Zombie Flesh Eaters (U.K. title) Date of Italian release: August 25, 1979 Date of U.S. release: July 18, 1980 Studio: Variety Film Production Distributer: The Jerry Gross Organization (dubbed) Domestic Gross: ? Budget: ? Director: Lucio Fulci Producers: Ugo […]

Movie Discussion: Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Monthly Theme: Zombies The Film: Dawn of the Dead Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: March 19, 2004 Studio: Strike Entertainment, et al. Distributer: Universal Pictures Domestic Gross: $59 million Budget: $26 million (estimated) Director: Zack Snyder Producers: Marc Abraham, et al. Screenwriters: James Gunn Adaptation? Yes, of the 1978 film Dawn of […]

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: 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: […]

Movie Discussion: Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil (2002)

Monthly Theme: Blockbusters The Film: Resident Evil Country of origin: U.S.A. Date of U.S. release: March 15, 2002 Studio: Constantin Film Produktion, et al. Distributer: Screen Gems Domestic Gross: $40 million Budget: $33 million (estimated) Director: Paul W.S. Anderson Producers: Jeremy Bolt, et al. Screenwriter: Paul W.S. Anderson Adaptation? Yes, based on the 1996 video […]

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