| Nightbreed | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Clive Barker |
| Produced by | Gabriella Martinelli |
| Written by | Clive Barker (novel "Cabal" and screenplay) |
| Starring | Craig Sheffer Anne Bobby David Cronenberg Charles Haid Hugh Ross Doug Bradley Special appearance by John Agar |
| Music by | Danny Elfman |
| Cinematography | Robin Vidgeon |
| Editing by | Mark Goldblatt Richard Marden |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | February 16, 1990 (USA) |
| Running time | 102 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Unknown |
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Nightbreed is a 1990 movie based on Clive Barker's novella Cabal. Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English author film director and visual artist Gabriella Martinelli is an Italian-Canadian film and television producer Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English author film director and visual artist Craig Eric Sheffer (born April 23, 1960) is an American film and television Actor. David Paul Cronenberg OC, FRSC (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian Film director and occasional Actor. Charles Maurice Haid III (born June 2, 1943) is an American Actor and director, with notable work in both movies and television Hugh Ross may refer to Hugh McGregor Ross, computing pioneer and specialist in the Gospel of Thomas Hugh Ross (clergyman (c Douglas William Bradley (born September 7 1954) is an English Actor. John G Agar ( January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American actor Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American Musician, who is famous for composing scores and songs for Tim Burton Mark Goldblatt is an Academy Award nominated American Film editor, and director. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English author film director and visual artist A novella is a written, Fictional Prose Narrative longer than a Novelette but shorter than a Novel. For other uses see Cabal (disambiguation. Cabal is a 1988 Novella by British Author It was directed by Clive Barker. To this day, Barker expresses disappointment with the final cut and longs for the recovery of the reels so it might be freshly edited. [1] Unique behind-the-scenes footage of some of the lost scenes has now been uncovered, some of which is showcased at Clive's Revelations website. It was intended as "the Star Wars of monster movies", with over two hundred monsters created by Image Animation.
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Plot
The movie centers around Aaron Boone (portrayed by Craig Sheffer), a young man plagued by dreams of a city called Midian, populated by bizarre creatures and deviants of all types who refer to themselves as the "Nightbreed". Craig Eric Sheffer (born April 23, 1960) is an American film and television Actor. Aaron is framed for several murders by his psychopathic therapist, subsequently killed by police and resurrected by the magic of Midian. Boone joins forces with the other monsters to defend themselves from the true monsters of the story: humankind.
David Cronenberg, despite primarily being a film director, starred as Decker, the therapist who frames Boone. David Paul Cronenberg OC, FRSC (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian Film director and occasional Actor. Doug Bradley, who collaborated with Clive Barker as Pinhead in Hellraiser, plays Lylesburg; the Breed's self-elected lawmaker. Douglas William Bradley (born September 7 1954) is an English Actor.
Comic book series
In 1990, to tie in with the film's boxoffice release, Epic Comics produced a four-issue adaptation of the film, which included significant differences from the finished movie, more closely related to Clive Barker's original script. Epic Comics was a creator-owned Imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982 lasting through the mid-1990s and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s The comic book continued to run past the end of the movie, ultimately stretching to twenty five issues before it was cancelled. A two part Hellraiser vs Nightbreed: Jihad graphic novel was also produced, featuring the Cenobites as agents of order against their chaotic nemeses, the Nightbreed. The Cenobites are extradimensional beings who appear in the works of Clive Barker, including the novella The Hellbound Heart and the eight
Videogames
An interactive movie-style videogame based on the film was released on the Commodore Amiga shortly after the movie's release. An interactive movie is a Video game presented using full-motion video of either animated or live-action footage The Amiga is a family of Personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation. Loosely following the same plot, it intersperses various action sequences though was not highly regarded. A traditional action game was also released for the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and DOS. The Sinclair ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal Home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd [2]
Trivia
- The studio had so little faith in the film that the original teaser posters used images not from the movie, but ones that were recycled from the poster of Bad Dreams, a little-seen 1988 horror movie. Bad Dreams is a 1988 Horror film directed by Andrew Fleming. Plot It is the mid-70s
- A softcover book was released around the same time as the film which featured photos and back stories of the main characters as well as minor characters seen only in the background throughout the movie.
- The Director's cut of Nightbreed will be released on DVD with 25 minutes of additional material if Clive Barker can find the missing footage, according to his site.
Influences on Music
- Legendary Nottingham dark underground record label Nightbreed Recordings formed in 1991
- The Horror Punk band Frankenstein Drag Queens, fronted by Wednesday 13, have a song named "Nightbreed" on their album 6 years, 6 feet under the influence
- The punk band Screeching Weasel also produced a song named "Nightbreed" on their album Thank You Very Little. Joseph Poole, better known as Wednesday 13 (born August 12, 1976) is a rock musician from Charlotte North Carolina. 6 Years 6 Feet Under the Influence is the first compilation album by horror themed punk band Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13. Screeching Weasel was an American punk band from Chicago, Illinois. Thank You Very Little is a compilation by Screeching Weasel. It contains b-sides rarities and a live show
- The metal band Cradle of Filth released an album entitled Midian in 2000 which is conceptually set in the fictional city. Midian is the fourth full-length Album by Cradle of Filth, released on Hallowe'en 2000
- UK rapper Jehst along with Klashnekoff and Kyza released a tune entitled 'Nightbreed' as the B side to Jehst's 'Alcoholic Author' single, released on his own imprint 'YNR Records' in 2002
- Chicago experimental techno-industrial duo DJ? Acucrack sampled parts of the script in their track titled Meninges in their 2007 album Humanoids from the Deep (album). William G Shields (born 25 December 1979 better known as Jehst or a slew of aliases including The High Plains Drifter and Jay Star is an English rapper and Darren Kandler, known by his stage name Klashnekoff (pronounced K-Lash-Nek-Off or Ricochet Klashnekoff, is a British rapper from Aldershot DJ? Acucrack is an Electronic music duo based in Chicago Illinois. Humanoids from the Deep (2007 is the sixth studio full-length album by DJ? Acucrack and the first to feature no contributions from member Jamie Duffy
- The underground black metal band Lord Foul sampled a few lines as intro to several songs in their demo. Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It often employs fast tempos shrieked vocals highly distorted guitars played with Tremolo picking,
- Champaign/Chicago band The Living Blue mentions Midian in their song Permanent Knot from their 2008 album Walk, Talk, Rhythm, Roam
References
- Clive Barker's The Nightbreed Chronicles; Clive Barker, Murray Close, Stephen Jones; ISBN 1-85286-260-2
- Clive Barker's Nightbreed: The Making of the Film; Clive Barker, Mark Salisbury, John Gilbert; ISBN 0-00-638136-7
External links
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