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Nightbreed (1990)

18 102 min  -  Drama | Fantasy | Horror  -   16 February 1990 (USA)
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A community of mutant outcasts of varying types and abilities attempts to escape the attention of a... See full summary »

Director:

Clive Barker

Writers:

Clive Barker (novel), Clive Barker (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Craig Sheffer ...
Anne Bobby Anne Bobby ...
Lori Desinger
David Cronenberg ...
Charles Haid ...
Captain Eigerman
Hugh Quarshie Hugh Quarshie ...
Hugh Ross ...
Doug Bradley Doug Bradley ...
Catherine Chevalier Catherine Chevalier ...
Rachel
Malcolm Smith Malcolm Smith ...
Ashberry
Bob Sessions Bob Sessions ...
Pettine
Oliver Parker ...
Peloquin
Debora Weston Debora Weston ...
Sheryl Ann
Nicholas Vince Nicholas Vince ...
Kinski
Simon Bamford ...
Ohnaka
Kim Robertson Kim Robertson ...
Babette
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Storyline

A community of mutant outcasts of varying types and abilities attempts to escape the attention of a psychotic serial killer and redneck vigilantes with the help of a brooding young man who discovers them. Based on the novel "Cabal" by Clive Barker. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>  

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Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Redneck | Vigilante | Mutant | Dream Sequence  | See more »

Taglines:

Come meet the dead of night. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Clive Barker's Nightbreed See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,708,918 (USA) (19 February 1990) (1488 Screens)

Gross:

$8,862,354 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Morgan Creek Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

In the Bible, Midian was the land in which Moses lived for forty years in self-imposed exile. It was in Midian that God appeared to Moses as the burning bush, telling him to go back to Egypt to free the Israelites. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When the camera slowly pulls away, over Boone's dead body in the field in front of Midian, you can see him blink after several seconds. See more »

Quotes

Lylesberg: [to Lori] What is below, stays below. That is the Law.
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Connections

Referenced in Fear in the Dark (1991) See more »