Nightbreed
Short description
Nightbreed follows Aaron Boone, a young man plagued by disturbing dreams and convinced by his psychiatrist, Dr. Philip Decker, that he is responsible for a string of killings. Boone searches for Midian, a legendary underground refuge where a hidden race of monsters known as the Nightbreed live apart from humanity. His girlfriend Lori tries to find him, while Decker pursues his own agenda against the creatures. The film is based on Clive Barker's novel Cabal and was written for the screen by Barker himself.
Barker directed the film after Hellraiser and before Lord of Illusions. Craig Sheffer plays Boone, Anne Bobby plays Lori, and David Cronenberg, better known as a director, appears as Decker. Charles Haid, Hugh Quarshie and Hugh Ross are among the 42 credited cast members. The production, backed by 20th Century Fox and Morgan Creek, cost about 11 million dollars and took roughly 9 million dollars worldwide, so it did not recover its budget during its initial run.
On IMDb it holds a 6.5 rating from around 25,800 votes, and on TMDB it has 6.4 from about 560 votes. A critics' rating of 5.6 from 34 reviews is slightly below those audience scores. The film mixes horror and fantasy with action, and its running time is 102 minutes.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on the literary work "Cabal" by Clive Barker (known as "Nightbreed" in Russia).
- The film was shot mainly in Canada, with only some interior scenes filmed in the United Kingdom.
- The maniacal character played by David Cronenberg is named “Doctor Philip K. Decker,” a reference to Philip K. Dick. Furthermore, the surname “Decker” is similar to “Deckard,” the surname of the main character in the book *Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?* which served as the basis for Ridley Scott’s film *Blade Runner* (1982).
- Rutger Hauer and Christopher Lambert were considered for the role of Boone, but Craig Sheffer ultimately landed it.
- Horror novelists John Skipp and Craig Spector “played” the corpses in the hotel.
- 20th Century Fox severely cut the film right before its release, removing the most graphic scenes of violence and completely excluding the character of rock singer Suzi Quatro. Moreover, they presented the film as a run-of-the-mill slasher in the advertising campaign.
- The film’s ending, where the priest revives David Cronenberg’s character by sticking his hand inside him, is a reference to Cronenberg’s film *Videodrome* (1982).
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