The Hunger (1983)

April 29, 1983 (GB) • Horror, Drama • 97m

Overview

Five-thousand-year-old vampire Miriam promises her lovers the gift of eternal life. When John, her cellist companion for centuries, discovers that he has suddenly begun growing old, he attempts to seek out the help of Dr. Sarah Roberts, a researcher on the mechanisms of aging.

Director

Tony Scott

Writers

Michael Thomas, Whitley Strieber, James Costigan

Top Billed

Catherine Deneuve

Keywords

new york city based on novel or book immortality vampire premature aging research laboratory urban gothic animal research

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Top Billed Cast

Catherine Deneuve

Miriam Blaylock

David Bowie

John Blaylock

Susan Sarandon

Sarah Roberts

Cliff DeYoung

Tom Haver

Beth Ehlers

Alice Cavender

Dan Hedaya

Lieutenant Allegrezza

Rufus Collins

Charlie Humphries

Suzanne Bertish

Phyllis

James Aubrey

Ron

Ann Magnuson

Young Woman from Disco

John Stephen Hill

Young Man from Disco

Shane Rimmer

Arthur Jelinek

Peter Murphy

Performer in Club (uncredited)

Douglas Lambert

TV Host

Bessie Love

Lillybelle

John Pankow

1st Phone Booth Youth

Willem Dafoe

2nd Phone Booth Youth

Sophie Ward

Girl in London House

Philip Sayer

Boy in London House

Lise Hilboldt

Waiting Room Nurse

Michael Howe

1st Intern

Edward Wiley

2nd Intern

Richard Robles

Skater

George Camiller

Eumenes

Oke Wambu

Egyptian Slave

Kent Miller

Cadaver

Fred Yockers

Cadaver

Susan Hunter

Cadaver

James Wassenich

Cadaver

Allan Richards

Cadaver

Hilary Six

Cadaver

Carole-Ann Scott

Cadaver

Howard Blake

Restaurant Pianist (uncredited)

Darrell Brook

Nurse in Hospital (uncredited)

Jane Leeves

(uncredited)

Derek Lyons

Dancer in Club (uncredited)

James Payne

Taxi Driver at Hotel (uncredited)

Crew

Michel Rubini

Original Music Composer

Tony Scott

Director

Richard Shepherd

Producer

Denny Jaeger

Original Music Composer

Michael Thomas

Screenplay

Pamela Power

Editor

Whitley Strieber

Novel

Stephen Goldblatt

Director of Photography

Milena Canonero

Costume Design

Nick Dudman

Assistant Makeup Artist

Doug Drexler

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Ann Brodie

Makeup Department Head

Antony Clavet

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Tom Mangravite

Additional Director of Photography

Paul Gobel

Makeup Artist

Dick Smith

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Peter Montagna

Special Effects Makeup Artist

John Caglione Jr.

Assistant Makeup Artist

Jane Royle

Makeup Department Head

Paula Gillespie

Hairdresser

James Costigan

Screenplay

Pierre Berroyer

Hairdresser

William A. Farley

Hairdresser

Bruce Bigg

Property Master

Douglas Regan

Standby Painter

Mark Cridlin

Clapper Loader

Hugh Johnson

Focus Puller

Ken Crouch

Wardrobe Master

Dushko Indjic

Boom Operator

Garrett Brown

Steadicam Operator

Angelo Pacifici

Assistant Camera

Ed Quinn

Key Grip

Bob Smith

Camera Operator

George Binnersley

Focus Puller

Tim Fulford

Assistant Editor

Bob Wilkins

Assistant Location Manager

Geoff R. Brown

Assistant Dialogue Editor

Lionel Strutt

ADR Mixer

Paul Corbould

Special Effects

Martin Gutteridge

Special Effects Coordinator

Dan Mindel

Assistant Camera

Peter Pastorelli

Location Manager

Paul Hedges

Standby Property Master

Victoria Paul

Art Direction

Rowland Fowles

Boom Operator

Webster Whinery

Stunt Double

Joseph Di Pasquale

Assistant Camera

Hugh Johnson

Additional Photography

Peter Honess

First Assistant Editor

John King

Draughtsman

George Peppiatt

Dressing Prop

Graham Longhurst

Special Effects

George Whitear

Still Photographer

Trisha Edwards

Property Buyer

Roger Dicken

Special Effects

James Fitzpatrick

Gaffer

John Palmer

Camera Operator

Roger Joseph Pugliese

Second Assistant Director

Terry Apsey

Construction Manager

Reg Richards

Supervising Carpenter

Jim Dalton

Boom Operator

Catharine Bushnell

Still Photographer

Angelo Di Giacomo

Second Assistant Camera

Alan Grosch

Electrician

Allan Mills

Electrician

Bill Hearn

Standby Carpenter

Grahame Ménage

Scenic Artist

Walter Tatro

Assistant Property Master

Beverly Miller

Scenic Artist

Ken Dufva

Foley Artist

Jeremy Gibbs

Assistant Sound Editor

Howard Blake

Music Arranger

George Parish

Electrician

Brenda Dabbs

Wardrobe Supervisor

Gerry Levy

Location Manager

David Lawson

Additional Music

Julian Wall

Third Assistant Director

Martin Phipps

Standby Rigger

Campbell Askew

Sound Effects Editor

Beverly Cycon

Costumer

Garth Inns

Special Effects

Joan Sauers

Casting Assistant

Debbie Vertue

Third Assistant Director

Ray Perry Sr.

Standby Property Master

Eric Regan

Paint Coordinator

Janet Rosenbloom

Set Decoration

David Tringham

First Assistant Director

David Morani

Electrician

David Wagreich

First Assistant Camera

William Eustace

Second Assistant Director

William Hassell

First Assistant Director

Clayton Townsend

Location Assistant

Ceri Evans

Continuity

Ian Ritchie

Art Department Assistant

Alfie Smith

Dressing Prop

David Allen

Animation

David Cadwallader

Grip

Al Crane

Costumer

Michael Stevenson

Second Assistant Director

Edward Drohan

Property Master

Janet Shearer

Scenic Artist

David Allen

Special Effects

Martin Evans

Electrician

Michael Stone

Camera Operator

Bruce Devan

Extras Casting

Naseem Nathoo

Casting Assistant

Len Barnard

Production Accountant

Harvey Waldman

Production Office Assistant

Julian Wall

Production Runner

John O'Driscoll

Title Designer

Ingrid Johanson

Production Office Coordinator

Gregory Kostroff

Production Office Assistant

Ann Tasker

Unit Publicist

Frank Scott

In Memory Of

Harry J. Leavey

Transportation Captain

Arthur Ferriman

Production Accountant

Tony Mascia

Security

Michael Hopkins

Dialogue Editor

Brian Morris

Production Design

Mary Goldberg

Casting

Howard Blake

Music Supervisor

John H. Bolz

Sound Mixer

Clinton Cavers

Art Direction

Carl Fullerton

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Maggie Cartier

Casting

A. Kitman Ho

Production Manager

Clive Winter

Sound Mixer

Terence A. Clegg

Production Manager

Ann Mollo

Set Decoration

Peter Pennell

Sound Editor

Dan Neroda

Sound Recordist

Reviews

talisencrw

⭐ 8/10

August 31, 2016

I have to admit that although I've had the DVD forever, simply based on the laurels of the beauty/acting accomplishments of David Bowie and Catherine Deneuve, and that nothing I had ever watched by Tony Scott, with the exception of 'Crimson Tide', really gripped me as being cinephilically exceptional. And no, this really isn't either. But I threw it on anyway, and especially considering it was Scott's debut, this wasn't so bad as to make Bram Sto… read the rest.