Bleeders (1997)

July 31, 1997 (US) • Horror, Mystery • 89m

Overview

A man with an unknown disease travels to an island with his girlfriend where his relatives once lived, hoping to find a cure to his illness. Although his relatives were all thought to be dead, he finds them living underground.

Director

Peter Svatek

Writers

Dan O'Bannon, Charles Adair, H.P. Lovecraft, Ronald Shusett

Top Billed

Roy Dupuis

Keywords

island lighthouse murder cannibal incest campy based on short story underground tunnel deformity underground cavern inbreeding canuxploitation moody 1990s congenital defect

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Top Billed Cast

Roy Dupuis

John Strauss

Kristin Lehman

Kathleen Strauss

Rutger Hauer

Dr. Marlowe

Leni Parker

Baby Laura

John Dunn-Hill

Hank Gordon

Joanna Noyes

Byrde Gordon

Janine Theriault

Alice Gordon

Pascal Gruselle

Vermeer

Jackie Burroughs

Lexie

Felicia Shulman

Yolanda

Michelle Brunet

Ramona

John Harold Cail

Ferryman

David Deveau

Ben

Spencer Evans

Squeakie

Carmen Ferlan

Mrs. Shea

Lisa Bronwyn Moore

Toot

Christopher Heyerdahl

Narrator (voice)

Gillian Ferrabee

John's Twin Sister

Robert Baril

The Van Daams

André Dandurand

The Van Daams

Denis Lapalme

The Van Daams

Matthieu Parent

The Van Daams

Gary Jewell

The Van Daams

Crew

Dan O'Bannon

Writer

Charles Adair

Writer

Peter Svatek

Director

H.P. Lovecraft

Novel

Ronald Shusett

Writer

Hélène Boulay

Line Producer

Alan Reeves

Original Music Composer

Barry Gravelle

Director of Photography

Gary Howsam

Executive Producer

Michel Proulx

Production Design

Julie Allan

Producer

John Buchanan

Executive Producer

Ed Elbert

Executive Producer

Pieter Kroonenburg

Producer

Heidi Haines

Editor

Ryan Nicholson

Special Effects Makeup Artist

C.J. Goldman

Creature Design

Chantal Ladouceur

Seamstress

David McKeown

Stunt Coordinator

Benoit Falardeau

Location Scout

Marco Venditto

Electrician

Henri Khouzam

Key Makeup Artist

Gigi Cretier

Second Assistant Director

Philippe Espantoso

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Peter Harper

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Glenn Tussman

Sound Editor

Thierry Craig

Special Effects Technician

Nadia Rona

Casting

Ginette Paré

Set Decoration

Marie-Claude L'Heureux

Art Department Coordinator

Scott Donald

Dialogue Editor

Robert Vienneau

Key Hair Stylist

Luc Campeau

First Assistant Director

René Casavant

Sculptor

Ronny Gosselin

Animatronics Designer

Daniel Svatek

Storyboard Artist

Richard Betanzos

Supervising Sound Editor

Rosina Bucci

Casting

Lison Daigneault

Set Dresser

Steven Gurman

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Eric-André Paquin

Special Effects

Pierre 'Bill' Rivard

Special Effects Coordinator

Michelle Côté

Hairstylist

Hélène Boulay

Production Manager

Jocelyn Tremblay

Property Buyer

Louis Marion

Sound Recordist

Simon Pressey

Foley Recordist

Jacques Langlois

Special Effects Technician

Adrien Morot

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Carl Lessard

Graphic Designer

Adrien Morot

Creature Design

David McKeown

Stunts

Linda Rona

Extras Casting

Philippe Martel

Second Assistant Camera

Sylvie Gaumond

Thanks

Mireille Samson

Stunts

Jacques Girard

Key Grip

Eric Babinec

Grip

Gary Evans

Post Production Supervisor

Éric Lagacé

Foley Artist

Virginia Storey

Foley Artist

Daniel Bouthillette

Third Assistant Director

Cory Rizos

Sound Editor

Erick Herbert

Special Effects Technician

Vera Miller

Casting

Dominic St-Jean

Unit Manager

Pascal Dufaux

Sculptor

Alain Giguère

Painter

Steeve Henry

Property Master

Phil Reznick

Sound Editor

Isabelle Guay

Art Direction

Richard Bélanger

Post Production Supervisor

Donald Tetreault

Unit Manager

Claire Alary

Property Buyer

Rejean Brochu

Construction Manager

Sylvain Arseneault

Boom Operator

Francis Choquette

Special Effects Technician

Annie Carignan

Stunts

Michel Proulx

Color Timer

Manon Parisien

Assistant Makeup Artist

Véronique Pagnoux

Painter

André Vincelli

Dialogue Editor

Claire Nadon

Costume Design

Tom Lane

Special Effects Technician

André Laperrière

Special Effects Technician

Mike Gunther

Stunts

Julie Bouffard

Assistant Editor

Thomas Fries

Editorial Consultant

Arun Majumdar

Sound

André Laforest

Special Effects Technician

Denis-Noël Mostert

Steadicam Operator

Jean Levasseur

Electrician

Pierre Côté

Special Effects Technician

Marcel Cloutier

Location Manager

Michael Yaremchuk

Second Assistant Camera

Paul Cunningham

Electrician

Sylvie Dufour

Location Scout

Louis-Martin Paradis

Assistant Editor

Conrad Roy

Best Boy Grip

Laurie Plamondon

Thanks

Pierre L'Heureux

Special Effects Technician

Suzanne Chiasson

Script Supervisor

Alice Mayeux

Seamstress

Philippe Prud'homme

First Assistant Camera

Pantazidis Panagiotis

Still Photographer

Gina Duhamel

Stunts

Peter Measroch

Music Editor

Marc Simpson-Threlford

Camera Trainee

Pierre Malouin

Grip

Jacques Girard

Assistant Camera

Pierre Guérin

Editorial Staff

Claude Fortier

Electrician

Martin Lussier

Thanks

Lothar Bahr

First Assistant Camera

Jérôme Tiberghien

Stunt Coordinator

Boris Roy

First Assistant Camera

Francine Grenon-Leduc

Seamstress

Roch Boucher

Second Assistant Camera

Michel Larrivée

Thanks

Luc Leblanc

Electrician

Christian Gravel

Assistant Editor

Stéphane Lestage

Editorial Services

Jérôme Tiberghien

Stunts

Thomas Metzger

Colorist

Marie-Andrée Paquet

Second Assistant Camera

Frédéric Lefebvre

Electrician

Georges Archambault

Assistant Camera

Reviews

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⭐ 5/10

June 18, 2020

Goofy prosthetics and campy acting drape moodily over a solid story to produce something odd but watchable. Like a lost X-Files episode with a hot sex scene.