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

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

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

Peter Svatek

Director

Charles Adair

Writer

Dan O'Bannon

Writer

Ronald Shusett

Writer

H.P. Lovecraft

Novel

Julie Allan

Producer

Pieter Kroonenburg

Producer

Hélène Boulay

Line Producer

Alan Reeves

Original Music Composer

Barry Gravelle

Director of Photography

Heidi Haines

Editor

Michel Proulx

Production Design

John Buchanan

Executive Producer

Ed Elbert

Executive Producer

Gary Howsam

Executive Producer

Rosina Bucci

Casting

Vera Miller

Casting

Nadia Rona

Casting

Isabelle Guay

Art Direction

Ginette Paré

Set Decoration

Claire Nadon

Costume Design

Michelle Côté

Hairstylist

Henri Khouzam

Key Makeup Artist

Ryan Nicholson

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Manon Parisien

Assistant Makeup Artist

Robert Vienneau

Key Hair Stylist

Hélène Boulay

Production Manager

Richard Bélanger

Post Production Supervisor

Gary Evans

Post Production Supervisor

Dominic St-Jean

Unit Manager

Donald Tetreault

Unit Manager

Daniel Bouthillette

Third Assistant Director

Luc Campeau

First Assistant Director

Gigi Cretier

Second Assistant Director

Claire Alary

Property Buyer

Rejean Brochu

Construction Manager

René Casavant

Sculptor

Lison Daigneault

Set Dresser

Pascal Dufaux

Sculptor

Alain Giguère

Painter

Ronny Gosselin

Animatronics Designer

Steeve Henry

Property Master

Marie-Claude L'Heureux

Art Department Coordinator

Carl Lessard

Graphic Designer

Véronique Pagnoux

Painter

Daniel Svatek

Storyboard Artist

Jocelyn Tremblay

Property Buyer

Sylvain Arseneault

Boom Operator

Richard Betanzos

Supervising Sound Editor

Scott Donald

Dialogue Editor

Philippe Espantoso

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Steven Gurman

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Peter Harper

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Éric Lagacé

Foley Artist

Arun Majumdar

Sound

Louis Marion

Sound Recordist

Simon Pressey

Foley Recordist

Phil Reznick

Sound Editor

Cory Rizos

Sound Editor

Virginia Storey

Foley Artist

Glenn Tussman

Sound Editor

André Vincelli

Dialogue Editor

Thierry Craig

Special Effects Technician

Pierre Côté

Special Effects Technician

C.J. Goldman

Creature Design

Erick Herbert

Special Effects Technician

Pierre L'Heureux

Special Effects Technician

Tom Lane

Special Effects Technician

Jacques Langlois

Special Effects Technician

Chantal Ladouceur

Seamstress

André Laperrière

Special Effects Technician

Adrien Morot

Creature Design

Adrien Morot

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Eric-André Paquin

Special Effects

Pierre 'Bill' Rivard

Special Effects Coordinator

Francis Choquette

Special Effects Technician

André Laforest

Special Effects Technician

Annie Carignan

Stunts

Gina Duhamel

Stunts

David McKeown

Stunt Coordinator

David McKeown

Stunts

Mireille Samson

Stunts

Jérôme Tiberghien

Stunts

Jérôme Tiberghien

Stunt Coordinator

Mike Gunther

Stunts

Suzanne Chiasson

Script Supervisor

Peter Measroch

Music Editor

Marcel Cloutier

Location Manager

Sylvie Dufour

Location Scout

Benoit Falardeau

Location Scout

Michel Proulx

Color Timer

Louis-Martin Paradis

Assistant Editor

Julie Bouffard

Assistant Editor

Christian Gravel

Assistant Editor

Stéphane Lestage

Editorial Services

Thomas Metzger

Colorist

Pierre Guérin

Editorial Staff

Thomas Fries

Editorial Consultant

Alice Mayeux

Seamstress

Francine Grenon-Leduc

Seamstress

Linda Rona

Extras Casting

Michael Yaremchuk

Second Assistant Camera

Marie-Andrée Paquet

Second Assistant Camera

Philippe Martel

Second Assistant Camera

Roch Boucher

Second Assistant Camera

Marco Venditto

Electrician

Marc Simpson-Threlford

Camera Trainee

Conrad Roy

Best Boy Grip

Boris Roy

First Assistant Camera

Philippe Prud'homme

First Assistant Camera

Lothar Bahr

First Assistant Camera

Pantazidis Panagiotis

Still Photographer

Denis-Noël Mostert

Steadicam Operator

Pierre Malouin

Grip

Jean Levasseur

Electrician

Frédéric Lefebvre

Electrician

Luc Leblanc

Electrician

Jacques Girard

Assistant Camera

Jacques Girard

Key Grip

Claude Fortier

Electrician

Paul Cunningham

Electrician

Eric Babinec

Grip

Georges Archambault

Assistant Camera

Sylvie Gaumond

Thanks

Michel Larrivée

Thanks

Martin Lussier

Thanks

Laurie Plamondon

Thanks

Reviews

tmdb15214618

⭐ 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.