Feast (2005)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

John Gulager

Writers:

Marcus Dunstan (written by)
Patrick Melton (written by)

Release Date:

18 January 2007 (Singapore)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

They're Hungry. You're Dinner.

Plot:

Patrons locked inside of a bar are forced to fight monsters.

Plot Keywords:

Monster | Bar | Pistol | Monster Sex | Bartender

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Balthazar Getty	...	Bozo
Henry Rollins	...	Coach
Navi Rawat	...	Heroine
Judah Friedlander	...	Beer Guy
Josh Zuckerman	...	Hot Wheels
Jason Mewes	...	Edgy Cat
Jenny Wade	...	Honey Pie
Krista Allen	...	Tuffy
Clu Gulager	...	Bartender
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anthony 'Treach' Criss	...	Vet
Eric Dane	...	Hero
Chauntae Davies	...	Drunk Girl (as Chauntae Davis)
Diane Goldner	...	Harley Mom
Somah Haaland	...	Charlie
Tyler Patrick Jones	...	Cody
Mike J. Regan	...	Papa Beast (as Michael J. Regan)
Eileen Ryan	...	Grandma
Hannah Schick	...	Finger Girl
Gary J. Tunnicliffe	...	Mama Beast (as Gary Tunnicliffe)
Duane Whitaker	...	Boss Man

Directed by
John Gulager

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Marcus Dunstan		written by
Patrick Melton		written by

Produced by
Ben Affleck	....	executive producer
Wes Craven	....	executive producer
Matt Damon	....	executive producer
Andrew Jameson	....	co-producer
Marc Joubert	....	co-producer
Alex Keledjian	....	associate producer
Michael Leahy	....	producer
Adrienne Maloof	....	executive producer
Colleen Maloof	....	executive producer
Gavin Maloof	....	executive producer
George Maloof	....	executive producer
Joe Maloof	....	executive producer
Phil Maloof	....	executive producer
Chris Moore	....	executive producer
Ben Ormand	....	co-producer (as Benjamin Ormand)
Joel Soisson	....	producer
Larry Tanz	....	co-producer
Alix Taylor	....	associate producer
Ron Cosmo Vecchiarelli	....	line producer: additional photography (as Ronald Cosmo Vecchiarelli)
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Stephen Edwards

Cinematography by
Thomas L. Callaway

Film Editing by
Kirk M. Morri

Casting by
Michelle Morris		(as Michelle Gertz)

Production Design by
Clark Hunter

Set Decoration by
Andi Brittan

Costume Design by
Julia Bartholomew

Makeup Department
Blake Bolger	....	creature effects seaming and fabrication
Wes C. Caefer	....	creature effects mechanic (as Wes Caefer)
Michael Davis	....	hair department head
Jamie Grove	....	creature effects painter
Snowy Highfield	....	creature effects oversuit fabricator (as Peter Caine Highfield)
Steven Lawrence	....	special makeup effects artist
Mark Maitre	....	creature effects sculptor
Michael Mosher	....	makeup artist: additional photography
Stephen Norrington	....	creature effects sculptor
Richard Redlefsen	....	first assistant makeup artist
Mike J. Regan	....	creature effects mechanic (as Michael J. Regan)
Nancy Stimac	....	hair stylist: additional photography
Gary J. Tunnicliffe	....	special makeup & creature effects designer and supervisor
Claire Jane Vranian	....	creature effects administrator (as Clair Jane Vranian)
Bridget Winton	....	first assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Nick Phillips	....	executive in charge of production
Ron Cosmo Vecchiarelli	....	unit production manager
Teresa Zales	....	production supervisor: additional photography

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stephen Maloney	....	first assistant director
Davis Priestley	....	second second assistant director
Hallie Stoller	....	assistant director: additional photography
Hallie Stoller	....	second assistant director
Colleen Wassel	....	second assistant director
Christopher Wedding	....	assistant director: additional photography

Art Department
Joe Arnold	....	property master
Jason lee Bartley	....	art assistant: re-shoot
Michael Barton	....	assistant set decorator: re-shoots
Catherine Burns	....	painter
Ermanno Di Febo-Orsini	....	production designer: additional photography
Ermanno Di Febo-Orsini	....	set decorator: re-shoots
Richard Ewan	....	painter
Brad Good	....	on-set dresser
Emilie Harvey	....	lead painter
Josh Hayes	....	storyboard artist
Becky Herron	....	art department coordinator/shopper
Maria Jaramillo	....	painter
Clifford Lecuyer	....	painter
Ira Proctor	....	construction foreman
Mark Richardson	....	set dresser
Jordu Schell	....	sculptor
Christopher Schultz	....	lead man
Liz Shaner	....	stand-by painter
Marina Starec	....	assistant art director: additional photography
Bonnie Temple	....	set dressing shopper
Brian Vogelgesang	....	on-set decorator
Tim Zeug	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
David Acord	....	sound designer
Steven Avila	....	sound designer
Steven Avila	....	sound effects editor
Trip Brock	....	supervising sound editor
Scott Conrad	....	ProTools engineer
Sean England	....	foley recordist
Michael J. Fox	....	adr mixer
Michael J. Fox	....	adr supervisor
Peter D. Lago	....	sound effects editor
Leff Lefferts	....	digital editorial services
Cheryl Nardi	....	dialogue editor
Cheryl Nardi	....	sound editor
Melissa Oivanki	....	post sound coordinator
Gene Radzik	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Larry Scharf	....	sound mixer
Roger V. Stevenson	....	boom operator
Kelly Vandever	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kris Wilcox	....	cable person
Matthew Wood	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Fred Apolito	....	special effects technician
Chris Cline	....	special effects technician: reshoot
Royce Hager	....	special effects technician
Josh Hakian	....	special effects director
Kevin Pike	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Dan Blank	....	lead compositor
Chad Goei	....	digital artist
Jamison Scott Goei	....	visual effects supervisor
Josh Hayes	....	storyboard artist (as Joshua H. Hayes)
David Karlak	....	digital artist
Chris Longo	....	visual effects producer
Kevin O'Neill	....	visual effects supervisor
Sookie Park	....	digital artist

Stunts
Hank Amos	....	stunt double
Hank Amos	....	stunts
Randall Archer	....	utility stunts
Nicole Basanda	....	stunt double
Allison Caetano	....	stunts
Jonathan Eusebio	....	stunts
Hiro Koda	....	stunt coordinator
Tadahiro Nakamura	....	stunt rigger
Matthew Rugetti	....	stunts
Nicole Surels	....	stunt double
Gary J. Tunnicliffe	....	stunt performer
Steve Upton	....	stunt rigger
Thom Williams	....	stunt double
Boni Yanagisawa	....	stunt double: Navi Rawat

Camera and Electrical Department
Susan A. Campbell	....	digital imaging technician
Deanna Esmaeel	....	digital imaging technician
Peter Gray	....	digital imaging technician
Harry Hope	....	key grip
Eric McCandless	....	still photographer
David Schmalz	....	video assist operator
Ryan Sheridan	....	digital imaging technician
Riley Sidore	....	set lighting technician
Shasta Spahn	....	second assistant camera
James Lawrence Spencer	....	gaffer
Tony Sweeney	....	set lighting technician
Brandon Trost	....	additional photographer

Casting Department
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting
Jennifer Cram	....	casting assistant
Don Phillips	....	casting consultant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yaa Boaa Aning	....	costumer
Lori Jean Sacks	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Bill Admans	....	on-line editor
James Mastracco	....	assistant editor
Andrea Wertheim	....	post-production executive

Music Department
Kyle Kenneth Batter	....	orchestrator
Cassandra Ford	....	soundtrack musician
Kevin Kiner	....	additional composer: score
Jerome Leroy	....	orchestrator
Matt Mariano	....	composer: additional music
Michael Pelavin	....	assistant music editor
Michael Pelavin	....	scoring assistant
Shie Rozow	....	music editor
Aldo Shllaku	....	score cordinator

Transportation Department
Douglas Miller	....	transportation captain
Ted Moser	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Courtney Balaker	....	production executive (as Courtney Moorehead)
Alex Betuel	....	production assistant
Chay Carter	....	assistant to actor
D.R. Curtis	....	acl
Simone De Camargo	....	neo controller
Arthur Dix	....	script supervisor
Sarah DuBois	....	neo art and logic controller
Jamison Empey	....	post-production sound accountant
Sean Gowrie	....	production coordinator
Chase Hudson	....	production assistant
Peter D. Johnston	....	production assistant: additional footage
Christopher Kahn	....	production accountant
Robert Karpman	....	location manager
Gary Kurashige	....	on-set medic
Mike Lane	....	client services
Jeremy Lawson	....	key set production assistant
Heather Manross	....	assistant post-production accountant
Sergio Manzo	....	stand in/double
Kelly E. Norris	....	production assistant
Aaron Ockman	....	production executive
Erica Schillinger	....	production assistant
Rainbow Shalom Hayes	....	craft service (as Rainbow-Shalom Johnson)
Rony Shino	....	key assistant location manager
Joshua Smith	....	production secretary: re-shoots
Claudia Soisson	....	assistant production accountant
Rob Spence	....	production assistant
Stephen Sprague	....	production assistant

Thanks
Kelli Goss	....	special thanks
Sage Stallone	....	special thanks
Dan Walton	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Dimension Films (presents)
• Maloof Motion Pictures (in association with)
• Neo Art & Logic (in association with)
• LivePlanet
• Five Course Films

Distributors

• Weinstein Company, The (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Buena Vista International (2007) (Argentina) (all media)
• Dimension Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Europa Filmes (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)
• FS Film Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Genius Products (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Roadshow Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
• Senator Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Weinstein Company, The (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Two Hours in the Dark (makeup and creature effects)
• Neo Digital Imaging (special visual effects and animation)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• FotoKem Film and Video  post-production facilities
• Monkeyland Audio  post-production sound services
• Orbit Digital  Avids
• Superb Records  soundtrack

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong creature violence and gore, language, some sexuality and drug content.

Runtime:

95 min | Hong Kong:87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Singapore:M18 | Finland:K-18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Argentina:18 | Australia:R (2007) | Japan:R-15 | Portugal:M/16 | Peru:18 | Australia:MA (Cable TV rating) | Netherlands:16 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Lone Star Studios - 12800 Foothills Boulevard, Sylmar, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

The original script for the film included a lot more action spots, but producers decided they had to be cut to fit the budget.

Goofs:

Continuity: The payphone gets shot off the wall and the guy goes to hang up the receiver but, obviously, it falls as there is no longer a payphone there but a hole. In the next scene the receiver is hung up in the wall.

Quotes:

Honey Pie: [Notices Bozo and Hot Wheels have been watching her undress, wash blood off] Act like you've had some.
Bozo: Oh, I've had some, baby.
Hot Wheels: [voice cracking] I haven't.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Feast 3: The Happy Finish (2009) (V)

Soundtrack:

Never Gonna Kill Us

Feast is a great movie...let's get it released!

I had a chance to catch a screening of "Feast" at the Chicago Film Festival. I hadn't caught the latest installment of Project Greenlight and hadn't even heard of the movie until a week ago, so I came in without any expectations.

At the least, it's got cult classic written all over it: --campy, smart writing --quirky characters that are developed enough to give them dimension without plummeting the depths of their personalities (it is a horror flick) --a movie that doesn't take itself too seriously --outrageously funny (more than you can say of other cult classics that have somehow survived)...I haven't laughed out loud that much since Meet the Parents (the original!) --totally scared the crap out of me numerous times --a plot that defies predictability, but doesn't collapse as a result of it

And for all those reasons, there's got to be a good chance it's at least going to be a sleeper hit...one that certainly appeals to the horror flick crowd, but is smart enough to draw others (like myself) that are just looking for a great, well-written, well-produced movie. Add the project greenlight junkies to that eclectic mix of audience draw...and, tell me again, why are the studios having trouble releasing it?