"Masters of Horror"
John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns (2005)

Director:

John Carpenter

Writers:

Drew McWeeny (writer) &
Scott Swan (writer) ...
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TV Series:

"Masters of Horror" (2005)

Original Air Date:

November 2005 (Season 1, Episode 8)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

With a torrid past that haunts him, a movie-theater director is hired to hunt for the only known print of a film so notorious that its single screening caused the viewers to become homicidally insane.

Plot Keywords:

Heroin | Snuff Film | Movie Theatre | Drug Overdose | Film Buff

Cast

Norman Reedus	...	Kirby
Udo Kier	...	Bellinger
Gary Hetherington	...	Walter
Christopher Britton	...	Meyers (as Chris Britton)
Zara Taylor	...	Annie
Chris Gauthier	...	Timpson (as Christopher Gauthier)
Douglas Arthurs	...	Dalibor (as Douglas H. Arthurs)
Colin Foo	...	Fung
Gwynyth Walsh	...	Katja
Christopher Redman	...	Willowy Being
Julius Chapple	...	Henri Cotillard
Taras Kostyuk	...	Kaspar (as Taras)
Brad Kelly	...	Horst
Lynn Wahl	...	Cab Driver
Brahm Taylor	...	Protagonist
Rikki Gagne	...	Woman #1
Crystal Mudry	...	Woman #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christian Bocher	...	Hans Backovic (uncredited)

Directed by
John Carpenter

Writing credits
Drew McWeeny		(writer) &
Scott Swan		(writer)
Mick Garris		creator

Produced by
Keith Addis	....	executive producer
Bo Altherr	....	producer: special materials
Morris Berger	....	executive producer
Ben Browning	....	co-producer
Stephen R. Brown	....	executive producer (as Steve Brown)
Andrew Deane	....	executive producer
Mick Garris	....	executive producer
Adam Goldworm	....	co-producer
John W. Hyde	....	executive producer
Lisa Richardson	....	producer
Grant Rosenberg	....	consulting producer
Tom Rowe	....	producer
Pascal Verschooris	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Cody Carpenter

Cinematography by
Attila Szalay		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Patrick McMahon

Casting by
Nancy Nayor
Kelly Wagner

Production Design by
David Fischer

Art Direction by
Teresa Weston

Set Decoration by
Ide Foyle

Costume Design by
Lyn Kelly

Makeup Department
Rexford Bangle	....	assistant makeup artist
Michael Fields	....	special makeup effects artist: K.N.B EFX Group Inc. [us]
Cleo Gagner	....	assistant hair stylist
Sarah Graham	....	special makeup effects artist: K.N.B EFX Group Inc. [us]
Dana Hamel	....	makeup artist
Amanda McGowan	....	assistant makeup artist
Tana Lynn Moldovanos	....	key makeup artist: second unit
Adina Shore	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Margo Coughlin Zimmerman	....	production manager
Sally Dixon	....	post-production supervisor
Marie Norton	....	administrative manager
Stacey Jade Smart	....	executive in charge of production
Pascal Verschooris	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Karin Behrenz	....	third assistant director
Brian Giddens	....	first assistant director
Ian Samoil	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Andrei Andrianko	....	assistant art director
Doris Deutschmann	....	art department coordinator
Nick Dibley	....	property master (as Nicholas Dibley)
Jim Geddes	....	construction coordinator
Leesa Hanna	....	assistant set decorator (as Leesa McNalley)
Sean McGee	....	props assistant
John McIntosh	....	greens
Jake Miller	....	assistant property master
Zbibgniew Scheller	....	construction foreman (as Zbish Scheller)
John Wilcox	....	paint coordinator

Sound Department
Anke Bakker	....	sound supervisor
Kevin Belen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jay Cheetham	....	background sound editor
Jacqueline Cristianini	....	sound supervisor
Kris Fenske	....	sound designer
Kevin Konarzewski	....	adr mixer
Kevin Konarzewski	....	walla recordist
Jason Mauza	....	foley editor
Laurie Melhus	....	audio post coordinator
Iain Pattison	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jean Raymond	....	foley mixer
Sebastian Salm	....	sound mixer
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Colin Smith	....	boom operator
Joshua Stevenson	....	assistant dialogue editor
Matthew Wilson	....	sound effects editor
Todd R. Mason	....	sound effects recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Howard Berger	....	special effects makeup
Derek Heselton	....	special effects best boy
Gregory Nicotero	....	special effects makeup
Lino Stavole	....	special effects technician: mold department, K.N.B Effects Group
Wayne Szybunka	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Matt Belbin	....	digital effects editor
Sébastien Bergeron	....	digital effects supervisor: Anthem Visual Effects
Mike Goddard	....	visual effects
Annabelle Kent	....	digital compositor
Darren MacKay	....	digital compositor
Mladen Miholjcic	....	senior CGI artist: Anthem Visual Effects
Alessandro Nardini	....	visual effects
Stephen Paschke	....	digital effects artist
Lisa K. Sepp	....	visual effects producer: Anthem Visual Effects (as Lisa Sepp-Wilson)
Lee Wilson	....	visual effects supervisor: Anthem Visual Effects

Stunts
Jim Dunn	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Bradley S. Creasser	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Brad Creasser)
Stewart Henshaw	....	best boy lighting
Seth Hettrick	....	key rigging grip
Kieran Humphries	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Tom Kaczmarski	....	key grip
Christina Kasperczyk	....	first assistant camera
Mike Kolafa	....	gaffer (as Michael Kolafa)
Jos Oman	....	second assistant camera
Dean Schwingboth	....	best boy key grip
Richard Wilson	....	camera operator: "b" camera

Casting Department
Sandra-Ken Freeman	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Linda Leduc	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Marc Pollon	....	assistant editor
Matt Venables	....	post-production coordinator
Mike Williamson	....	apprentice editor
Mike Williamson	....	editorial coordinator

Music Department
Mike Beckett	....	music editor
Lisa Brown	....	music supervisor
Tiffany Downey	....	music assistant
Jennifer Ross	....	music supervisor
Ed Shearmur	....	composer: main title music (as Edward Shearmur)
Happy Walters	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Duane Shearer	....	office driver
Fraser Sutherland	....	transportation coordinator
John Swetlikoe	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Barbara Barnes	....	assistant production coordinator
Steve Best	....	assistant to director
Kristi Blicharski	....	unit publicist
Sheri Buckham	....	assistant accountant
Genessa Davis	....	assistant production coordinator
Kath Drew	....	production accountant
Shalia Edl	....	production coordinator
Kristin Harris	....	production coordinator
Dave Harvey	....	assistant accountant
Pam Lawrence	....	script supervisor
Katy Lew	....	assistant to producers
Sheri Mayervich	....	location manager
Ross Redhead	....	assistant to producers
Saida Rodriguez	....	assistant manager (as Zaida Rodriguez)
Dinean Stayk	....	assistant location manager
Allison Stephen	....	production assistant
Allison Stephen	....	script coordinator
Bonnie Sutherland	....	set supervisor
Stephen Tibbetts	....	stand-in
Raj Uppal	....	assistant to producers (as Rajvinder Uppal)
Desiree Zurowski	....	stand-in

Thanks
Dan Walton	....	thanks

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mick Garris		creator

Makeup Department
Howard Berger	....	special makeup effects artist
Mike Fields	....	co-key special make-up effects artist
Grady Holder	....	dental prosthetics: K.N.B. EFX Group
Gregory Nicotero	....	special makeup effects artist
Leanne Rae Podavin	....	special makeup effects artist
Geoff Redknap	....	special makeup effects artist
Sherry Van Gool	....	additional assistant makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Raj Uppal	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Martin P. Blaine	....	lead carpenter
Bill Morrill	....	lead carpenter

Sound Department
Kris Casavant	....	assistant sound editor
Dario DiSanto	....	foley editor
Talvinder Gill	....	assistant sound editor
Shawn Miller	....	sound mixer: second unit

Special Effects by
Ozzy Alvarez	....	lab technician: K.N.B. EFX Group
Jenny Wallace	....	special effects runner

Stunts
Byron Briscoe	....	stunt double
Clint Carleton	....	stunt double: Ethan Embry
Janina Dall	....	stunt double
Jim Dunn	....	stunt coordinator (12 episodes)
Ashlea Earl	....	stunt double: Bree Turner
Lani Gelera	....	stunt double
Jon Kralt	....	stunt rider
James Ralph	....	stunt double: William Forsythe
Jeff Sanca	....	stunt driver
Sharon Simms	....	stunt double
Eli Zagoudakis	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
John Brown	....	rigging lamp operator
Jeff Cassidy	....	second assistant camera
T.C. Chapman	....	rigging gaffer
Chris Cove	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Chris Cove	....	second assistant camera
Glen A. Dickson	....	camera operator: "b" camera (episode: "Deer Woman")
David Gray	....	still photographer
Aaron Haesler	....	second assistant camera (season 2)
Gary Stamford	....	gaffer: second unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dawn Grey	....	dresser
Glenna Owen	....	assistant costume designer

Music Department
Amanda Sobeck	....	music coordinator

Transportation Department
John Sorenson	....	driver
Larry Tardif	....	driver: camera car and process trailer

Other crew
Ron Buck	....	technical advisor: military
Simon Chin	....	extras wrangler
Andrzej Dec	....	assistant location manager (odd episodes)
Krista Johnston	....	clearance
Darron Leiren-Young	....	assistant production coordinator
Nathan Lomax	....	key set production assistant (season 2)
Nathan Lomax	....	office production assistant (season 2)
Pancho Mansfield	....	network executive
Sandra Montgomery	....	script supervisor: second unit
Rainer Scheelisch	....	special equipment
Stephen Sobisky	....	interactive designer
Ryan Steacy	....	armorer

Production Companies

• IDT Entertainment
• Industry Entertainment
• Nice Guy Productions
• Reunion Pictures

Distributors

• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Kadokawa Entertainment (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
• Midget Entertainment (2006) (Denmark) (DVD)
• Premiere (2007) (Germany) (TV)
• SBP (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Showtime Networks (2005) (USA) (TV)
• Splendid Film (2006) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Anthem Visual Effects

Other Companies

• Aikins / Cossey Casting  casting
• Background, The  walla group
• Boardwalk Foley  foley artists
• Cherokee Studios  original music recorded and mixed at
• Robb Brothers, The  music production
• Sharpe Sound Studios  audio post production
• Thomas Cobb Design  title design

Runtime:

59 min | Germany:56 min (cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Argentina:18 | Germany:18 (cut)

Company:

IDT Entertainment

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Kirby is confronted by Walter about the money he owes, Walter tells Kirby he's got one week to come up with it. Kirby towards the end of the movie gets the money and finds the theater chained up. When on the phone with one of the employees from the theater he says that he was given *two* weeks to get the money.

Movie Connections:

References Profondo rosso (1975)

Classic Carpenter - dark and suspense-filled

"Cigarette Burns" is a wonderful tale from John Carpenter that was a delight to watch.

This "Masters of Horror" episode is dark and grim. It's both surreal and frighteningly real, like a bad nightmare. There are images contained in this hour of television that are original and shocking.

Carpenter's touches are filled with a wicked sense of humour. For those cynics who state that this master has lost his earlier powers of film-making, watch this episode! Udo Kier is creepy as hell in this tale and Norman Reedus is gripping as the lead character.

Surprisingly violent and challenging, "Cigarette Burns" is a very strong entry in the "Masters of Horror" series.