Freakshow (2007)

Director:

Drew Bell

Writer:

Keith Leopard (writer)

Release Date:

30 January 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

In a modern retelling of Tod Browning's "Freaks" (1932), "Freakshow" tells the story of a group of criminals...

Plot Keywords:

Circus | Freakshow | Beautiful Woman | Wolf Boy | One Word Title

Cast

Rebekah Kochan	...	Lucy
Dane Rosselli	...	Hank
Christopher Adamson	...	Lon
McKenna Geu	...	Little Kimmie
Mighty Mike Murga	...	Curtis
Diego Barquinero	...	Wolf Man (as VeeKay)
Jeffrey Allen	...	The Strongman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dean N. Arevalo	...	Al
Wayne Baldwin	...	Old Man / Story Teller
Matthew Blashaw	...	Jimmy
Evan Block	...	Human Shadow
Robert Pike Daniel	...	Security Chief
Christopher DeMaci	...	Danny
Jason DeParis	...	Arnie
Etta Devine	...	Mongoloid Girl
Amy Dunton	...	Bobby-Bobbie
Sharon Edrei	...	Sherri
Daeg Faerch	...	Glen (scenes deleted)
Kevin Gardner	...	Carny / Clown
Brystal Geu	...	Mongoloid #2
Spencer Geu	...	Brad
Ted Gianopulos	...	Cop #1
Jimmy Goldman	...	The Great Riwami
Larry Gomez	...	Wolf Boy
Glenn Gray	...	Canvas man
John Christian Harpster	...	Hank's dad
John Karyus	...	The Elephant Man
Mark Preston Miller	...	Lee
Stefanie Naifeh	...	Bearded Woman
Dalton O'Dell	...	Mikey
Bill Quinn	...	Chef
Amanda Ward	...	Cannibal Girl

Directed by
Drew Bell

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Keith Leopard		writer

Produced by
Anthony Fankhauser	....	line producer
David Michael Latt	....	producer
David Rimawi	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Mark Atkins

Film Editing by
Kristen Quintrall

Production Design by
Kurt Altschwager

Art Direction by
Steve Fish

Costume Design by
Kiyomi Hara

Makeup Department
Tom Devlin	....	key special makeup effects
John Karyus	....	effects makeup assistant
Kazuyuki Okada	....	special makeup effects artist
Lola Wallace	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Ross Edgar	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Justin Jones	....	first assistant director
Kristen Quintrall	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Brad Schield	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Ugo Derouard	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Ugo Derouard	....	sound designer
Ugo Derouard	....	sound editor
Reza Moosavi	....	sound mixer
Suren Wijeyaratne	....	mix sound editor
Suren Wijeyaratne	....	sound re-recording mixer

Stunts
McKenna Geu	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Brant Beland	....	best boy electric
Shaun Dallas	....	camera operator: second unit
Daniel Dougherty	....	grip
Derrick Esperanza	....	gaffer
Matt Fore	....	electrician
Emerson Jaco	....	best boy electric
Johan Martínez	....	grip
Jihane Mrad	....	second assistant camera
Howard Newstate	....	gaffer
Fulton Singleton	....	key grip
Joshua W. Smith	....	grip
Julien Zeitouni	....	jimmy jib operator

Other crew
Diego Barquinero	....	sideshow consultant

Production Companies

• Asylum, The

Distributors

• Asylum, The (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Cultmovies (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2009) (Argentina) (DVD) (uncut version)
• LK-TEL (2009) (Argentina) (VHS)
• MRA Entertainment Group (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
• Trash Mountain Video - Epcott K.K. (2008) (Japan) (DVD)

Special Effects

• 1313 FX

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• International Talent Consultant  special thanks

Also Known As:

Oddities (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

Argentina:90 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:Unrated | Australia:R | Australia:R (2007) | UK:18 | Argentina:18

Filming Locations:

Pedley, California, USA

Company:

Asylum, The

Trivia:

Filmed on the set used for "Carnivale".

Goofs:

Continuity: Hank is in the trailer with Bobbi/Bobby (half man half woman) and she/he is holding the jar containing one of her babies. First she has a cloth over the bottom of the jar to resemble a blanket probably, next shot the cloth is under the jar, the next it's on top of the bottom of the jar, then it's underneath again.

Quotes:

Arnie: I am not a bad person, I am not a bad person.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Freaks (1932)

The Beauty and the Beasties

In a side-show circus owned by Lon (Christopher Adamson), the greatest attractions are the deformed people that are bonded with Lon as family. When a group of five outsiders join the circus to work in security, they actually are criminals that intend to steal one week ticket sales. However, the greedy and sexy slut Lucy (Rebekah Kochan) finds that Lon owns a fortune and convinces her partners that she could seduce Lon, get married with him and later kill him to become the heir of his fortune. When the youngest freak is murdered by the gang, the side-show performers seek revenge and join forces to hunt each criminal. Then they capture Lucy and transform her into the next attraction of the show, the Worm Woman.

The violent and graphic "Freakshow" uses the same storyline of Tod Browning's "Freaks" (1932) and is a good remake of the classic, with a modification of the plot and characters. The make-up is excellent and the production is also very careful with the music score. This movie is absolutely underrated in IMDb, maybe because the voters are influenced by the negative propaganda that was written about this film or maybe by the inhuman and extremely graphic conclusion. Anyway, I believe that real fans of harsh slashers will like this horror movie. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Freakshow – O Circo dos Horrores" ("Freakshow – The Horror Circus")