The Theatre Bizarre
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The Theatre Bizaree is a 2011 horror anthology film
. The six segments are directed by Douglas Buck
, Buddy Giovinazzo
, David Gregory, Karim Hussain
, Tom Savini
and Richard Stanley.
and France
based Metaluna Productions.
Each director was given the same budget, schedule and narrative directive. Other than that, they were given free rein to create their 10-20 minute segments.
Richard Stanley's segment is an adaptation of the short story Mother of Toads by Clark Ashton Smith
.
The segment directed by Tom Savini is titled "Wet Dreams"
Anthology film
An anthology film is a feature film consisting of several different short films, often tied together by only a single theme, premise, or brief interlocking event . Sometimes each one is directed by a different director...
. The six segments are directed by Douglas Buck
Douglas Buck
Douglas Buck is an American film director.Buck grew up in Long Island, later moving to New York City, where he began making films while working as an airport electrical engineer. Buck started by making short films, including Cutting Moments , Home , and Prologue , all three of which were collected...
, Buddy Giovinazzo
Buddy Giovinazzo
Buddy Giovinazzo is an independent filmmaker and author who is known for his gritty-low budget debut film, Combat Shock, and his collection of harrowing short stories of low urban life in his 1993 novel, Life is Hot in Cracktown....
, David Gregory, Karim Hussain
Karim Hussain
Karim Hussain is a Canadian screenwriter, director and cinematographer. He is best known for his 2000 film Subconscious Cruelty, and as co-writer of Nacho Cerda's The Abandoned....
, Tom Savini
Tom Savini
Thomas Vincent "Tom" Savini is an American actor, stuntman, director, award-winning special effects and makeup artist. He is known for his work on the Living Dead films directed by George A. Romero, as well as Creepshow, The Burning, Friday the 13th, The Prowler, and Maniac. He directed the 1990...
and Richard Stanley.
Cast
- James GillJames GillJames Gill may refer to:*James Gill , American pop-artist*James Gill , Irish cricketer*James Gill , columnist for the Times-Picayune *James Elgin Gill, world's most premature baby...
as Donnie - Kaniehtiio HornKaniehtiio HornKaniehtiio Horn is a Mohawk actress. She was nominated for a Gemini Award for her role in the television film Moccasin Flats: Redemption...
as The Writer - Victoria MauretteVictoria MauretteVictoria Maurette is an Argentine actress, singer–songwriter, composer and model. She is probably the best known for her performance as Victoria "Vico Paz in the Cris Morena Group series Rebel's Way, and for her roles in Albert Pyun's films Left for Dead, Bulletface and Tales of an Ancient...
as Karina - Shane Woodward as Martin
- Lena Kleine as Mother
- Catriona MacCollCatriona MacCollCatriona MacColl is an English actress who has worked extensively in both film and television across Europe.-Acting career:In 1979, MacColl made her debut in the title role of "Lady Oscar" directed by Jacques Demy in Japan...
as Mere Antoinette - Elissa Dowling as Subs
- Erica Rhodes as Cellist
- Lorry O'Toole as Hot Waitress
- Lindsay Goranson as Estelle
- Jessica Remmers as Antonia
- Jeff Dylan Graham as Buzz
- Halfbreed Billy GramHalfbreed Billy Gram"Halfbreed" Billy Gram is an American musician, screenwriter, actor, professional wrestling manager, color commentator and Native American political activist. He is best known for appearances with the Philly punk-metal band Saints in Hell and his solo project Ghostdance Tribe...
as Dungeon Master - Cynthia Wu-Maheux as Junkie Girl
- Rachelle Glait as Homeless Woman
- Imogen Haworth as Pregnant Woman
- Tree CarrTree CarrTree Carr is an American singer, multi-instrumentalist and actress who has played in a variety of London based bands and has appeared in several films.She is also the owner of "Today is Boring" a DVD rental shop and film society based in east London.-Music:...
as Kissing Couple
Production
The film is a co-production between United States based Severin FilmsSeverin Films
-History:The label was created in 2006 in Los Angeles, other offices were founded in New York and London. The released films by Severin Films include: Hardware, Jesús Franco's Bloody Moon and Macumba Sexual, Walerian Borowczyk's Immortal Women, Gwendoline: Unrated Director's Cut, The Hairdresser's...
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
based Metaluna Productions.
Each director was given the same budget, schedule and narrative directive. Other than that, they were given free rein to create their 10-20 minute segments.
Richard Stanley's segment is an adaptation of the short story Mother of Toads by Clark Ashton Smith
Clark Ashton Smith
Clark Ashton Smith was a self-educated American poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories. He achieved early local recognition, largely through the enthusiasm of George Sterling, for traditional verse in the vein of Swinburne...
.
The segment directed by Tom Savini is titled "Wet Dreams"