Necronomicon (1994)

Country of Origin: USA / UK / Japan
Year of Production: 1994
Running Times: 96 mins
Format: colour 35mm
Ratio:
Sound: Dolby SR

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: ITC / August Entertainment in association with Pioneer LDC / Ozla Pictures
Executive Producer: Taka Ichise
Producers: Samuel Hadida, Brian Yuzna
Co-Producer: Aki Komine
Line Producer: Gary Schmoelier
Production Coordinator: Dawn Todd
Assistant Coordinators: Christian Clarke, Judith Reilly

SCRIPT
Script: Brent V. Friedman (Wraparound: The Library, Part 3: Whispers), Christophe Gans, Brent V. Friedman (Part 1: The Drowned), Kazunori Ito, Brent V. Friedman (Part 2: The Cold)
Stories: Brian Yuzna, Brent V. Friedman (Wraparound: The Library, Part 3: Whispers); The Rats in the Walls, Cool Air and The Whisperer in Darkness by H.P. Lovecraft
Creative Consultant: Rick Fry
Script Translator: Kayoko Kikkawa

DIRECTION
Directors: Brian Yuzna (Wraparound: The Library, Part 3: Whispers), Christophe Gans (Part 1: The Drowned), Shusuke Kaneko (Part 2: The Cold)
1st Assistant Directors: Ed Licht, Bill Berry
2nd Assistant Director: Patrick Kinney
2nd 2nd Assistant Director: Christy Santelli
2nd Unit 2nd Assistant Director: Kevin M. Sullivan

PHOTOGRAPHY
Directors of Photography: Gerry Lively; Russ Brandt (Part 1: The Drowned)
Visual Consultant: Georgie Fromentin
Grip: Chuck Atkins

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Supervising Film Editor: Christopher Roth
Film Editor: Keith H. Sauter
1st Assistant Editor: Douglas Crise
Apprentice Editor: Amber Pfeiffer
Post-Production Supervisors: Andy Horvitch, Christopher Roth

MUSIC
Music: Joseph LoDuca (Wraparound: The Library, Part 1: The Drowned); Daniel Licht (Part 2: The Cold, Part 3: Whispers)
Score Mixer: Larry Mah

SOUND
Re-Recording Mixer: Jeffrey Perkins
Foley Artists: John Post, Lisa Houle

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Lisa Buono
Additional Make Up: Shauna Giesbrecht
Assistant Make Up: Silvi Labrador
Costume Designer: Ida Gearon
Key Costumer: Sister A. Daniels

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: Mechanical and Make Up Imageries Inc; Todd Masters Company
Creature Creator: Steve Johnson
Special Make Up Effects: Everett Burrell, Rodney Petreikis
Make Up Effects Consultant: Tom Savini

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Bart Mixon

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: Optic Nerve Studios
Special Effects Animation: Bret Mixon
Animation Assistant: Ernest D. Farino
Inking: Jeanna Crawford
Optical Effects Supervisor: Dave Gregory
Optical Effects: Larry Arpin

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Anthony Tremblay
Set Dresser: Jason Nunes
Storyboard Artists: Pete Von Sholly, Joe Griffith, George Turner
Storyboards and Visual Concept (The Drowned): Thierry Segur
Storyboards and Visual Concept: John Rheaume
Visual Concept: J.K. Potter

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Jayne-Ann Tenggren
Additional Script Supervisor: Kimberly Weeks
Production Accountant: Rick Endelson
Production Auditor: Michael Donner
Production Assistants: Sarah Kelly, Daniel Bernath, Amber Leigh Pfeiffer, Phil Quinton, Nathaniel Booth, Tia Stine, Alex Abraham, Eric Mountain, Heath Seifert, Erick Simmel, David Deeks, Lisa M. Bock, John Deaver, Nancy Fuller, Jodi Willard
OZ Company Assistant: Kinji Kaneyama
Office Assistant: Stephanie Axe
Production Consultant: Shingo Miyauchi

LOCATIONS
Location Manager: Jeff P. Rubinstein

STUNTS
Stunts: T.J. White
Utility Stunts: Michael R. Long

CASTING
Casting: Jeffery Passero
Casting Associate: Liz Passero
Casting Assistants: Beth Goldenberg, Robin Knoll

CAST
Wraparound: The Library
Jeffrey Combs (H.P. Lovecraft)
Tony Azito (librarian)
Juan Fernández (attendant)

Part 1: The Drowned
Bruce Payne (Edward De La Poer)
Belinda Bauer (Nancy Gallmore)
Maria Ford (Clara)
Richard Lynch (Jethro De Lapoer)

Part 2: The Cold
David Warner (Dr Madden)
Bess Meyer (Emily Osterman)
Millie Perkins (Lena)
Dennis Christopher (Dale Porkel)
Gary Graham (Sam)
Curt Lowens (Mr Hawkins)

Part 3: Whispers
Signy Coleman (Sarah)
Don Calfa (Mr Benedict)
Judith Drake (Mrs Benedict)
Obba Babatunde (Paul)

Brian Yuzna (cabbie)
Peter Jasienski (Jethro's son)
Denice D. Lewis (Emma De La Poer)
William Jess Russell (doctor)
Vladimir Kulich (villager)
James Paradise, Sebastian White (policemen)

PLOT SUMMARY

An anthology of three stories based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft himself is searching an old library for the fabled book Necronomicon, the Book of the Dead. As he copies stories from the book, which he finds guarded by monks, the tales are dramatised.

France
Theatrical Distributor: Metropolitan Filmexport

USA
Video Distributors: New Line Home Video; Turner Home Entertainment

Australia
Rating: MA

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: R

1994
Fantafestival
Best Special Effects - winner

Fantasporto
International Fantasy Film Award Best Special Effects - winner
International Fantasy Film Award Best Film (Brian Yuzna) - nominated

1994
February
Day Unknown: Portugal – shown at the Fantasporto Film Festival

July
29: UK – theatrical release

1996
October
29: USA - video release

Book of the Dead.

From the master of terror comes a chilling tale of unspeakable evil.

H.P. Lovecraft's Necronomicon, Book of the Dead - US video title
El libro de los muertos – Venezuelan title

KEYWORDS

anthologies, books, libraries, monks, necronomicon, short story into film

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009