Darkness Falls (2003)


Darkness Falls
Release Date24 January 2003
Budget$11,000,000
US Box Office$32,000,000
TaglineEvery Legend Has Its Dark Side.
GenreHorror, Thriller
CountryUSA
Australia
Filming LocationsAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassCreature Film
MoodNail-biters
ThemesHaunted By the Past
TonesCreepy, Claustrophobic, Understated, Goth, Atmospheric
TagsChildhood, Childhood Friend, Curse, Fear, Folklore, Ghost, Hometown, Legend [fable], Lighthouse, Mask [disguise], Monster, Myth, Small Town, Story, Teeth, Witch

Darkness Falls is a 2003 American horror film written by Joe Harris and John Fasano and directed by Jonathan Liebesman.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Kyle Walsh

Caitlin Greene

Michael Greene

Grant Piro
Larry Fleishman

Officer Matt Henry

Steve Mouzakis
Dr. Peter Murphy

Peter Curtin
Dr. Travis

Nurse Lauren

Jenny Lovell
Nurse Alexandra

John Stanton
Captain Thomas Henry

Angus Sampson
Raymond 'Ray' Winchester

Charlotte Rees
Marie Winchester

Joshua Anderson
Young Kyle Walsh

Young Caitlin Greene

Rebecca McCauley
Margaret Walsh

Daniel Daperis
Young Larry Fleishman

Andrew Bayly
Officer Andy Batten

Aaron Gazzola
Billy

Cecelia Specht
Little Boy's Mother

Matt Robertson
Little Boy's Father

Mark Blackmore
Bartender

Joshua Parnell
Store Clerk

Rayne Guest
Spilled Beer Girl

Andrew Dauchy
Drinking Buddy

Bruce Hughes
Medical Examiner

Roy Edmunds
Police Officer

Philip Reilley
Police Officer

Mark Wickham
Police Officer

Marnie Statkus
Police Officer

Gary A. Hecker
Tooth Fairy Vocal Effects

Antony Burrows
Matilda Dixon

Gerard Cogley
Security Guard

Christopher T. Warren
Onlooker

Director

Writer

Joe Harris
,

John Fasano

James Vanderbilt

Producer

Lou Arkoff
executive producer

Derek Dauchy
executive producer

Irene Dobson
line producer

John Fasano
producer

John Hegeman
producer

Lauren Kisilevsky
associate producer

William Sherak
producer

Jason Shuman
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Dan Laustsen

Editor

Timothy Alverson

Steve Mirkovich
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Casting Director

Maura Fay
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Lynn Ruthven

Production Designer

George Liddle
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Art Director

Tom Nursey
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Set Decorator

Rebecca Cohen
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Costume Designer

Anna Borghesi
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Judy Bunn
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Shane Phillips
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Roberta Shaw
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Jane Summer-Eve
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Makeup Department

Nadia Cowell
hair stand-by, makeup stand-by

Vivien Mepham
makeup designer

Erica Wells
makeup artist

Cheryl Williams
key hair stylist

Production Manager

Laura May Alcock
unit production manager

Jim Conrads
post-production supervisor

Kristopher Kasper
post-production supervisor: Imaginary Forces

Grayden Le Breton
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Robert Brown
first assistant director: second unit

Greg Cobain
second second assistant director, second assistant director: second unit

Miranda Colman
third assistant director

Jamie Crooks
first assistant director

Jason Faulkner
second assistant director

Hamish Roxburgh
third assistant director: reshoots

Art Department

Sean Ahern
foreman

Liala Allain
set painter

Lance Beriman
carpenter

Timothy Blaikie
set builder

Martin Bruveris
head scenic artist

Ross Cairns
props carpenter

Graeme Callander
storyboard artist

Lusia Carovola
assistant set dresser

Reece Cliff
greensman

Monica Cogan
set dresser

Dominic Connor
carpenter

Richard Crowe
standby props

Jesse D'Angelo
storyboard artist

William Davidson
set builder

Rohan Dawson
set painter

Alex Devcic
prop maker

Elliot Doig
carpenter

Toni Forsyth
set dresser

Diana Freeman
art department coordinator

Timothy Gale
welder

Dean Hagers
set builder

Rain Hart
illustrator

Phin Hernworth
set builder

Jenny Hitchcock
set designer

Brett Laker
welder

Eugene Land
senior set builder

Fergus Leese
construction coordinator

Marcus Lewis
set dresser

Matthew Love
set builder

Peter Luscombe
prop maker

Andrew Macintyre
set builder

Dale Mackie
illustrator

Robert Molnar
assistant set dresser

Robert Moxham
standby props

Kate Murray
assistant set dresser

John Noble
welder

Brian Osmond
welder

Mitchell O'Sullivan
carpenter

Peter 'Babylon' Owens
prop maker

George Papadimas
prop maker

Matthew Parker-Charlton
set builder

Janie Parker
props buyer, assistant property master

Mario Peraic
greensman

Slavko Peraic
set dresser

Renata Petanceski
set painter

Rolland Pike
property master

Patrick Plummer
art department accountant

Ivan Poa
carpenter

Wayne Porter
steel foreman

Amy Robinson
set painter

Andy Robinson
paint foreman

Cameron Ross
set builder

Brianna Seale
art department assistant

Chris Sidwell
senior set builder

construction manager

Craig Sutherland
set builder

Stuart Symes
carpenter

Daniel Talbot
set builder

Gregg Thomas
greensman

Brendan Tolley
storyboard artist

Annette Mackie
design assist

Patrick Vaughn
carpenter

Karin Wemmering
carpenter

Matthew Weston
foreman

Paula Whiteway
set designer

Carly Williams
set painter

Max Williams
welder

Tony Williams
assistant art director

Simon Wood
graphics

Stefan Dechant
storyboard artist

Sound Department

Christopher Barnett
re-recording engineer

digital sound transferer

Michael J. Benavente
supervising adr editor

Tim Burby
digital sound transferer

Lisa Chino
assistant sound editor

Sean England
machine room operator

Frank E. Eulner
supervising sound editor

Ben Faiman
boom operator

Will Files
assistant sound designer

Ken Fischer
sound editor

Alison Fisher
dialogue editor

Jonathan Greber
digital sound transferer

Vincent Guisetti
foley artist

Scott Guitteau
sound effects editor

Todd Harris
assistant sound editor

Gary A. Hecker
foley artist

David Hunter
digital editorial services

Jason W. Jennings
sound effects editor

Pamela Kahn
foley artist

Noah Katz
digital editorial services

Tricia Linklater
first assistant sound editor

Howard London
adr mixer

Brian Magerkurth
machine room operator

Charles Maynes
temp sound effects editor

Chris Navarro
adr recordist

Andrew Neil
adr mixer

Brandon Proctor
sound mix technician

Mark Purcell
machine room operator

Gary Rizzo
sound re-recording mixer

Kyle Rochlin
foley mixer

Ronald G. Roumas
machine room operator

Brian Ruberg
foley mixer

Dean Ryan
boom operator

Jurgen Scharpf
sound mix technician

John Schiefelbein
production sound mixer

Eric Thompson
adr mixer

Randy Thom
sound designer, sound re-recording mixer

Steven Ticknor
supervising sound editor

John Torrijos
video services

Special Effects

Peter Armstrong
special effects technician

Aaron Beaucaire
special effects coordinator

Brian Jeffrey Belcher
special effects technician

Gillian Farrow
special effects technician

Clint Ingram
special effects technician

Andrew Jones
special effects technician

Paul Katte
special effects makeup

Lindsay MacGowan
art department: Stan Winston Studio

Keith Marbory
special effects supervisor

Nick Nicolaou
special effects makeup

Ali Pearce
special effects assistant

Brian Pearce
special effects supervisor

Cassie Pearce
special effects assistant

John Sanderson
special effects technician

Evan Schiff
special effects: Stan Winston Studio

David Trethewey
special effects technician

Peter Trethewey
special effects technician

Lisa Wang
special effects coordinator

Steve Wang
special effects

tooth fairy designer

Visual Effects

Victoria Alonso
visual effects producer

Christian Boudman
lead artist, digital compositor

digital compositor: Animal Logic

Aimee Campbell
roto/paint: SPI

Debbie Denise
executive visual effects producer

Brandon England
visual effects

Jeanmarc Furio
digital compositor: Animal Logic

Joshua Geisler-Amhowitz
digital matte painter

Damien Gray
animator

Leah Hardstark
visual effects research

Anthony Harris
digital color timer

Bernadette Hayes
animator

Christian Hejnal
digital production manager

Richard R. Hoover
visual effects supervisor

Kevin J. Jolly
visual effects editor: SPI

Steven Anthony Khoury
lighting technical director, 3D visual effects

Richard J. Landon
creature construction team

Jolene McCaffrey
digital compositor: Animal Logic

Todd Mesher
visual effects compositor

Robert Davis Oh
film recording technician

Jeff Olm
Inferno artist: SPI

Sunit Parekh
technical director: Animal Logic

Murray Pope
visual effects executive producer

Dan Schmit
visual effects supervisor: additional effects

David Short
lead technical director: Animal Logic

Doug Spilatro
visual effects

Barry Weiss
senior staff: SPI

Carsten Dietz
Inferno artist: main titles

Michael Halford
texture artist

Stunts

Amanda Buchanan
stunts

Tom Coltraine
stunts

Michelle Comerford
stunts

Morgan Evans
stunts

Ashley Fairfield
stunts

Collette Hardcastle
stunts

Selina Harmen
stunts

Tony Lynch
stunts

Emma Moran
stunts

Nicole Moro
stunts

Andy Owen
stunts

Brett Praed
stunts

Glenn Ruehland
stunt coordinator

Greg Stuart
assistant stunt coordinator

David Wald
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Glenn Arrowsmith
grip

Tov Belling
first assistant camera

Steven Cook
assistant chief lighting technician

Karl Engeler
chief lighting technician

Bradley Galgon
electrician

Robyn Good
rigger

Tiny Good
rigger

Adrian Goodwin
grip

Luke Green
lighting stand-in: "Michael"

Chris Hansford
grip

Rob Hansford
key grip

Damian Heckendorf
grip

Gillian Huxley
rigging gaffer

Andrew Jerram
assistant camera

James Kalisch
video assist

Grant Kennelly
key rigging grip

Paul Kurzke
construction electrician

Justin M. Lubin
still photographer: pre-production

Harry Panagiotidis
camera operator, steadicam operator

additional still photographer

Juan Ruiz Anchía
cinematographer: prologue and end titles

Geoff Skilbeck
second assistant camera

Martin Turner
director of photography: second unit

Richard Turton
electrician

Anthony Veith
electrician

Stephen F. Windon
additional photographer

Suzy Wood
still photographer

Casting Department

Lisa Wright
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Julie Nixon
costume buyer

Damir Peranovic
costumer

Keryn Ribbands
costume supervisor

Roberta Shaw
costumer

Editorial Department

Marlen Hill
negative cutter

Kristopher Kasper
editor: main titles

Tim Mirkovich
assistant editor

Chris Regan
color timer

Donna Smith
apprentice editor

Music Department

Paul Andrews
composer: song "Gunboat"

Brent Brooks
music editor: temp music

Gary Krause
music editor

Joe Lisanti
music editor

Ernie Mannix
music editor: special edition

Dana Niu
orchestrator

David Polemeni
film music producer

orchestrator, conductor

Jeff Vaughn
scoring mixer

Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
music editor: temp

Transportation Department

Stephen Lack
action vehicle coordinator

Other Crew

Ahmet Ahmet
title designer

Devin Bailey
production assistant

Antony Burrows
stand-in, stand-in: Chaney Kley

Lachlan Collins
double: "Michael", second unit

Kyle Cooper
title designer, prologue director

Luke Coulson
production assistant

Nadia Cowell
production assistant

Andrew Dauchy
production assistant, assistant: Mr. Shuman & Mr. Sherak

Lara Deam
stand-in

Edwin Dunkley
video services

Suzanne Evans-Booth
production coordinator: gold coast

John Fox
armorer

Kristine Fraser
assistant to producers and director: gold coast

Victor Fukushima
unit assistant

Phillip Gore
assistant accountant

Luke Green
stand-in

Judy Hallin
production coordinator

John P. Husky
production assistant

Lyn Jones
production accountant

Mike Lane
client services

Rachael Leslie
assistant: Mr. Liebesman

Patrick Lussier
visual consultant

Michael Madigan
assistant location manager

Brian Mah
title designer

Brianna Mann
production secretary

Kristijana Maric
assistant accountant

Michael Muehlhelm
production assistant

Eva Napolean
client services

Ira Napoliello
assistant: Mr. Dauchy

Gordon Ng
client services

Joe Pampanella
safety supervisor

Shane Phillips
production assistant

Patrick Plummer
assistant accountant

Alistair Reilly
location manager

Brianna Seale
production assistant

Fiona Searson
unit publicist

Kath Sinclair
production assistant

Ellen Stafford
producer: main titles

Annette Mackie
production assistant

Jo Weeks
script supervisor

Michelle Whitehurst
assistant production coordinator

Steve Wyld
production assistant

Thanks

Shirley Jaffe
in memory of

Production Company

Revolution Studios

Distant Corners Entertainment Group Inc.

Blue Star Productions

Village Roadshow Pictures
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Distributor

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)

Columbia Pictures

Revolution Studios Distribution Company

Buena Vista International

Columbia TriStar Film Distributors

Columbia TriStar Film

Columbia TriStar Films

Columbia TriStar Italia

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
,

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

Columbia TriStar Home Video

LK-TEL
,

RTL Entertainment

Special Effects

Animal Logic
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Blue Star Productions
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Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI)
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Stan Winston Studio

Miscellaneous

Imaginary Forces
prologue and end titles

Motion Picture Lighting
lighting

Showtech Australia
rigging crew and equipment supplied by, drapes supplied by

Skywalker Sound
post-production sound services

Varèse Sarabande
soundtrack






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