In the Mouth of Madness

Director: John Carpenter John Carpenter

Overview

This John Carpenter horror movie simultaneously honors and pokes fun at the work of author Stephen King as it depicts a violent and chaotic real world that his been strongly influenced by a horror writer. John Trent, an insurance investigator, has gone off the deep end. The film opens with he and a psychiatrist in a padded cell. There the demented Trent tries to tell his story of violence and confusion. The shrink recognizes that his story is by no means unique, for such events are happening everywhere. Trent believes that the cause of the chaos lies within the writings of author Sutter Cane who recently disappeared. Trent was hired by the writer's publisher to find him, and this lead him to his conclusion that Cane was somehow behind it all. Trent was assisted by Linda Styles, Cane's editor. Together they went to find Hobb's End, the fictional location of Cane's tales. They found it in New England. What was even stranger, is that all the terrifying events mentioned in Cane's books came to pass in this innocuous village.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/22/2016
UPC:	0888574446192
Original Release:	1994
Rating:	R
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Sales rank:	5,735

Special Features

Commentary by director John Carpenter and cinematographer Gary B. Kibbe; Original theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sam Neill	John Trent
Julie Carmen	Linda Styles
Charlton Heston	Harglow
David Warner	Dr Wrenn
John Glover	Saperstein
Bernie Casey	Robinson
Peter Jason	Paul
Frances Bay	Mrs. Pickman
Wilhem von Homburg	Simon,Simon
Kevin Rushton	Guard
Gene Mack	Guard
Conrad Bergschneider	Axe Maniac
Marvin Scott	Reporter
Katherine Ashby	Receptionist
Ben Gilbert	Young Teen
Dennis O'Connor	Cop
Paul Brogen	Scrawny Teen
Sharon Dyer	Homeless Woman
Sean Ryan	Bicycle Boy
Lance Paton	Little Boy
Jacelyn Holmes	Little Girl
Hayden Christensen	Paperboy
Garry Robbins	Truck Driver
Sean Roberge	Desk Clerk
Robert Lewis Bush	Hotel Man
Louise Beaven	Old Lady
Cliff Woolner	Bus Driver
Deborah Theaker	Municipal Woman
Chuck Campbell	Customer
Carolyn Tweedle	Nurse
Thom Bell	Farmer
Mark Adriaans	Window Teen
Jack Moore-Wickham	Simon's Son, Johnny
David Austerwell	Kid
Richard Kohler	Kid
Kieran Sells	Kid
Laura Schmidt	Kid
Kyle Sheenan	Kid
Daniel Verhoeven	Kid
Kevin Zegers	Kid,Kid
Jürgen Prochnow	Sutter cane
Paul Brogren	Actor
Tom Bell	Farmer
John Carpenter	Composer
Jim Lang	Composer

Technical Credits

Michael DeLuca

Gary Kibbe

John Carpenter	Director
Sandy King	Producer
Jeff Imada	Stunts
Martin Malivoire	Special Effects
Bruce Nicholson	Special Effects
Ted Ross	Special Effects
Michael DeLuca	Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Robert Clydesdale	Casting
Gary Kibbe	Screenwriter