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Nightbreed

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Far below the waking world lies the secret lost city of Midian, a subterranean haven for a society of dead souls called the Nightbreed. Boone (Craig Sheffer) is a psychiatric patient haunted by his own cold-blooded psychiatrist doctor. Decker (David Cronenberg), Boone discovers Midian and joins the hidden tribes of the night. As the police and Decker close in on Midian, Boone realises that his personal destiny is to this supernatural city against the living world that seeks to destroy it.

Also starring Anne Bobby as Lori, Charles Haid as Captain Eigerman, Hugh Quarshie as Detective Joyce, Hugh Ross as Narcisse, Doug Bradley as Lylesberg, Catherine Chevalier as Rachel, Malcolm Smith as Ashberry, Bob Sessions as Pettine, Oliver Parker as Peloquin, Debora Weston as Sheryl Ann, Nicholas Vince as Kinski and Simon Bamford as Ohnaka. Written and directed by Clive Barker from his novel Cabal.

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Theatrical report

I had never heard of Nightbreed before and it's no surprise: it's like a comedy that's been left in the back of the fridge and turned into a fuzzy, grey blob. I get the impression that some of the characters wanted to say funny stuff but weren't allowed to because of the script.

It would've been better with a blooper reel.

Media intelligence (DVD)

  • *

Security censorship classification

M (Frequent violence, occasional coarse language, horror)

Surveillance time

101 minutes (1:41 hours)

Not for public release in Australia before date

DVD rental: 1 October 2001

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