Horror fiction has rarely been viewed as an intellectually credible area of endeavour and I with one eye on Oxford and the other on Edgar Allan Poe didnt have the courage of my enthusiasms. He is crushed when, instead of giving him his big break, gallery owner Susan criticizes him for not taking enough risks. The acting cast is on point with the story, altho I have never seen Bradley Cooper in a role like this, which works out pretty well in the end ( actually, he should try and do more roles like this one, it suites him pretty well). are better than this movie. Various locations, including the L.A. Metro subway system, were used instead. But, Clive was great, he was very supportive the entire time.. Midnight Meat Train (2008) R Horror Crime Documentary Mystery Thriller Director: Ryuhei Kitamura Release Date: August 7, 2008 Cast: Bradley Cooper, Leslie Bibb, Brooke Shields, Vinnie Jones,. 7 minutes to secure a "Not under 18" rating. Film wouldnt have easily allowed us that luxury, so I decided to reinvent the protagonist as a photographer, whose observations could be visually communicated to the audience through his work. He was portrayed by Vinnie Jones, who also playedJuggernautin hisX-Men: Last Standmovie incarnation,DrakeinEscape Plan,Danny Brickwellin ArrowTV series,Sebastian Moranin his ElementaryTV series incarnation andRommelinGarfield: A Tail of Two Kitties. They operate on a sort of dream logic, where the supernatural behaves in a way that's internally consistent but uncommented upon - the visions and atmosphere are trusted to overpower a desire for something as mundane as logical explanation. | Saw? He just saw the conductor kill his girlfriend for crying out loud, and he just accepts it? The Midnight Meat Train was released theatrically in Australia on February 19, 2009. In film, though, horror was very much the order of the day Hellraiser and its sequels made his reputation, Nightbreeds siding with the monsters confused a studio but found a huge audience that demands a forthcoming directors cut fully twenty five years later and Lord of Illusions is an underrated treatise on magic and illusion. When my stuff is bloody, its very bloody; but when my stuff is sexy, its very sexy; when its funny its very ludicrous. Get on the wrong train at the wrong time and, to paraphrase the Beatles, bang, bang, Mahogany's silver hammer comes down upon your head. [5], Initially, The Midnight Meat Train was set for a May 16, 2008, release but was delayed. Neither do we. bear with me as its been a while since ive seen this movie but i did love itso here goes What are the monsters in the subway station? Leon attacks the murderer with a knife, and the two fight in between the swinging human flesh. The talk was called, I believe, Why Horror? The question needed no answer as far as I was concerned (except possibly: Why Not?). And with the great help of Clive, with my wonderful cast and great producers and my crew, I think I have.. Is the conductor even human? His investigation leads him to a butcher named Mahogany, whom he suspects has been killing subway passengers for the past three years. Thats not such a big difference in age now, but at the time it seemed like a big difference: He stood in the outside world while I still laboured in the salt-mines of State-supplied education, and it was wonderful to hear somebody from that other world express such an unalloyed love of all things dark and disturbing. I was one of the few lucky ones who actually got to see Midnight Meat Train in the theater. Special makeup effects are being created by Oscar winner Matthew Mungle (Dracula, Schindlers List).Midnight Meat Train is a production of Lakeshore Entertainment and will be released in North America by Lionsgate. Tatopoulos left the production in 2006 and was replaced by Ryuhei Kitamura. You do not know why they save so. Thinking about the influence he wanted to exert on readers, Clive had set down some (ultimately unpublished) thoughts towards his own possible introduction. Instead, at the end of 2006, Ryuhei Kitamura was announced as the Trains new and ultimate driver. But he had friends everywhere. Interestingly, this was the second notable character in Jones' career that had remained silent for most of the film until its closing act. About Lakeshore Entertainment: Founded in 1994 by Chairman and CEO Tom Rosenberg, Lakeshore is the Academy Award winning producer of Million Dollar Baby and producer of such hits as the Underworld franchise, Exorcism of Emily Rose, Crank, Shes the Man, Runaway Bride and Arlington Road. By 2003, though, Clive had turned his thoughts back to the darkness with plans to produce a series of movies based on the Books of Blood from his company, Seraphim Films. There's an energy to the film's final 10 minutes that's unmatched in recent horror films, and Kitamura's penchant for hard-hitting action, while suitably controlled, is always just below the surface. I was originally going to direct Candyman 2, Rose has been quoted as saying. We thought that might get the main character of the same burrs at the end of the film, but not really showing. Unknown A battle breaks out between Mahogany and Leon that sees them fight tooth, nail, and severed limb to survive. He wanted to do what I wanted to do, which was to respect Clive Barkers original material. The 2008 horror film Midnight Meat Train is an under-appreciated piece of 2000s horror cinema with a story inspired by Clive Barker's Books of Blood.The film follows struggling photographer, Leon Kaufman (Bradley Cooper), who comes in contact with a serial killer known as the Subway Butcher, who murders late night commuters on the New York subway. He is criticized constantly by other photographers for fleeing danger before shooting a full reel. And a little scary. The director of photography is Jonathan Sela (2006s The Omen). Photographer Bradley Cooper develops an obsession with a serial killer in THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN. I read the Books of Blood in high school and Ive always loved the story of The Midnight Meat Train, so it was an honour for me to be able to give it a shot. As to why he'd agree to serve them, it seemed as though the combination of losing his tongue, watching a loved one die, and discovering a race of man-eating creatures wrecked his brain. He had just worked with Clive on the TV movie, Saint Sinner, and Clive noted, He was the special effects guy who did Independence Day and hes a really cool guy. Keep killing suitable victims that enter the subway lines and feed their corpses to the City Fathers. User Reviews Everything Everywhere All At Once Takes Best Picture At Official Poster for 'INSIDE' Starring Willem Dafoe. Lionsgate was set up to distribute, but our original plan to make the film fell apart so they turned us to Lakeshore, and, We were told to make a list of Japanese directors to work with because that was the direction they wanted to go. Subscribe and stay tuned more ONE DOLLAR MOVIES coming soon! the attempted rape scene in the staircase is also entirely cut (so is the clue with the ring, or the model's murder)brooke shield's character also never appears and leon's motivations are not about fame and money but more about morbid voyeurism.the theatrical version is more dreamlike and confused, as it is mainly focused on cooper's character The movie is fucking great, he fumed, and its not right to stop horror fans whove been looking forward to seeing the picture from seeing it on the big screen. CC. Literally, big gallons of blood. He wasnt doing anything like the things that were happening in The Midnight Meat Train. But he was getting a little bit of press. I didn't like the movie,I wish the movie was "banned" just imagine a young child seeing this?In history serial killers and murders e.t.c.Were motivated by such movies,book of blood,hills has eyes e.t.c. She goes to the police but finds Hadley still skeptical. We spent a lot of time [getting The Midnight Meat Train off the ground] independently and through other means. Various locations, including the L.A. Metro subway system, were used instead. What are the barnacles doing on Mahogany's chest in Midnight Meat Train? Shooting was moved to Los Angeles, due to the prohibitive cost of shooting in New York City. Eventually, Leon gets the upper hand, throwing Mahogany from the train before it reaches its last stop, ensuring that he'll definitely be back for one final scare. Mahogany is not a person, but a job/title protected by the highest government in United States of America. You do not know why they save so. He was an inveterate traveller I think one of those people who liked to reinvent himself when he went places: he could tell monstrous lies about himself! | The film follows a photographer who attempts to track down a serial killer dubbed the "Subway Butcher. By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. Ramsey says I write in Technicolor I like things to come out and grab me, I like my horror in 3D. Sometimes it's pure old-fashioned exploitation, with high-pressure bursts of bloodshed, eyeballs being scooped out of sockets, bones being twisted, etc. Then, their corpses should go under a process that involves stripping them of their clothes, completely shaving them (that includes hair and genitalia) and hanging them by their feet using a hook to the holding handles of the subway. It's the lengthy list of producers and executive producers listed in the credits, a whopping 15 in all. Like Barker's other iconic villain with a hook for a hand, this one is another misunderstood monster, who in this case, was a necessary evil. It's visually engrossing, the acting and story are (mostly) solid and it has a great lead villain in Vinnie Jones. With the killer out and about, the two discover an unnecessary amount of sharp implements and tools in his home, along with jars of Mahogany's skin nodules that he has been removing and storing. Origin It was great and I was utterly intrigued this is an author Somebody who really did this, really the first guy that Id met who actually put words on paper. Submissions should be for the purpose of informing or initiating a discussion, not just to entertain readers. Costume designer is Christopher Lawrence (Crank, S.W.A.T.). Im not here to make you laugh. The kind of horror that is all suggestion, and undertow, and the its what you dont see that terrifies you kind of stuff, that doesnt do a thing for me. See production, box office & company info, Phelous & the Movies: Phelous Aboard the Midnight Meat Train. We designed it they showed me a bunch of hammers and none of them were it has to be A weapon is, you know it should be very iconic right? The film starts off with a bang, as we watch a passenger awaken from his slumber on a late-night subway train. 2008 103 min TVMA Horror, Sci-Fi/Horror Feature Film Released Year: 2008 Share on: Shop Packages 2008 103 min TVMA Horror, Sci-Fi/Horror Feature Film Cast & Crew Ryhei Kitamura Director Bradley Cooper Leon Leslie Bibb Maya Vinnie Jones Mahogany Brooke Shields Susan Hoff Roger Bart Jurgis '' rating a photographer who attempts to track down a serial killer in the theater of producers and executive listed! 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