Campfire Tales (1997)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Directors:

Matt Cooper
Martin Kunert
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Writers (WGA):

Martin Kunert (story) &
Eric Manes (story) ...
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Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Deep in the woods, no one can hear you scream.

Plot:

Anthology of famous, scary urban legends done with a modern twist.

Plot Keywords:

Car Accident | Ghost | Teen | Anthology | Legend

Cast

Jay R. Ferguson	...	Cliff (segment "The Campfire")
Christine Taylor	...	Lauren (segment "The Campfire")
Christopher Masterson	...	Eric (segment "The Campfire") (as Christopher Kennedy Masterson)
Kim Murphy	...	Alex (segment "The Campfire")
Ron Livingston	...	Rick (segment "The Honeymoon") / RV Driver (segment "The Campfire")
Jennifer MacDonald	...	Valerie (segment "The Honeymoon") / RV Passenger (segment "The Campfire")
Hawthorne James	...	Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
Alex McKenna	...	Amanda (segment "People Can Lick Too")
Devon Odessa	...	Katherine (segment "People Can Lick Too")
Jonathan Fuller	...	'Jessica' / Internet Man (segment "People Can Lick Too")
Glenn Quinn	...	Scott Anderson (segment "The Locket") / Paramedic #1 (segment "The Campfire")
Jacinda Barrett	...	Heather Wallace (segment "The Locket")
James Marsden	...	Eddie (segment "The Hook")
Amy Smart	...	Jenny (segment "The Hook")
Rick Lawrence	...	Rockin' Rob (segment "The Hook")
Stewart J. Zully	...	Deputy Manson (segment "The Honeymoon")
Paul Salamoff	...	Crew Man #1 (segment "The Honeymoon")
Bill Zahn	...	Crew Man #2 (segment "The Honeymoon")
Gary Jensen	...	Crew Man #3 (segment "The Honeymoon")
Ben Jensen	...	Crew Man #4 (segment "The Honeymoon")
Suzanne Goddard-Smythe	...	Mom (segment "People Can Lick Too") / Paramedic #2 (segment "The Campfire") (as Suzanne Goddard)
Michael Dempsey	...	Dad (segment "People Can Lick Too")
Otin	...	Himself (segment "People Can Lick Too")
Denny Arnold	...	Heather's Father (segment "The Locket")
Meleva Barbula	...	Heather the Locket (segment "The Locket") (voice)
David Cooper	...	Policeman #1 (segment "The Campfire")
Eric Fleeks	...	Policeman #2 (segment "The Campfire") (as Erik Fleeks)
Mike Terner	...	Policeman #3 (segment "The Campfire")
Matt Cooper	...	Policeman #4 (segment "The Campfire")
Larry Weinberg	...	Willy the Hook (closing scene)

Directed by
Matt Cooper		(segment "The Honeymoon")
Martin Kunert		(segments "The Hook" and "People Can Lick Too")
David Semel		(segments "The Campfire" and "The Locket")

Writing credits (WGA)
Martin Kunert		(story) &
Eric Manes		(story)
Martin Kunert		(screenplay) &
Eric Manes		(screenplay) and
Matt Cooper		(screenplay) (as Matthew Cooper)

Produced by
Sandra Cannon	....	associate producer
David Cooper	....	executive producer
Matt Cooper	....	executive producer
Gary DePew	....	line producer
Katy S. Fox	....	associate producer
Eric Manes	....	producer
Lori Miller	....	producer
Larry Weinberg	....	producer

Original Music by
Andrew Rose

Cinematography by
John Peters

Film Editing by
Luis Colina
Rick Fields		(as Richard Fields)
Steven Nevius		(as Steve Nevius)
Martin Kunert		(uncredited)

Casting by
Nicole Arbusto
Joy Dickson

Production Design by
Shay Austin

Art Direction by
Brian Peck

Set Decoration by
Brian Peck

Costume Design by
Sylvia Vega-Vasquez		(as Sylvia Vega Vasquez)

Makeup Department
Cynthia Bornia	....	assistant hair stylist
Cynthia Bornia	....	assistant makeup artist
Joe Castro	....	special makeup effects artist
Fracouis Delas	....	special makeup effects artist
Michael Del Rossa	....	special makeup effects artist
Gary Dickman	....	key hair stylist
Gary Dickman	....	key makeup artist
Josh Foster	....	special makeup effects artist
Roy Knyrim	....	special makeup effects artist
Connor McCullagh	....	special effects lead makeup artist
Paul Salamoff	....	additional special effects makeup artist
Mark Villalobos	....	special effects lead makeup artist
Bill Zahn	....	additional special effects makeup artist

Production Management
Gary DePew	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jennifer Anderson	....	second assistant director
W. Alexander Ellis	....	second assistant director: additional photography
Richard J. Levin	....	first assistant director
Louis Shaw Milito	....	first assistant director
John Scherer	....	first assistant director: additional photography unit

Art Department
Yaniv Bashan	....	swing
Erich V. Blough	....	scenic artist (as Eric Blough)
Daniel Bosler	....	scenic artist
Dan Burton	....	storyboard artist
Peter Carnahan	....	assistant on-set dresser
Jeff Christenson	....	construction supervisor
Shiuvaun Egan	....	assistant property master: additional photography unit (as Shiuvaon Egan)
Shiuvaun Egan	....	second assistant property master (as Egan Shiuvaon)
Hugo Escobar	....	carpenter
Jan Fead	....	property master
Chip Herrington	....	carpenter
Stan Lanich	....	construction supervisor
Christopher Lewis	....	lead man
Tanya B. Magidow	....	on-set dresser (as Tanya Titus)
Gregory Meadows	....	swing
Boris Portillo	....	carpenter
Renata V. Ray	....	assistant property master
Teddi Rice	....	scenic artist
Jim Richards	....	carpenter
Aaron S. Rutman	....	construction coordinator: additional photography unit
Eric 'Ezmo' Smith	....	swing (as Eric Smith)

Sound Department
Tom Bellfort	....	supervising sound editor
Dickran Bezirgenian	....	adr recordist
Adam Blantz	....	additional sound mixer
Cary Butler	....	adr recordist
Tony Eckert	....	foley mixer
Bob Edwards	....	sound re-recording mixer
William Fiege	....	sound mixer: additional photography (as William M. Fiege)
Frank 'Pepe' Merel	....	foley recordist (as Pepe Merel)
Conner Moore	....	adr recordist
Srdjan 'Serge' Popovic	....	boom operator: additional photography (as Srdjan Popovic)
Christopher Scarabosio	....	supervising sound editor (as Chris Scarabosio)
Peter Schwartz	....	adr recordist
Kevin Sellers	....	assistant sound editor
Steve Slanec	....	assistant sound editor
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley artist
Stephen Tibbo	....	additional sound mixer
Jana Vance	....	foley artist
Marshall Wilmer	....	production sound mixer
Kevin Wilson	....	boom operator
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
George Deveau	....	special effects
G. Bruno Stempel	....	special effects supervisor (as Bruno Stempel)

Visual Effects by
Andrew Mumford	....	digital effects

Stunts
Ben Jensen	....	stunts (as Ben P. Jensen)
Ethan Jensen	....	stunt coordinator: additional photography unit
Gary Jensen	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Matt Alafetich	....	electrician
Halo Amrani	....	electrician (as Halo Amrani)
Colin Anderson	....	Steadicam operator
Colin Anderson	....	camera operator
Sasha Bowling	....	grip (as Sacha Bowling)
Gary Brennand	....	electrician (as Gary L. Brennand)
Joe Broderick	....	additional camera operator
Richard Clabaugh	....	additional photographer
Richard Crudo	....	additional photographer
Tomislav Culina	....	grip
Ian Dodd	....	first assistant camera
Dexter Eneriz	....	gaffer: additional photography (as Dexter P. Eneriz)
Simon Jarvis	....	camera loader: additional photography
Alex Kivlen	....	lamp operator: nightlight
Ron Kunecke	....	lamp operator: nightlight (as Ronald Kunecke)
Brad Lipson	....	gaffer: additional photography
David L. Long	....	lamp operator: nightlight (as David Long)
Will McGarry	....	still photographer
Bruce E. Nadeau	....	camera loader
Alexandre Naufel	....	electrician: additional photography (as Alex Naufel)
Jeff Noble	....	electrician
Tom O'Halloran	....	first assistant camera: additional photography
Adam Pergament	....	additional still photographer
Eric 'Jetson' Pfoutz	....	first assistant camera: additional photography
Dylan Rush	....	electrician: additional photography
Joaquin 'Kino' Sanchez	....	electrician
Tom Schmieder	....	gaffer
Joel Schwartz	....	second assistant camera
Curtis Smith	....	dolly grip
Roger Spurgeon	....	lamp operator: nightlight
Cary A. Symmons	....	grip (as Cary Symmons)
David Terpin	....	best boy electric: additional photography
Fritz Weber	....	best boy grip
Kristen Wheeler	....	electrician: additional photography
Arthur D. Whitehead	....	best boy
David Winner	....	key grip (as David H. Winner)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charles Long	....	wardrobe supervisor: additional photography
Susan Matheson	....	costumer
Monica Vasquez	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Carol A. Ellison Fleming	....	additional editor
Bob Fredrickson	....	color timer
Brett S. McCarthy	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Whitney Alderson	....	music supervisor
Angel Balestier	....	scoring engineer
Eric Cowden	....	scoring engineer
Greg Dawson	....	music clearance
Kenneth Eberhard	....	orchestrator (as Ken Eberhard)
Jamie Forester	....	music editor
Bill Hughes	....	music contractor
Jill Meyers	....	additional music clearance
Andrew Rose	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Leon Beauchemin	....	driver: additional photography (as Leon W. Beauchemin)
Jody B.	....	driver
Milo Brown	....	transportation captain: additional photography
Michael Burnette	....	transportation coordinator
Robert C. Cawley	....	driver: additional photography (as Bob Cawley Jr.)
Johnny Davis	....	driver (as Johnny J.T. David)
Haryl L. Deason	....	driver
Walter Fleming	....	driver
Cal Masfor	....	driver: production van
Howard Rutman	....	transportation captain: additional photography
Chris Sharff	....	transportation captain
Randall White	....	driver

Other crew
Nellie Adami	....	assistant production coordinator: additional photography (as Danielle Adami)
Lynell Bangs	....	production accountant
Kevin Beck	....	craft service
Michelle Beyda	....	office production assistant
Bobby Blyle	....	set production assistant: additional photography (as Bobbie Blyle)
Charmaine Boos	....	studio teacher
Maxine Brooks	....	studio teacher
Lucy Campos	....	craft service
Bart Coleman	....	assistant: David Semel
Eric Darnell	....	office production assistant: additional photography
Sergei Davydov	....	location production assistant
Karen Eachus	....	script supervisor: additional photography (as Karen Kirkpatrick)
Casey Dean Eberhart	....	assistant production coordinator
Michael J. Fowler	....	second frame computer graphics
Billy A. Fox	....	location manager
Ted Gidlow	....	production coordinator: additional photography
Matthew Goodman	....	production coordinator
Barbara Gordon	....	dog trainer
Scott Handley	....	dog trainer
Michael Horowitz	....	production assistant
Jay James	....	assistant production coordinator
Cassandra Johnson	....	office intern
Joanne Johnson	....	office intern
Paul Lowe	....	key production assistant
Wendy E. Matousek	....	production assistant (as Wendy Matousek)
Mark McDermott	....	office production assistant: additional photography
Charles A. Robins	....	accounting assistant: additional photography
Melisa Sánchez	....	script supervisor (as Melisa Renée Sánchez)
Suzanne St. Pierre	....	craft service: additional photography
Laura Trice	....	set medic
Wendy Wilhite	....	studio teacher: additional photography
Jimmy Zelinger	....	title designer

Production Companies

• Campfire LLC
• Kunert/Manes Entertainment LLC
• Vault, The

Distributors

• Ascot Video
• Manga Films (Spain)
• New Line Cinema
• New Line Home Video (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• New Line Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• PlayArte Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• RTL2 (????) (Germany) (TV)

Special Effects

• Hollywood Digital (digital effects)
• Infinite F/X (additional special make-up effects)
• Performance World (special effects)
• Sota Effects (special make-up effects)

Other Companies

• American Humane Association, The  animal activity monitoring
• BTL Payroll Inc.  payroll services
• BeBee  night lights
• Brian McMillan's Animal Rentals Unlimited  animal wrangling
• C.A.S.T. Security  security
• CBS Studio Center  lighting and grip equipment
• Cast & Crew Payroll Services  payroll
• Cinelease  additional lighting and grip equipment
• Contemporary Food Management Group  catering
• Ground Control Studios  adr facility
• Lightning Dubbs Inc.  video duplication
• Magic Film and Video Works  negative cutting
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Post Logic Studios  adr facility
• Rainbow Casting Service  extras casting
• Skywalker Sound  sound post-production
• Zomba Music Clearance  music clearance

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/terror, language and sexuality.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Germany:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Hong Kong:IIB | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R (certificate #35095) | Spain:18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Campfire LLC

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the "People Can Lick Too" segment, there is a scene near the beginning where the older sister hands the younger sister some money and says "I'm going out tonight, don't tell anybody". At the point where she begins to say "Don't tell anybody", the audio\visual becomes mismatched, as her mouth is clearly saying something else.

Quotes:

Scott Anderson: [about Heather's father] Is he around?
[Heather gestures]
Scott Anderson: He's dancing? Okay, he's not dancing, he's uh, rowing? No, he's, he's boxing, he's boxing? Your dad's not a boxer is he? Okay... he's horseback riding! He's a horseback rider.

Movie Connections:

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It's actually quite good !!!Better than I thought!!

This movie is about a group of four friends who wreck a car while driving. They build a campfire to get though the night and wait for help. To pass the time, they tell each other scary stories. To tell about it would ruin the movie, so rent and enjoy it!!

I will say it starts out a little slow, but each tale get better and better. This movie stars some of today's hottest actors Christine Taylor(The Brady Bunch Movies), James Marsden(Disturbing Behavior) and Ron Livingston (Office Space). So you can see there are big name stars just not the really big ones!!GO rent or buy it ASAP !!This movie is awesome!!