Madhouse (2004)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

William Butler

Writers:

William Butler (story)
Aaron Strongoni (story)

Release Date:

30 July 2004 (Italy)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Let the insanity begin.

Plot:

A young psychiatric intern unearths secrets about the mental health facility in which he works.

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Medication | Escaped Patient | Psychiatry | Electrocution

Cast

Joshua Leonard	...	Clark Stevens
Jordan Ladd	...	Sara
Natasha Lyonne	...	Alice
Lance Henriksen	...	Dr. Franks
Dendrie Taylor	...	Nurse Hendricks
Leslie Jordan	...	Dr. Morton
Patrika Darbo	...	Betty
Christian Leffler	...	Drake
Newell Alexander	...	Dr. Douglas
Dan Callahan	...	Dr. Hendricks
Mark Holton	...	Mr.Hansen
Aaron Strongoni	...	Carl
Todd Stites	...	Trannie
Rosemary Alexander	...	Grace
Muffy Bolding	...	Polly Bond
Adam Lazarre-White	...	Wallace
Rudi Rosenfeld	...	Old Male Patient
George Grigore	...	Scat Man
Maria Miroiu	...	Old Lady
Ionut Stefan	...	Dale
Valentin Stefan	...	Dennis
Stefan Alexa	...	Deformed Patient
Loredana Groza	...	The Peeker
Radu Andrei Micu	...	Royce (as Radu Micu)
Albulescu Bogdan	...	Darius (as Bogdan Albulescu)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joseph Dowd	...	Twins (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
William Butler

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
William Butler		story and screenplay
Aaron Strongoni		story

Produced by
Robert Bernacchi	....	executive producer
Andrei Boncea	....	line producer
William Butler	....	producer
Tom Fox	....	producer
Simon Franks	....	executive producer
Zygi Kamasa	....	executive producer
Gary Lucchesi	....	executive producer
Tom Rosenberg	....	executive producer
Mona C. Vasiloiu	....	producer
Henry Winterstern	....	producer

Original Music by
Alberto Caruso

Cinematography by
Viorel Sergovici		(director of photography) (as Viorel Sergovici jr.)

Casting by
Perry Bullington
Robert MacDonald
Andreea Tanasescu

Production Design by
Radu Corciova

Art Direction by
Vraciu Eduard Daniel

Costume Design by
Ioana Albaiu

Makeup Department
Ioana Angelescu	....	makeup artist
Brian Blair	....	special makeup effects artist
Jerry Constantine	....	special makeup effects artist
Anastasia Eremciuc	....	makeup artist
Mike Measimer	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Lancel Reyes	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Misu Predescu	....	production manager
Todd Stites	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Theodor Halacu-Nicon	....	first assistant director
Beju Marius	....	assistant director
Virgil Nicolaescu	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Tora Dragomir	....	assistant art director
Pisau Petrica	....	props
Eugen Pisau	....	property master
Andreea Popa	....	assistant production designer
Monica Sorescu	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Jeremy Balko	....	foley mixer
Andrei Chirosca	....	sound mixer
Rickley W. Dumm	....	sound effects editor
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Claude Letessier	....	supervising sound designer
Aynee Osborn	....	sound editor
Shelley Roden	....	foley artist
Lauren Stephens	....	supervising sound editor
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
John Vulich	....	special effects makeup

Visual Effects by
Helena Packer	....	visual effects supervisor
Mark Ritcheson	....	visual effects producer: Whodoo VFX

Stunts
Ciprian Dumitrascu	....	stunt coordinator
Razvan Gheorghiu	....	stunt double
Vlad Iacob	....	stunt rigger
Vlad Iacob	....	stunts
Mihai Iliescu	....	stunts (as Aurel Mihai Iliescu)
Ovidiu Marculescu	....	stunts
Mihaela Elena Oros	....	stunts (as Mihaela Oros)

Camera and Electrical Department
Lucian Diaconu	....	gaffer
Alex Fotea	....	assistant camera
Adrian Gache	....	best boy electric
Lulu Hillerin	....	cinematographer: second unit
Lulu Hillerin	....	still photographer
Ancuta Iordachescu	....	focus puller
Parvu Mihai	....	key grip
Gabriel Nita	....	electrician
Mihai Alfredo Parvu	....	key grip
Bogdan Stanciu	....	Steadicam operator

Casting Department
Joe Sperandeo	....	casting assistant
Liliana Toma	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Michael Hatzer	....	color timer
David Heinz	....	post-production assistant

Other crew
Alina Apostu	....	script supervisor
Ioana Bernacchi	....	production coordinator
Iovan Irene	....	assistant production coordinator
Alexandra Marinescu	....	production assistant
Colleen Nybo	....	production accountant
Katalin Schulteisz	....	assistant to producer
Ionut Stafie	....	stand-in: Joshua Leonard
Alina Tanasie	....	stand-in: Jordan Ladd

Production Companies

• Lakeshore Entertainment
• Lakeshore International
• Madhouse Productions
• Media Pro Pictures
• Redbus Pictures

Distributors

• 01 Distribuzione (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Artport (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• Filmax S.A. (Spain)
• Lions Gate Films
• Lucky Gems (2004) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Redbus Film Distribution (2004) (UK) (all media)

Other Companies

• Orbit Digital  Avids

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence/gore and some sexuality.

Runtime:

Germany:91 min (Fantasy Fim Fest) | UK:87 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Norway:15 | Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Ireland:15 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:M18 | UK:15 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Lakeshore Entertainment

Trivia:

The drug "Risperdex" mentioned in the movie is reference to the real drug "Risperidon". However, Risperidon is an antipsychotic and not an antidepressant.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Clark reaches out for the bell at the very beginning, he does so with his left hand. In the next shot, he hits it with his right hand.

Surprisingly Good

I first rented this movie, expecting only the typical cheesy low budget B-movie, but was surprised to discover a good movie that could have played first run in the theaters. Basically, a young psychiatric intern comes to this backwater rundown mental hospital and discovers a chamber of horrors. There is a mysterious kid/ghost running loose in the hospital (unfortunately, this actor's name was missing from the credits) and a string of murders taking place, as the intern attempts to piece together what is going on. There were several recognizable stars (such as Lance Henrickson) in the movie, most of whom had small parts in favor of the lesser known actors. There was a fair amount of bloodshed in this movie, and a very good turn around in the plot towards the end of the movie that makes all of the previously hard to follow elements crystal clear to the viewer as the identity of the killer is realized.