"Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King" (2006) TV mini-series

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

12 July 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

A television mini-series adaptation of Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Stephen King's collection of short horror stories.

Plot Keywords:

Stephen King | Elvis Presley | Anthology | Elvis | TV Mini-Series

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Robert Mammone	...	Dr. Peter Jennings / ... (2 episodes, 2006)
Kodi Smit-McPhee	...	Brandon / ... (2 episodes, 2006)

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Series Directed by
Rob Bowman		(2 episodes, 2006)
Mikael Salomon		(2 episodes, 2006)

Series Writing credits
Stephen King		(8 episodes, 2006)
April Smith		(2 episodes, 2006)

Series Produced by
Ron Binkowski	....	co-producer (8 episodes, 2006)
Bill Haber	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 2006)
Jeffrey M. Hayes	....	producer (8 episodes, 2006)
John J. McMahon	....	producer (8 episodes, 2006)
Brett Popplewell	....	line producer (8 episodes, 2006)
Mike Robe	....	supervising producer (8 episodes, 2006)

Series Original Music by
Jeff Beal		(8 episodes, 2006)

Series Cinematography by
Ben Nott		(4 episodes, 2006)
John Stokes		(4 episodes, 2006)

Series Film Editing by
Michael D. Ornstein		(3 episodes, 2006)
Scott Vickrey		(3 episodes, 2006)
Benjamin A. Weissman		(2 episodes, 2006)

Series Casting by
Lisa Freiberger		(8 episodes, 2006)

Series Production Design by
Stewart Burnside		(4 episodes, 2006)
Otello Stolfo		(4 episodes, 2006)

Series Art Direction by
Bob Hern		(4 episodes, 2006)
Jeffrey Thorp		(3 episodes, 2006)

Series Set Decoration by
Jill Eden		(4 episodes, 2006)
Marian Long		(4 episodes, 2006)

Series Costume Design by
Marion Boyce		(8 episodes, 2006)

Series Makeup Department
Kate Birch	....	key hair stylist / key makeup artist / ... (8 episodes, 2006)
Angela Conte	....	hair designer / makeup designer (8 episodes, 2006)
Kellie Griffin	....	assistant makeup artist (8 episodes, 2006)
Helen Magelaki	....	makeup artist / hair stylist / ... (8 episodes, 2006)
Paul Katte	....	special makeup effects artist (unknown episodes)
Lauren McNicol	....	makeup attachment (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
David Woods	....	post-production supervisor (8 episodes, 2006)
Louisa Kors	....	unit production manager (4 episodes, 2006)
Lesley Parker	....	unit production manager (4 episodes, 2006)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Toni Raynes	....	second assistant director (8 episodes, 2006)
Jamie Leslie	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 2006)
John Powditch	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 2006)
Darwin Brooks	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Julian Duggan	....	additional assistant director (unknown episodes)
Cameron Stewart	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Steve Wyld	....	additional assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Grant Slotboom	....	construction manager (8 episodes, 2006)
Ralph Moser	....	production illustrator / storyboard artist / ... (7 episodes, 2006)
Ben Bauer	....	property master (4 episodes, 2006)
Paul Buck	....	property master (4 episodes, 2006)
Marko Anttonen	....	set designer (unknown episodes)
Justin Dix	....	props maker (unknown episodes)
Adam Guggenheim	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Robert Molnar	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Ross Murdoch	....	construction foreman (unknown episodes)
Jane Murphy	....	assistant art decorator (unknown episodes)
Melinda Neoh	....	construction coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jacob Zhivov	....	graphic designer: props (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist (8 episodes, 2006)
G. Michael Graham	....	sound supervisor (8 episodes, 2006)
Andrew Ramage	....	production sound (8 episodes, 2006)
David Torres	....	foley mixer (8 episodes, 2006)
Andy D'Addario	....	re-recording mixer (5 episodes, 2006)
Lisle Engle	....	re-recording mixer (5 episodes, 2006)
Carlie Bergman	....	adr recordist (2 episodes, 2006)
Julie Altus	....	adr recordist (unknown episodes)
Nate Arrigoni	....	assistant sound editor (unknown episodes)
Sean Byrne	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Kevin Fisher	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Nick Godkin	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Kevin Konarzewski	....	adr mixer: Vancouver (unknown episodes)
Aaron Levy	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Jeff Little	....	senior special effects technician / special effects technician (8 episodes, 2006)
Timothy O'Brien	....	senior special effects technician (8 episodes, 2006)
Dave Seaborn	....	special effects technician (8 episodes, 2006)
Peter Stubbs	....	special effects supervisor (8 episodes, 2006)
Kevin Turner	....	special effects foreman (8 episodes, 2006)
Angelo Sahin	....	special effects coordinator (5 episodes, 2006)
Pete Kelley	....	special effects technician (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Marc van Buuren	....	visual effects producer / visual effects producer: Australia (8 episodes, 2006)
David Booth	....	visual effects supervisor: Iloura / visual effects supervisor (6 episodes, 2006)
Ineke Majoor	....	visual effects producer: Iloura (6 episodes, 2006)
Adrian Millington	....	senior animator / concept artist (2 episodes, 2006)
Matt Omond	....	compositor: Iloura (2 episodes, 2006)
Jason Wilson	....	visual effects artist (2 episodes, 2006)
Zeljko Barcan	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)
Anthony Barcelo	....	digital compositing artist (unknown episodes)
Louis Cox	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)
Mark Dickson	....	digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
Diego Galtieri	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Paul D. Goldman	....	visual effects line producer: Los Angeles (unknown episodes)
Owen Hammer	....	compositor (unknown episodes)
Ragui Hanna	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Glenn Holbrook	....	digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
Neil Huxley	....	digital/conceptual artist (unknown episodes)
Sid Jayakar	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Frank Lawas	....	visual effects I/O supervisor (unknown episodes)
Christopher D. Martin	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Keith Meure	....	digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
Matthias Reiche	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Jon Rosenthal	....	digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
John Vassallo	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)
Petr Vcelicka	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Danny Baldwin	....	stunt coordinator (8 episodes, 2006)
Morgan Evans	....	stunt double: Rat Man #2 / stunt performer (2 episodes, 2006)
Chris Kemp	....	stunt double: Lonnie Frehman / stunt performer (2 episodes, 2006)
Brent Lister	....	stunt double: Rat Man #1 / stunt performer (2 episodes, 2006)
Jade Amantea	....	stunt rigger (unknown episodes)
Marky Lee Campbell	....	stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Robert Cole	....	stunt rigger (unknown episodes)
Nathan James	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Garrett Warren	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Warren Grieef	....	key grip (8 episodes, 2006)
Mick O'Brien	....	chief lighting technician (8 episodes, 2006)
Ricky Schamburg	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (8 episodes, 2006)
Marc Spicer	....	camera operator: "a" camera / Steadicam / ... (8 episodes, 2006)
Ian 'Thistle' Thorburn	....	camera operator: "b" camera (8 episodes, 2006)
Anthony Tulloch	....	rigging gaffer (8 episodes, 2006)
Hayden Crowther	....	additional grip (unknown episodes)
Josh Flavell	....	film loader (unknown episodes)
Star Hart	....	clapper loader (unknown episodes)
Cara Hurley	....	camera attachment (unknown episodes)
Aaron Jones	....	video operator (unknown episodes)
Ben King	....	focus puller: "a" camera (unknown episodes)
Stephen King	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Dan Maxwell	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Jesse Minter	....	clapper loader (unknown episodes)
Stephen Robinson	....	additional grip (unknown episodes)
Mike Smith	....	Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Martin Torner	....	crane operator: grip (unknown episodes)
Nicholas Tredway	....	grip (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Lilly Dawson	....	additional casting (8 episodes, 2006)
Gabrielle Healy	....	extras casting (8 episodes, 2006)
Tom McSweeney	....	casting: Australia (8 episodes, 2006)
Ann Tarpey	....	extras casting coordinator (8 episodes, 2006)
Joe Cappelletti	....	adr voice casting (4 episodes, 2006)
Jessica Chonody	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sarah Jameson	....	costume supervisor (8 episodes, 2006)

Series Editorial Department
Larry Field	....	colorist (5 episodes, 2006)
Josh Beal	....	assistant editor (3 episodes, 2006)
Tom Reagan	....	assistant editor (3 episodes, 2006)
Cindy Fret	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2006)
Laura Jans	....	colorist (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Music Department
Craig Pettigrew	....	music editor (8 episodes, 2006)
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance (unknown episodes)
David Low	....	orchestra contractor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Neville Mason	....	transportation coordinator (8 episodes, 2006)
Steve J. Murray	....	driver (unknown episodes, 2006)

Series Other crew
Janice Fowlie	....	controller (8 episodes, 2006)
Paul B. Gibbs	....	production accountant (8 episodes, 2006)
Sarah Edmonds	....	production coordinator (4 episodes, 2006)
Paul Kiely	....	script supervisor (4 episodes, 2006)
Brianna Mann	....	production coordinator (4 episodes, 2006)
Antoinette O'Neill	....	script supervisor (4 episodes, 2006)
Gareth Price	....	location manager (4 episodes, 2006)
Drew Rhodes	....	location manager (4 episodes, 2006)
Pia Emery	....	key location assistant (unknown episodes)
Ben Grogan	....	production secretary (unknown episodes)
Kerrin Jackson	....	prosthetic artist (unknown episodes)
Steve Karnes	....	weapons armorer (unknown episodes)
Hamish MacLeod	....	location scout (unknown episodes)
Darren McFarlane	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Stephen McGillen	....	assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
Danny Medica	....	stand-in (unknown episodes)
Troy James Miller	....	production manager: title sequence (unknown episodes)
Sara Moroney	....	third assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
Joe Pampanella	....	safety report writer (unknown episodes)
Jeremy Pierce-Sunia	....	set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances (unknown episodes)
Bruce Shapiro	....	dialogue coach (unknown episodes)
Pippa Sheen	....	assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Rita Siomos	....	payroll accountant (unknown episodes)
Geoff Wilkie	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Coote Hayes Productions

Distributors

• Turner Network Television (TNT) (2006) (USA) (TV)
• Five US (2006) (UK) (TV) (original airing)
• Sci-Fi Channel, The (2007) (UK) (TV) (re-runs)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Finland) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Digital Pictures Iloura (visual effects)
• Jim Henson's Creature Shop
• Universal Production Partners (UPP)

Other Companies

• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Melbourne Film Office  filmed with the assistance of
• Real People Victoria  extras casting
• Runway  post-production
• Showtech Australia  rigging crew and equipment supplied by
• VisionsMCP  extras casting

Runtime:

480 min (8 episodes)

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Finland:K-15

Filming Locations:

Central City Studios, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Coote Hayes Productions

Trivia:

At the end of episode “Crouch End”, the escaping couple see/hear names of creatures from H.P. Lovecraft, as Cthulu Kryon, Yogsoggoth, R'yeleh, Nrtesn nyarlahotep, Whistler from the Stars, Blind Piper, The Goat with a Thousand Young. Most of them from the writer's Cthulhu-myth.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: In the "Crouch End" segment the Freemans are in a Cab in London heading off to "Crouch End". An Australia Post van can be seen passing them on the street.

Quotes:

Lonnie Freeman: I won't go this way!

Movie Connections:

Features "Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Breakdown (#1.7)" (1955)

The first four were expectedly good, and I can't wait to see the rest...

I will tell you what...I partially agree with the previous comment on the length of the shows. However, in the first show "Battleground" I felt that the utter lack of dialog added immensely to the tension, and although I was skeptical about how to animate the army men, I was incredibly impressed.

I didn't like "Crouch End" when I read it, so I wasn't anticipating liking the show, and I didn't. It was very long and unnecessarily melodramatic. I felt that they could have picked a comatose actress to play the lead and she would have been better. Not a big fan of the overly expressive actors. Play it down folks.

As for "Umney's Last Case", the show was a lot different than the story, but it was still a good piece. I don't know that I would've chosen William H. Macy as Umney (although he is a great actor, don't get me wrong).

"The End of the Whole Mess" was the most faithful adaptation of book to movie, but it also felt the longest of the four that I've seen. I was curious as to how they were going to show the depletion of the narrator, because in the book he was writing, and you could tell that he was slipping by the way that he spelled some words or had to break off in the middle of a sentence. I thought the video-camera was a nice touch.

I'm looking most forward to "You Know They Got A Hell of A Band" and I'm also very curious about "The Fifth Quarter", but if I had to guess, I think the best of the eight episodes will be "The Road Virus Heads North" only because from a literary standpoint, the visuals in that story are the most compelling.

I'm a huge fan of Stephen King's, and I will always watch any film or T.V. adaptation that he gets behind, but I am often of the persuasion that a movie takes away from some of the individuality and imagination of actually reading the book. Ever after, the re-reading of those stories will be tainted by certain actors that played certain roles, or changes in the movies will effect the way you read the books, and I find that to be kind of a shame.