Mutant (film)
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Directed by | John "Bud" Cardos |
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Produced by | Igo Kantor |
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Cinematography | Alfred Taylor |
Edited by | Michael J. Duthie |
Music by | Richard Band |
Distributed by | Film Ventures International |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Mutant is a 1984 American horror film. It was initially released to theaters as Night Shadows, but it premiered on video with the Mutant title, which it has retained for all subsequent releases.
Plot[]
Brothers Josh and Mike are run off the road by local rednecks and forced to spend the night in a small town whose inhabitants are suffering from a mysterious disease. When Mike goes missing, Josh has to team up with the sheriff to defeat the mutating townsfolk.
Cast[]
- Wings Hauser as Josh Cameron
- Bo Hopkins as Sheriff Will Stewart
- Jody Medford as Holly Pierce
- Lee Montgomery as Mike Cameron
- Marc Clement as Albert Hogue
- Cary Guffey as Billy
- Jennifer Warren as Dr. Myra Tate
- Danny Nelson as Jack
- Mary Nell Santacroce as Mrs. Mapes
- as Mel
- as Dawson
- as Vic
- as Harve
- as Judy Ann
- as Mrs. Miller
- Wallace Wilkinson as Mr. Miller
Production[]
The film was directed by John "Bud" Cardos. Mark Rosman was originally hired to direct, but was replaced by Cardos early in the production after the studio objected to the way he was shooting the film.[1] Mutant was a production of Edward L. Montoro,[2] and this film's budget was one of the contributing factors to the downfall of Montoro's company, Film Ventures International.[citation needed]
Home media[]
The film was available on CED in the 1980s. The film is available on DVD from several different distributors. DVDs released by both Elite Entertainment and Genius Products, under license from Liberation Entertainment, each show the film in widescreen. In the United Kingdom, a DVD was made available from Hollywood DVD. A second DVD was released in the UK from Boulevard Entertainamet on April 2, 2007. It has been released on a European region free Blu-ray with no special features. In 2016 American company Code Red films released a limited edition restored 4K transfer of the film on Blu-ray. Special features include an on-camera interview with actors Bo Hopkins and Lee Montgomery, an audio commentary with Lee Montgomery, Igo Kantor and director John Bud Cardos, and the original theatrical trailer. The film is also on the "200 Tales of Terror" DVD set released by Mill Creek Entertainment.
Soundtrack[]
The film score by Richard Band was released by Perseverance Records on April 28, 2008. It is an expanded release of the original score album, released by Intrada Records in 1993 (previously available as an LP for Varèse Sarabande). The score, performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra, has been highly acclaimed over the years for its massive size, often lyrical scope and a surprisingly melodic nature.
Reception[]
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Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Peter Dendle called it a "fairly humorless and uncomplicated zombie invasion exercise" that is "derivative and unnecessary".[3]
The movie was riffed on May 7, 2012 by Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy & Bill Corbett of Rifftrax.[4]
References[]
- ^ Fischer, Dennis (2011). Science Fiction Film Directors, 1895-1998. McFarland & Company. p. 128. ISBN 9780786485055.
- ^ Alright, Brian (2008). Wild Beyond Belief!. McFarland & Company. p. 30. ISBN 9780786482504.
- ^ Dendle, Peter (2001). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia. McFarland & Company. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-0-7864-9288-6.
- ^ Rifftrax: Mutant, retrieved 2018-03-22
External links[]
- 1984 films
- English-language films
- 1984 horror films
- American films
- American science fiction horror films
- American science fiction action films
- 1980s monster movies
- American zombie films
- Films directed by John Cardos
- Films scored by Richard Band