In the Mouth of Madness is an American feature film of the horror genre with an emphasis on the psychological thriller subgenre. It was directed by the "Master of Horror" John Carpenter with a screenplay written by Michael De Luca. It was produced by New Line Cinema and premiered theatrically in the United States on February 3rd, 1995.
In the Mouth of Madness was first screened at the Noir in Festival in Italy on December 10th, 1994. It was then screened at the Gérardmer Fantasticarts Film Festival in France in February, 1995 before opening up to wide theatrical release in the United States and Canada. [4]
At its widest release, In the Mouth of Madness was screened in 1,531 movie theaters. [2]
The movie was re-released on DVD as part of the Warner Archive Collection on November 22nd, 2016. [6]
In the Mouth of Madness was re-released on Blu-ray by Shout! Factory on July 24th, 2018. Special features include audio commentary by John Carpenter and producer Sandy King. It also includes an interview actress Julie Carmen and several featurettes. [7]
American rap artist Sutter Kain takes his stage name from Sutter Cane - the fictional writer featured in this film played by Jürgen Prochnow.
The movie marks the feature film debut of actor Hayden Christensen. Christensen will become best known for playing the role of Anakin Skywalker in the second and third installments of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. He will also go on to play Zane in the two-part "Night of the Living Dummy III" episodes of Goosebumps.
Actor Jim Fyfe makes an uncredited appearance in this film as a fan in a bookstore. Fyfe is also known for his work on the 1991 reboot of Dark Shadows and the 1996 horror/comedy The Frighteners.
↑The Verge.com. The Classics: John Carpenter's 'Apocalypse Trilogy'/A look at John Carpenter's "Apocalypse Trilogy," made up of "The Thing," "Prince of Darkness," and "In the Mouth of Madness."; Joshua Topolsky. (September 2nd, 2012).
