In the Mouth of Madness
1995
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Directed by John Carpenter
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Intensity
An insurance investigator visits a small town while looking into the strange disappearance of a popular horror novelist. He soon finds that the impact of the author’s books is far more than inspirational.
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- Director
- John Carpenter
- Written by
- Michael De Luca
- Produced by
- Sandy King
- Composers
- Jim Lang, John Carpenter
- Cinematographer
- Gary B. Kibbe
- Editor
- Edward A. Warschilka
- Sound Designer
- John Pospisil
- Studio
- New Line Cinema
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- R
- Also known as
- John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness
- TMDB
- 7.2/10 (1,981 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 61% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 53/100
- IMDb
- 7.1/10 (84,849 votes)
Awards
- NominatedSaturn Award— Best Horror Film(1996)
Cast
Sam Neill
John Trent
Julie Carmen
Linda Styles
Jürgen Prochnow
Sutter Cane
David Warner
Dr. Wrenn
John Glover
Saperstein
Bernie Casey
Robinson
Peter Jason
Mr. Paul
Charlton Heston
Jackson Harglow
Frances Bay
Mrs. Pickman
Wilhelm von Homburg
Simon
Kevin Rushton
Guard #1
Gene Mack
Guard #2
Conrad Bergschneider
Axe Maniac
Marvin Scott
Reporter
Katherine Ashby
Receptionist
Ben Gilbert
Young Teen
Dennis O'Connor
Cop
Paul Brogren
Scrawny Teen
Crew
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Trailer
Score
John Carpenter
In the Mouth of Madness
Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — OCCULT Pt 13: Prince Of Darkness (1987) & In The Mouth Of Madness (1994)
Appears in
Arrow Video
BFI: The Ultimate Horror Watchlist
Cognitohazard
Meta/Deconstruction Horror
Occult - The Evolution of Horror Podcast
Scream Factory
Slant Magazine: 100 Greatest Horror Films of All Time
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