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Nightmare Factory

2011 · 94 min

A warm, affectionate look behind the scenes at craftspeople who make movie monsters, more charming than scary.

Overview
The story of how one Pittsburgh boy’s fascination with monsters drove him to the very top of the Hollywood food chain. In 1989, Greg Nicotero, much to his parents’ chagrin, quit medical school and headed for Hollywood to pursue a dream of making monsters. Together with gore masters Howard Berger and Robert Kurtzman, Nicotero went on to create KNB EFX Group, one of the most prolific makeup effects studios in the world. After twenty years as the “go to guy” for the world’s most successful horror/sci-fi films, Greg Nicotero is the first one directors like Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez call.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • ambition
  • work
  • friendship
  • obsession
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action2
Horror3
Humour4
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Donna Davies
Written by
Donna Davies
Starring
Greg Nicotero, Howard Berger, Tom Savini, John Carpenter, Frank Darabont, John Landis, Robert Kirkman, George A. Romero
Runtime
94 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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