Infestation (2009)

Director:

Kyle Rankin

Writer:

Kyle Rankin (written by)

Release Date:

2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

You will be infected.

Plot:

A slacker awakes to find himself weak and wrapped in a webbing; after realizing that the world has been taken over by giant alien insects, he wakes a ragtag group of strangers and together they fight for survival.

Plot Keywords:

Bug | Infestation | Journey | Slacker | Insect

Cast

Chris Marquette	...	Cooper (as Christopher Marquette)
Brooke Nevin	...	Sara
Kinsey Packard	...	Cindy
E. Quincy Sloan	...	Hugo
Wesley Thompson	...	Albert
Linda Park	...	Leechee
Deborah Geffner	...	Maureen
Jim Cody Williams	...	Jed
Bru Muller	...	Roger
Ismael 'East' Carlo	...	Puerto Rican Man (as Ismael Carlo)
Diane Gaeta	...	White Trash Girl
Ray Wise	...	Ethan
Atanas Srebrev	...	Wildeyes
Vlado Mihailov	...	PJ
Mike Straub	...	Chad
Todd Jenson	...	Skinny Cop
Dale R. Simonton	...	Ed (as Dale Simonton)
Rhoades Rader	...	Brian
Efram Potelle	...	Tom
Daniela Tonova	...	Susan
VJ Kewl	...	Pretty Woman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kyle Rankin	...	Angry Phone Customer (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Kyle Rankin

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Kyle Rankin		written by

Produced by
Jeff Balis	....	producer
John Cappilla	....	line producer
Vicki Christianson	....	executive producer
Bruce Davey	....	producer
Mark Gooder	....	executive producer
Stefanie Huie	....	executive producer
Efram Potelle	....	associate producer
Rhoades Rader	....	producer
T.J. Sakasegawa	....	producer
Kyle Sherman	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Steven Gutheinz

Cinematography by
Thomas E. Ackerman		(as Thomas Ackerman)

Film Editing by
David Finfer

Casting by
Freddy Luis

Production Design by
Kes Bonnet		(as Kess Bonnett)

Makeup Department
Daniela Avramova	....	makeup artist
Mariana Love	....	key makeup artist
Maria Stankovich	....	makeup artist
Greta Velikova	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Larry Ferguson Jr.	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Asya Chakarova	....	second assistant director
Todor Chapkanov	....	first assistant director
Efram Potelle	....	second unit director
Mariana Vodenicharova	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Viara Sirkova	....	props

Sound Department
Steven Avila	....	sound designer
Peter D. Lago	....	sound designer
Peter D. Lago	....	supervising sound editor
Maggie Malyn	....	post-production sound coordinator
Greg Mauer	....	foley mixer
Rick Owens	....	foley artist
Alexander Pugh	....	sound effects editor
Mark A. Rozett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jason Shaffer	....	sound effects editor
Steven Utt	....	sound editor
Kelly Vandever	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ben Whitver	....	adr mixer
Brian S.M. Wroth	....	adr editor
Brian S.M. Wroth	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Kevin Carter	....	special effects contact lenses
Jerry Constantine	....	practical creature effects

Visual Effects by
Ulysses Argetta	....	digital compositor
Ken Busick	....	digital compositor
Yancy Calzada	....	digital artist
Teague Chrystie	....	digital effects artist
Daniel Dod	....	digital effects artist
Christopher Dusendschon	....	digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM
Craig Edwards	....	digital compositing artist
P.J. Foley	....	visual effects producer
Jeremy Lang	....	head of information technology
Joseph J. Lawson	....	digital effects artist
James Allan May	....	visual effects artist
Efram Potelle	....	visual effects supervisor
Jaime Richter	....	digital compositor
Valeria Stefanova	....	visual effects coordinator
Melissa Widup	....	lead roto/paint artist: Dilated Pixels

Stunts
Dian Hristov	....	stunt coordinator
Danko Jordanov	....	stunt double
Georgi Stanislavov	....	stunts
Teodor Tsolov	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Anton Bakarski	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Martin Balkanski	....	second assistant camera
Vasil Galabov	....	key grip
Nikolai Kerezov	....	Steadicam operator
Nikolai Kerezov	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Vladislav Mateev	....	assistant camera
Ivo Peitchev	....	director of photography: second unit
Konstantin Popov	....	gaffer
Plamen Slavov	....	still photographer

Editorial Department
Michael Mintz	....	digital film colorist
Christine Seino	....	assistant on-line editor
Kyle Sherman	....	assistant editor
Gabriel Thorburn	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Nichole Goluskin	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Rosen Dimitrov	....	transportation coordinator
Nikolai Milev	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Lauren Beilinson	....	assistant to producers
Mario Georgiev	....	production accountant
Cherise Honey	....	production coordinator
Kristina Kambitova	....	production accountant
Milena Karova	....	production coordinator: Europe
Ivan Mitov	....	assistant to producers
Kiril Neitchev	....	key production assistant
Petur Shipkov	....	production assistant
Aileen Trombatore	....	production accountant
Lubomir Yonchev	....	stand in: Chris Marquette

Production Companies

• Heavy Duty Entertainment
• Icon Productions

Distributors

• Presidio (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2009) (Thailand) (all media)
• Icon Home Entertainment (2009) (UK) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Constantine FX (special practical effects)

Other Companies

• Monkeyland Audio  post-production sound services

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

91 min | Germany:93 min (European Film Market)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Japan:G

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Company:

Heavy Duty Entertainment

Quotes:

Albert: How do you know so much about these things?
Leechee: I'm a student...
[whispering]
Leechee: of shiatsu massage.

Movie Connections:

References A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Two Ways Out

When Giant Insects Attack!

This "giant bugs attack" comedy is a blast of fun. In the middle of getting fired from a job he took in a reluctant effort to please his dear ol' dad (a wonderfully gung-ho, Ray Wise), an unmotivated goof-off is knocked unconscious by a painfully loud and high-pitched banshee-like siren. When he awakes, he finds himself and - seemingly everyone else in the world - sealed up inside cocoons. Breaking free, he wakes up several of his office mates and somehow ends up leading them in a dangerous crosstown trek toward safer environs, battling - and outwitting - giant murderous bugs - and worse - all the way. Direction and performances are all excellent, as are the bugs and various other odd creatures.