The monsters had more heart than the studio ever did.
On the new Arrow blu release (and on the previous Scream Factory release), this feature-length making of takes a fresh approach to most similar docs by focussing on the actors and the actors alone. New interviews with all the main cast show the tremendous amount of love all had for the project and how it was Barker's wonderful characters that drew them all in. They spend a significant amount of time with each actor exploring their respective characters, delving deep into each, detailing exactly what each wanted to bring to the film.
Acting
Doug Bradley's infectious devotion to Barker's outcasts
Production
How creature actors shaped their own mythology
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This doc essentially weaponizes actor testimony to prove Nightbreed was never meant to be a slasher—the monsters were always the heroes.
Many cast members kept their original Nightbreed makeup photos in their wallets for decades, pulling them out at parties like proud parents.
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