An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational.An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational.An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations
Jürgen Prochnow
- Sutter Cane
- (as Jurgen Prochnow)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaIn the film, the works of Sutter Cane are occasionally quoted. Most if not all of these quotes are actually taken directly from several H.P. Lovecraft short stories with some adaptations to fit them into the film story. Most notably, in the scene where Styles reads to Trent as he gazes into the abyss--her speech lifts much of its description, including such elements as "the illimitable gulf of the unknown" from the last few paragraphs of Lovecraft's "The Rats in the Walls." In an earlier scene as well, Trent reads a line verbatim from Lovecraft's "The Haunter of the Dark," in reference to the black church being "the seat of an evil older than mankind and wider than the known universe."
- Goofs(at around 16 mins) When Linda Stiles is introduced for the first time and is speaking about Sutter Cain's book, she takes her glasses off and folds them twice.
- Quotes
John Trent: This shit really sells doesn't it?
Linda Styles: More than you'd think. Surprised?
John Trent: Lady, nothing surprises me anymore. We fucked up the air, the water, we fucked up each other. Why don't we just finish the job by flushing our brains down the toilet?
- Crazy creditsAnimal action was monitored by the American Humane Association with on set supervision by the Toronto Humane Society. No animal was harmed in the making of this film.
Human interaction was monitored by the Inter Planetary Psychiatric Association. The body count was high, the casualties are heavy.
- Alternate versionsThe original theatrical release had the 1987-1994 New Line Cinema logo at the opening. The 2013 Blu-ray from Warner Bros. plasters it with the modern New Line logo. But the 2018 Blu-ray release from Shout! Factory restores the original logo.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (1994)
- SoundtracksWe've Only Just Begun
Written by Roger Nichols and Paul Williams
Performed by The Carpenters
Published by Irving Music Inc. (BMI)
Featured review
The Town At The End Of The World...
The stories of H.P. Lovecraft can be summarized in a simple equation: Mankind + Ancient, Inescapable Horrors = Utter Doom. With IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, Director
John Carpenter uses the dread-filled atmospherics of Lovecraft, in order to pay homage to the writer.
Insurance fraud investigator, John Trent (Sam Neill) is sent to discover what happened to a pulp horror writer named Sutter Cane (Jurgen Prochnow), who seems to have vanished without a trace. Trent, a normal, rational man, soon finds himself entangled in a web of incredible, unexplainable occurrences upon finding the mysterious town of Hobb's End. Here, his skeptical / logical mind is tested beyond its limit.
Like Lovecraft, Carpenter gives us small glimpses of immense things that defy description. Reality bends in on itself, until we, along with Trent, can no longer discern fact from fiction. From the ax-wielding, mutant maniacs, to the unspeakable black church, Hobb's End is a place existing only in nightmare. A very satisfying, apocalyptic horror film...
Insurance fraud investigator, John Trent (Sam Neill) is sent to discover what happened to a pulp horror writer named Sutter Cane (Jurgen Prochnow), who seems to have vanished without a trace. Trent, a normal, rational man, soon finds himself entangled in a web of incredible, unexplainable occurrences upon finding the mysterious town of Hobb's End. Here, his skeptical / logical mind is tested beyond its limit.
Like Lovecraft, Carpenter gives us small glimpses of immense things that defy description. Reality bends in on itself, until we, along with Trent, can no longer discern fact from fiction. From the ax-wielding, mutant maniacs, to the unspeakable black church, Hobb's End is a place existing only in nightmare. A very satisfying, apocalyptic horror film...
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- Also known as
- En la boca del terror
- Filming locations
- Cathedral of the Transfiguration, Markham, Ontario, Canada(the black church - exterior)
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- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,924,549
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,441,807
- Feb 5, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $8,926,413
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