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《異獸戰》《死亡習作》班底創新招

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未到結局，點分真假！

瘋院人魔
MADHOUSE

Lucky Gems Group Ltd. 香港榮譽發行
Lakeshore International 出品 Madhouse暨Redbus Film Distribution Limited聯合製作

《異獸戰》金球提名 蘭斯軒列克辛、《死亡習作》祖士華里安納、
《從未咀過》《六呎風雲》佐丹娜妮爾、
《美國處男》《搞乜鬼奪命雜作2》娜塔莎莉安 領銜主演

羅拔麥當奴, C.S.A.、波爾標倫頓, C.S.A. 選角
史提芬妮丹頓 聯合監製
艾拔圖高素 音樂設計
《玩謝麥高維治》尊域力治 化妝效果
依安娜雅柏露 服裝設計
《回到未來》史提芬士姆 剪接
蘭度葛修化 製作設計
華威史高域斯 攝影指導
《妖夜尋狼》羅拔貝勒治、《我愛碧咸》悉芝加瑪莎、
《蜘蛛夢魘》西蒙法蘭斯、安迪拿姆 執行監製
蒙娜莫絲露、《嘩鬼翻生》湯霍士、《妖夜尋狼》亨利雲達史丹 監製
威廉伯特、 阿朗史旺高尼 故事
威廉伯特 導演、編劇

香港上映資料
公映日期：2004年10月28日（星期四）
片長：90分鐘 級數：IIB
戲院：待定

10月28日
萬聖節鉅獻 全城嗌破喉嚨

瘋院人魔 MADHOUSE
觸犯「神經病院」三宗罪，你...一定死硬！
親近女色，死無全屍！
得罪病犯，腸穿肚爛！
貪得無厭，人頭落地！
問 你 仲 敢 唔 敢 闖 入 去？

故事大綱

「甘氏療養院」是一所陰森、恐怖的神經病院，由嚴苛的弗蘭斯博士 (蘭斯軒列克辛 飾) 苦心經營，無數精神病患者入住這裡。病情嚴重甚至極度危險的病人，會被困在「Madhouse」內──由恐怖地牢搭建而成之所。所有工作人員對這地方迴避不已，生人勿近。

年輕醫科生奇勒 (祖士華里安納 飾) 滿腔熱誠地到「甘氏療養院」實習，在女護士莎麗 (佐丹娜妮爾 飾) 帶領下，四處探研每個角落。他倆來到「Madhouse」時，一名容貌可怖的病人襲擊奇勒，還差點殺掉他！奇勒深感現實的「甘氏療養院」比想像中可怕百倍。

自此之後，奇勒開始對病人的病歷產生好奇，更找來莎麗幫忙。忙亂下奇勒總會看到小孩的幽靈出現，給他嚴厲警告；他又發現莎麗對所有事情均有所隱瞞，內情絕對非比尋常。

「甘氏療養院」接二連三發生怪事，凶兆逐步顯現，奇勒更查出弗蘭斯博士和其他工作人員的神秘陰謀。但奇勒怎樣都沒想過，究竟會否自己的精神狀況出了問題……

疑幻疑真，誰是誰非，未到結局又怎分出真假？

導演的話

據導演、編劇威廉伯特表示，他拍《瘋院人魔》是想向一些經典的恐怖、懸疑電影──如《閃靈》和 《沉默的羔羊》致敬。除此之外，威廉特別深受1961年的《The Innocents》啟發，獲到重大靈感。「《The Innocents》故事來自Henry James 的一本驚情小說。我拍《Madhouse》時也有參考此片，佈局手法希望如同一徹，都是借著超恐怖氣氛，潤飾兇手不易確定的身份。」

另外，威廉拍攝《瘋院人魔》期間，也遇上很多怪事。「有一晚我在房間看經典恐怖片 《13猛鬼》的DVD時，聽到一些怪聲。我出外查看，發現原來是一個羅馬尼亞首教士在為酒店祈禱，驅走惡靈。那個不寒而慄的氣氛好得人驚，令我畢生難忘。」

演員經歷

《瘋院人魔》女主角佐丹娜妮爾，曾在HBO電視劇《六呎風雲》中演出，今次扮演可愛年青的女護士，對醫學有股熾熱的心，演得入目三分。佐丹娜表示，她能夠如此投入，全因身邊發生了一件真人真事。「我有一個要好的朋友，的而且確被診斷出患上精神分裂。他告訴我總會突然分不清楚事情的真實與否。這個真人經歷絕對能夠幫助我投入角色中。」

單有真人經歷還是不大足夠。《瘋院人魔》導演威廉伯特還鼓勵各演員參觀真正的精神病院，了解實況。佐丹娜便約了男主角之一祖士華里安納，及飾演女病人的娜塔莎莉安，作近距離真身接觸。「我們三人探訪過州立醫院的精神病人，向他們取經。同時又訪問了多名醫護人員，發覺揣摩和捕捉精神病人的神態，有一定的難度。我和祖士華花了足足8小時，與精神科醫生逐一傾談。他們每日都接觸到大量無望病例，也成為我們一次大開眼界的經驗。拍攝前，我們和其他演員圍坐一起，分享這些經歷。」

然而，《異獸戰》金球提名演員蘭斯軒列克辛，則在羅馬尼亞的拍攝場地中，被那怪異的環境氣氛嚇倒。

解構神經病院

顧名思義，《瘋院人魔》是刻劃神經病院內的種種驚嚇、離奇遭遇，所以導演和監製物色神經病院的主景時，也費剎思量。結果，眾人於羅馬尼亞首都──布加勒斯特附近的一個小島上，尋找出一所Lebada酒店，正中大家要求。Lebeda酒店前身是一座皇宮，曾幾何時一度改建為精神病院，現在則是一所渡假酒店。換句話說，《瘋院人魔》可謂真正在神經病院裡實地取景！

《瘋院人魔》的故事原創者阿朗史旺高尼，對這所場景有獨特見解。「Lebeda酒店位置成功締造出一種孤立、陰森的感覺，都比任何搭景更有力，更容易營造出疏離感 。」

此外，Lebeda酒店也有先天優勢，令拍攝更加順利。「當到達酒店的第一晚，我和阿朗發覺不需加建任何東西，因為內裡所有東西已很合適。」

10月28日
萬聖節鉅獻 全城嗌破喉嚨

Distributed by LUCKY GEMS GROUP LTD.

LAKESHORE INTERNATIONAL
Presents
a MADHOUSE PRODUCTION

in association with
REDBUS FILM DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

Starring
JOSHUA LEONARD
JORDAN LADD
NATASHA LYONNE
and
LANCE HENRIKSEN

HK Releasing Information

Releasing Date: 28 October 2004 (Thursday)
Category: tbc
Running Time: tbc
Theatre Line-up: tbc

MADHOUSE

SYNOPSIS

Once a respected mental health facility, Cunningham Hall is now a decaying relic with too many patients and too few dollars. But when an eager young medical student named Clark Stevens (Joshua Leonard) accepts an internship in the asylum to finish his degree, he soon finds himself reporting for duty in a MADHOUSE.

Cunningham Hall is run by the stern Dr. Franks (Lance Henriksen), who quickly puts Clark in his place before introducing him to the amiable Dr. Morton (Leslie Jordan) and the formidable Nurse Hendricks (Dendrie Taylor).

Clark also meets Sara (Jordan Ladd), a lovely young nurse who gives him a tour of the facility, including the dreaded basement, AKA the Madhouse, where the hopeless and extremely dangerous patients are housed. When a psychotic inmate attacks Clark, a hot-tempered security guard called Drake (Christian Leffler) saves his life, but warns him to stay out of the way. There is more than going on than meets the eye in the Madhouse, and Cunningham Hall has a past that Dr. Franks and the staff would rather forget.

Clark soon grows concerned with the condition of the patients, including Alice's (Natasha Lyonne) horrifying hallucinations and Carl's (Aaron Strongoni) suicidal tendencies. But Clark begins to question his own sanity when he sees the haunting figure of a young boy, who appears to be trying to warn him. Clark turns to Sara for help, and becomes increasingly attracted to her, but finds that even she has something to hide.

The strange happenings at Cunningham Hall suddenly take a sinister turn when Nurse Hendricks and Dr. Morton are brutally murdered. Dr. Franks orders Clark to interview the patients in the Madhouse, but it appears that none of them could be responsible. None except for Ben, who somehow seems to know everything that goes on in the asylum. He hides in the darkness of cell 44, and holds the key to the mystery of the strange boy, as well as the identity of the phantom killer who stalks the MADHOUSE.

MADHOUSE

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

A terrifying tale that blurs the line between paranoia and the paranormal, MADHOUSE is a supernatural whodunit, infused with humor and horror, which probes the ability of the human mind to create its own reality.

Writer/director William Butler wouldn't have it any other way. "I love movies about big spooky houses, I love the old Hammer films starring Vincent Price, and I love to focus on the psychological elements of the story. I wanted to make something smart to pay homage to all the great horror and suspense movies that I love, films like "The Shining" and "The Silence of the Lambs," he said.

Butler continued, "In particular, I was inspired by the 1961 film 'The Innocents,' which starred Deborah Kerr and Michael Redgrave, and was based on the novel by Henry James. Like that film, I wanted to create a story with an eerie atmosphere in which there was no easily recognizable villain."

Leading man Joshua Leonard, who portrays the inquisitive young medical student Clark Stevens with a quiet yet intense demeanor, has the perfect sensibility to satisfy Butler's vision. "Part of what the film addresses, which I find fascinating, is a really extreme version of the mind's capacity to manifest one's own reality. Who's to say that what someone experiences is not real? Who's to say that there's not a difference between the paranoid and the paranormal? If somebody's seeing something that someone else doesn't, who is the judge of whether it's actually real or not?" Leonard reflected.

Natasha Lyonne had her own brush with the unknown by playing the role of Alice, a patient at Cunningham Hall who experiences otherworldly hallucinations. "In the film, all of the patients in the asylum have gone untreated for so long that they are almost beyond hope. I had previously done a lot of research on mental health for another role I played, and visited patients in a state-run facility, said Lyonne."

"After observing them, it seemed possible to me that some of these people had been misdiagnosed because their extrasensory perception didn't fit into some therapists' version of normal mental health," she continued.

Playing the role of Sara, the dedicated young nurse with a secret, Jordan Ladd concurred with her co-stars regarding the psychological aspects of the film. "Right before I auditioned for the role of Sara, I had an experience with a good friend of mine who has been diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic. It broke my heart when he told about what it was like to suddenly not know if what you're experiencing is real or not. So I had a real and personal experience to inform my character's emotions," recalled Ladd.

Lance Henriksen's character, Dr. Franks, the stern director of Cunningham Hall, at first glance seems to be pretty straightforward. On his role, the venerable actor commented, "Franks is a bit of an institutional dud. He's so ineffectual; he's almost reached the point of despair of his patients. But he's got a sense of humor, which is important, because I think there is room for humor as long as you're not killing the tension."

The unexplainable happenings at the asylum drive Dr. Franks to seek some unorthodox explanations for the murder and mayhem taking place. In the film, he even reads books about ghosts and hauntings in an effort to get a grip on a situation spiraling out of control. "The location where we shot in Romania had the strangest vibe," recalled Henriksen. "It was actually a former asylum. You could feel the despair in the walls."

The location in question was the Lebada Hotel, a former palace turned mental asylum that is now a resort hotel on an island just outside the Romanian capital of Bucharest. Butler enthused, "With films like this often times the location is one of the biggest characters. The character of Cunningham Hall was reflected in the memories and secrets of the Lebada Hotel." Butler continued, "One night during the shoot I was watching the horror classic '13 Ghosts' on DVD in my cottage on the hotel grounds, when I heard this strange chanting. When I went outside to check it out, it turned out to be a Romanian priest blessing the hotel and the set, trying to exorcise its demons."

Paranormal attributes aside, the hotel also offered practical amenities that the cast appreciated. "The beauty of working on set at the hotel was that you could brush your teeth, wash your face, throw on some clothes and walk downstairs to work," said Ladd.

Leonard concurred, adding another perspective on the location: "There was a lake near the hotel where I would take a morning jog past Gypsy encampments and was followed by a pack of stray dogs every day. It was a definite break from my morning routine in LA and only helped to evoke the surrealism of the story and the setting."

Butler was thrilled with the hotel as the prime location for the film from the moment he set eyes on it. "My writing partner Aaron Strongoni and I wanted to write a film that could be shot all in one location. From the first night we were there, we realized that we didn't have to build anything…everything in the hotel was perfect," he recalled.

"Billy came to me with the idea of setting a horror film in an insane asylum," said co-writer Strongoni, who also plays the role of Carl in the film. "Billy had all these great ideas for scenes that could take place in a creepy old institution. When we found the Lebada Hotel in Bucharest, we found Cunningham Hall, he continued.

Recounting the experience of shooting on location in Romania, Leonard found the setting to be conducive to the part he played. "For an actor, it only helps to be in a secluded location that emotionally evokes the vibe you're trying to create in the film. The sense of isolation, due to the hotel's location, and its inherent creepiness, made it easier to create a sense of alienation than if we would have shot on a stage in Burbank," he said.

The film was shot on an unbelievably tight schedule-24 days-and Leonard worked on every single one of them, sometimes shooting several different scenes in one day. But Butler's previous work as an actor (he has a cameo role in the film) made the communication between director and actor so seamless that they were able to work together to achieve the desired results more quickly than under normal circumstances.

Recalling his experience on set under Butler's direction, Leonard commented, "Because Billy has a background in acting, it made it easier because he 'spoke the language,' so to speak. Billy also has a passion for the genre film, the horror film, and it's really exciting to have a director who loves and is schooled in the aesthetics of the genre. He has been studying it and loving it for years, and is able to pull from many different resources, but he also has the innate ability to show us things we've never seen before."

"Billy is the ideal director," said Jordan Ladd. "He encouraged Josh and me to visit a state-run mental health facility and interview the care givers, as he had done in his research for the film. Josh and I spent eight hours interviewing a psychiatrist who has to deal with some pretty hopeless cases on a daily basis. It was an eye opening experience that we were encouraged to bring to the table during filming."

"The fact that Billy gave us the freedom to do what we felt was right for our parts with what we got out of that experience shows his generosity as an actor, a director and a person. He really has an amazing vision, she continued."

Natasha Lyonne couldn't agree with her co-stars more when it comes to Butler's directing style. "Working with Billy was great-he made me feel immediately like one of his close friends-and his enthusiasm for the film affected everyone on set in such a positive way. He has the ability to guide you while letting you do what you feel is best for the role you're playing. Billy's has a great deal of integrity," said Lyonne.

ABOUT THE CAST

JOSHUA LEONARD

CLARK

Joshua Leonard first garnered worldwide attention for his memorable role in 1999's most talked about film "The Blair Witch Project." He was most recently seen in HBO's "Live from Baghdad," opposite Michael Keaton, Lili Taylor and Helena Bonham Carter. Leonard also recently starred in "Two Days," opposite Paul Rudd; "Shooting Livian," about a rock and roll band on the verge of self destruction, with Sarah Wynter; "LArceny" for director Irving Schwartz and Showtime's "Things Behind the Sun" for director Allison Anders, which premiered at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.

Leonard received rave reviews for his portrayal of a bank manager in the heist film "Scorched," which stars Woody Harrelson, Rachel Leigh Cook and Alicia Silverstone. Leonard was also seen alongside Robert DeNiro and Cuba Gooding Jr. in 20th Century Fox's "Men of Honor," and starred with the ensemble cast of MGM/UA's "Deuces Wild" which was produced by Martin Scorsese.

He also appeared in John Herzfeld's ("15 minutes," "Two Days in the Valley") TV pilot "Destiny" for CBS, in which Leonard portrayed a poetic yet paranoid cab driver. In 2003, he made his directorial debut with a music video for Interscope's "Campfire Girls," followed by a video for Mpress Records' recording artist Rachael Sage. Leonard is currently co-directing the feature documentary "Beautiful Losers" about a group of internationally renowned street artists. He is also set to produce "Live From Death Row," a biopic of author, political prisoner and death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal.

Prior to feature films, Leonard performed onstage with the revolutionary Living Theater group in New York City. Leonard has also parlayed his creative energy in other mediums: he has worked extensively in the New York indie film scene as a freelance videographer and editorial photographer.

JORDAN LADD

SARA

Though her acting debut came at age 2, opposite James Garner in a Polaroid commercial, Jordan Ladd was last seen on screen starring alongside the Broken Lizard Comedy Troupe ("Super Troopers") and Bill Paxton in Fox Searchlight's comedy caper "Club Dread." In 2003, she appeared in the hit thriller "Cabin Fever," released by Lions Gate.

She previously portrayed a snotty high school student who tormented the likes of Drew Barrymore and Leelee Sobieski in 20th Century Fox's romantic-comedy "Never Been Kissed." She also had a star turn in the dysfunctional superhero saga, "The Specials," along with Rob Lowe and Jamie Kennedy.

Ladd also appeared with Mimi Rogers and Gabriel Byrne in the acclaimed HBO feature, "Weapons Of Mass Destruction," as well as the Gregg Araki-helmed "Nowhere," in which she portrayed a spiritually-minded sexpot.

Ladd also recently guest starred on Alan Ball's acclaimed HBO series "Six Feet Under." In addition, she has starred in E! Entertainment Television's first original production, "Best Actress," as well as the Lifetime Original telefilm "The Deadly Look Of Love" opposite Vincent Spano.

Ladd recently wrapped the comedy "Waiting" opposite Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris, and Luis Guzman. On the horizon is the independent feature "The Perfect You" as well as the thriller "Puzzled."

NATASHA LYONNE

ALICE

Natasha Lyonne will next be seen in "America Brown," which is set to premiere at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival. She also recently starred in the black comedy "Max and Grace" with Tim Blake Nelson, and the third installment of the blockbuster trilogy "Blade: Trinity," both of which will hit screens later this year.

Lyonne's break-out role came in 1998 when she portrayed awkward teenager Vivian Abramowitz in "Slums of Beverly Hills." The role garnered immense critical praise.

Successfully moving between challenging independent films and studio box office hits has fared well for the talented actress. Other credits include Woody Allen's musical "Everyone Says I Love You," "But I'm A Cheerleader," "American Pie," "Party Monster," "Kate and Leopold," "Scary Movie 2," and "Die Mommie Die." In 2001, she starred in the holocaust drama "The Grey Zone," in which she credits herself with her best work.

Her professional career began at the age of six, when she starred as Opal in the original "Pee Wee's Playhouse." After a role on the soap opera "As the World Turns," she made her feature film debut as Meryl Streep's niece in the Mike Nichols film "Heartburn."

LANCE HENRIKSEN

DR. FRANKS

Born in New York, Henriksen studied at the Actors Studio and began his career Off Broadway in Eugene O'Neill's "Three Plays of the Sea." One of his first film appearances was for director Sidney Lumet in "Dog Day Afternoon," followed by Lumet's "Network" and "Prince of the City."

Henriksen then appeared in several other high profile movies including "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "Damien: Omen II." He became well known for his portrayal of Mercury astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter Schirra, Jr. in "The Right Stuff," directed by Philip Kaufman.

James Cameron cast Henriksen in "The Terminator" and then featured him as the android Bishop in the sci-fi classic "Aliens." Director Sam Raimi, who cast the actor in "The Quick and the Dead" opposite Sharon Stone and Gene Hackman, said, "Lance is a brilliant performer who goes way beyond acting. He becomes his character completely, leaving no trace of his former self and making something of every moment on screen."

In 1996, Henriksen starred for three seasons in "Millennium," Fox's critically acclaimed series from "X-FiIes" creator/producer Chris Carter. Henriksen's performance as Frank Black, a retired FBI agent who has the ability to get inside the minds of killers, garnered three consecutive Golden Globe nominations and a People's Choice Award nomination.

Soon to be released are two independent features which exemplify the diversity of Henriksen's talent: in "One Point O" he plays a homeless person opposite Jeremy Sisto, and in "Modigliani" he stars with Andy Garcia as Charles Foster Kane.

Most recently, Henriksen finished shooting the lead role in 20th Century Fox's "Alien Vs. Predator," the highly anticipated summer blockbuster directed by Paul Anderson.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

WILLIAM BUTLER

CO-WRITER/DIRECTOR

William Butler has worked as an actor for twelve years in many television series, commercials and feature films such as "Lost In The Pershing Point Hotel," the remake of the George Romero classic "Night Of The Living Dead," "Friday The 13th VII," "Leatherface" and "Young Guns II." He also served four years as a freelance FX coordinator and FX producer on several television and feature film projects.

Butler then signed with Fox Family Channel and was placed under contract for five years as lead producer/writer of all commercials and pilot demos, where he wrote, directed and produced such animated and live action pilots such as "Digimon," "Totally Spies," "Power Rangers," "Shinzo," "Dinozaurs," "Tae Kwon Do Kids" and "Funky and Groovy." Butler has been awarded 8 Telly Awards, 2 Obies, 2 International Monitor Awards and 3 Cleos thus far in his career as a writer and director.

Butler's recent writing credits include "Return Of The Living Dead 4 & 5." Butler will follow that project by directing two feature films: "Circle of 6," a ghost story about a vengeful coven of witches, and "Isn't There A Limit," a romantic comedy about a woman dealing with her mid-life crisis.

AARON STRONGONI

CO-WRITER/CARL

Aaron Strongoni is an actor and writer who has partnered with William Butler on nine different projects. He got his start writing commercials, public service announcements and promos for Disney and ABC. Strongoni's most recent credits include "Circle of 6," currently in pre-production, and "Return of the Living Dead 4 & 5," which is now shooting concurrently in Romania and at Chernobyl in the Ukraine.

MONA VASILOIU

PRODUCER

Mona Vasiloiu was born in Bucharest, Romania. During the 1989 Revolution, Vasiloiu fought for freedom on the streets of Bucharest, along with her fellow students. After graduating from the Polytechnic University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, she worked for Castel Film/Full Moon Entertainment, first as a translator before being promoted to Production Coordinator.

In 1995 she became a partner in Caroline Entertainment, a small production company with offices in Bucharest, London and Los Angeles, which specialized in TV commercials. While at Caroline, Vasiloiu produced several TV commercials for major advertising companies such as J.W. Thompson, Saatchi & Saatchi and McCann Erickson.

The following year, Vasiloiu embarked for the US to follow her Hollywood dream. She soon was hired as both a Line Producer and Producer by Full Moon Entertainment and Kushner-Locke. Among her credits are Fox Kids "Power Rangers" and ABC's "State of Grace." Vasiloiu was also an Associate Producer for the first episode of "The Bachelor."

Today, Vasiloiu is involved in the development of several projects to be shot in Romania. She also enjoys working as a voice over artist; her natural Transylvanian accent will soon be heard in Universal Pictures' highly anticipated action/adventure "Van Helsing."

TOM FOX

PRODUCER

A veteran producer of popular cult horror films for nearly 20 years, Tom Fox's credits include "The Return of the Living Dead," "Dark Tower," "Blue Monkey" and "Return of the Living Dead Part II."

HENRY WINTERSTERN

PRODUCER

Henry Winterstern's credits include an executive producer of the vampire / werewolf action horror film "Underworld," producer of the horror film "Madhouse" and executive Producer off the MGM suspense thriller "Wicker Park" starring Josh Hartnett.

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