13th Child
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 13th Child film poster |
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| Directed by | Thomas Ashley Steven Stockage |
| Produced by | Michael T. Murphy Patricia M. Reider |
| Written by | Michael Maryk Cliff Robertson |
| Starring | Cliff Robertson Lesley-Anne Down Christopher Atkins Gano Grills Robert Guillaume Michelle Maryk Nick Malespina |
| Music by | Peter Calandra |
| Cinematography | Howard Krupa |
| Editing by | Thomas Ashley |
| Distributed by | Unipix Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | 25 October 2002 |
| Running time | 99 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5,000,000 |
13th Child (or The 13th Child: Legend of the Jersey Devil) is a 2002 direct-to-video horror film, based on the Jersey Devil.[1] The screenplay was written by Michael Maryk and Cliff Robertson, who also stars in the film.[2] The story is based on The Jersey Devil by James F. McCloy and Ray Miller Jr.[3] The film was shot in New Jersey at Wharton State Forest, Batsto Village, and Hammonton in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey.
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[edit] Cast
- Cliff Robertson as Mr. Shroud
- Lesley-Anne Down as District-Attorney Murphy
- Christopher Atkins as Ron
- Gano Grills as Mitch
- Robert Guillaume as Riley
- Michelle Maryk as Kathryn
- John Otis as Piney Hunter
- John Wesley as Jones
- Peter Jason as Coroner
- D.L. Shroder as Cole
- Jonathan C. Daly as Anthony
- Robyn Parsons as Bobbie
- Linda Kenyon as Nurse
- Michael Maryk as The Major
- Robert Zappalorti as Snakeman Jess
- Martin Tuchman as Insurance Commissioner
- Nick Malespina as The Jersey Devil
[edit] Production
In 1998-1999 Michael Maryk took his New Jersey background and remembered the legend of the Jersey Devil. He started to write a short story about it on nights and weekends. He tried to get his friend Michael Murphy who was a producer to be part of it but Murphy showed no interest. Then along came the successful film The Blair Witch Project, and everything changed. One day the two Michaels had a chat by their local post office and they agreed to produce 13th Child. In 2000 a budget was set with an estimated $5,000,000. In 2001 casting began, and Maryk's daughter Michelle was chosen to be "Kathryn Tatum". Filming began in 2001 at Batsto State Park in New Jersey.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Barry, Dan (September 7, 2008), "In the Wilds of New Jersey, a Legend Inspires a Hunt", The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/us/08land.html?pagewanted=all
- ^ Nash, Margo (October 13, 2002), "The Devil You Think You Know", The New York Times: 11, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE3DA173AF930A25753C1A9649C8B63
- ^ Rosen, Judith (November 18, 2002), "Jersey Devil takes the screen", Publishers Weekly: 22, http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20021118/32197-jersey-devil-takes-the-screen-.html
