Cthulhu (film)

Cthulhu
File:Cthulhu.gif Cthulhu film Logo
Directed by	Dan Gildark
Written by	Grant Cogswell Dan Gildark H.P. Lovecraft
Produced by	Jeffrey Brown Anne Rosellini
Starring	Tori Spelling Cara Buono Jason Cottle
Release date	2006
Language	English

There are two feature films entitled Cthulhu. The first, an Australian low budget horror film was made in 1996-1997 (2000 release) by Producer-Director Damian Heffernan and was mostly based on the two Lovecraft stories: "The Thing on the Doorstep" and "The Shadow Over Innsmouth". The second Cthulhu 2006 thriller/horror movie, directed by Dan Gildark and co-written by Grant Cogswell and Dan Gildark. The film is loosely based on the short story "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" (1936) by H.P. Lovecraft.

Plot - 2006 film

• Tagline: Welcome home...to the end of the world.

• A Seattle history professor, drawn back to his estranged family on the Oregon coast to execute his late mother's estate, is reaquainted with his best friend from childhood, with whom he has a long-awaited tryst. Caught in an accelerating series of events, he discovers aspects of his father's New Age cult which take on a dangerous and apocalyptic significance.

2006 Cast

• Cara Buono - Dannie
• Jason Cottle - Russ
• Richard Garfield - Zadok
• Ian Geoghegan - Ralph
• Scott Green - Mike
• Dennis Kleinsmith - Reverend Marsh
• Amy Minderhout - Julie
• Robert Padilla - Ancestor
• Tori Spelling - Susan
• Nancy Stark - Aunt Josie
• Hunter Stroud - Teen Russ
• Reuben Rox - Man at bar
• David Kirwan - Bar Patron (uncredited)

2000 Cast

• Paul Douglas - Inspector LeGrasse
• Melissa Georgiou - Asenath Waite
• Malcolm Miller - Professor Armitage
• James Payne - Edward Derby
• Adam Somes - Dan Upton

External links

• Australian Film Commission profile
• 12th July News News of the DVD release
• Official site
• Independent Cthulhu movie official fan site
• Cthulhu at IMDb The Australian version of Cthulhu
• Official production blog
• Official post-production blog
• HP Lovecraft film festival