Dean Koontz's Black River
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Television movie based on Dean Koontz's novella "Black River." Bo Aikens, a novelist suffering from writer's block, arrives in the seemingly perfect town of Black River, hoping to write the great American novel. The town, however, is a little too perfect, controlled by an unseen, unknown force with
Cast & Crew
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Jeff Bleckner
Director
Lisa Edelstein
Bill Dow
Frank C. Turner
Fulvio Cecere
Stephen Tobolowsky
Film Details
Also Known As
Black River
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Thriller
Release Date
2001
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Television movie based on Dean Koontz's novella "Black River." Bo Aikens, a novelist suffering from writer's block, arrives in the seemingly perfect town of Black River, hoping to write the great American novel. The town, however, is a little too perfect, controlled by an unseen, unknown force with an uncertain motive.
Director
Jeff Bleckner
Director
Cast
Lisa Edelstein
Bill Dow
Frank C. Turner
Fulvio Cecere
Stephen Tobolowsky
Frederick Pleasure
David Smith
Ann Cusack
Diana Stevan
Linsea O'shea
Benita Ha
Ron Small
Scott Hylands
Patricia Drake
David Mackay
Katharine Tobin
Claude Duhamel
Jennifer Griffin
Paul Batten
Christopher Pearce
Ron Canada
Susan Bain
Ty Olsson
Dion Luther
Jay Mohr
Jenny Mitchell
Robert Moloney
Bill Waters
Betty Linde
Biski Gugushe
Crew
Gary P Allen
Art Director
Michelle Allen
Location Casting
John Bartley
Director Of Photography
Juliet Belmas
Assistant Camera Operator
Curt Bonn
Stunts
Crystine Booth
Costume Designer
Glenn Bottomley
Assistant Director
Gus Bradley
Transportation Coordinator
Jason Calder
Stunts
Kirk Caollette
Stunts
Randy Chodak
Art Director
Joe Connolly
Property Master
Sandra Couldwell
Extras Agent/Coordinator
David Cyr
Sound Mixer
Peter Dashkewytch
Assistant Director
Jean-luc Dinsdale
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kathy Drew
Production Accountant
Will Ferguson
Stunt Coordinator
Libby Goldstein
Casting
J Boyce Harman
Producer
Bryan M Horne
Assistant Editor
S Lily Hui
Production Manager
Stephen Jackson
Gaffer
Chester Kaczenski
Production Designer
Dean Koontz
Executive Producer
Dean Koontz
Source Material (From Novel)
Peter Lapres
Assistant
Tony Lazarowich
Special Effects Coordinator
Rob Lee
Executive Producer
Fern Levin
Makeup Artist
Junie Lowry-johnson
Casting
Phil Maccormick
Boom Operator
Ron Macleay
Key Grip
Brian Mckeaney
Post-Production Coordinator
Steven N Moore
Camera Operator
Steven N Moore
Steadicam Operator
Terry Murray
Script Supervisor
Tami Nasu
Location Casting
Aoife O'carrol
Set Decorator
Rick Pearce
Stunts
J Peter Robinson
Music
Geoffrey Rowland
Editor
Danna Rutherford
Hair Stylist
Alan Salzl
Assistant Camera
Carol Schafer
Production Coordinator
Debra Smith-cannold
Associate Producer
Stan Stefaniuk
Transportation Captain
Mary Lou Storey
Set Decorator
Daniel Taplitz
Screenplay
Scott Walden
Location Manager
John Watson
Transportation Captain
Film Details
Also Known As
Black River
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Thriller
Release Date
2001
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States July 6, 2001
Released in United States on Video January 29, 2002
Began shooting October 9, 2000.
Completed shooting November 6, 2000.
