The Item


1h 40m 1998

Brief Synopsis

A campy look at the gruesome results of four felons being hired to guard a 40-pound worm with telepathic powers. The felons take the "item" to Rita's apartment, where they discover that it can see into people's hearts and reveal their deepest personal secrets. That night, the felons, Rita and the wo

Film Details

Also Known As
Item
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Horror
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Todd-Ao
Distribution Company
Artisan Home Entertainment

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Synopsis

A campy look at the gruesome results of four felons being hired to guard a 40-pound worm with telepathic powers. The felons take the "item" to Rita's apartment, where they discover that it can see into people's hearts and reveal their deepest personal secrets. That night, the felons, Rita and the worm come together and discover what it means to grow a conscience as they ignite a firestorm of truth-telling, aberrant sex and abundant blood-letting.

Crew

Chris Ackerman

Boom Operator

Jude Alcala

Makeup

Kristina Alg

Production Designer

Don Asher

Producer

Louis Asher

Special Thanks

Peter Austin

Sound Supervisor

Denise Beauchamp

Special Thanks

Todd Bozung

Music Editor

Cameron Bunyan

Special Thanks

Barbara Clark

Special Thanks

Dan Clark

Screenwriter

Dan Clark

Screenplay

Les Claypool

Special Thanks

Marilyne Cohn

Special Thanks (Trillion Entertainment)

Michael Del Rossa

Bullet Makeup Effects

Brent Dilger

Special Thanks (Silver Sage Productions)

Brent Dilger

Gaffer

Liz Dilger

Special Thanks (Silver Sage Productions)

Howard Drossin

Music

Scott Duncan

Special Thanks (Trillion Entertainment)

Bob Dykes

Special Thanks

Agnes Figgs

Location Manager

Nick Franco

Grip

Jim Fredburg

Special Effects Technician

Tim Gedemer

Sound Design

Jose O Harb

Grip

Jack Howe

Baby Doll Art Provider

Trudy Howe

Special Thanks

Paul Huntoon

Digital Effects

Christine Jackson

Makeup

Peter Jordan

Puppeteer

Dan Lake

Coordinating Producer

Paula Lauterbach

Associate Producer

Paula Lauterbach

Body Sculptures

Mike Longo

Camera Assistant

Johnny Love

Stand-In

K C Mark

Other

Michael Mayhew

Director Of Photography

Michael Mayhew

Co-Producer

Michael Mayhew

Editor

Jennifer Mccarthy

Makeup

Devan Meiers

Other

Katie Middlebrook

Art Director

Robert Nager

Chime Echoes Sculptor

Ken Niederbaumer

Key Makeup

Chris Nightingale

Special Thanks

Lance Ohnstad

Stand-In

Francie Paull

Makeup

Ian Petrella

Puppeteer

Ian Petrella

Production Associate

Ramon Pirouzian

Associate Producer

Nick Plantico

Special Effects Technician

Dave Pressler

Co-Producer

Christine Ramirez

Set Dresser

Corey Roberts

Special Effects Technician

Keith Robinson

Special Thanks

Stephanie Robinson

Special Thanks

Doug Rymes

Grip

Irwin Salin

Special Thanks

Lillian Salin

Special Thanks

Elizabeth Seabold

Special Thanks

Sherilyn Segal

Makeup

Joseph Servillo

Set Carpenter

Brian Sides

Other

Tina Tashjian

Hair Stylist

Mark Villalobos

Other

Seamus Walsh

Other

Christina Zilber

Executive Producer

Laurent Zilber

Executive Producer

Salene Zill

Still Photographer

Film Details

Also Known As
Item
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Horror
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Todd-Ao
Distribution Company
Artisan Home Entertainment

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States August 2000

Released in United States January 1999

Released in United States on Video November 20, 2001

Shown at Exposure: Future of Film Festival in New York August 3-6, 2000.

Feature directorial debut for Dan Clark.

Straight-to-video release.

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States January 1999 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 21-31, 1999.)

Released in United States August 2000 (Shown at Exposure: Future of Film Festival in New York August 3-6, 2000.)

Released in United States on Video November 20, 2001