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Bruiser (film)
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Bruiser is a 2000 thriller film, which stars Jason Flemyng
, it was written and directed by George A. Romero
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band the Misfits.
and was directly released to DVD in the United States on 09 October 2001.
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Jason Flemyng
Jason Iain Flemyng is an English actor. He is known for his film work, which has included roles in British films such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch , both for Guy Ritchie, as well as Hollywood productions such as Rob Roy along with the Alan Moore comic book adaptations From...
, it was written and directed by George A. Romero
George A. Romero
George Andrew Romero is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical horror films about a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. He is nicknamed "Godfather of all Zombies." -Life and career:...
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Synopsis
Henry Creedlow, a man who wakes up one morning to discover that his face has been replaced by a white featureless mask.Plot
Bruiser is the story of a man who has always tried to fit in. He keeps his mouth shut, follows the rules, and does what he is supposed to do. But one morning, he wakes up to find his face is gone. All the years of acquiescence have cost him the one thing he can't replace: his identity. Now he's a blank, outside as well as in, an anonymous, featureless phantom. Bent on exacting revenge, he explodes. He isn't going to follow the rules anymore.Cast
- Jason FlemyngJason FlemyngJason Iain Flemyng is an English actor. He is known for his film work, which has included roles in British films such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch , both for Guy Ritchie, as well as Hollywood productions such as Rob Roy along with the Alan Moore comic book adaptations From...
as Henry Creedlow - Peter StormarePeter Stormareis a Swedish film, stage, voice and television actor as well as a theatrical director, playwright and musician.- Early life :...
as Milo Styles - Leslie HopeLeslie HopeLeslie Ann Hope is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Teri Bauer in the Fox show 24 where she played the wife of the main character Jack Bauer.-Life and career:...
as Rosemary Newley - Nina GarbirasNina GarbirasNina Garbiras is a United States actress. She is best known for her TV roles as Alexandra Brill in Fox Television's series The Street, Beth Greenway in the Showtime series Leap Years and Andrea Little on the first season of NBC's Boomtown...
as Janine Creedlow - Andrew Tarbet as James Larson
- Tom AtkinsTom Atkins (actor)Tom Atkins is an American television and film actor. He is primarily known for his work in the horror film genre, having worked with writers and directors such as John Carpenter, Stephen King, and George A. Romero...
as Det. McCleary - Jonathan Higgins as Det. Rakowski
- Jeff Monahan as Tom Burtram
- Marie Cruz as Number 9
- Beatriz Pizano as Katie Saldano
- Tamsin Kelsey as Mariah Breed
- Kelly King as Gloria Kite
- Susanne Sutchy as Colleen
- Balázs Koós as Chester
- Jean Daigle as Faduah
- Chris Gillett as Male executive
- Chantal QuesnelChantal QuesnelChantal Quesnel is a Canadian actress. She currently is a voice actor for the TV animated series Zeroman, shown in Canada on Teletoon.-Career:...
as Rita - Jennifer Foster as Carol
- Boyd BanksBoyd BanksBoyd Banks is a Canadian stand-up comedian known for doing edgy material, and actor.-Biography:Banks has appeared in such films as Bruiser , Wild Iris , Dawn of the Dead , Phil the Alien , Land of the Dead , Cinderella Man , Diary of The Dead and Pontypool...
as Jester - Neil CroneNeil CroneNeil Crone is a Canadian voice actor and comedian who does the voices of Gordon the Big Engine, Splatter and Diesel 10 from the film Thomas and the Magic Railroad. He does Phillip the Concierge in the My Secret Identity episode "Sour Grapes"...
as Boss - Ted Ludzik as Gas station attendant
- Diana Platts as Reporter
- Kiran Friesen as Lady Godiva
- Murray Oliver as Cameraman
- Peter MensahPeter MensahPeter Mensah , is an English/Ghanaian actor, best known for his roles in Tears of the Sun and 300, and more recently on the Starz original series, Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.-Early life:Mensah comes from an academic family...
as Skinhead - Neville Edwards as Derelict
- Yan Feldman as Knife
- D'Arcy Smith as Uniform
- Colin Glazer as Police officer
- Monique Osier as Top Hat
- Tina Romero as Cleopatra
- C.J. Fidler as Captive woman
- Ron Webber as Captive man
- Kevin Rushton as Drunk attacker
- Andrew Romero as Little devil
- Jason Winn 'J.B. Destiny' Bareford as Guitarist
- Big Poppa Gator as Bouncer
- Ari Cohen as Caller #1
- David Lyle as Caller #2
- David Harcourt as Rigger
- Ron Van Hart as Football player
- Bryan Renfro as Train station man
- Victoria Fodor as Lady in red
- Melanie as Diogee
- Dr. ChudDr. ChudDr. C.H.U.D. is an American rock drummer and singer.-Life and career:...
as The Misfits - Christine Forrest as Birdcage partygoer
- Michale GravesMichale GravesMichael Emanuel , better known by his stage name Michale Graves, is an American singer and songwriter, singing for the late 1990s re-incarnation of The Misfits from 1995 to 1998 and again from late 1998 until late 2000. Graves grew up in Dumont, New Jersey...
as The Misfits - Jerry OnlyJerry OnlyJerry Only is an American bassist. He is the current bassist and vocalist for the Misfits. He is credited with creating the infamous hair style known as the devilock.-Life and career:...
as The Misfits - Michael Stevens as Party robber
- Doyle Wolfgang von FrankensteinDoyle Wolfgang von FrankensteinDoyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein , is an American guitarist best known for his material with the horror punk band the Misfits.-Life and career:...
as The Misfits
Soundtrack
The score was composed by Donald Rubinstein and the soundtrack features the horror punkHorror punk
Horror punk is a music genre that mixes Gothic and punk rock sounds with morbid imagery and lyrics, which are often influenced by horror films...
band the Misfits.
Release
It premiered on 13 February 2000 in CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and was directly released to DVD in the United States on 09 October 2001.
Production
Bruiser is the first film directed by Romero since the 1993 film The Dark HalfThe Dark Half (film)
The Dark Half is a 1993 horror film adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. The film was directed by George A. Romero and stars Timothy Hutton as Thad Beaumont and George Stark, Amy Madigan as Liz Beaumont, Michael Rooker as Sheriff Alan Pangborn and Royal Dano in his final...
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