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The Midnight Meat Train is a 2008 (2008 in film) horror film based on Clive Barkers 1984 short story of the same name (Books of Blood #The Midnight Meat Train), which can be found in Volume One of Barkers collection Books of Blood. The film follows a photographer who attempts to track down a serial killer dubbed the "Subway Butcher" and discovers more than he bargained for under the city streets.
The film was directed by Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura and stars Bradley Cooper, Leslie Bibb, Vinnie Jones, Brooke Shields and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. Its script was adapted by Jeff Buhler, the producer was Tom Rosenberg of Lakeshore Entertainment, and it was released on August 1, 2008.
Producer Joe Daley, a long time friend of Buhlers, brought the two writers together and helped develop the script, along with producers Anthony Diblasi and Jorge Saralegui, for their newly minted horror factory The Midnight Picture Company. As of this entry, The Midnight Picture Company was busy shooting Book of Blood (Book of Blood (2008 film)), the next film adaptation from the anthology of short stories that spawned Midnight Meat Train.
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Producer: Clive Barker,Jorge Saralegui,Eric Reid,Richard Wright,Tom Rosenberg,Gary Lucchesi
Writer: Screenplay:,Jeff Buhler,Short story:,Clive Barker
Starring: Bradley Cooper,Leslie Bibb,Brooke Shields,Roger Bart,Ted Raimi,Peter Jacobson,Barbara Eve Harris,with Tony Curran,and Vinnie Jones
Cinematography: Jonathan Sela
Editing: Toby Yates
Studio: Lakeshore Entertainment
Distributor: Lionsgate (Lions Gate Entertainment)
Released: August 1, 2008
Runtime: 100 min.
Language: English (English language)
Budget: $15,000,000
Gross: $3,282,151