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Photos
Bad Dreams;
a
by Luke Wynne
Supernatural Psychosis
Produced
by Gale Anne Hurd
by Andrew Fleming
Photographed by Alexander Gruszynski
Directed
by Al Harrell
When
solutions."
into
Gruszynski, a veteran of
the grueling 18-day shooting sched¬
they're at their best, they tap
something vital and palpable.
At their worst, they're amusing
ways to kill a few hours. Of course
I'm talking about low budget mov¬
ies, the proving ground for some of
the best movie-makers that Holly¬
wood has produced.
The vitality and palpa¬
bility of low-budget movies is due,
in part, to the fact that they're gen¬
erally genre pictures with an estab¬
lished set of ground rules that both
audience and moviemaker agree
to
acknowledge - and sometimes ex¬
plode. Part of that vitality and pal¬
pability is also due to the restraints
of budget, as cinematographer Al¬
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selves into horrible
ules of TV movies, is director of
photography for Bad Dreams, writ¬
ten and directed by first time fea¬
ture director Andrew Fleming. The
movie is produced by Gale Anne
Hurd
Outer
(Aliens, The Terminator, and
Heat).
Bad Dreams is the story of
a woman
who awakens from
a
15-
Cinematographer
Besides
May 1988
most
literal
being locked into,
production, Gruszynski came
production two weeks be¬
fore principal photography was to
begin. So, there wasn't time to
set
visual and
nightmares that manifest them-
the
for all intents and purposes, a one
the medium for the commune's fa¬
you
in
sense."
into the
coma.
natical leader, and to cure herself of
the nightmares about her past;
American
vironment
She is the sole sur¬
vivor of a religious commune's fiery
mass suicide. She
undergoes thera¬
py to rid her of the belief that she is
year-old
exander
Gruszynski says, "force
to be pragmatic about certain
waking conse¬
for those around her.
"Most of the story takes
place in the hospital," Gruszynski
says, "which is a challenge in itself.
Hospitals are not the most visually
compelling places. It is a sterile en¬
quences
"work
through and establish the
stylistic framework with
the director and production de¬
signer Ivo Christiante," Gruszyn¬
ski says. "A lot of decisions were
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