Dreamland (2019 Canadian film)
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Patrick Whistler
Sebastian Schelenz
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| Directed by | Bruce McDonald |
| Written by | Tony Burgess Patrick Whistler |
| Produced by | Jesus Gonzalez-Elvira Sebastian Schelenz |
| Starring | Stephen McHattie Juliette Lewis Henry Rollins Tómas Lemarquis |
| Cinematography | Richard Van Oosterhout |
| Edited by | Duff Smith |
| Music by | Jonathan Goldsmith |
Production companies | Calach Films Goodbye Productions Velvet Films |
| Distributed by | A71 Entertainment Dark Star Pictures |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Dreamland is a 2019 Canadian fantasy drama-thriller film, directed by Bruce McDonald.[1] The film stars Stephen McHattie in a dual role as The Maestro, a jazz musician who has been hired by the Countess (Juliette Lewis) to play at the wedding of her vampire brother (Tómas Lemarquis), and Johnny Deadeyes, a hitman who has been hired by crime boss Hercules (Henry Rollins) to kill the musician.[2]
The film has been described as a "spinoff" of McDonald's 2008 film Pontypool, in that it jumps off from the post-credits scene in Pontypool in which McHattie and Lisa Houle were depicted in period garb speaking a foreign language.[3]
The film premiered at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in 2019,[4] and was screened at various film festivals before going into commercial release in 2020.[1] It received mixed reviews from critics who noted the lack of coherence.
The film was shot in Belgium and Luxembourg.[5] Its score was composed principally by Jonathan Goldsmith, although it also includes a jazz-based arrangement of Eurythmics' 1999 single "I Saved the World Today".[6]
Although not named within the film, the character of the jazz musician was loosely based on Chet Baker.[7]