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Nightmare Alley

A grifter working his way up from low-ranking carnival worker to lauded psychic medium matches wits with a psychiatrist bent on exposing him.

Director

Guillermo del Toro

Year

Genre

crime, drama, thriller

Box Office

$11,338,107

Production

Searchlight Pictures,Double Dare You

Awards

Nominated for 4 Oscars. 21 wins & 111 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.searchlightpictures.com/nightmarealley/

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Stanton Carlisle

Dr. Lilith Ritter

Zeena the Seer

Clem Hoatley

Ezra Grindle

Richard Jenkins

Molly Cahill

Bruno

Mrs. Kimball

Mary Steenburgen

Pete

David Strathairn

The Major

Judge Kimball

Anderson

Geek #1

Louise Hoatley

Lara Jean Chorostecki

Sheriff Jedediah Judd

Funhouse Jack

Clifton Collins Jr.

Carny Boss

Tim Blake Nelson

Dr. Elrood

Abigail

Dogboy Jojo

Drunk #1

Caleb Ellsworth-Clark

Fee Fee the Birdgirl

The Snake Man

Human Skeleton

Matthew MacCallum

Zizi the Pinhead

Geek #2

Hotel Manager

Stanton's Dad

Deputy #1

Copa Woman

Catherine McGregor

Bus Station Shaving Man

Lilith's Receptionist

Patron #1

Armed Guard#1

Armed Guard #2

Hobo #1

Stephen McHattie

Train Yard Man

Woman in Floral Dress

Piano Player

Drunk

Train Worker

Policeman

Calvin Desautels

Stagehand

Brofo the Small

Deputy #2

Geek Pit Patron

Geek Pit Patron

Geek Pit Patron

Geek Pit Patron

Michael Bridgeman

Geek Pit Patron

Charles Langille

Geek Pit Patron

Geek Pit Patron

Deputy

Pedestrian

Carnival Worker

Office Worker

William David Hobbs

Copa Photographer

J. Timothy Hunt

Ambrose Carnival Patron

Geek Tent Patron

Olia Kashevarova

Bellboy

Carny worker

Bus Station Passenger

Pedestrian

Christine Lauer

Security Guard

Homeless Man

Doug MacDougall

Carny Worker

Police Officer

Martin R Mlodozeniec

Carny Worker

Humphries

Salvation Army Chorus

Bobbie Peterson

Carnival Patron

Party guest

Woman on Street

Butler

Fair Attendee

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Stanton Carlisle Dr. Lilith Ritter Pete Clem Hoately Clem Hoatley Zeena The Seer Carny Boss Molly Cahill

Nightmare Alley is a movie
that celebrates cinematic style, - Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley is a movie that celebrates cinematic style,

The first thing Guillermo said is, - Nightmare Alley

The first thing Guillermo said is,

Every Guillermo set that I've worked on
is very baroque, - Nightmare Alley

Every Guillermo set that I've worked on is very baroque...

Worlds of fairies and witches
and vampires and stuff. - Nightmare Alley

Worlds of fairies and witches and vampires and stuff.

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https://twitter.com/kaboomskull - Nightmare Alley

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For him as a filmmaker,
it's a new vision for him, - Nightmare Alley

For him as a filmmaker, it's a new vision for him,

I think he's just exploring
some different parts of his psyche - Nightmare Alley

I think he's just exploring some different parts of his...

We're trying to get
some of the cues of the movie - Nightmare Alley

We're trying to get some of the cues of the movie

The idea of modern America - Nightmare Alley

The idea of modern America

The research on this
was very much twofold, - Nightmare Alley

The research on this was very much twofold,

There's the carnival of the late 1930s, - Nightmare Alley

There's the carnival of the late 1930s,

Tamara had so many sets
that looked real - Nightmare Alley

Tamara had so many sets that looked real

The carnival was built outside
of Toronto at a fairground. - Nightmare Alley

The carnival was built outside of Toronto at a fairground.

You'd go there, and when you'd
shoot at night, it was so beautiful. - Nightmare Alley

You'd go there, and when you'd shoot at night, it ...

With the extras and period costumes,
you know, it was fantastic. - Nightmare Alley

With the extras and period costumes, you know, it was fantas...

One of the decisions was,
let's build a carnival on location. - Nightmare Alley

One of the decisions was, let's build a carnival on loc...

So we can be affected
by the wetness, by the wind. - Nightmare Alley

So we can be affected by the wetness, by the wind.

When you are inside a tent,
and you're outside - Nightmare Alley

When you are inside a tent, and you're outside

If you build it on stage,
it becomes like a cartoon. - Nightmare Alley

If you build it on stage, it becomes like a cartoon.

We rigged the earth
underneath the carnival - Nightmare Alley

We rigged the earth underneath the carnival

We always kept it muddy, uh,
with hay, with texture. - Nightmare Alley

We always kept it muddy, uh, with hay, with texture.

All right, folks.
Last stop. End of the line. - Nightmare Alley

All right, folks. Last stop. End of the line.

Fantastic designer Andy Tsang,
who's basically done - Nightmare Alley

Fantastic designer Andy Tsang, who's basically done

The banners, to me, tell the story
very much so in terms of the colors. - Nightmare Alley

The banners, to me, tell the story very much so in terms of ...

You have really beautiful pale blues, - Nightmare Alley

You have really beautiful pale blues,

It's one area
that we just used all the colors - Nightmare Alley

It's one area that we just used all the colors

Like, we just kind of exploded
with color, - Nightmare Alley

Like, we just kind of exploded with color,

The fun house...
Actually, what we wanted - Nightmare Alley

The fun house... Actually, what we wanted

So, hell and sin and salvation
were that dynamic. - Nightmare Alley

So, hell and sin and salvation were that dynamic.

The eye opening was
a real eye on carnivals. - Nightmare Alley

The eye opening was a real eye on carnivals.

But I really wanted this idea
of transcending through purgatory, - Nightmare Alley

But I really wanted this idea of transcending through purgat...

The set is magnificent, - Nightmare Alley

The set is magnificent,

It's damaged goods,
as are the people in it. - Nightmare Alley

It's damaged goods, as are the people in it.

We have found pristine locations - Nightmare Alley

We have found pristine locations

And they all-- The locations
and the sets needed to blend seamlessly. - Nightmare Alley

And they all-- The locations and the sets needed to blend se...

The look of Buffalo, which is
really known for its Art Deco look, - Nightmare Alley

The look of Buffalo, which is really known for its Art Deco ...

There's a certain repetition of shapes,
like circles. - Nightmare Alley

There's a certain repetition of shapes, like circles.

The shapes that accompany from
the beginning to the end is the circles. - Nightmare Alley

The shapes that accompany from the beginning to the end is t...

There's the Ferris wheel, the arena,
the viewing window in the cabaret. - Nightmare Alley

There's the Ferris wheel, the arena, the viewing window...

The cabaret itself is two big circles. - Nightmare Alley

The cabaret itself is two big circles.

The circles on the floor and the lamps - Nightmare Alley

The circles on the floor and the lamps

The one design clearly
that felt like the center, - Nightmare Alley

The one design clearly that felt like the center,

When you look at the sets, - Nightmare Alley

When you look at the sets,

Come on.
Fourth of a dollar. - Nightmare Alley

Come on. Fourth of a dollar.

I mean, when I first walked
into Lilith's office, - Nightmare Alley

I mean, when I first walked into Lilith's office,

And Tamara Deverell's
production design is extraordinary. - Nightmare Alley

And Tamara Deverell's production design is extraordinar...

You know, the desk, the way
the recording devices were hidden, - Nightmare Alley

You know, the desk, the way the recording devices were hidde...

To create Lilith's world, - Nightmare Alley

To create Lilith's world,

It was full of wood and warmth
and shine, - Nightmare Alley

It was full of wood and warmth and shine,

I knew that that was the set - Nightmare Alley

I knew that that was the set

All right, fellas,
on the count of three. - Nightmare Alley

All right, fellas, on the count of three.

This is what declares a certain aspect - Nightmare Alley

This is what declares a certain aspect

And this moment was needed,
because you were saying, - Nightmare Alley

And this moment was needed, because you were saying,

And that shot is not
just to show how great the set is, - Nightmare Alley

And that shot is not just to show how great the set is,

This is an incredibly powerful, - Nightmare Alley

This is an incredibly powerful,

I always think, you know,
there's bodies in them walls. - Nightmare Alley

I always think, you know, there's bodies in them walls.

In a Guillermo del Toro film,
there probably usually is. - Nightmare Alley

In a Guillermo del Toro film, there probably usually is.

Want I should help you
count it, Rockefeller? - Nightmare Alley

Want I should help you count it, Rockefeller?

What is in Guillermo's head
in terms of movies - Nightmare Alley

What is in Guillermo's head in terms of movies

For a production designer,
any production designer, - Nightmare Alley

For a production designer, any production designer,

Hey! Hey! - Nightmare Alley

Come on, fellas.
I need help. Chop chop. - Nightmare Alley

Come on, fellas. I need help. Chop chop.

You go in there. - Nightmare Alley

You go in there.

Hey, pal,
everybody's looking for ya. - Nightmare Alley

Hey, pal, everybody's looking for ya.

Easy. - Nightmare Alley

Aw, jeez, is he dead? - Nightmare Alley

Aw, jeez, is he dead?

Step right up and behold - Nightmare Alley

Step right up and behold

Would a steady job be of
interest to you, young buck? - Nightmare Alley

Would a steady job be of interest to you, young buck?

You could take
all your things off - Nightmare Alley

You could take all your things off

Ah ain't nothin' to it Carny speak's like a song - Nightmare Alley

Ah ain't nothin' to it Carny speak's like a...

You're gonna do just fine honey - Nightmare Alley

You're gonna do just fine honey

Oh, you're trouble,
ain't you, pup? - Nightmare Alley

Oh, you're trouble, ain't you, pup?

Yes you are You're a maybe - Nightmare Alley

Yes you are You're a maybe

Death. - Nightmare Alley

He loved that watch. - Nightmare Alley

He loved that watch.

Well, - Nightmare Alley

Oh, my sweet Pete. - Nightmare Alley

Oh, my sweet Pete.

I'm not like this. - Nightmare Alley

I'm not like this.

I know that, uh,
you like chocolates, - Nightmare Alley

I know that, uh, you like chocolates,

I've been thinking
about what you said, Stan. - Nightmare Alley

I've been thinking about what you said, Stan.

What if I told you I can get my
hands on a two person act for us? - Nightmare Alley

What if I told you I can get my hands on a two person act fo...

Come on.
I need a hand. - Nightmare Alley

Come on. I need a hand.

You heard? - Nightmare Alley

- Come on!
- You gonna wait? - Nightmare Alley

- Come on! - You gonna wait?

How do you ever get a guy to geek - Nightmare Alley

How do you ever get a guy to geek

You spike it with
that opium tincture. - Nightmare Alley

You spike it with that opium tincture.

Like this. - Nightmare Alley

If you're good
at reading people, - Nightmare Alley

If you're good at reading people,

Jesus. - Nightmare Alley

Stan this book it can be misused - Nightmare Alley

Stan this book it can be misused

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A grifter working his way up from low-ranking carnival worker to lauded psychic medium matches wits with a psychiatrist bent on exposing him.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Writer: Guillermo del Toro, Kim Morgan, William Lindsay Gresham

Production: Searchlight Pictures,Double Dare You

Genre: crime, drama, thriller

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 70/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: $11,338,107

Released: 17 Dec 2021

Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. 21 wins & 111 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.searchlightpictures.com/nightmarealley/

Also watch: The Power of the Dog, West Side Story, Death on the Nile, Licorice Pizza, House of Gucci, CODA, The Batman, Spencer, Being the Ricardos, Scream, Belfast, Flee, Pink, Drive My Car, The King's Man, Parallel Mothers, King Richard