In the Mouth of Madness (1995): Cast, Ratings & Box Office
In the Mouth of Madness is a 1995 mystery thriller directed by John Carpenter, starring Sam Neill and Jürgen Prochnow. It runs 1 hour 35 minutes and earned $8.9 million worldwide on a $8 million budget. Critics gave it 59% on Rotten Tomatoes and 53 on Metacritic.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 35m (95 min)
- Director
- John Carpenter
- Original language
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English - Studio
- New Line Cinema
- Budget
- $8M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is In the Mouth of Madness About?
The premise of In the Mouth of Madness without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
While investigating the disappearance of horror author Sutter Cane, insurance investigator John Trent discovers a disturbing connection to Cane’s increasingly bizarre novels. Trent’s search for a missing manuscript leads him to the isolated town of Hobb’s End, where the boundary between fiction and reality begins to dissolve. He finds himself confronting terrifying manifestations of Cane's stories, blurring the lines of his own sanity as he attempts to uncover the truth behind the author’s vanishing.
In the Mouth of Madness Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- lovecraftian
- fantasy becomes reality
- small town
- monster
- doberman
- book
- insanity
- novelist
- church
- flash forward
- supernatural power
- nightmare
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- investigation
- nonlinear timeline
- paranoia
- writer
- flashback
- fear
- insurance investigator
- parallel dimension
- ghost town
- apocalypse
- surprise ending
- schizophrenia
- ancient race
- straitjacket
- reference to stephen king
- hotel
- suicide
- part of trilogy
- third part
- reference to the carpenters
- map
- insane laughter
- cigarette smoking
- bookstore
- watching a movie
- psychiatric patient
- bicycle
- axe
- blood
- riot
- editor
- bus
- attempted murder
- psychiatrist
- car
- u.s. car
- cadillac seville
- cadillac seville sts
In the Mouth of Madness Cast
Sam Neill leads the cast, with Jürgen Prochnow. Directed by John Carpenter.
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Director John Carpenter
More from John Carpenter
More films directed by John Carpenter, best-rated first: Halloween, Assault on Precinct 13, Escape from New York and The Thing.
In the Mouth of Madness Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave In the Mouth of Madness 59% on Rotten Tomatoes and 53 on Metacritic.
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Rotten Tomatoes 59% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 74%
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Metacritic 53 Metascore
User score 7.3
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TMDB 72% User score
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In the Mouth of Madness Plot Summary
What happens in In the Mouth of Madness from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
As Dr. Wrenn navigates the unsettling environment of a psychiatric hospital, she finds herself drawn into the complex psyche of John Trent (Sam Neill), a freelance insurance investigator whose recollections unfold like a disturbing enigma. The story opens with Trent’s unexpected meeting with the owner of an insurance company, who hires him to look into a claim from Arcane Publishing, a New York firm famed for its proclivity for publishing pulp horror. During this initial encounter, Trent becomes the target of a man whose eyes seem to challenge the laws of nature, brandishing an axe and fixated on the works of Sutter Cane, a celebrated horror novelist known for crafting tales that warp the minds of readers daring enough to explore them.
Full summary
The whole story of In the Mouth of Madness, scene by scene
In the Mouth of Madness Box Office & Budget
In the Mouth of Madness grossed $8.9 million worldwide on a $8 million budget, 1.1 times what it cost.
Worldwide gross
$8.9M
1.1× its budget
- US & Canada
- $8.9M
- Budget
- $8M
In the Mouth of Madness Trailers & Videos
3 videos: 1 trailer and 2 clips.
- Clip Release The Hounds
- Clip He Sees You
How Well Do You Know In the Mouth of Madness?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
Who is the freelance insurance investigator in the film?
Cars in In the Mouth of Madness
15 cars on screen, including the 1993 Cadillac Seville STS and the 1980 Dodge Aspen.
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1993 Cadillac Seville STS Main role -
1980 Dodge Aspen Minor role -
1986 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Wagon Minor role -
1979 GMC C-1500 Minor role
In the Mouth of Madness Also Known As
35 alternative titles, including “John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness” and “John Carpenter's Die Mächte des Wahnsinns”.
- Also known as
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- John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness
- John Carpenter's Die Mächte des Wahnsinns
- 完全魔鬼手册
- 落入虎口
- 疯人之口
- Ve spárech šílenství
- À Beira da Loucura
- В пасти безумия
- Sto stoma tis trelas
- Al borde de la locura
- En La Boca Del Miedo
- En La Boca Del terror
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- Die Maechte des Wahnsinns
- Die Mächte des Wahnsinns
- Il seme della follia
- L'Antre de la folie
- A Bíblia de Satanás
- 战栗黑洞
- Çılgınlığın Ötesinde
- W paszczy szaleństwa
- Στο στόμα της τρέλας
- Šílenství
- Az őrület torkában
- פתח השיגעון
- 매드니스
- В бездната на лудостта
- У пащі божевілля
- Creatorii de coșmaruri
- I skräckens skugga
- マウス・オブ・マッドネス
- Beprotybės nasruose
- Al cor de la por
- Hulluuden syövereissä
- ผีสมองคน
- 戰慄黑洞
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In the Mouth of Madness FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of In the Mouth of Madness, each answered in a sentence.
How long is In the Mouth of Madness?
In the Mouth of Madness runs 1 hour 35 minutes (95 minutes).
When was In the Mouth of Madness released?
In the Mouth of Madness was released on February 3, 1995.
Who directed In the Mouth of Madness?
In the Mouth of Madness was directed by John Carpenter.
More films by John Carpenter Who is in the cast of In the Mouth of Madness?
In the Mouth of Madness stars Sam Neill and Jürgen Prochnow.
How much did In the Mouth of Madness make at the box office?
In the Mouth of Madness grossed $8.9 million worldwide on a budget of $8 million.
How is In the Mouth of Madness rated?
In the Mouth of Madness has 59% on Rotten Tomatoes, 53 on Metacritic and 72% on TMDB.
Does In the Mouth of Madness have a post-credit scene?
No. In the Mouth of Madness has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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