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The Gravedancers

IMDb ID: tt0435653 · Year: 2008 · Rating: 5.4 (10,328 votes)

Genres: Horror

After a night of drunken exploits, Allison, Harris, and Kira are chased and terrorized by the ghosts of a child pyromaniac, an ax murderer, and a rapist.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: The Gravedancers
Canada: The Gravedancers (English)
United Kingdom: The Gravedancers
Ireland: The Gravedancers (English)
India: The Gravedancers (English)
Japan: The Gravedancers (Japanese)
New Zealand: The Gravedancers (English)
Philippines: The Gravedancers (English)
United States: The Gravedancers
South Africa: The Gravedancers (English)
Canada: Profanations (French)
France: Profanations
Brazil: Carta para a Morte
Japan: Detention (literal English title)
Spain: Los profanadores de tumbas
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Plesaci na grobu (Bosnian)
Mexico: Profanación
Germany: The Gravedancers - Ruhe nicht in Frieden
Russia: Осквернители могил
Los profanadores de tumbas
Content RatingRRelease Date2008-08-27Runtime95 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews142Critic Reviews64Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordspsychotronic film
night
female pedal pumping
supernatural horror
ghost
Filming LocationsGreensboro, North Carolina, USAProduction CompaniesCode EntertainmentIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435653/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0435653.jpgUpdated At2026-03-10T02:35:39

Stars

Dominic Purcell
Josie Maran
Clare Kramer
Marcus Thomas
Tchéky Karyo
Megahn Perry
Martha Holland
Oakley Stevenson
Samantha MacIvor
Jack Mulcahy

Directors

Mike Mendez

Writers

Brad Keene
Chris Skinner

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Dominic Purcell | Character: Harris McKay
Actor: Josie Maran | Character: Kira Hayden
Actor: Clare Kramer | Character: Allison Mitchell
Actor: Marcus Thomas | Character: Sid Vance
Actor: Tchéky Karyo | Character: Vincent Cochet
Actor: Megahn Perry | Character: Frances Culpepper
Actor: Martha Holland | Character: Emma
Actor: Oakley Stevenson | Character: Haunted Woman
Actor: Samantha MacIvor | Character: Nurse Jenny
Actor: Jack Mulcahy | Character: Police Officer #1
Actor: Jim McKeny | Character: Doctor
Actor: Geneva Avarett-Short | Character: Nurse Brolin
Actor: Bob McHone | Character: Priest
Actor: Robert Bartusch | Character: Police Officer #2
Actor: Brad Batchelor | Character: Mourner
Actor: Lulu Brud | Character: Young Emma
Actor: Lonnie Burchfield | Character: Wood Chopper
Actor: Reid Dalton | Character: Charles Dunleven
Actor: David Gunn | Character: Minnou
Actor: David Lowe | Character: Attorney
Actor: Dean Lyons | Character: Police Officer
Actor: Tina Murphy | Character: Mourner Young Mom
Actor: Rod Pearson | Character: Bar Patron
Actor: Chris Plouffe | Character: Police Officer
Actor: Les Puryear | Character: Mourner
Actor: Dustin Thomas | Character: Mourner
Actor: Michael Viscusi | Character: Student

[Directors Group]
Name: Mike Mendez | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Brad Keene | Role: Writer
Name: Chris Skinner | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Craig Borden | Role: Producer
Name: Val Broeksmit | Role: Producer
Name: Al Corley | Role: Producer
Name: Jonathan Dana | Role: Producer
Name: Brent Emery | Role: Producer
Name: Lawrence Elmer Fuhrmann Jr. | Role: Producer
Name: Jonas Hudson | Role: Producer
Name: Bill McCutchen | Role: Producer
Name: Mike Mendez | Role: Producer
Name: Mark Morgan | Role: Producer
Name: James Mulay | Role: Producer
Name: Eugene Musso | Role: Producer
Name: Kim Olsen | Role: Producer
Name: Guy Oseary | Role: Producer
Name: Sarah Quay | Role: Producer
Name: Bart Rosenblatt | Role: Producer
Name: Phil Smoot | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Joseph Bishara | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: David A. Armstrong | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Mike Mendez | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Janet Hirshenson | Role: Casting Director
Name: Jane Jenkins | Role: Casting Director
Name: Michelle Lewitt | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Carmi Gallo | Role: Production Designer

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Sophia Madalana Martinez | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Oakley Stevenson | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Roland Blancaflor | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Norman Cabrera | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Nikki Carbonetta | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Aimee Circosta | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Mike Elizalde | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Shannon Jones | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Rebecca Wachtel | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Daniel Voltz | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Kevin Black | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Craig Borden | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Eduardo Cisneros | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Al Corley | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Michelle Gold | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Alice M. Peschl | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Christina Aldridge | Role: Art Department
Name: Lee Clore | Role: Art Department
Name: Richard Colwell | Role: Art Department
Name: Catherine Cravens | Role: Art Department
Name: Andrew Crawford | Role: Art Department
Name: Cory Doggett | Role: Art Department
Name: Bill Elias | Role: Art Department
Name: Jason C. Endres | Role: Art Department
Name: Melissa Frye | Role: Art Department
Name: Keith Grimmett | Role: Art Department
Name: Caleb Kennedy | Role: Art Department
Name: William S. Lake | Role: Art Department
Name: Tim Potts | Role: Art Department
Name: Ben Sakatos | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Sarah F. Badiee | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kevin Bowe | Role: Sound Department
Name: Casey A. Fife | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrew Ing | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sam C. Lewis | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael J. McDonald | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Sanacore | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jose Torres | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alex Ullrich | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brad Whitcanack | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Ron Berman | Role: Special Effects
Name: Darin Bouyssou | Role: Special Effects
Name: Diana Choi | Role: Special Effects
Name: Michael H. Clark | Role: Special Effects
Name: Mary Elizalde | Role: Special Effects
Name: Jason Knox | Role: Special Effects
Name: Richard E. Perry | Role: Special Effects
Name: Lisa Reynolds | Role: Special Effects
Name: Bob Shelley | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Miguel Bautista | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Chris Ervin | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Lanmana Parys | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Antonio Torres | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Samantha MacIvor | Role: Stunts
Name: Kristopher Medina | Role: Stunts
Name: Tree O'Toole | Role: Stunts
Name: Jerry Spicer | Role: Stunts
Name: Patrick J. Statham | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Zachary Atkinson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dave Baney | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Wylda Bayron | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jim Bridges | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bernard Cistrunk | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Copeland | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Catherine Cravens | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Keith Cutler | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marcello Duarte | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Daniel Feighery | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrew Givens | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Hardin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bob Izzo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Wayne Jacobs | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robert C.B. Kearns | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joshua Keeney | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Colin Kelly | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jon Ladd | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jenne Lee | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Yaron Levy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dan Major | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matthew B. Moore | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Soren Nash | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lisa Origlieri | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Reynolds | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Keegan Sacko | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: R. Samul | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Schenley V. Sargusingh | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matthew Skala | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Debbie Stampfle | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andy Steinman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dave Svenson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: German Valle | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Charles B. Walker | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: K. Shane Wilson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Toshiro Yamaguchi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Phil Newsome | Role: Casting Department
Name: Randee Price | Role: Casting Department
Name: Travis Ward | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Elizabeth Martucci | Role: Costume Department
Name: Lauren Waymouth | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: C. Robert Dimitri | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Hugh Bonner | Role: Location Management
Name: Fabio Camara | Role: Location Management
Name: Sharon Davis Walker | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Barklie K. Griggs | Role: Music Department
Name: Sharon Smith | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Andrea E. Crampe | Role: Production Department
Name: Edward H. Daniel | Role: Production Department
Name: Andrew Givens | Role: Production Department
Name: Jannatha Guthrie | Role: Production Department
Name: Joseph Izzo | Role: Production Department
Name: Keith Kissel | Role: Production Department
Name: Tamra Natisin | Role: Production Department
Name: Matthew Storm | Role: Production Department
Name: Ryen W. Thomas | Role: Production Department
Name: Rico Williams | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Kate Matson | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Dustin McNeill | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Ike Quigley | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Hugh Bonner | Role: Transportation Department
Name: David A. Cole | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Donald Lee Hall Sr. | Role: Transportation Department
Name: D.J. Hall | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Mike Hardwick | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Corinne Bogdanowicz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Bronkar | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Norman Cabrera | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Doug Delaney | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Minnie Duerr | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kacie Haggerty | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Karen Jo Irvin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Klastorin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Matthew H. Pender | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jacqueline Roberts | Role: Additional Crew
Name: William Stine | Role: Additional Crew
Name: E. Thompson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sidni Wilson | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435653/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Canada: July 15, 2006 (Fantasia Film Festival)
Netherlands: November 7, 2006 (DVD premiere)
United States: November 18, 2006 (After Dark Horrorfest)
United States: March 27, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Germany: October 15, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Japan: October 24, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Finland: May 9, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Philippines: August 27, 2008
United Kingdom: September 22, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Spain: January 1, 2020 (TV premiere)

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

Philippines: USD 156660
Domestic: USD 321875
Period: Sep 24 – 28, 2008 | Rank: 12 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 14 | Gross to date: USD 156660 | Interval gross: USD 6271 | Per theater average: USD 447
Period: Sep 17 – 21, 2008 | Rank: 8 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 15 | Gross to date: USD 147881 | Interval gross: USD 12280 | Per theater average: USD 818
Period: Sep 10 – 14, 2008 | Rank: 7 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 15 | Gross to date: USD 128133 | Interval gross: USD 24930 | Per theater average: USD 1662
Period: Sep 3 – 7, 2008 | Rank: 6 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 16 | Gross to date: USD 95060 | Interval gross: USD 27129 | Per theater average: USD 1695
Period: Aug 27 – 31, 2008 | Rank: 5 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 16 | Gross to date: USD 54234 | Interval gross: USD 54234 | Per theater average: USD 3389