Terror Train - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Terror Train"
Terror Train (1980)
Timing:
1:37 (97 min)
5.793/10
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5.824/10
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5.8/10
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Actors and characters
Derek MacKinnon
Character Kenny Hampson
Sandee Currie
Character Mitchy
Howard Busgang
Character Ed
Steve Michaels
Character Brakeman
Greg Swanson
Character Class President
Victor Knight
Character Engineer
Donald Lamoreux
Character Shovel
Charles Biddle Sr.
Character Chief Porter
Elizabeth Cholette
Character Dispatcher
Thom Haverstock
Character Bill Chase
Peter Feingold
Character Senior
Richard Weinstein
Character Pledge
John Busby
Character Pledge
Roland Nincheri
Character Bus Driver
Andrea Kenyon
Character Bunny Girl
What's left behind the scenes
- The idea for the film "Terror Train" came to screenwriter Daniel Grodnik in a dream. After watching John Carpenter's "Halloween" (1978) and Arthur Hiller's (1923-2016) "Silver Streak" (1976), he asked his wife in the middle of the night: "What if we staged Halloween on a train? How does that sound?" She replied, "Horrible," and he wrote "Horrible Train" on a piece of paper. The next morning he changed the title of the future film to "Terror Train," wrote 22 pages of the script, and by 3 p.m. had made a deal with Sandy Howard's (1927-2008) production company.
- The film was shot on board a real train in specially converted cars (they had to be converted to accommodate staff and equipment). To create the effect of movement, the train traveled back and forth inside a huge hangar-warehouse in Montreal.
- The very last scene filmed was the bonfire scene that opens the movie. It was added during post-production, about a month after principal photography wrapped, to tie in with the character of Kenny, played by Derek McKinnon.
- Cinematographer John Alcott (1930-1986) devised a unique lighting scheme. He ran lighting throughout the entire train and installed individual dimmers inside the cars. By using bulbs of varying wattage and controlling them via external dimmers, he was able to quickly illuminate the entire set. He also sometimes used handheld flashlights to light the actors' faces.
- Most of the filming on the train had to be done at night because during the day the hangar-warehouse was teeming with people and very noisy. Filming began at 6 p.m. and ended early the next morning.
- David Copperfield had so much trouble delivering his lines, and it irritated him so much, that he vowed never to act in films again.
- The steam engine smoke was the result of burning coal and church incense.
- During the final fight scene, the heroine, played by Jamie Lee Curtis, defended herself against a stuntman portraying the villain attacking her. At one point, she slammed the door shut right in the attacker's face. The door was supposed to fall apart with the slightest impact, but for some reason, that wasn't done, and the actress's partner suffered an injury to the facial area. The actress was so upset that she left the set and didn't appear on set for two days.
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