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By Graves Hopper

Updated 18 March 2023

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Credit	David Arquette
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Desc	David Arquette posing and signing for fans.
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1999 film by Antonia Bird

Ravenous

Released	1999 (23 years, 4 months ago)

Director	Antonia Bird
Genre	horror film and comedy thriller
Composer	Michael Nyman
Production company	Heyday Films
Country of origin	United Kingdom and United States of America
Screenwriter	Ted Griffin
Producer	David Heyman

About Ravenous

Ravenous is a 1999 black comedy horror-suspense film directed by Antonia Bird and starring Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, Jeffrey Jones and David Arquette. The film revolves around cannibalism in 1840s California and some elements bear similarities to the story of the Donner Party and that of Alferd Packer. Screenwriter Ted Griffin lists Packer's story, as recounted in a couple of paragraphs of Dashiell Hammett's The Thin Man, as one of his inspirations for Carlyle's character.

The film's darkly humorous and ironic take on its gruesome subject matter have led some to label it simply as a black comedy or a satire. The film's unique score by Michael Nyman and Damon Albarn generated a significant amount of attention. The film's production did not get off to a good start. Original director Milcho Manchevski left the production three weeks after shooting started. He was replaced by Bird at the suggestion of Carlyle.