The Believers
Nothing can stop them, no one can help you. They know who you are.
1987 | 114m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | John Schlesinger |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Nicholas Conde, Mark Frost |
| Staring: |
| Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laconic police psychologist Cal Jamison is reluctantly drawn into a series of grisly, ritualistic murders involving the immolation of two youths. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 09, 1987 |
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| Director: | John Schlesinger |
| Writer: | Nicholas Conde, Mark Frost |
| Genres: | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | new york city, gun, voodoo, barn, ritual, cult, cigar smoking, death, ritual murder, ritual sacrifice, suicide by cop, voodoo ritual, prosperity, dance ritual, african deities, santería, suicide by gun, child sacrifice |
| Production Companies | Orion Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $18,753,438
Budget: $13,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Martin Sheen | Cal Jamison |
| Helen Shaver | Jessica Halliday |
| Harley Cross | Chris Jamison |
| Robert Loggia | Lt. Sean McTaggert |
| Elizabeth Wilson | Kate Maslow |
| Harris Yulin | Robert Calder |
| Lee Richardson | Dennis Maslow |
| Richard Masur | Marty Wertheimer |
| Carla Pinza | Carmen Ruiz |
| Jimmy Smits | Tom Lopez |
| Raúl Dávila | Oscar Sezine |
| Malick Bowens | Palo |
| Janet-Laine Green | Lisa Jamison |
| Larry Ramos | Diner Counterman |
| Philip Corey | Calder's Assistant |
| Jennifer Lee Pryor | Calder's Assistant |
| Eddie Jones | Police Patient |
| Joe Pentangelo | Theater Cop |
| Robert Clohessy | Diner Detective |
| Dick Martinsen | Diner Cop |
| Tony De Santis | Precinct Detective |
| Ana Maria Quintana | A.C.H.E. Secretary |
| Ray Paisley | Customs Agent |
| Christopher Brown | Carpenter |
| Gary Farmer | Mover |
| Micki Moore | Believer |
| Elizabeth Hanna | Doctor at Hospital |
| Khali Keyi | African Shaman |
| Leroy Radcliffe | Chief Tribal Dancer |
| Shirley Anthony | Marty's Secretary |
| Juan Manuel Aguero | News Vendor |
| Maria Magdaleno | Woman at Newstand |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Peter Honess | Editor |
| Ana Maria Quintana | Script Supervisor |
| Michael Childers | Second Unit Director |
| Patrick Crowley | Second Unit Director, First Assistant Director |
| Monty Diamond | Production Manager |
| John Kasarda | Art Direction |
| John S. Lyons | Casting |
| Simon Holland | Production Design |
| Werner Sherer | Hairstylist, Hairdresser |
| Nicholas Conde | Novel |
| Shonagh Jabour | Makeup Artist |
| Kevin Haney | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Rick Forsayeth | Stunts |
| Edgard Mourino | Stunts |
| Frieder Hocheim | Gaffer |
| Jane Clark | Storyboard Artist |
| David Middlemas | Post Production Supervisor |
| Bob Risk | Dialogue Editor |
| Richard Fettes | Assistant Editor |
| Jonathan Lucas | Assistant Editor |
| James W. Skotchdopole | Second Assistant Director |
| Eddie Ramirez | First Assistant Camera |
| Kim Maitland | Boom Operator |
| Dennis Gamiello | Key Grip |
| Kerry Hayes | Still Photographer |
| Jacob F. Conrad | Location Manager |
| Abigail Murray | Costume Assistant |
| Peter Norman | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Maria Armstrong | Casting |
| Martha Bean | Third Assistant Director |
| Shay Cunliffe | Costume Design |
| Mickey Scott | Makeup Artist |
| Susan Bode Tyson | Set Decoration |
| Carol Spier | Art Direction |
| Elinor Rose Galbraith | Set Decoration |
| Edward Teets | Production Manager |
| Patt McCurdy | Production Coordinator |
| Dean Jeffries | Stunt Coordinator |
| Gerry Humphreys | Sound Mixer |
| Jeremy Gibbs | First Assistant Editor |
| Andrew Glen | Assistant Editor |
| Sandi Sissel | Camera Operator |
| Tod A. Maitland | Sound Mixer |
| Jerry DeBlau | Best Boy Electric |
| John Lowry | Dolly Grip |
| Chris Stoia | Location Manager |
| Cindy Kaplan Rooney | Assistant Editor |
| Sylvia Fay | Extras Casting |
| David Coatsworth | Production Manager |
| Kim H. Winther | Second Assistant Director |
| Danielle Fleury | Set Dresser |
| Gina Hamilton | Set Dresser |
| Bryan Day | Sound Mixer |
| Ian Bibby | Electrician |
| Marvin Midwicki | First Assistant Camera |
| Daniel Narduzzi | Best Boy Grip |
| Greg Van Riel | Assistant Location Manager |
| Robin Russell | Assistant Editor |
| Maureen Gurney | Wardrobe Master |
| Ivan Lynch | Hairdresser |
| Nick Kosonic | Scenic Artist |
| A. Randy Jones | Transportation Coordinator |
| Victor Magnotta | Stunts |
| Ray Woodfork | Stunts |
| Wilhelmena Taylor | Choreographer |
| Nicholas Stevenson | Sound Editor |
| Mark Auguste | Foley Editor |
| Mick Monks | Assistant Editor |
| Vince Heileson | Production Accountant |
| John McDonnell | Property Master |
| John Cambria | Second Assistant Camera |
| John W. DeBlau | Gaffer |
| Brian Fitzsimons | Grip |
| Jane Bartelme | Production Office Coordinator |
| Peter Lombardi | Production Accountant |
| Vebe Borge | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Ross Clydesdale | Casting |
| Clive Thomasson | Assistant Decorator |
| Alexa Anthony | Set Dresser |
| Vic Rigler | Property Master |
| Christopher Porter | Best Boy Electric |
| Michael Ruggles | Electrician |
| Christopher Dean | Key Grip |
| Keith Large | Location Manager |
| Takashi Seida | Still Photographer |
| Carol Wood | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Jay Du Boisson | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Kirk Cheney | Construction Manager |
| Dennis Jacobson | Assistant Accountant |
| Brian Cole | Craft Service |
| Ian Wheatley | Set Dresser |
| Peter Fletcher | Property Master |
| Michael LaCroix | Boom Operator |
| Michael McMurray | Electrician |
| Stephen S. Campanelli | Second Assistant Camera |
| Debbie Cooke | Production Coordinator |
| Rose Lewis | Extras Casting |
| Lee Michael Searles | Assistant Editor |
| Kim Kozolanka | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Joe Curtin | Construction Manager |
| Myles Roth | Carpenter |
| Alex Dawes | Transportation Captain |
| John Schlesinger | Director |
| Mark Frost | Screenplay |
| J. Peter Robinson | Original Music Composer |
| Robby Müller | Director of Photography |
| Donna Isaacson | Casting |
| Conrad 'Connie' F. Brink | Special Effects |
| Dwayne McLean | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edward Teets | Executive Producer |
| John Schlesinger | Producer |
| Michael Childers | Producer |
| Beverly J. Camhe | Producer |
| Mark Frost | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 20 | 38 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
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***Unpleasant big city crime drama with Martin Sheen that morphs into sorcery-oriented horror*** A widowed therapist (Martin Sheen) moves back to New York City to find himself assisting the NYPD in a series of slayings linked to a Caribbean Voodoo-like cult. Things get worse when he discovers the ... y want his son for a human sacrifice. Helen Shaver plays his landlord and possible romantic interest. “The Believers” (1987) is an adult-oriented crime drama that gets increasingly horrific. The plot and tone are akin to “Wolfen” (1981), albeit with the brujería cult replacing the super-wolves. It’s leagues superior to the similar “The Serpent and the Rainbow” (1988). The diabolic angle makes for some ugliness (e.g. death due to electric shock, suicides, grisly sacrifices, snakes and creepy arachnids), but there are rays of light as well. Sheen is outstanding as the protagonist while Shaver offers her wares to the table. The shocking spider sequence was later ripped off by "Urban Legends: Bloody Mary" (2005). The movie runs 1 hour, 44 minutes, and was shot in New York City & Toronto. GRADE: B-
Jun 23, 2021