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The Hunger is a 1983 erotic horror film directed by Tony Scott, starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, and Susan Sarandon. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and United States, the film is a loose adaptation of the 1981 novel of the same name by Whitley Strieber, with a screenplay by Ivan Davis and Michael Thomas. Its plot concerns a love triangle between a doctor who specializes in sleep and aging research (Sarandon) and a vampire couple (Deneuve and Bowie). The film’s special effects were handled by make-up effects artist Dick Smith. After premiering at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival, The Hunger was released in the spring of 1983 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Though it received a mixed critical response, the film has accrued a cult following within the goth subculture in the years since its release. Casts: Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Cliff De Young, Dan Hedaya, Beth Ehlers, Rufus Collins, Suzanne Bertish, James Aubreye, Ann Magnuson, John Stephen Hill, Shane Rimmer, Bauhaus, Bessie Love, John Pankow, William James Dafoe, Sophie Ward, Phil Sayer, George Camiller, Howard Blake. Directed: Tony Scott. Screenplay: Ivan Davis, Michael Thomas. Based: The Hunger By Whitley Strieber. Produced: Richard Shepherd. Edited: Pamela Power, Peter Honess. Cinematography: Stephen Goldblatt. Music: Howard Blake, Denny Jaeger, Michel Rubini. Release: 29 April 1983. Distributed: MGM/UA Entertainment Co. Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Duration: 01:36:30.
