Just off the coast of a dank, teeming harbor town, a horrible scientist named Krank lives on a mist-shrouded rig. He is aging prematurely because he lacks one vital function: the ability to dream. Krank's henchmen, a community of Cyclops, kidnap children from town and bring them to Krank so that he can harvest their dreams, invade them, and make them his own. He's assisted in the laboratory by the pint-sized Miss Bismuth; a disembodied brain known as Irvin; and six identical Clones. When Denree, a voracious toddler, is kidnapped by Krank's henchmen, he's pursued by One, a circus strongman who has adopted Denree as his little brother. Along the way, One is captured by Miette, a 9-year-old femme fatale and the leader of a gang of orphans who've developed a criminally ingenious strategy for survival. Together they embark on a harrowing adventure, finally confronting the evil Krank to do battle on the level field of the subconscious: within the world of a little boy's dream.

Director:
Marc Caro	Director (Artistic) Directo)
Jean-Pierre Jeunet	Director
Cast:
Ron Perlman	as One
Daniel Emilfork	as Krank
Judith Vittet	as Miette
Dominique Pinon	as The Clones; The Diver
Jean-Claude Dreyfus	as Marcello--The Flea Tamer
Genevieve Brunet	as The Octopus
Odile Mallet	as The Octopus
Mireille Mosse	as Miss Bismuth
Joseph Lucien	as Denree
Serge Merlin	as Cyclops Leader
Francois Hadji-Lazaro	as The Killer (Cyclops)
Ticky Holgado	as The Ex-Acrobat
Dominique Bettenfeld	as Bogdan
Lotfi Yahyajedidi	as Melchior
Thierry Gibault	as Brutus
Marc Caro	as Brother Ange-Joseph
Mapi Galan	as Lune
Briac Barthelemy	as Bottle
Alexis Pivot	as Tadpole
Leo Rubion	as Jeannot
Pierre Quentin-Faesch	as Piop
Frankie Pain	as The Barmaid
Guillaume Billod-Morel	as The First Child
Ham-Chau Luong (Ham-Chau Luong)	as The Tattoo Artist
Hong-Mai Thomas	as The Tattoo Artist'S Wife
Daniel Adric	as A Cyclops
Enrique Villanueva	as The Spainard
Chris Huerta	as Father Christmas
Lorella Cravotta	as Woman At Her Window
Rene Marquant	as Captain
Bezak (Bezak)	as Helmsman
Dominique Chevallier	as Tied-Up Guard
Rene Pivot	as Glazier
Michel Smolianoff	as Awake Tramp
Christophe Salengro	as Soldier
Eric Houzelot	as Soldier
Angelique Philibert	as Stripper
Marie Piemontese	as Stripper
Antoinette Dias	as Stripper
Zak Russomanno	as Stripper
Djamila Bouda	as Stripper
Lauren Geoffroy	as Stripper
Lili Cognard	as Winner
Raphaele Bouchard	as Miettte--Age 15
Babeth Etienne	as Miette--Age 37
Rachel Boulenger	as Miette--Age 43
Nane Germon	as Miette--Age 82
Buster Verbraeken	as Krank--Age 4
Jeremie Freund	as Krank--Age 12
Joris Geneste	as Krank--Age 36
Michel Motu	as Krank--Age 45
Eglantine Blanckaert	as Schoolchild
Gaetan Bouyala	as Schoolchild
Mickael Bussinger	as Schoolchild
Jonathan Gatinois	as Schoolchild
Joshka Kaufmann	as Schoolchild
Morgan Mariac	as Schoolchild
Caroline Marsily	as Schoolchild
Geoffroy Morange	as Schoolchild
Sebastien Thaissart	as Schoolchild
Charlotte Bienfait	as Baby
Camille Dufeu	as Baby
Robinson Fouille	as Baby
Alysia Hoffeurt	as Baby
Sandy Kontargyris	as Baby
Andrew Laupen	as Baby
Theo Madueno	as Baby
Arthur Mazet	as Baby
Fackry M'Saidie	as Baby
Gabriel Pierre	as Baby
Berangere Pivot	as Baby
Charlotte Ribaud-Chevrey	as Baby
Laura Robert	as Baby
Caroline Rochand	as Baby
Carolane Yvan	as Baby
Jean-Louis Trintignant	as Voice Of Irvin
Cinematography:
Darius Khondji	Director Of Photography
Philippe Lesourd	1st Assistant Cameraman
Writer:
Gilles Adrien	Screenplay (Dialogue)
Jean-Pierre Jeunet	Screenwriter
Marc Caro	Screenwriter
Jean-Pierre Jeunet	Additional Dialogue
Guillaume Laurant	Additional Dialogue
Producer:
Claudie Ossard	Producer
Elias Querejeta	Co-Producer (Spain)
Editing:
Herve Shneid	Editor
Ailo August	Assistant Editor
Music:
Angelo Badalamenti	Original Score
Angelo Badalamenti	Song (Music) "Who Will Take Your Dreams Away)
Marianne Faithfull	Song (Lyrics)
Marianne Faithfull	Song Performer ("Who Will Take Your Dreams Away")
Assistant Direction:
Jean-Marc Tostivint	1st Assistant Director
Art Director:
Bertrand Seitz	Assistant Art Director
Franck Benezech	Assistant Art Director
Visual Effects:
Yves Domenjoud	Special Effects
Jean-Baptist Bonetto	Special Effects
Olivier Gleyze	Special Effects
Jean-Christophe Spadaccini	Special Effects
Make-Up:
Nathalie Tissier	Makeup
John Nollet	Hair
Costume-Wardrobe:
Jean-Paul Gaultier	Costumes
Art Department:
Aline Bonetto	Set Decorator
Jean Rabasse	Set Design
Sound:
Pierre Excoffier	Sound
Gerard Hardy	Sound
Laurent Zeilig	Assistant Sound Engineer
Vincent Arnardi	Sound Mixer
Thierry Lebon	Sound Mixer
Casting:
Pierre-Jacques Benichou	Casting
Production Companies:
Tele Muenchen Group	Production Company
	Production Company
Lumiere Productions	Production Company
Le Studio Canal Plus	Production Company
France 3 CinTma	Production Company
Claudie Ossard Productions	Production Company
Centre National Du Cinema	Production Company
Cofimage 4	Production Company
Cofimage 5	Production Company
Procirep	Production Company
Eurimages	Production Company
Club D'Investissement Media	Production Company
Duboi	Production Company
Buf, Inc.	Production Company
Concorde Filmverleih Gmbh	Theatrical Distributor
Turner Entertainment Company	Theatrical Distributor
Union Generale	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Afmd	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Entertainment Film Distributors, Ltd.	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
	Foreign Distribution Sales
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Film Production - Main:
Daniel Szuster	Line Producer
Aude Boedec	Production Coordinator
Eric Caro	Still Photographer
Location Manager:
Bruno Vignier	Location Manager
Jean Jacques Damiani	Location Manager
Location Assistant:
Edith Pommerol	Locations Assistant
Gilles Saulnier	Locations Assistant
Misc. Crew:
Aruna Villiers	Script/Continuity
Pierre Buffin	Other
Philippe Beautier	Clone Double
Marc Amyot	Clone Double
Jean-Philippe Labadie	Clone Double
Cyril Aubin	Clone Double
Bruno Journee	Clone Double
Arlette Mas	Various
Pierre Buffin	Various
Pierre Excoffier	Sound
Gerard Hardy	Sound
Laurent Zeilig	Sound

Released in United States Winter December 15, 1995

Re-released in United States March 22, 1997

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (opening night/in competition) May 17-28, 1995.

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 18-22, 1995.

Began shooting April 18, 1994.

Completed shooting Early September 1994.

aspect ratio 1:1.85

Expanded Release in United States January 5, 1996

Expanded Release in United States January 12, 1996

Expanded Release in United States January 19, 1996

Expanded Release in United States January 26, 1996

Expanded Release in United States February 2, 1996

Re-released in United States March 22, 1997 (Laemmle's Sunset 5; Los Angeles)

Released in United States May 1995 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (opening night/in competition) May 17-28, 1995.)

Released in United States on Video June 23, 1996

Released in United States on Video July 23, 1996

Released in United States October 1995 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 18-22, 1995.)

Released in United States Winter December 15, 1995 (NY)

Released in United States December 22, 1995 (Los Angeles)

Winner of the 1996 Golden Reel award for foreign film sound editing from the Motion Picture Sound Editors.

Expanded Release in United States February 2, 1996

Expanded Release in United States January 12, 1996

Expanded Release in United States January 19, 1996

Expanded Release in United States January 26, 1996

Expanded Release in United States January 5, 1996

Released in United States December 22, 1995

Released in United States May 1995

Released in United States October 1995

Released in United States on Video July 23, 1996

Released in United States on Video June 23, 1996