Infinite Night (1996 film)

Infinite Night is a 1996 Animated Musical Drama Film based on The Smashing Pumpkins's 1995 Album Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness, and stars Smashing Pumpkins Lead Billy Corgan as the leading role. It is distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and Virgin Records (The label of the album), and was released on December 13 1996 to positive reviews and box office success.

PLOT

The film is a visual realization of Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness, focusing on Nick Dalton Jr. (voiced by Smashing Pumpkins Lead Billy Corgan), the lead vocalist of the band Mellon Collie, and is the son of legendary Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Nick Dalton Sr. (voiced by Beauty And The Beast's Robby Benson). The film centers on Nick's struggles after his father's death, and centers on life's surroundings when his band is going on a big tour, including finding love and making enemies.

CAST

Billy Corgan as Nick Dalton Jr. (Both speaking and singing voice), The Lead Vocalist of Mellon Collie.

Robby Benson as Nick Dalton Sr., Nick's Father and a Legendary Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer.

Jimmy Chamberlin as Hal "Rocksteady" Ruby, The Drummer of Mellon Collie.

James Iha as Greg Lethal, The Rhythm Guitarist and Backing Vocalist of Mellon Collie.

D'arcy Wretzky as Lily Hendrix, The recently hired Bass Guitarist of Mellon Collie and Nick's Love Interest.

William H Macy as Dwayne Cupid, The Manager of Mellon Collie.

Whoopi Goldberg as Princess Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans, A vision that Nick meets in the Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans Part.

SONGS RELEASE
 * 1) Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (Interlude, Narration by Robby Benson)
 * 2) Tonight Tonight
 * 3) Jellybelly
 * 4) Zero
 * 5) Here Is No Why
 * 6) Bullet With Butterfly Wings
 * 7) To Forgive
 * 8) An Ode To No One
 * 9) Love
 * 10) Cupid De Locke
 * 11) Galapogas
 * 12) Muzzle
 * 13) Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans
 * 14) Take Me Down
 * 15) Where Boys Fear To Tread
 * 16) Bodies
 * 17) Thirty Three
 * 18) In The Arms Of Sleep
 * 19) 1979
 * 20) Tales Of A Scorched Earth
 * 21) Thru The Eyes Of Ruby
 * 22) Stumbleine
 * 23) XYU
 * 24) We Only Come Out At Night
 * 25) Beautiful
 * 26) Lily (My One And Only)
 * 27) By Starlight
 * 28) Farewell And Goodnight
 * 29) Rocket (from Siamese Dream)
 * 30) I Am One (from Gish)

An Early Teaser Trailer was shown before Toy Story in 1995, depicting Nick and the Band singing 1979 through various imaginitive visions (which would later be used in the film), before ending with "Good Night. Fall 1996." Another trailer was shown with The Hunchback Of Notre Dame In 1996, depicting the opening scene of the movie where Nick and the band sing Tonight Tonight in front of a live audience, before ending with "Have An Infinite Night. Christmas '96." The final and full trailer was shown with The Associate, showing footage from the film in the tune of Bullet With Butterfly Wings.