Well, i dont believe it has any dirty pillows on display so maybe its not a stretch. I emailed the producer of this film, and she says this film flourishes in europe especially france. Dec 12, 2019 grain is distinct, colors are separated so the film is no longer just blue, blue, blue, and the characters and locations finally feel clearly photographed. Spooky, spooky 1988 spooky, spooky 1988 would you believe i have never seen spooky, spooky. It stars felix ward, dan scott, alec nemser, and maria pechukas, and follows a lost young boy and a group of partying teenagers who find an abandoned mansion and become trapped inside as a.
A sorcerer tries to sacrifice a group of people inside his house with the intention of using their vitality to keep his wife alive. Bluray release dates, from upcoming bluray releases to just released bluray titles, this release date guide is updated regularly. Spookies is the complete amalgamation of endless imagination and low budget ambition. Most people, at least the ones ive come across, seem fascinated by the fact that this film started off as a project call twisted souls, directed by two guys named brendan faulkner and thomas doran. May 16, 2017 le film spookies 1986 vostfr admin 20170516t04. All dvds are presented in full screen, commercial free and unedited.
There were a few moments in the film that i feel are worth noting. May 04, 2018 it came from the 80s the mad monster party of spookies. The enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration. If you love horror films from the 80s, spookies will satisfy your tastes. It came from the 80s the mad monster party of spookies. Spookies 1985 vinegar syndrome bluray promo trailer youtube. Whereas the former film is three movies all stitched into one, spookies is a movie that was finished, then torn apart and finished again by a totally different creative team. Spookies 1987 a dilapidated mansion becomes a slaughterhouse when an evil sorcerer unleashes his monstrous sidekicks on intruders. Purple people eater the movie 1988 complete on 1 dvd. Werewolf movies of the 1980s, a complete list 80s films. I wrote the wikipedia entry for this film thanks for all the contributors. Spookies pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released spookies pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive.
Spookies was originally shot in 1984under the title twisted soulsby firsttime filmmakers brendan faulkner and thomas doran, friends and horror fanatics since childhood. Top 10 halloween horror movies to watch in october video. Spookies 1987 upcoming movies movie database joblo. Spookies was originally shot in 1984under the title twisted souls by firsttime filmmakers brendan faulkner and thomas doran, friends and horror fanatics since childhood. This page was made possible by the support of the filmmakers. In 1984 filmmakers and buddies brendan faulkner and thomas doran were approached by british movie producer michael lee who made a deal with the guys.
Kim merrill in spookies 1986 spookies 1986 al magliochetti and anthony valbiro in. In 1985, the financial backer of the film hired a different director to come in and finish the film. After taking shelter in a spooky old mansion, complete with a graveyard. Jun 22, 2014 there were also a lot of other werewolf movies produced in the 1980s, some were blatant rip offs of these two and others were very original. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. Spookies 1987 cast and crew a dilapidated mansion becomes a slaughterhouse when an evil sorcerer unleashes his monstrous sidekicks on intruders. Expand signature and now the reprimand, from an american critic. Spookies is a 1986 american independent horror film directed by brendan faulkner and thomas doran, with additional footage directed by eugenie joseph. Spookies 1985 vinegar syndrome bluray promo trailer. Spookies has that great kidfriendly vibe, where its classified as a horror comedy but more in that cartoonish, upbeat tone taking the place of risque jokes or scathing satire. Spookies 1986 horror 1980s horror movies, horror posters. Whereas the former film is three movies all stitched into one, spookies is a movie that was finished, then torn apart and finished again by a totally different creative. Oct 15, 2014 as originally conceived, the film that became spookies attempted to subvert hoary hauntedhouse tropes by bombarding its partygoing human characters with unique monsters.
Curse of the queerwolf 1988 hard rock nightmare 1988. The film ran into troubles in postproduction and wasnt finished. And endless barrage of otherworldly creatures and top notch practical fx, a nightmarish world created from scratch, a surreal and visceral dream filled with zombies, lizard goblins, farting mud monsters, a badass grim reaper, a killer spider woman, an electric. Night of the demons 1988 its angelas halloween bash and no october would be complete without flesheating demons crashing a party. The spookies 1986 dvd includes custom artwork and dvd menu. The dvds are formatted region free so they will play on any dvd player, dvdrom xbox or ps2 worldwide. Now, thanks to the great folks at vinegar syndrome, this guilty pleasure is finally available in a special edition 2 disc bluray set.
Oct 07, 2017 spookies 1986 if there was an october halloween horror film that has a little bit of everything, this is it. Spookies 1986 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. He does not believe that filmmaking is an inferior art, but he believes, and quite rightly, that a reel goes quickly, that the public are looking above all for relaxation, that film is fragile and that it is pretentious to express the power of ones soul by. I knew i owned it but couldnt recall having watched it. Of all of the bizarre horror films made in the 1980s, spookies easily. Taking a wrong turn, travelers find themselves trapped in a mysterious house. Pre90s catalog on blu a comprehensive list home theater. I, on the other hand, could careless about who directed what. For films listed alphabetical, see alphabetical list of horror films. Grain is distinct, colors are separated so the film is no longer just blue, blue, blue, and the characters and locations finally feel clearly photographed.
Some were good and some were bad but ill let you be the judge of that. The dvds are formatted region free so they will play on any dvd player, dvdrom xbox or ps2 worldwide all dvds are presented in full screen, commercial free and unedited. I mean, you wouldnt have even guessed this was shot on 35 based on any previous release, but now its selfevident and if you can believe it about a film like spookies beautiful. The second concerns a thirteenyear old boy who ran way from home. Spookies is a cheesy bmovie horror film that tries to do a lot but fails in almost every aspect, except becoming highly entertaining for some obscure reason. Set in a dilapidated and spooky mansion it features plenty of different monsters including farting mud. With fartnoises, a yearold character opening and closing the film, and a lack of nuditysex, this makes spookies fit comfortably in the kidtested, mom approved category of horror for budding genre nerds. Horror dvds and 1980 1989 release year bluray discs for. Whats worse is that it couldnt have been that long ago because ive only owned the film for a few years. While making a demo reel for their project hellspawn, they met a. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. Below is a list of all the werewolf movies of the 1980s listed in chronological order. I was so sure this guy was going to turn out to be a monster of some kind. Spookies news, posters, trailers, images, cast and plot.
Produced by michael lee, founder of the adored uk home video distributor vipco, the film became a fan favorite thanks to its expertly rendered creature effects and notorious for its bizarre. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comic con new york comic con sundance toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events celebs born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Spookies was once a movie called twisted souls, which was written and produced by frank farel, brendan faulkner and thomas doran, with the latter two men directing. It has the perfect mix of stereotypical teen characters all played by actors that are well into their twenties, in line with horror tradition and. Spookies 1986 i was recently discussing fun throwaway horror movies with a friend when he asked if id seen spookies. It has the perfect mix of stereotypical teen characters all played by actors that are well into their twenties, in line with horror tradition and incredible special creature effects that still look good today. Directed by genie joseph, thomas doran, brendan faulkner. Purple people eater the movie 1988 complete on 1 dvd purple people eater is a 1988 american sciencefiction comedy film based on sheb wooleys 1958 novelty song of the same name, written and directed by linda shayne, and stars neil patrick harris, ned beatty, shelley winters, dustin diamond, peggy lipton, and thora birch in her film debut. The plot of the original film goes kind of like this. Spookies 1986 spookies harks back to that glorious time for american horror films the mid to late 1980s. Spookies 1986 if there was an october halloween horror film that has a little bit of everything, this is it.
Vinegar syndrome will finally be unleashing the cult classic 80s horror flick spookies for the first time, newly restored in 4k from its long lost original negative. An uptodate dvd release schedule showing dvd release dates for new major movies, classic special editions and tv box sets. One horror after another threatens them as the sorcerer who lives within needs sacrifices to give eternal life to his beautiful bride. The movie began filming in the summer of 1984 under the title twisted souls.
Two groups of asholes an older mature couple, a bitchy quasienglish woman and her henpecked husband, duke who is straight out of the wanderers and says this is stupid all the time and his bejugged girlfriend, and some twt who is meant to be zany and has a hand puppet in case we dont know hes zany, he has a tshirt with his face on it are lost after being chucked out of a party and end up in a spooky mansion. Get great deals on horror dvds and 1980 1989 release year bluray discs. Genie joseph, thomas doran, brendan faulkner starred. The filming of spookies was actually quite a troubled production. Demoni is a 1985 italian actionhorror film directed by. Tom and brendan directed scenes for an exploitation movie called igor and the lunatics, as well as several horror films that were never completed. Cheese, notsocheesy, full horror and sci fi movies from the 80s. The twisted tale of spookies which went on to win several awards in the international festival of science fiction and fantasy films in paris, france in 1986. I find it a bit worrisome that at the tender age of 27 my. Spookies has three sort of plot lines all going on a the same time.
With felix ward, maria pechukas, dan scott, alec nemser. Spookies finally coming to bluray for the first time. Gallery of 8 movie poster and cover images for spookies 1986. Starting with a brief but memorable character in the graveyard at the beginning of the film. Aug 16, 2012 hong kong film junk and other nonsense from a n. Chronological list of horror films horror film wiki fandom.
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