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Alone in the Dark

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Alone in the Dark
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1hr 32min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama,Horror,Action
Release:
1982
Director:
Jack Sholder
Distributor:
Image Entertainment
Starring:
Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau  ...more
Synopsis: This is a very enjoyable tongue-in-cheek horror film about some homicidal maniacs who break out of an asylum and terrorize a psychiatrist's family on a dark and stormy night. Martin Landau and Jack Palance are particularly funny, but there are some genuine scares as well. One scene, in which a frightened woman is menaced on her bed by a maniac thrusting a butcher-knife up through the mattress, is a clever send-up that will nevertheless linger in the memory. The coda, in which the crazy Palance has ... Full Synopsis
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Donald Guarisco, AMG Review
This satirical take on the slasher genre is a welcome antidote for those burnt out on the many run-of-the-mill examples of the form. The script, penned by director Jack Sholder, takes a little while to rev up, but it works in plenty of sly humor along the way, usually riffing on the idea that sanity is a relative concept. The script also boasts characters that are unusually rich in dimensions for this ... Full Review
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Jack Palance
Frank Hawkes
Donald Pleasence
Dr. Leo Bain
Martin Landau
Bryon "Preacher" Sutcliff
Dwight Schultz
Dan Potter
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