Summary
Lukas Armand, a skull-faced movie producer, is auditioning lovely young starlets for his upcoming low-budget horror pic. The girls are delighted to learn they've been chosen to star in the film until Lukas' creepy gofers; Jason and Mad-dog kidnap the actresses, one by one and lock the terrified girls somewhere in the bowels of the film studio.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 33GoodWatch 36
IMDb3.3
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than most horror movies, −10 min on the typical 95
typical 9585Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries
Released
1993
January 1, 1993
33 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, sexual content, and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 2 more20 people
- RMRobert MayLukas
- Gene LeBrockDetective Steve Anderson
- Shanna McCulloughDetective Susan Wesley
- JTJohn TheiladeThe Child
- MRMark RichardsonJason
- DSDavid SkinnerMad-Dog
- EREric Robert LouzilRyan
- BLBryan LouzilMark
- JGJacqueline GormanJoycelyn
- EYElizabeth YoungKaren Adams
- CVCarrie VanstonSusan
- Jackie MoenSarah (as Jacqueline Moen)
- PRPhil RivoMarco
- Toni AlessandriniCoven Dancer
- WJWilliam J. KulzerDetective Roberts
- Lisa ComshawDebbie
- DHDee HengstlerPatty
- JNJulie NineAnn
- SSSuzanne SolariSue
- XBXavier BarquetPolice Officer #1
Directing · 1
- Eric Louzil Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 1
- Robert Alden May Original Story, Producer, Production Design
Production · 3
- Mark Richardson Associate Producer
- Phil Rivo Associate Producer
- Cheryl Pitkin Line Producer
Camera · 1
- Ron Chapman Director of Photography
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