Name: The Dead Pit
Genre: Horror
Released: 1989-10-01
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Cast: Jeremy Slate, Cheryl Lawson, Stephen Gregory Foster, Danny Gochnauer, Geha Getz

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The arrival of an amnesiac patient in a psychiatric hospital somehow frees a mad doctor, who was shot and entombed with his fiendish experiments in an abandoned wing of the asylum 20 years before.

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80s Cult Horror
Supernatural Slasher
Psychiatric Asylum Setting
Mad Scientist
Grotesque Experiments
B-Movie Charm
Atmospheric Dread
Cheesy & Fun
Horror Nostalgia

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Directed by: Brett Leonard
Written by: Brett Leonard, Gimel Everett
Produced by: Gimel Everett
Music by: Dan Wyman

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Facts

October 1, 1989 · 1 h 42 min · R

Released: October 1, 1989
Runtime: 1 h 42 min
Age rating: R
Content: Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Horror
Original language: English
Made in: United States
Budget: $350,000
Available in: 8 countries

Tropes

Fainting, Eye Scream, Advertised Extra +9

Fainting
Eye Scream
Advertised Extra
Stealth Hi/Bye
Strapped to an Operating Table
Everything's Deader with Zombies
Laughing Mad
Nightmare Dreams
Luke, I Am Your Father
Unexpected Genre Change
Deadly Doctor
Quest for Identity

12 of 34 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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Where can I stream The Dead Pit?

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Tubi TV

In the United States, The Dead Pit is free with ads on Fawesome and Tubi TV. It also streams in 7 other countries.

Is The Dead Pit worth watching?

47

MediocreGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 47 (IMDb 5.3).

Will The Dead Pit scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 7 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 7 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching The Dead Pit?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 2 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

What tropes does The Dead Pit use?

FaintingEye ScreamAdvertised ExtraStealth Hi/ByeStrapped to an Operating TableEverything's Deader with ZombiesLaughing MadNightmare DreamsLuke, I Am Your FatherUnexpected Genre ChangeDeadly DoctorQuest for Identityand 22 more

TV Tropes lists 34 tropes for it, including Fainting, Eye Scream, and Advertised Extra.