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Spurned by a Marilyn Monroe look-alike (Linda Kerridge), a film buff (Dennis Christopher) becomes a killer costumed as classic screen characters.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times This is a weird, uneven, generally intriguing thriller about a young man whose fantasy life is totally controlled by images from movies. Rated: 3/4 Oct 23, 2004 Full Review Alan Jones Starburst Contrived to an embarrassing degree which doesn't help the very ragged plotting one bit. Jul 28, 2022 Full Review Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Interesting premise and execution with various Hollywood icons depicted. Rated: 3/5 Feb 23, 2008 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Oct 3, 2005 Full Review Thomas Delapa Boulder Weekly Rated: 2/5 Dec 10, 2004 Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Rated: 2/5 Feb 27, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Albert R One of the most underrated horror movies of the 80's. If you love movies in general, I think you're going to like this film. Dennis Christopher's performance is fantastic. A remake in this day and age could be very well done depending on what properties they would choose to use. Definitely give it a shot. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/22/23 Full Review Ricardo d A idéia até pode ser considerada como um start para futuramente os filmes Pânico, mas a qualidade do filme não me agradou. O que tem de bom é a atuação de Dennis, mas todo o resto é muito farsesco. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/29/23 Full Review Steve D More laughable than scary. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/13/23 Full Review william k An usual thriller with an interesting premise is at times creepy, suspenseful and disturbing; meant as a homage it includes many cinematic references. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Understated tale of devolvement into psychosis Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review marco b Dennis Christopher stars a shy boy in Hollywood who goes on a killing spree inspired by his favourite films. Though over-acted and not that original, Australian actress Linda Kerridge is excellent as the Marilyn Munroe lookalike. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Spurned by a Marilyn Monroe look-alike (Linda Kerridge), a film buff (Dennis Christopher) becomes a killer costumed as classic screen characters.
Director
Vernon Zimmerman
Producer
George G. Braunstein, Ron Hamady
Screenwriter
Vernon Zimmerman
Production Co
Leisure Investment Company, Movie Ventures
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 42m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)