Fear No Evil

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Fear No Evil

R

Released Jan 16, 1981

1h 40m

Horror

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A teenage boy (Stefan Arngrim), an old woman (Elizabeth Hoffman) and a teenage girl (Kathleen Rowe McAllen) embody Lucifer and two angels sent to stop him.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Though the horror genre is sated with maniacs on the menace, Fear No Evil stands out. Spooky and surreal, the ultimately hopeful film has its basis in religious morality.

Mar 26, 2009

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Tom Buckley

New York Times

The dialogue and characterizations are rudimentary. Of the acting and the direction, the best that can be said is that they would not disgrace a small-city drama club.

Aug 30, 2004

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Bill Warren

Starburst

Fear No Evil is pompous, silly and contusing, but it also has several interesting sequences and a great deal of conviction... still worth seeing

Jul 27, 2022

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

An ambitious, oddly-paced mess.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 7, 2021

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

Frank LaLoggia's film is ambitious to a fault, but it's oddly paced, overstuffed and frequently nonsensical. Streamlining the narrative - and casting a better leading lady - would have helped. As it stands, it's a peculiar 80s oddity

Dec 1, 2021

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The most impressive aspect of this low-budget horror flick is its soundtrack (the Sex Pistols, the Ramones, Talking Heads, The B-52's). In all other respects, it's pretty lousy.

Rated: 1/4

Sep 28, 2019

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Chad G

This is probably the queerest horror film I've seen, and I mean this in the best way possible because I really enjoyed it. This feels like a sequel to the Omen, but it manages to be better than the actual Omen sequel. Also, despite being made in the 80s when most horror films were hot from the start, this is a nice slow-burn horror film, which the supernatural/possession genre always benefits from. Another big thing to note here is the soundtrack. The Sex Pistols, The B-52s, The Ramones, and Talking Heads are all featured which is surprising considering it's an independent film. My only complaint is that they felt the need to insert zombies in this film when, as evident by the pure chaos at the end, they were not needed at all. While Fear No Evil isn't by any means perfect, it's still a very enjoyable supernatural horror film that more people should check out.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/25/23

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Audience Member

This has to be one of the queerest horror movies ever made. Joining the ranks of films like Nightmare on elm St. 2 and Hellbent, Fear no evil tells the tale of a kid that gets bullied and discovers he's the devil's son of sorts. Add zombies, demons, glitter, lasers, lots of homoeroticism and a spattering of male nudity and there you have it. I discovered this gem a few years ago and was happy it got the blu ray treatment recently. It's not a great film but it's definitely got that sleazy, retro horror feel that makes it worthwhile. 7/10

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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I was bored through a lot of it, but then all of sudden, like out of nowhere, the movie lost its damn mind. I didn't know what the hell was going on, not sure I really cared either...

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/05/20

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Went from zero to bugnuts crazy in an alarming amount of time.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/05/19

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Not as bad as it reputation suggests. Actually, pretty darn good for a "first film" by a 23-year-old writer/director in 1981. An odd mix of antichrist/high school revenge flick with zombies thrown in for good measure. The highlight is the finale where all Hell breaks loose during a performance of the Passion Play.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

I saw the trailer for this movie and now I would love to see it. It looked very good. very scary. I rated it 5 stars.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Synopsis

A teenage boy (Stefan Arngrim), an old woman (Elizabeth Hoffman) and a teenage girl (Kathleen Rowe McAllen) embody Lucifer and two angels sent to stop him.

Director: Frank LaLoggia
Producer: Frank LaLoggia
Screenwriter: Frank LaLoggia
Production Co: LaLoggia Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 16, 1981, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 4, 2019
Runtime: 1h 40m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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