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The Mangler

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A laundry owner's (Robert Englund) employee falls victim to an ironing machine with a mind of its own.
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Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 02/23/2022
3/4
Somewhere between the over-the-top performances, Hooper's unique blend of unrelenting comic horror, and the sheer weirdness of it all, The Mangler urges our viewership along for the duration of its runtime. Go to Full Review
John Townsend Starburst 01/28/2022
2/5
The Mangler is largely a dull, soulless and dated viewing experience. Go to Full Review
Steve Newton Georgia Straight 07/06/2010
0/5
I've been more frightened by the prospect of folding my own laundry than by anything The Mangler offers up. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 05/26/2006
2.5/4
There's still something interesting about it, perhaps because of Hooper's sure touch or perhaps because of the lead performance by Ted Levine. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/23/2005
2/5
Walter Chaw Film Freak Central 07/10/2003
1/4
Junkyards and common sense were made for stuff like this. Go to Full Review
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Kasondra S Jun 9 Love the plot. Action packed. Dark and funny at times. See more Elvis D 07/18/2023 The Mangler es otra de las diversas adaptaciones que se han hecho de Stephen King para explotar su popularidad como escritor. Esta vez Stephen King no es el único icono del terror detrás de esta película, ya que tiene a Tobe Hooper a cargo de la dirección y al famoso Robert Englund en el papel antagónico. La trama de la película es fiel al relato original, pero lo expande más, dando incluso una conclusión que no se pudo ver en el texto original. La película es bastante decente en cuanto a producción y tiene un guion aceptable a pesar de generar algunas dudas. Obviamente, la idea de una máquina lavadora poseída es bastante tonta, pero la película logra plasmar esa idea con mucha seriedad. El héroe de esta historia es Ted Levine haciendo de un detective duro que es típico de las historias policiales, pero Ted le da un cierto encanto al personaje. Robert Englund sabe como interpretar a un antagonista y en este caso tenemos a un anciano oscuro y sombrío a quien Robert sabe encarnar bastante bien. La máquina no se siente del todo amenazante hasta que alguien cae en sus garras y a pesar del dudoso CGI, logran convertirla en un monstruo siniestro al momento del tercer acto. Aunque llegue a sentirse como otra simple adaptación genérica de los escritos de King, The Mangle es una película y adaptación decente y respetable. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 9/10. See more 12/24/2020 Superb flick, Ted Levine is one of my favorite actors. He makes this movie enjoyable. Movie quote "It folded her like a sheet" How can a movie get any better? I highly recommend this for any B-horror fan See more steve d 07/08/2020 It kept feeling like it wanted to be a comedy. In that it succeeded. See more 06/05/2020 the old lady Miss frawley gets sucked into the turn of the century industrial speed iron AKA The Mangler would make an absolutely perfect heavy equipment and machinery don'ts video after each viewing I've missed frawley getting sucked into the turn of the century industrial speed iron aka The Mangler and then immediately told this or worse could be you if you don't pay attention on the job, that would scare the incompetent workers See more 12/16/2018 What in the world....I don't remember the awful CGI at the end and it amounting to a giant washing machine monster ruining around... yeesh. I must've blocked that out. It's pretty bad all around, but it's so absurd and Englund hams it up soo much that it can be pretty entertaining. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A laundry owner's (Robert Englund) employee falls victim to an ironing machine with a mind of its own.
Director
Tobe Hooper
Producer
Anant Singh
Production Co
Distant Horizon, Allied Film Productions (II), Filmex Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.8M
Runtime
1h 46m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround
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