Popcorn

R

Released Feb 1, 1991

1h 31m

Horror

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38%

21 Reviews

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41%

1,000+ Ratings

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Real mayhem mars a B-movie revival featuring "Mosquito" and "Attack of the Amazing Electrified Man."

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Killian M

Really surprising 1990s meta horror flick.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/11/24

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Steve D

One of the worst excuses for horror I have ever seen.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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bill p

I discovered this quite by accident over 30 years after it was released and all I can say is, why haven't I heard of this? It's got all the makings of a great cult classic but doesn't have the reputation. Well worth it!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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michael d

This kernel keeps popping for too long.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

A fantastic gem of a film. Very imaginative and strikes the right balance of a comedy slasher.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

A university drama club looks to raise funds by throwing an all-night horror movie marathon. Upon securing a space to host the event, the club members learn of the theatre's semi-recent tragic history (involving murder and arson) after viewing a Satanic hippy-trippy film they discover in the projection room. As the late-night event progresses, a killer disposes of several unlucky folk in the darkness of backstage. Despite being early '90s, this is a trope-heavy slasher film which stands out as the three William Castle-esque treated films-within-a-film were very well done, the acting, while over-the-top, captured the mood, and the effects were better-than-expected. This is a solid one I regret having passed over for many years.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Mark Herrier

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Jill Schoelen

Maggie

Tom Villard

Toby

Dee Wallace

Suzanne

Derek Rydall

Mark

Malcolm Danare

Bud

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Kevin Thomas

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An ingenious and spoofy little shocker that with knowing affection pays tribute to irresistibly schlocky vintage exploitation pix.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 20, 2013

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Though it isn't even trying to scare you, this is a very nifty black-comic horror movie, one of the rare entries in the genre with some genuine wit and affection.

Rated: B

Sep 7, 2011

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

[Popcorn] is the best spoof of its kind since Alligator. It's especially funny when it allows the audience to see sequences from the movies-within-the-movie, each of which recalls some piece of cherished junk out of the 1950's or 60's.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 20, 2003

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Cheryl Eddy

io9.com

Popcorn’s by no means a masterpiece—not even among its slasher kin—but it is absolutely an earnest love letter to midnight movie madness.

Sep 14, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The offbeat angle eventually gives way to standard slasher-film tropes. Fortunately, the movies-within-the-movie are imaginatively realized.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 22, 2021

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

The film's metafiction and sense of intertextuality with other horror movies, as well as the genre itself, really sells the entire horrific deal.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 1, 2019

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Synopsis

Real mayhem mars a B-movie revival featuring "Mosquito" and "Attack of the Amazing Electrified Man."

Director: Mark Herrier
Screenwriter: Alan Ormsby
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 1, 1991, Limited
Release Date (DVD): Nov 14, 2004
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.8M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)