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Slaughterhouse Rock

Play trailer Poster for Slaughterhouse Rock R Released May 21, 1988 1h 30m Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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A student (Nicholas Celozzi) goes to Alcatraz Island to help a rock singer (Toni Basil) exorcise a cannibalistic cavalry officer.
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Stephanie Crawford Daily Grindhouse The movie being in on the joke doesn't take away from its fun, thankfully, and the intense carnage makes it a classic Saturday night rental. Jul 24, 2020 Full Review J.R. Southall Starburst There are all sorts of pleasures still to be had. Rated: 6/10 Mar 20, 2018 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Music by Devo was this ghastly film's bright spot. Rated: C+ Feb 6, 2015 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 12, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Demented N Tony Basil is a rock singer who is possessed by a demon she has trapped on Alcatraz Island when a student comes to visit her spirit shows herself and begs him for help. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/24/23 Full Review Carlos I Oof! I don't know... I know a lot of folks have fun with this one, but it could barely keep my attention. It was far too schlocky, but with not enough laughs for me. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Had the potential to be interesting. Super boring and off to a weird start. I just couldn’t get into it Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/22/22 Full Review Audience Member Dimitri Logothetis is still out there making movies. Just last year, he made the Nicholas Cage film Jui-Jitsu and before that he rebooted the Kickboxer movies. But way back when, he made this metal-themed film that finds a college kid named Alex Gardner (Nicholas Celozzi) reliving the murders of a vicious killer who died on Alcatraz. You know, it's your typical human drama where your friends find you floating above a bed and when a college professor finds out, instead of recommending therapy, they tell you to go to Alcatraz and face down the ghost of the killer. Of course, Alex's brother gets possessed by the killer, so our hero has to find a ghost for help. That ghost would be Sammy Mitchell (Toni Basil), who was once the singer for the band Bodybag. Seeing as how she's played by the woman who was one of the original seven Lockers, a dancer in films like Head and the choreographer of the Talking Heads' "Once In a Lifetime" — among so many other creative things — Sammy teaches our hero how to dance. Dance your heart out Alex, so that your friends can blow your demon-addled brother up real good on Alcatraz! Now there's a metal lyric that I just wrote, free of charge, that your band may use for inspiration. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member 1/1/2009 This is movie 3 of a metal horror movie marathon: I have wanted to see this for awhile because I love the trailer every time! Toni Bail has style and dance moves and your eyes will always be wishing for her to be on screen. She is a dead heavy metal singer who summons 3 douche bags, 3 girls and 1 whiny protagonist who never lightens up Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member The director's website calls it a "successful horror classic," but surely he can be forgiven for such a modest appraisal! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A student (Nicholas Celozzi) goes to Alcatraz Island to help a rock singer (Toni Basil) exorcise a cannibalistic cavalry officer.
Director
Dimitri Logothetis
Producer
Louis George
Screenwriter
Sandra Willard, Nora Goodman, Ted Landon
Production Co
Arista Films, Slaughterhouse Rock Associates, First American Film Capital
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 21, 1988, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
May 30, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Surround
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