Moonstalker
Encyclopedia
Moonstalker is a Independent Film
/slasher
/suspense
movie. It is directed by Michael O'Rourke (who doubled as screenwriter
) and stars Blake Gibbons
, John Marzilli and Kelly Mullis.
Not far away, a group of young people are preparing for two weeks of wilderness training. The camp is run by Regis, and his crazy girlfriend, Marcie, who tells them that P.J., a new camper has disappeared. We find out that the P.J., is dead.
Meanwhile, the police are trying to piece together what happened to the tourist family when an old cop, Taylor, shows up. He recognizes Pop, remembering how Bernie went on a murderous rampage years ago. Unable to convince the others, he heads for the wilderness camp on his own. By the time he arrives, it is too late. Bernie has already done his dirty work. As Taylor hunts for Bernie, it is a heart-stopping and frightening game of kill or be killed. As the end comes near, a bizarre twist happens that will keep you on the edge of your seat!
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
/slasher
Slasher film
A slasher film is a type of horror film typically involving a psychopathic killer stalking and killing a sequence of victims in a graphically violent manner, often with a cutting tool such as a knife or axe...
/suspense
Suspense
Suspense is a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety about the outcome of certain actions, most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work. Suspense is not exclusive to fiction, though. Suspense may operate in any situation where there is a lead-up to a big event or dramatic...
movie. It is directed by Michael O'Rourke (who doubled as screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
) and stars Blake Gibbons
Blake Gibbons
Blake Gibbons is an American actor with a recurring role as Coleman on the long running Daytime television serial General Hospital.He also played "The Dude" in The Summer of George episode of Seinfeld....
, John Marzilli and Kelly Mullis.
Plot (From Amazon.com)
A family's mountain vacation is interrupted by the arrival of a disheveled man hauling a trailer behind an ancient Cadillac. Pop, as he calls himself, tells the family a tall tale about the son he lost to illness. The family feels sorry for him and befriends him . . . not knowing the danger that is soon to come to them. In reality, his son Bernie is crazy and dangerous and kept straight-jacketed and chained up in Pop's trailer. Pop lets Bernie out only to stalk and harm campers while Pop helps himself to their belongings.Not far away, a group of young people are preparing for two weeks of wilderness training. The camp is run by Regis, and his crazy girlfriend, Marcie, who tells them that P.J., a new camper has disappeared. We find out that the P.J., is dead.
Meanwhile, the police are trying to piece together what happened to the tourist family when an old cop, Taylor, shows up. He recognizes Pop, remembering how Bernie went on a murderous rampage years ago. Unable to convince the others, he heads for the wilderness camp on his own. By the time he arrives, it is too late. Bernie has already done his dirty work. As Taylor hunts for Bernie, it is a heart-stopping and frightening game of kill or be killed. As the end comes near, a bizarre twist happens that will keep you on the edge of your seat!
Release
The film was originally released on VHS by budget tape label Complete Entertainment. In 2001, the film was released onto a bargain bin DVD by Global Multimedia Corporation. However, this version is slightly edited for content.Cast
| Actor / Actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Blake Gibbons Blake Gibbons Blake Gibbons is an American actor with a recurring role as Coleman on the long running Daytime television serial General Hospital.He also played "The Dude" in The Summer of George episode of Seinfeld.... |
Bernie |
| John Marzilli | Regis |
| Kelly Mullis | Tracy |
| Ingrid Vold | Marcie |
| Joe Balogh | Ron |
| Neil Kinsella | Taylor |
| Ken Hanes | PJ |
| Larry Coven | Paramedic |
| Carl Solomon Carl Solomon Carl Solomon was an American writer.-Biography:Solomon was born in the Bronx of New York City. His father's death in 1939 had a profoundly negative effect on his early life... |
Paramedic |
| Michael Capellupo | Boy |
| Jill Foors | Debbie |
| Sioux-z Jessup | Jane |
| Ron K. Collie | Mikey |
| Sam Williams Sam Williams Sam Williams is an American journalist. He is perhaps best known as the author of a biography of software programmer Richard Stallman, Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software . Prior to beginning Free as in Freedom he met his wife Tracy. She had originally proposed the... |
Female Deputy |
| Mark Archuleta | Driving Paramedic / Photographer |