Reel Horror
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Reel Horror is a 1985 horror/comedy film
directed by Ross Hagen
from a screenplay by Jeanne Lucas, composed primarily of footage from other films, in two of which Hagen acted. The films included are The Butchers
(1970), Up Your Teddy Bear (1970), Daddy's Deadly Darling
(1972), Cycle Psycho
(1973), Bad Charleston Charlie
(1973), Nicole
(1978), and Night Creature (1978).
The premise of the film is that ghosts are escaping from these films and need to be recaptured.
The film received generally negative reviews and currently has a 2.2 rating on The Internet Movie Database.
The remaining cast is all in archive footage from the other films, although they are the ones promoted on the DVD packaging.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Ross Hagen
Ross Hagen
Ross Hagen was an American actor, director, screenwriter and producer whose television acting credits included Daktari. His film credits included The Sidehackers in 1969 and The Hellcats in 1967....
from a screenplay by Jeanne Lucas, composed primarily of footage from other films, in two of which Hagen acted. The films included are The Butchers
The Butchers
The Butchers The Butchers The Butchers (also known as Maxie and Murderer's Keep is a 1970 thriller directed by Paulmichael Miekhe and distributed by Troma Entertainment. The film follows a deaf girl who witnesses a dead body being stashed in a nearby butcher shop...
(1970), Up Your Teddy Bear (1970), Daddy's Deadly Darling
Daddy's Deadly Darling
Daddy's Deadly Darling is a 1972 horror film directed by Marc Lawrence and currently distributed by Troma Entertainment....
(1972), Cycle Psycho
Cycle Psycho
Cycle Psychos is a 1973 thriller written and directed by John Lawrence and distributed by Troma Entertainment.-Plot:...
(1973), Bad Charleston Charlie
Bad Charleston Charlie
Bad Charleston Charlie is a 1973 comedy film written by and starring cult actor Ross Hagen and directed by Ivan Nagy. The film, rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America, was distributed by International Cinema Corporation. The film is loosely based on the life and death of 1920s...
(1973), Nicole
Nicole (film)
Nicole is a 1978 American thriller directed by Istvan Ventilla and starring Leslie Caron.-Plot:...
(1978), and Night Creature (1978).
The premise of the film is that ghosts are escaping from these films and need to be recaptured.
The film received generally negative reviews and currently has a 2.2 rating on The Internet Movie Database.
Cast
(in credits order)- Alexandra ... HecateHecateHecate or Hekate is a chthonic Greco-Roman goddess associated with magic, witchcraft, necromancy, and crossroads.She is attested in poetry as early as Hesiod's Theogony...
- John Hayden ... Irving
- Howard HonigHoward HonigHoward Honig is an American stage, movie, and television actor. In October, 1969, he married Jeanne Lucas, Barry Manilow's first singing partner.-Filmography:* City Slickers * Airplane II: The Sequel * Airplane!...
... Murray Mogul - Robert O'Neil ... The Projectionist
- Tony Lorea ... The Make-up Artist
- Jeanne Lucas ... Zena Zoft
- Meredith Dee ... The Ghost
The remaining cast is all in archive footage from the other films, although they are the ones promoted on the DVD packaging.
External links
- Reel Horror on IMDb
- Review on Oh, the Horror!