The Refrigerator (film)
Encyclopedia
The Refrigerator is a 1991 horror film
about a couple that move into an apartment in New York with a refrigerator that contains the portal to hell
. It was filmed in the US, but only released on VHS
in Germany
in 1992.
to their apartment. They get home and make love in front of the kitchen. When the wife walks into the kitchen, the refrigerator
opens up and sucks the girl in.
We then go to Steve & Eileen Batemen. They are moving to New York, and they move into the same apartment with the killer refrigerator
. Steve takes a new job, while Eileen is trying to become a performer. Eileen pretends to be awarding an award
while in the apartment, then walks all over Broadway
.
When Steve and Eileen go to sleep, they start having nightmares about the refrigerator, Steve is seeing mini
people inside the refrigerator (supposed victims). Eileen has a nightmare that she is seeing unborn babies.
Steve is soon driven to insanity by the refrigerator, leaving Eileen to cope with her and her acting career
on her own.
A plumber
named Juan comes to the apartment one night, warning Eileen her refrigerator is from hell and the devil
controls it.
Steve and Eileen throw a party at their apartment one night, not only the refrigerator, but all of the kitchen appliances go crazy and start slaughtering the guests. Juan soon ties the refrigerator shut, and all the surviving guests leave the apartment, not knowing where they are going to go, another couple is soon interested in buying the apartment, then the movie ends.
in the United Kingdom
. This movie had very, very limited video release in the US.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
about a couple that move into an apartment in New York with a refrigerator that contains the portal to hell
Hell
In many religious traditions, a hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as endless. Religions with a cyclic history often depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations...
. It was filmed in the US, but only released on VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in 1992.
Plot
The film opens with a couple drunk driving across the streets of New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
to their apartment. They get home and make love in front of the kitchen. When the wife walks into the kitchen, the refrigerator
Refrigerator
A refrigerator is a common household appliance that consists of a thermally insulated compartment and a heat pump that transfers heat from the inside of the fridge to its external environment so that the inside of the fridge is cooled to a temperature below the ambient temperature of the room...
opens up and sucks the girl in.
We then go to Steve & Eileen Batemen. They are moving to New York, and they move into the same apartment with the killer refrigerator
Refrigerator
A refrigerator is a common household appliance that consists of a thermally insulated compartment and a heat pump that transfers heat from the inside of the fridge to its external environment so that the inside of the fridge is cooled to a temperature below the ambient temperature of the room...
. Steve takes a new job, while Eileen is trying to become a performer. Eileen pretends to be awarding an award
Award
An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field; a certificate of excellence. Awards are often signifiedby trophies, titles, certificates, commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins, or ribbons...
while in the apartment, then walks all over Broadway
Broadway (New York City)
Broadway is a prominent avenue in New York City, United States, which runs through the full length of the borough of Manhattan and continues northward through the Bronx borough before terminating in Westchester County, New York. It is the oldest north–south main thoroughfare in the city, dating to...
.
When Steve and Eileen go to sleep, they start having nightmares about the refrigerator, Steve is seeing mini
Mini
The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers...
people inside the refrigerator (supposed victims). Eileen has a nightmare that she is seeing unborn babies.
Steve is soon driven to insanity by the refrigerator, leaving Eileen to cope with her and her acting career
Career
Career is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as a person's "course or progress through life ". It is usually considered to pertain to remunerative work ....
on her own.
A plumber
Plumber
A plumber is a tradesperson who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for potable water, sewage, and drainage in plumbing systems. The term dates from ancient times, and is related to the Latin word for lead, "plumbum." A person engaged in fixing metaphorical "leaks" may also be...
named Juan comes to the apartment one night, warning Eileen her refrigerator is from hell and the devil
Devil
The Devil is believed in many religions and cultures to be a powerful, supernatural entity that is the personification of evil and the enemy of God and humankind. The nature of the role varies greatly...
controls it.
Steve and Eileen throw a party at their apartment one night, not only the refrigerator, but all of the kitchen appliances go crazy and start slaughtering the guests. Juan soon ties the refrigerator shut, and all the surviving guests leave the apartment, not knowing where they are going to go, another couple is soon interested in buying the apartment, then the movie ends.
Cast
- Steve Batemen.................Dave Simonds
- Eileen Batemen................Julia McNeal
- Juan..........................Angel Caban
Release
This movie was limitedly released on VHSVHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. This movie had very, very limited video release in the US.