The Boogens (1981)

Director:

James L. Conway

Writers:

Thomas C. Chapman (story)
Jim Kouf (writer)

Release Date:

25 September 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

There Is No Escape!

Plot:

The "Boogens" are scaly monsters that look somewhat like giant turtles with lots of sharp, nasty teeth...

Plot Keywords:

Monster | Mine | Snow | Cave | Abandoned Mine

Cast

Fred McCarren	...	Mark Kinner
Rebecca Balding	...	Trish Michaels
Anne-Marie Martin	...	Jessica Ford
Jeff Harlan	...	Roger Lowrie
John Crawford	...	Brian Deering
Med Flory	...	Dan Ostroff
Jon Lormer	...	Greenwalt, the old man
Scott Wilkinson	...	Deputy Blanchard
Marcia Reider	...	Martha Chapman
Peg Stewart	...	Victoria Tusker

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Colorado, USA

Company:

Taft International Pictures

Trivia:

Some believe that "The Boogens" is an actual term once used by miners to describe the fear some would experience while spending too much time in deep mines. In fact, it was a word fabricated by screenwriter David O'Malley, using the word "boogeyman" as it's root.

Movie Connections:

References "Lassie" (1954)

A fun romp with an eighties classic horror!

This was the first horror film my parents ever took me to in a movie theater. I was only 11 yrs old when I first watched this film, and I remained mentally scarred for many years to follow. (I couldn't enter the garage by myself without first looking under our car to check for teeth and tentacles). This is certainly a silly movie by today's horror standards, but scary enough to give any child nightmares for awhile. Come on folks and watch it with your kids!