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Thomas C. Chapman (story)
Jim Kouf (writer)
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Release Date:
25 September 1981 (USA) more
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There Is No Escape! more
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The "Boogens" are scaly monsters that look somewhat like giant turtles with lots of sharp, nasty teeth... more | add synopsis
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A fun romp with an eighties classic horror! more (33 total)

Cast

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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
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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. more
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References "Lassie" (1954) more

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A fun romp with an eighties classic horror!, 21 January 1999
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Author: pablo-28 from Columbus, OH

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!

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