The Boogens (1981)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

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 "The Dating Game" (1965)

Better than most people think

This is one of those films that many beat up on because of its' rather silly title. Despite some bad moments, (and a few bad actors) this movie actually delivers the goods. The Boogens themselves look like oversized turtles with tentacles for arms and a claw coming out of their backside. Silly? yes...but yet there's a few scares here. A scene with a Boogen underneath someone's car is particularly memorable.

This is a good midnight movie: campy and definitely of 'B' origin but surprisingly enjoyable with a healthy amount of shock and gore to please any bad horror movie buff.