Evilspeak (1981)

Director:

Eric Weston

Writers:

Joseph Garofalo (writer)
Eric Weston (writer)

Release Date:

26 February 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Data incomplete... Human blood required. Thus spake the computer.

Plot:

A military cadet who happens to be a social outcast taps into a way to summon demons and cast spells on his tormentors through his computer.

Plot Keywords:

Computer | Satan | Revenge | Satanism | Heart In Hand

Cast

Clint Howard	...	Stanley Coopersmith
R.G. Armstrong	...	Sarge
Joseph Cortese	...	Reverend Jameson
Claude Earl Jones	...	Coach
Haywood Nelson	...	Kowalski
Don Stark	...	Bubba
Charles Tyner	...	Colonel Kincaid
Hamilton Camp	...	Hauptman
Louie Gravance	...	Jo Jo
Jim Greenleaf	...	Ox
Lynn Hancock	...	Miss Friedemeyer
Loren Lester	...	Charlie Boy
Kathy McCullen	...	Kelly
Lenny Montana	...	Jake
Leonard D'John	...	Tony

Also Known As:

Evilspeaks (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

89 min | Canada:97 min (video version) | Germany:92 min | UK:100 min | Argentina:98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | West Germany:18 (cut) | Argentina:18 (re-rating) | Argentina:X (original rating) | Australia:R | France:-16 | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:(Banned) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Company:

Leisure Investments

Trivia:

One of the prosthetic heads was accidentally made too tough for the decapitation scene it was intended for, and when Clint Howard struck it with the sword to his embarrassment it merely bounced off. Frustrated, he found a large sledge hammer then took some time to practice swinging it around until the added weight made wielding the sword seem easy by comparison, and when the scene was shot again he finally took the head off.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Obvious dummies in a number of gore scenes, the dummies' bodies and body parts are often different colors and sizes than the actors' real bodies. Most obvious is the dummy used in the opening decapitation scene. The actress's breasts change size and her nipple and skin color changes before she is beheaded.

a starring role for clint howard!need i say more?

clint howard's 1st starring film role,and what a doosy it is!clint,first off let me tell you,is one of the world's finest living actors,and in this movie he lives up to all the hype.clint plays cooper smith who is a computer geek who gets teased and whatnot,until one day he summons the devil,he gets powers,a sword,and wild boars and he wreaks vengeance upon his tormentors.clint makes the movie,without it the film is brutally horrendous,so thanks go out to good old clint,may he gain many more starring roles!watch this film only if you are a clint howard-phile.