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Writers:
Joseph Garofalo (writer)
Eric Weston (writer)
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Release Date:
26 February 1982 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Data incomplete... Human blood required. Thus spake the computer. more
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. more | add synopsis
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Director talks Hyenas; new pics
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Somewhat Close to PUMPKINHEAD! Seriously! more (43 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Evilspeaks (USA) (alternative title)
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Runtime:
89 min | Canada:97 min (video version) | Germany:92 min | UK:100 min | Argentina:98 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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The title "Evilspeak" was derived from the phrase "computer-speak", a term used to describe the shorthand used by computer specialists for the otherwise complex. In the film the protagonist uses computers to summon evil spirits. more
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. more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Somewhat Close to PUMPKINHEAD! Seriously!, 6 November 2002
Author: kefkajr from Austin, TX

I was rooting for Clint Howard's character the whole way through and the guy himself definitely tries to put out a good performance, though he does stumble at times. But this "nerd-gets-revenge" flick never let go of my attention. It's not exactly PUMPKINHEAD or CARRIE but the finale is a real fright, the kind of ending that sticks with you some time after the ending credits are over and the tape rewound.

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