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Alone in the Dark (1982)

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A quartet of murderous psychopaths break out of a mental hospital during a power blackout and lay siege to their doctor's house.

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Thanks to a major power cut, a gang of psychopaths breaks out of the Haven maximum security mental institute in order to lay siege to the psychiatrists who have tormented them over the years with their bizarre theories... Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>

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siege | psychopath | blackout | house | doctor | See more »

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They're out... for blood! Don't let them find you! See more »

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Horror | Thriller

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12 November 1982 (USA)  »

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Alene i mørket  »

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The house that was used for Dr. Potters home in the film actually did belong to a psychiatrist. See more »

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Frank Hawkes: Preacher likes to set fire to churches, that's his trip. Unfortunately he does it when there are people inside.
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"Take Me To The Bridge"
Written and Performed by The Sic Fucks
Produced by Adny Shernoff
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10 August 2012 | by (Hampshire, England) – See all my reviews

Who's the craziest? The forward-thinking doctor who keeps his most dangerous patients in a less than secure environment? The members of the public who riot and loot as soon as a blackout occurs? The new-wave punks who idolise a band that glorifies violence? Or the four absolute raving lunatics who escape from a high security asylum to avenge a murder that never even happened?

Clearly, it's the latter, but with Alone In The Dark director Jack Sholder does entertain some interesting ideas about society in general, and whether there is a little craziness in even the seemingly most sane of us. This unexpected level of intelligence, along with excellent performances from a superb cast (which includes Martin Landau, Jack Palance, Donald Pleasance, Dwight Schultz, and Lin Shaye), some gratuitous nudity and violence, and a pretty cool surprise towards the end, all go to make Alone in the Dark one of the more enjoyable horrors of the early 80s.

N.B. Ironically, Schultz, who plays one of the sanest characters in the film, would later find fame as insane Vietnam vet Murdock in The A-Team.


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