Terror in the Aisles (1984)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Andrew J. Kuehn

Writer:

Margaret Doppelt (writer)

Release Date:

26 October 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Documentary | Thriller

Tagline:

If you can stand more than 100 jolts of 100% pure terror, then you might be ready for 'Terror in the Aisles'.

Plot:

A compilation of trailers and scenes from crime, horror and sci-fi films.

Plot Keywords:

Compilation | Blood | Gore | Hollywood | Splatter

Cast

Donald Pleasence	...	Host / Dr. Loomis (Halloween I & II)
Nancy Allen	...	Hostess / Liz Blake (Dressed To Kill)
Fred Asparagus	...	Featured Moviegoer
Lainie Cooke	...	Featured Moviegoer
Joel S. Rice	...	Featured Moviegoer
Ángel Salazar	...	Featured Moviegoer
Diane Stilwell	...	Featured Moviegoer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bud Abbott	...	Chick Young (Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein) (archive footage)
Brooke Adams	...	Elizabeth (segment "Invasion of the Body Snatchers") (archive footage)
Ana Alicia	...	Janet (Halloween II) (archive footage)
Alan Arkin	...	Harry Roat Jr - Wait Until Dark (archive footage)
Susan Backlinie	...	Chrissie Watkins ("Jaws") (archive footage)
Kirsten Baker	...	Terri (archive footage)
Martin Balsam	...	Arbogast (Psycho) (archive footage)
Linda Blair	...	Regan MacNeil (The Exorcist) (archive footage)
Wilford Brimley	...	Blair (The Thing (1982) (archive footage)
Marilyn Burns	...	Sally (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) (archive footage)
Ellen Burstyn	...	Mrs. MacNeil (The Exorcist) (archive footage)
Michael Caine	...	Dr. Robert Elliott (Dressed To Kill) (archive footage)
Veronica Cartwright	...	Lambert (segment "Alien") / Nancy Bellicec (segment "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers) / Cathy Brenner (segment "The Birds") (archive footage)
John Cassavetes	...	Guy Woodhouse (Rosemary's Baby) (archive footage)
Lon Chaney Jr.	...	Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein) (archive footage)
Lou Costello	...	Wilbur Grey (Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein) (archive footage)
Joan Crawford	...	Blanche Hudson (segment "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?") (archive footage)
Richard Crenna	...	Mike Talman (Wait Until Dark) (archive footage)
Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Laurie Strode (segments "Halloween I & II") (archive footage)
Keith David	...	Childs (archive footage)
Bette Davis	...	Jane Hudson (Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?) (archive footage)
Brad Davis	...	Billy Hayes (Midnight Express) (archive footage)
Robert De Niro	...	(archive footage)
Angie Dickinson	...	Kate Miller (Dressed To Kill) (archive footage)
Eileen Dietz	...	Pazuzu"s Face (segment "The Exorcist") (archive footage)
Shelley Duvall	...	Wendy Torrance (The Shining) (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood	...	Dave Carver (Play Misty For Me) (archive footage)
Morgan Fairchild	...	(segment "The Seduction") (archive footage)
Mia Farrow	...	Rosemary Woodhouse (Rosemary's Baby) (archive footage)
Jeff Goldblum	...	Jack Bellicec (segment "Invasion of the Body Snatchers") (archive footage)
Cary Grant	...	John Robbie (To Catch a Thief) (archive footage)
Roosevelt Grier	...	(archive footage)
Wayne Hackett	...	Christian
Charles Hallahan	...	Vance Norris (The Thing (1982) / Henry (Nightwing) (archive footage)
Gunnar Hansen	...	Leatherface (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) (archive footage)
Deborah Harry	...	(segment "Videodrome") (archive footage)
Rutger Hauer	...	Wulfgar (Nighthawks) (archive footage)
Wings Hauser	...	Ramrod (Vice Squad) (archive footage)
David Hedison	...	(archive footage)
Tippi Hedren	...	Melanie Daniels (The Birds) (archive footage)
Alfred Hitchcock	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dustin Hoffman	...	(segment "Marathon Man") (archive footage)
Ian Holm	...	Ash (segment "Alien") (archive footage)
Season Hubley	...	Princess (Vice Squad) (archive footage)
John Hurt	...	Kane (Alien) (archive footage)
Amy Irving	...	(archive footage)
Duane Jones	...	Ben (Night of the Living Dead) (archive footage)
Carol Kane	...	Jill Johnson (When a Stranger Calls) (archive footage)
Boris Karloff	...	Frankenstein Monster (Bride of Frankenstein) (archive footage)
Grace Kelly	...	(segment "To Catch a Thief") (archive footage)
Margot Kidder	...	Danielle (Sisters) (archive footage)
Carrie Klein	...	Mom
Yaphet Kotto	...	Parker (Alien) (archive footage)
Elsa Lanchester	...	The Bride (Bride of Frankenstein) (archive footage)
Martin Landau	...	Preacher (Alone in the Dark) (archive footage)
Piper Laurie	...	Margaret White (Carrie) (archive footage)
Ari Lehman	...	Jason - Friday The 13th (archive footage)
Janet Leigh	...	Marion Crane (Psycho) (archive footage)
Jerry Lewis	...	Myron Mertz (archive footage)
Zoë Lund	...	Thana (Ms. 45) (archive footage)
Dean Martin	...	(segment "Scared Stiff") (archive footage)
Ray Milland	...	(archive footage)
David Naughton	...	David (An American Werewolf in London) (archive footage)
Jack Nicholson	...	Jack Torrance (The Shining) (archive footage)
Laurence Olivier	...	(segment "Marathon Man") (archive footage)
Heather O'Rourke	...	Carol Anne Freeling (Poltergeist) (archive footage)
Gregory Peck	...	Robert Thorn (The Omen) (archive footage)
Anthony Perkins	...	Norman Bates (Psycho) (archive footage)
Christopher Plummer	...	(segment "The Silent Partner") (archive footage)
Vincent Price	...	(archive footage)
Lee Remick	...	Katherine Thorn (The Omen) (archive footage)
Kurt Russell	...	R.J. (The Thing (1982) (archive footage)
Roy Scheider	...	Sheriff Brody (Jaws I & II) (archive footage)
Tom Skerritt	...	Dallas (segment "Alien") (archive footage)
Sissy Spacek	...	Carrie White (Carrie) (archive footage)
Sylvester Stallone	...	Sergeant Deke DaSilva (segment "Nighthawks") (archive footage)
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Brett - Alien (archive footage)
Amy Steel	...	Ginny Field (archive footage)
Harvey Stephens	...	(archive footage)
Donald Sutherland	...	Matthew Bennell (Invasion of the Body Shatchers (1978) (archive footage)
Gary Swanson	...	(archive footage)
Christopher Walken	...	(archive footage)
Robert Walker	...	Bruno (Strangers on a Train) (archive footage)
Jessica Walter	...	(segment "Play Misty for Me") (archive footage)
Sigourney Weaver	...	Ripley (segment "Alien") (archive footage)
Jack Weston	...	Carlino (Wait Until Dark) (archive footage)
James Woods	...	(segment "Videodrome") (archive footage)

Also Known As:

Time for Terror (Europe: English title) (video title)

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:R | Norway:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | UK:18 (cut) | Iceland:(Banned) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Company:

Kaleidoscope Films

Trivia:

The film was released in a rare letterbox format for a 1985 Japanese LaserVision LD released by Shochiku Home Video and Pioneer Electronics as "That's Shock". The title was spread over 3 CAV sides to allow frame-by-frame access and the gate-fold jacket contained an index of film clips(in Japanese). It may be the last digital release of the film unless some brave distributor comes along to pick up the massive DVD rights clearance tab for the clips in the film.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When mentioning The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Donald Pleasence says the film was inspired by serial killer Ed Gein, pronouncing it Ed Gine, when it fact Gein's name is pronounced Geen.

Movie Connections:

Features The Fury (1978)

Soundtrack:

They're Not Very Nice

Good horror/documentary

"Terror in the Aisles" is an interesting documentary about horror movies. Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen host this movie which feature scenes from 75 movies that deal with horror, science fiction, suspense, or crime that have scared moviegoers over the years. You get scenes from classic horror films such as "The Exorcist", "Psycho", "Halloween", and "Rosemary's Baby"; sci-fi flicks such as "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", "The Thing", and "Alien"; crime pictures such as "Nighthawks", and "Vice Squad"; and suspense thrillers such as "Wait Until Dark", "The Seduction", and "Klute". You even get to see a little comentary from the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock (scenes from a couple of his films are featured in here). Not a great documentary, but a good one.

*** (out of four)