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Director:
David Blyth
Writers:
David Blyth
Michael Heath
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Release Date:
25 April 1985 (Netherlands) See more »
Genre:
Horror | Sci-Fi See more »
Tagline:
I'll get you, I'll get you all. See more »
Plot:
A kid is hypnotized by a scientist to kill his parents and ends in a mental institution. As a grown up he returns to seek revenge over the scientist. See more » | Add synopsis »
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Michael Hurst ... Michael Tucker
Margaret Umbers ... Sandy
William Upjohn ... Lucas
Norelle Scott ... Jeannie
David Letch ... Spider
Geoff Snell ... Jannings
Gary Day ... Dr. Archer Howell
Bruno Lawrence ... Tex
Ian Watkin ... Bill

David Weatherley ... Professor Tucker
Tina Grenville ... Netty Tucker
Nathaniel Lees ... Jackson
Karam Hau ... Berry
Jonathan Hardy ... Ranji Gandhi
Norman Fairley ... Barman
Eva Radich ... Sister Scott
Judy McIntosh ... Duty Nurse
Ken Harris ... Janitor
Melissa Miles ... Nurse
Rebecca Saunders ... Nurse
Donna Oldmall ... Nurse (as Donna Oldnail)
Julie Cooper ... Nurse
Michelle Yates ... Nurse
Dianna Guthrie ... Nurse
Rochelle Lawrence ... Nurse
Deborah McKinlay ... Nurse
Rochelle Drumm ... Nurse
Angela Needham ... Nurse
Erna Larsen ... Nurse (as Erina Larsen)
Victoria Bogle ... Nurse
Betty Wok ... Nurse
David Parry ... Milkboy
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Directed by
David Blyth 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
David Blyth 
Michael Heath 

Produced by
Murray Newey .... producer
 
Original Music by
Mark Nicholas 
 
Cinematography by
James Bartle 
 
Film Editing by
David Huggett 
 
Production Design by
Michael Glock 
 
Art Direction by
Robert Pearson  (as Rob Pearson)
 
Costume Design by
Barbara Darragh 
 
Makeup Department
Dorothy Anderson .... makeup artist
Bryony Hurden .... special makeup effects artist
Rosalind McCorquodale .... special makeup effects artist
 
Production Management
Lynette Gordon .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Grinder .... second assistant director
Bob Howard .... assistant director
Evan Jenkins .... third assistant director
 
Art Department
Mike Becroft .... art department assistant
Dave Cooke .... carpenter
Paul Keruse .... construction coordinator
Mark Robins .... art department assistant (as Mark Robbins)
Trevor Roe .... painter
Hugh Tennent .... props
 
Sound Department
Brent Burge .... assistant re-recording mixer
Don Connolly .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Don Connelly)
Mike Hopkins .... assistant dubbing editor (as Michael Hopkins)
David Huggett .... dubbing editor
Stewart Main .... boom operator
John McKay .... dubbing editor
John McKay .... sound effects editor
Susan Nemec .... assistant dubbing editor
Brian Shennan .... sound re-recording mixer
Steve Upton .... assistant sound mixer
Mike Westgate .... sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
Selwyn Anderson .... special effects technician
Kevin Chisnall .... special effects supervisor
Steve Ingram .... special effects technician
Vera Mason .... special effects technician
Keith Pine .... prosthetics
Mike Vita .... special effects technician
 
Stunts
Peter Bell .... stunt driver
Peter Bell .... stunts
Dave Brown .... stunts
Robert Bruce .... stunt coordinator
Robert Bruce .... stunt driver
Robert Bruce .... stunts
Dave Clark .... stunts
Alistair Douglas .... stunts
Timothy Lee .... stunt driver
Philip Thorogood .... stunt driver
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Trou Bayliss .... key grip
Donald Duncan .... focus puller
Chris Graves .... focus puller
Craig Howard .... Steadicam operator
Steve Latty .... gaffer (as Stephen Latty)
Alan Locke .... camera operator
Simon Marler .... clapper loader
Brett Mills .... best boy
Pip Tocker .... grip
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Penny Maich .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Mairi Gunn .... second assistant editor
Anny Lowery .... assistant editor (as Annie Lowery)
Susan Nemec .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Mike Donnelly .... music engineer
David Jenkin .... musician: cello (as David Jenkins)
Peter Scholes .... musician: clarinet
John Ure .... musician: french horn
 
Other crew
Cathy Anderson .... location unit manager
Chris Carr .... production secretary
Penny Garland .... production assistant
Sarah Muir .... continuity (as Sara Muir)
David Parry .... assistant to director
Avril Stotl .... accountant (as Avril Stott)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Death Warmed Up" - Australia (original title)
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Runtime:
UK:78 min | New Zealand:85 min
Country:
Australia | New Zealand
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Italy:VM18 (VHS rating) | New Zealand:R16 (DVD rating) | Finland:(Banned) (uncut) (1986) | Australia:R | Finland:K-16 (heavily cut) (1997) | UK:18 | West Germany:18 | Iceland:(Banned) | Germany:BPjM Restricted
Filming Locations:
Auckland, New Zealand

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Goofs:
Boom mic visible: At the beginning of the movie, when Michael's mother and father are watching the news in their bedroom.See more »

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Well, That Was Just...Awful, 17 January 2010
Author: TheExpatriate700 from United States

This New Zealand-made movie focuses on a mad scientist who is performing experiments on mental patients in an effort to defeat death. Unfortunately, his efforts spawn a dangerous collective of Mad Max extras, and even worse, he tends to plaster his island compound with gigantic photos of himself, a la Big Brother from 1984.

The plot gets moving when a young man with a decade old grudge against the scientist shows up on the island to get revenge, for some reason bringing his young adult friends with him. What follows just goes to show that revenge and vacations just don't mix.

This film is bad in so many ways that it is almost impossible to list them here. The dialogue is laughable, with the best line being "I'll get you-I'll get you all," which is repeated at least five times by the head Mad Max escapee. Furthermore, the mad scientist's headquarters looks like an ultra trendy 1980s night club, with punked out nurses to match. The film tries, lamely, to adopt a punk sensibility, with main titles and transitions that look like they were designed by the artist of a Sex Pistols album cover.

On the plus side, the film's gore and overall approach foreshadow the early work that Australian director Peter Jackson would put out several years later. However, it's not really worth wasting your money on when you can just rent the real thing.

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