Hobgoblins (1988)

User Rating:

1.6/10   

Director:

Rick Sloane

Writer:

Rick Sloane (writer)

Release Date:

14 July 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Be careful what you wish for... You just might get it!

Plot:

A young security guard must track down diminutive aliens who kill people even as they make their fantasies come true.

Plot Keywords:

Hobgoblin | Alien | Vault | Cult Favorite | Group Of Friends

Cast

Tom Bartlett	...	Kevin
Paige Sullivan	...	Amy
Steven Boggs	...	Kyle
Kelley Palmer	...	Daphne
Billy Frank	...	Nick
Tamara Clatterbuck	...	Fantazia (as Tami Bakke)
Duane Whitaker	...	Roadrash
Jeffrey Culver	...	McCreedy
Kevin Kildow	...	Dennis
Kari French	...	Pixie
Daran Norris	...	Club Scum M.C
James Mayberry	...	Sergeant Parker
Ken Abraham	...	Thug
Don Barrett	...	Comstock
David Teague	...	Lowlife

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Spain:T | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R

Company:

Rick Sloane Productions

Trivia:

During McCreedy's flashback, he can be seen looking at information for The Visitants (1986), a previous movie by director Rick Sloane, in which Jeffrey Culver, who plays McCreedy, also starred.

Goofs:

Continuity: In Club Scum, Kevin walks up to the tinsel curtains twice to see what Amy is doing with Roadrash.

Quotes:

[first lines]
McCreedy: [Dennis is listening to his radio] Dennis. Dennis!
[takes off his headphones]
Dennis: Hey! What gives?
McCreedy: You're being paid to work around here, not just sit around and blast your eardrums!
Dennis: Hey, take it easy. I can do both.
[smiles]
McCreedy: [a phone rings, McCreedy answers] Hello? Hello?
[hangs up]
McCreedy: [to Dennis] Didn't you hear the phone ringing?
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Hobgoblins (#10.7)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Passion Kills

Simply Awful

How Rick Sloane was allowed to make five movies is harder to believe than cold fusion. This film is absolutely criminal. Before watching this movie I thought Manos: Hands of Fate was the worse piece of crap I ever saw, but at least Manos moves so slowly you might fall asleep, thereby rescuing your eyes from the pain it will suffer. The greatest tragedy of this movie is that the old man that keeps the Hobgoblins "locked" up makes it to the final scene. The time I spent watching this movie was an absolute waste of my life.