Nightmare Weekend (1986)

A female scientist performs experiments on three college girls that turn them into drooling, murderous mutants.

Director:

Henri Sala

Writers:

George Faget-Benard, Robert Seidman (additional dialogue)

Stars:

Debbie Laster, Dale Midkiff, Debra Hunter

Cast

Credited cast:
Debbie Laster	...	Julie Clingstone
Dale Midkiff	...	Ken
Debra Hunter	...	Jessica Brake
Lori Lewis	...	Annie
Preston Maybank	...	Bob
Wellington Meffert	...	Edward Brake
Kim Dossin	...	Mary-Rose
Andrea Thompson	...	Linda
Kimberley Stahl	...	Pamela
Bruce Morton	...	Tony
Karen Mayo-Chandler	...	Sue (as Karen Mayo)
Nick James	...	Gary
Robert John Burke	...	Dave (as Robert Burke)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jack Adams
Dean Gates	...	Gas Pump Attendant #1

Storyline

A female scientist performs experiments on three college girls that turn them into drooling, murderous mutants.

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Plot Keywords:

splatter | tv star | bare chested male | motorcycle | computer | 

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Taglines:

Two Days And Nights Of Relentless Terror. Who Will Survive?

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK USA France

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 May 1986 (France)

Also Known As:

Koszmarny weekend

Filming Locations:

Ocala, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

"George", Jessica's all-powerful computer in the film is actually a Coleco ADAM computer, and the "ROAD RACE" program is actually the ColecoVision home version of the SEGA arcade classic TURBO.

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Connections

Referenced in The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989)

User Reviews

"You may look innocent, but you're a slut...just like your mother!"

That's a snippet of choice dialogue delivered by the evil, ballbusting lady assistant of a famous scientist to her prim maid just before she lures three incredibly dumb college girls to a mansion for behavior modification experiments. Meanwhile, at the local bar, people drink and dance to lame 80s rock songs. A biker punk has sex with a cycle slut on a pinball table in front of a crowd of people, then tries to rape the scientist's virginal daughter Jessica (Debra Hunter), who is in love with another biker (Dale Midkiff, from PET SEMATARY), who, in turn, is in cohorts with the assistant! Back at the house, the sorority bimbos swim, shower, change clothes and have sex with men from the bar. A small silver ball (part of the experiment) flies into victims mouths and turns them into drooling, killer zombies!

If that isn't enough to entertain you, there's a hilarious theme song ("Nightmare Fantasy"), roller skating, some serious daisy dukes and a psychic hand puppet (!?) that warns "DANGER! DANGER!" just like the LOST IN SPACE robot and recommends hitchhiking as one of the best ways to pick up men!

This filmed-in-Florida mess is so mind-numbingly awful that multiple viewings are recommended to soak it all in. And, hey isn't that NYPD Blue's Detective Jill Kirkendall turned CNN newscaster Andrea Thompson as one of oft-nude bimbos? Sure is! Supposedly this was started in 1982 and new footage was added later for the video release in 1985.

Score: 1 out of 10 (and I mean that in a good way!)