Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (1987)

Director:

John Fasano

Writer:

Jon Mikl Thor

Genre:

Horror | Music

Tagline:

When you raise Hell ... the Devil must be paid - in full! [video cover]

Plot:

At an old farmhouse, a family mysteriously dissapears at the hands of evil. Years later, hair metal band The Tritons comes to the farmhouse...

Plot Keywords:

Farmhouse | Band | Barn | Heavy Metal | Rock Music

Cast

Jon Mikl Thor	...	John Triton
Jillian Peri	...	Lou Anne
Frank Dietz	...	Roger Eburt
David Lane	...	Max
Teresa Simpson	...	Randy
Adam Fried
Denise Dicandia	...	Dee Dee
Jesse D'Angelo	...	Little Boy
Rusty Hamilton	...	Seductress
Cindy Cirile	...	Mother (as Clara Pater)
Chris Finkel	...	Father
Liane Abel Dietz	...	Mary Eburt (as Liane Abel)
Jim Cirile	...	Stig
Gene Kroth	...	Karl
Carrie Schiffler	...	Cindy Connelly
Tralle O'Farrell	...	Groupie
Lara Daans	...	Groupie (as Layra Daans)
Nancy Bush	...	Groupie

Directed by
John Fasano

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jon Mikl Thor

Produced by
Cynthia Cirile	....	executive producer (as Cynthia Sorrell)
Jerry Landesman	....	executive producer
Jon Mikl Thor	....	producer

Original Music by
Jon Mikl Thor

Cinematography by
Mark Mackay

Film Editing by
Robert Williams

Art Direction by
Wolfgang Siebert

Makeup Department
Jim Cirile	....	special makeup effects artist
Felicia Fasano	....	hair stylist
Felicia Fasano	....	makeup artist
Arnold Gargiulo	....	special makeup effects artist (as Arnold Gargiulo II)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cindy Cirile	....	first assistant director (as Cindy Sorrell)
Frank Dietz	....	second assistant director

Camera and Electrical Department
Craig W. Richards	....	gaffer

Production Companies

• Thunder (II)

Distributors

• Shapiro Entertainment (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• Academy Entertainment (1987) (USA) (VHS)
• Amsell Entertainment (????) (worldwide) (all media)
• Funai Entertainment (1987) (Japan) (VHS)
• Key Video (1987) (Greece) (VHS)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (1989) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Synapse Films (2006) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Markham, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Thunder (II)

Trivia:

Shot in just seven days.

Goofs:

Continuity: When John searches downstairs, he's wearing stage make-up and his silver jacket. When he goes upstairs, he's clean-faced and wearing a sweater. Then when he goes back downstairs, he's wearing the make-up and jacket again.

Quotes:

John Triton:Let's tune our weapons!

Movie Connections:

References Act of Vengeance (1974)

So horrible it falls off the bad scale, and lands on the good one!!!

Brothers and Sisters of Rock and Roll!! Hear my words!! Go forth and rent this masterpiece!! If you have no idea who John Thor is let me explain. He's the inventor of Muscle-rock. He's been around since the early seventies, and still tours and releases albums. Manowar, Iron Maiden, Wasp, even Kiss cannot deny being influenced by him. He was even a bass player for a band called Iron Falcon years before Maiden formed. I'm telling you this to better explain the film. An 80's metal band go to an old house to record an album. It's possessed, and demons start killing people. In between death scenes the band rocks out. Thor himself wrote and produced the film and soundtrack. That's really all you need to know, because nothing else in the movie makes a lick of sense. The direction, acting, special effects, and script???, are absolute pieces of trash. That's what allows Thors stage presence to really shine. It's really just a long music-video that has a horror story thrown in. The music is classic, if you like that style, and if you don't you shouldn't be watching it in the first place. I had the pleasure of seeing Thor in 2005, and was blown away. The amount of heart that he puts into a show is truly amazing. Even though people say this movie was over-the-top ridiculous, that's always been Thor's style, and you can't fault him for being true to himself. If you love comic books, glam metal, and mythology(and I hope everyone does) this is the crown-jewel of entertainment. An absurd good time!!