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Director:
Writers:
Brian Helgeland (writer)
Rhet Topham (writer)
Release Date:
22 March 1989 (USA) more
Tagline:
Now, horror has a brand new number. more
Plot:
People who dial 976-EVIL receive supernatural powers and turn into satanic killers. | add synopsis
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Hey! Wait a minute! more (45 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Picardo | ... | Mark Dark |
 | Stephen Geoffreys | ... | Hoax |
| Patrick O'Bryan | ... | Spike |
| Sandy Dennis | ... | Aunt Lucy |
 | Jim Metzler | ... | Marty |
| María Rubell | ... | Angela (as Maria Rubell) |
| Lezlie Deane | ... | Suzie |
| J.J. Cohen | ... | Marcus |
| Paul Willson | ... | Mr. Michaels |
 | Darren E. Burrows | ... | Jeff (as Darren Burrows) |
 | Greg Collins | ... | Mr. Selby |
| Joanna Keyes | ... | Suzie's Mother |
| Gunther Jenson | ... | Airhead (as Gunther Jensen) |
| J.J. Johnston | ... | Virgil |
 | John Slade | ... | John Doe (as Jon Slade) |
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Also Known As:
Dial the Devil (USA) (working title)
Horrorscope (USA) (working title)
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USA:92 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Norway:18 (video premiere) | Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R
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When Hoax casts the spell that makes spiders come out of Suzie's TV dinner, there's a box of snack cakes behind the TV dinner called "Devil Twins". more
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Continuity: When Hoax gets sick dissecting the frog he removes the surgical glove from his right hand. Then in the mirror in the bathroom it's back as he pulls out his hair, then when he's attacking the thug it's gone and then when he cuts off another thugs hand it's back. more
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The Only Thing I Really Need more
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So, maybe this movie isn't up for an acdemy award, but look at what people are saying. Just because Freddy Krueger directed it, people think it's going to be another "Elm Street" venture? Personally, when I first saw this movie I didn't like it. I thought it was poorly acted, and rather stupid. But then I looked INTO the movie and I saw that it had a message. Yes, a message! I can identify with Hoax, no, not because of the atmosphere at home or because of a cousin that saves the day. In high school every day, I've faced toilet dunking and another horrible things that cruel people have done to me. I know exactly how Hoax felt. And I understood exactly what went on. If you're looking at it from a different point of view, then this movie isn't for you in the first place. But for anyone who has had to deal with cruel jocks and for anyone who has always been ridiculed by girls and others, this movie is for you. Just don't expect it to be another "Elm Street" installment!