IMDb > 976-EVIL (1988)

Overview

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Director:

Robert Englund

Writers:

Brian Helgeland (writer)
Rhet Topham (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

22 March 1989 (USA) more

Genre:

Horror 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

User Comments:

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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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Dial the Devil (USA) (working title)
Horrorscope (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:

USA:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Norway:18 (video premiere) | Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R

Company:

Cinetel Films more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

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

Quotes:

Hoax: Once you've been to hell, everything else pales in comparison! more

Movie Connections:

References Critters (1986) more

Soundtrack:

The Only Thing I Really Need more


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6 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Hey! Wait a minute!, 23 December 2000
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Author: horror7777 from New York

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!

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