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Writers:
Brian Helgeland (writer)
Rhet Topham (writer)
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Release Date:
22 March 1989 (USA) more
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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:
Good Movie! I disagree with everyone else. 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
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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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: [possessed Hoax produces two ripped-out hearts] Would it be...possible...to open with a pair of hearts? more
Movie Connections:
References Critters (1986) more
Soundtrack:
I'm a Wild One more

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15 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
Good Movie! I disagree with everyone else., 10 August 1999
Author: Jane-41 from Florida, USA

I do not understand why everyone else hates this movie. Yes, it is cheesy in a lot of the standard horror genre ways, but I really got into it. The main reason a horror film doesn't work is because the characters don't hook you. I started to care about the characters after just a few scenes. The mother who is in love with religion is hilarious--we all know people like her. The son, Hoax, is heartbreaking because he is so weak that he will grasp at anything to be strong. I think we all know him too. Robert Englund was very careful to build up the suspense. There are lots of times when you know that someone is going to die, and he draws it out to the point where it is almost painful to watch (I obviously can't give examples without ruining it.) So, I recommend it to anyone who likes horror.

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