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Director:
Writers:
Christopher Wicking (written by) and
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Release Date:
6 October 1988 (West Germany) more
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Two women trapped in a savage nightmare... To escape they must confront the
Plot:
A young woman about to be married begins having terrifying dreams about demons. When she wakes, however, the demons are real and begin to commit gruesome murders. | add synopsis
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A Very Pleasant Surprise more (8 total)

Cast

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Jemma Redgrave ... Diana
Kathleen Wilhoite ... Jenny Hoffman

Timothy Spall ... Peck
Jimmy Nail ... Paul
Mark Greenstreet ... Oliver
Susan Fleetwood ... Deborah
Annabelle Lanyon ... Little Jenny
Nickolas Grace ... Jenny's Father
Patrick O'Connell ... Detective
Andrew Jones ... Designer
Richard Warner ... Minister
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86 min
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3 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
A Very Pleasant Surprise, 23 July 1999
7/10
Author: Zanatos from Peoria, Illinois USA

I was very pleased when I saw this film. I rented it thinking it would be a cheesy, unlikable horror film, but it is a lot better than that. I'd say it is a gem in its own right.

Made in 1988 but not released on video until 1993, Dream Demon is about an English bride-to-be who begins to have terrible, horrifying dreams. Not sure why she is experiencing them, and not able to find help from those close to her, she confides her trouble to an American woman (played by Kathleen Wilhoite, who is a very underrated actress) visiting London, who seems to be connected to the dreams in some way. It is then that the dreams turn more serious, as anyone unfortunate enough to be around the bride-to-be when she falls asleep can be pulled into the dream itself!

From the opening scene (I was caught by surprise there, a rarity for me) this movie grasps you. It is a clear and rare case of a movie that could have been done extremely poorly done very well thanks to fine performances by the two female leads and a director who knew what to do when others would flop. It isn't an edge-of-your-seat horror film, but it is freaky and well-done; worth checking out. Zanatos's score: 7 out of 10.

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