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Pulse (1988)

PG_13  95 min  -  Sci-Fi | Thriller | Horror   -  4 March 1988 (USA)
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An intelligent pulse of electricity is moving from house to house. It terrorizes the occupants by taking control of the appliances... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Golding

Writer:

Paul Golding
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Cliff De Young ...
Bill Rockland
Roxanne Hart ...
Ellen Rockland
Joseph Lawrence ...
David Rockland (as Joey Lawrence)
Matthew Lawrence ...
Stevie
Charles Tyner Charles Tyner ...
Old Man Holger
Dennis Redfield Dennis Redfield ...
Pete
Robert Romanus ...
Paul
Myron Healey Myron Healey ...
Howard (as Myron D. Healy)
Michael Rider Michael Rider ...
Foreman
Jean Sincere ...
Ruby
Terry Beaver Terry Beaver ...
Policeman
Greg Norberg Greg Norberg ...
Policeman
Tim Russ ...
Policeman
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Storyline

An intelligent pulse of electricity is moving from house to house. It terrorizes the occupants by taking control of the appliances, either killing them or causing them to wreck the house in an effort to destroy it. Then it travels along the power lines to the next house, and the terror restarts. Having thus wrecked one household in a quiet neighbourhood, the pulse finds itself in the home of a boy's divorced father whom he is visiting. It gradually takes control of everything, badly injures the stepmother, and traps father and son, who must fight their way out. Written by Cynan Rees <cynanrees@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Power Line | Boy | Terror | Electricity | Police Car  | See more »

Taglines:

In every second of every day, it improves our lives. And in a flash, it can end them. See more »

Genres:

Sci-Fi | Thriller | Horror

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Choque Mortal See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$40,397 (USA)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The old-mans name is Holger, possibly named after the films Production Designer Holger Gross. See more »

Goofs

Boom mic visible: When David first arrives at the house a mic is visible for a moment above him and Ellen. The mic then pulls away being hidden by an archway. See more »

Quotes

Old man: I heard a man on TV one time say that paranoia, is just another word for heightened awareness
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