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Pulse (1988) -- In this heart-pounding sci-fi thriller, something strange is happening to the appliances in 11-year old David's home. Televisions, microwaves, computers, dryers and furnaces have all become weapons of destruction.

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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Paul Golding (written by)
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Release Date:
4 March 1988 (USA) more
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Tagline:
It traps you in your own house... then pulls the plug. more
Plot:
An intelligent pulse of electricity is moving from house to house. It terrorizes the occupants by taking control of the appliances... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
at the height of late '80s thrillers was "Pulse" more (31 total)

Cast

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Cliff De Young ... Bill Rockland

Roxanne Hart ... Ellen Rockland

Joseph Lawrence ... David Rockland (as Joey Lawrence)

Matthew Lawrence ... Stevie
Charles Tyner ... Old Man Holger
Dennis Redfield ... Pete

Robert Romanus ... Paul
Myron Healey ... Howard (as Myron D. Healy)
Michael Rider ... Foreman

Jean Sincere ... Ruby
Terry Beaver ... Policeman
Greg Norberg ... Policeman

Tim Russ ... Policeman
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Additional Details

Runtime:
95 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The old-mans name is Holger, possibly named after the films Production Designer Holger Gross. more
Quotes:
Stevie: And when she turned it on it shot that metal thing right up into her face, shot it up just like a gun. Isn't that bad? It shot it up right through her eyeball! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Dead Man's Dream (2002) more

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at the height of late '80s thrillers was "Pulse", 10 November 1998

The plot is so simple: deadly electricity. It has its scary moments, but lacks the acting that could have made it great. The movie falls in the same field of PG-13 "horror" that such other underrated '80s films have, like "Critters." Go see this one, if you can, since it's in limited release and is hard to find.

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