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Director:
Howard R. Cohen
Writer:
Howard R. Cohen (writer)
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Release Date:
August 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Horror more
Tagline:
One HELL of a party! more
Plot:
Eddie and his family have just inherited a spooky wreck of a house. What they do not know about the... more | add synopsis
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If you hated the original Saturday the 14th.. more

Cast

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Ray Walston ... Gramps Baxter
Avery Schreiber ... Frank Baxter
Patty McCormack ... Kate Baxter
Jason Presson ... Eddie Baxter
Julianne McNamara ... Linda Baxter

Rhonda Aldrich ... Alice

Daniel Will-Harris ... Bert
Pamela Stonebrook ... Charlene
Joseph Ruskin ... Kharis
Riad ... Takatiri
Phil Leeds ... Leonard
Leo Gordon ... The Evil One (as Leo V. Gordon)
Tommy Rall ... The Werewolf
Michael Berryman ... The Mummy
Dave Workman ... The Plumber
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Brazil:79 min | USA:78 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
USA:PG
Company:
Pacific Trust more

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Movie Connections:
Edited from Grand Theft Auto (1977) more
Soundtrack:
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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
If you hated the original Saturday the 14th.., 11 December 2002
Author: horrorbargainbin (warrenraccoon@yahoo.com) from hollywood, CA

Horror fans, movie fans, and people in general are reluctant to say anything good about the 1981 horror spoof Saturday the 14th. All would have to admit though, that it is far funnier than this film, that is if they were tricked into seeing this one. It's pretty much the same story. The young boy in the family is the only one who notices the monsters wandering about the house. Simple humor can work, but it does not carry a second movie. It was pretty cute how in the first film the kid was trying to hide the monsters in order to protect his parents. This time the less likeable pre-teen is trying to warn his family and of course they don't believe him.

I liked the first movie. I admit at first I was laughing at it, but later with it. I barely cracked a smile watching this video. One almost successful scene involved an English sport of horse shooting on TV, but the joke went on too long with the shooter showing up at their house. Another potentially funny moment spoofed the news sensation of the child falling down the well in the 80's. They used the joke twice because I guess they knew it was one of their better ideas.

Comparing the sister-in-the-bathtub scenes in both movies shows why this one does not work. Having her get sucked through the pipes is just plain stupid while having the Creature from the Black Lagoon rise up next to her is edgy. Michael Berryman is in the medicine cabinet as a mummy, but his role as one of the leading monsters is not reason enough to see the film. I'm a big fan of Berryman and his monster is the best one in the movie, but the movie should probably be avoided.

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