Waxwork (1988)

Director:

Anthony Hickox

Writer:

Anthony Hickox (writer)

Release Date:

17 June 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Stop On By And Give Afterlife A Try.

Plot:

A wax museum owner uses his horror exhibits to unleash evil on the world.

Plot Keywords:

Wax Museum | Evil | College Life | Brought Back To Life | Evil Doll

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Zach Galligan	...	Mark
Jennifer Bassey	...	Mrs. Loftmore
Joe Baker	...	Jenkins
Deborah Foreman	...	Sarah
Michelle Johnson	...	China
David Warner	...	Waxwork Man
Eric Brown	...	James
Clare Carey	...	Gemma
Buckley Norris	...	Lecturer
Dana Ashbrook	...	Tony
Micah Grant	...	Johnathan
Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros	...	Hans (as Mihaly 'Michu' Mesza)
Jack David Walker	...	Junior (as Jack David Warner)
John Rhys-Davies	...	Werewolf
Nelson Welch	...	Elderly Man

Also Known As:

Reise zurück in der Zeit (West Germany)

Runtime:

95 min | 97 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA | West Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Italy:VM14 | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2009) (uncut) | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #29208) | West Germany:18 (cut)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Vestron Pictures

Trivia:

After the policeman visits the Waxwork with Mark, he realizes that many of the statues of the victims resemble missing people from posters he had seen. These posters are actually just copies of one of the posters from the opening credits of The Lost Boys (1987). All of the missing person posters have a single photo of a missing adult, but the posters all have the same information of two missing children on the poster: William G. Bailey 7-26-62 Sandy blond hair brown eyes Missing since August 6, 1979 (or 1973) Call the Santa Carla Police Department Susan Wilbur 5-30-69 Black Hair Blue Eyes Missing since February 6, 1983.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In an early scene, while a professor lectures about the Lithuanians falling to the Nazis, a phrase on the blackboard, very clearly seen, asks, "Facism Does It Work" It is spelled f-a-s-c-i-s-m. One wouldn't expect a college professor, who specializes in the subject, to make the common spelling error.

Quotes:

Gemma: What's happening tonight, guys?
Tony: Nothing. I gave up drinking.
Sarah Brightman: The third time this month?

Movie Connections:

References The Lost Boys (1987)

Soundtrack:

It's My Party

A Damn Good Episodic Gorefest

There is something about episodic horror movies that I love. Maybe it harkens back to my youth, when I devoured the EC Horror Comics reprints. Something about each individual character having his or her own interesting death always has been a kick ass idea to me. This movie is great. Each character faces his/her own nasty (extremely gory) death scene in different "exhibits" in the wax museum. A darn good time and some seriously great gore FX! Loved it. 8/10