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User Rating:
6.3/10   319 votes
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Director:
Stephen Sayadian
Writers:
Stephen Sayadian (writer)
Jerry Stahl (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
1 December 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
the MAD doctor is in.
Plot:
Mrs. Van Houten has shown signs of losing touch with reality, and her husband discusses possible treatment with Dr... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Madeleine Reynal ... Dr. Caligari
Fox Harris ... Dr. Avol

Laura Albert ... Mrs. Van Houten
Jennifer Balgobin ... Ramona Lodger
John Durbin ... Gus Pratt
Gene Zerna ... Les Van Houten

David Parry ... Dr. Lodger
Barry Phillips ... Cesare
Magie Song ... Patient in Straitjacket

Jennifer Miro ... Miss Koonce

Stephen Quadros ... Scarecrow
Carol Albright ... Screaming Patient
Catherine Case ... Patient with Extra Hormones

Debra Deliso ... Grace Butler
Lori Chacko ... Patient in Bed
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Additional Details

Runtime:
80 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
USA:R
Filming Locations:
Fullerton, California, USA
Company:
Steiner more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Final film of Fox Harris. more
Quotes:
Mrs. Van Houten: [after burning her hand] Help me, Doctor Caligari, help me!
Dr. Caligari: That smell of burnt flesh - always reminds me of something.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Something to Scream About (2003) (V) more

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Best Movie E'er Made, 15 May 2002
10/10
Author: im_a_focking_dumbass from Monkey Butt, TX

This movie is the greatest piece of absurdist cinema ever. Watching is like an intellectual acid trip through the darkest recesses of your brain. The characters are memorable, the dialogue is unforgettable, the scenery is unbelievable, and the whole is greater than even the sum of all these parts. Best line: "Juice me, baby, I'm a shiver junkie." Best character: the cannibalistic pedophile who is addicted to being electrocuted. Best scene: the surrealistic sex scene between the nymphomaniac and the doll-headed man.

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Hardly a classic... barely a movie! badtzxo
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