Elves (1989)

A young woman discovers that she is the focus of an evil nazi experiment involving selective breeding and summoned elves, an attempt to create a race of supermen. She and two of her friends... See full summary »

Director:

Jeffrey Mandel

Writer:

Jeffrey Mandel

Stars:

Dan Haggerty, Julie Austin, Deanna Lund

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dan Haggerty	...	Mike McGavin
Julie Austin	...	Kirsten
Deanna Lund	...	Kirsten's Mother
Borah Silver	...	Kirsten's Grandfather
Mansell Rivers-Bland	...	Rubinkreuz
Christopher Graham	...	Willy
Laura Lichstein	...	Brooke
Stacey Dye	...	Amy
Winter Monk	...	Kurt
Jeff Austin	...	Emil
Allen Lee	...	Dr. Fitzgerald
Paul Rohrer	...	Professor O'Conner
Ken Carpenter	...	Shaver
Michael Tatlock	...	Hugh Reed
Michael Herst	...	Sgt. DeSoto

Storyline

A young woman discovers that she is the focus of an evil nazi experiment involving selective breeding and summoned elves, an attempt to create a race of supermen. She and two of her friends are trapped in a department store with an elf, and only Dan Haggerty, as the renegade loose-cannon Santa Claus, can save them.

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Plot Keywords:

elf | electrocution | christmas horror | mutant | bathtub | 

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Taglines:

They don't work for Santa anymore!

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1989 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Action International Pictures (AIP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Mike McGavin asks the librarian about books on the occult, he is referred to section "666". In an American library, which uses Dewey Decimal Classification, books on parapsychology and the supernatural would be reserved in 130. 666 is actually for ceramic and allied technologies.

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Quotes

Willy: Is everything all right?
Kirsten: No, Willy, Gramps is a Nazi.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Rape Squad (2012)

User Reviews

"A troll. A raccoon. A ninja gremlin?"

Not much of a Christmas horror outing, just that it's set around that time. Nonetheless "Elves" (when there really is only one elf) is z-grade, low-brow shot-on-video schlock that surely entertains in its cheap, stagy execution and downright daftness, although surprisingly Dan Haggerty puts in a solid showing (and definitely the best of the performances) as a store department Santa Clause caught up in the madness. What's going on is truly oddball and baffling, but it's a ridiculously fun idea that has Neo-Nazis using the occult in trying to create the perfect soldier and this involves an genetically created Elf (who no way can be considered Santa's little helper) impregnating the chosen virgin on Christmas Eve to create the master race to take over the world. What a way to celebrate Christmas. Nazis, Santa, numerous sexual themes (from perverted to violent), a sour-face blond virgin, crazily neurotic mother (Deanna Lund) and a hideous 2ft elf with murderous impulses. Yeah it's a soap opera of sorts with a poignant cruel streak and laughable dialogues. The creature design looks decent enough, despite the stiff movements and we get moments of blurry elf vision.

"When there's no more room in hell. The elves will walk the earth."