Ghoul School (1990) (V)

Director:

Timothy O'Rawe

Writer:

Timothy O'Rawe

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Sport

Tagline:

Boy meets girl, boy eats girl.

Plot Keywords:

Leg Ripped Off | Cola Machine | Disembodied Head | Green Blood | Cannibalism

Cast

Joe Franklin	...	Himself
William Friedman	...	Steve
Scott Gordon	...	Jeff
Paul Venier	...	Blade
Nancy Sirianni	...	Roxanne
Jackie Martling	...	Himself (as Jackie 'The Joke Man' Martling)
Lori Karz	...	Crystal (as Laurie Karz)
Ashley Segal	...	Lenny
George Pezzutto	...	Zeke
Natalie Ferrier	...	Vicki
Scott Corizzi	...	Mike / Swimmer Ghoul
Lorna Courtney	...	Mary
Mary Huner	...	Miss Owen
Pamela Kramer	...	Mrs. Slugowski
Richard Bright	...	Principal Kaplan (as Eddie Gambino)
John Douglas	...	Thug #1
Stefonie Stollerman	...	Thug #2
Carl Burrows	...	Coach Hart (as Ed Burrows)
Paul Cassidy	...	Craven
Jack H. Phelan	...	Heidinger
Ivan Sergei	...	O'Rawe (as Keith McKenna)
Vancho Tolomanosi	...	Player #4 (as Voncha Tolomonoka)
Derrick	...	Player #5
Anthony Scavone	...	Men's Swin Coach Mr. Molnar
Linda Conklin	...	Women's Swim Coach
Michael Irwin	...	Janitor (as Michael Sullivan Irwin)
John Paul Fedele	...	Scully the Evil Brother
Brian Hart	...	Cop #1
Pete Jacelone	...	Cop #2
Bob Bowdon	...	Swimmer Ghoul
Vesna Tolomonoka	...	Swimmer Ghoul
Barbie Graces	...	Swimmer Ghoul
Robin Maynard	...	Swimmer Ghoul
J.R. Bookwalter	...	Genereic Student #113 (as Lance Randas)
Ivy Alexenburg	...	Generic Student #69
Scott Tuminelli	...	Coke Machine Ghoul

Directed by
Timothy O'Rawe

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Timothy O'Rawe

Produced by
John Paul Fedele	....	associate producer
Timothy O'Rawe	....	producer
Lloyd Turner	....	executive producer
David DeCoteau	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Rodney Shields
Matthew Jason Walsh

Cinematography by
Michael Raso		(as Michael L. Raso)

Film Editing by
Dennis Petersen
Michael Tolochko		(as Michael Tolochko Jr.)

Casting by
Pumi Sue

Makeup Department
Pamela Kramer	....	hair stylist
Pamela Kramer	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Yolanda Squatpump	....	unit production manager
Clayton Woolley	....	post-production supervisor (as Clayton Woolley)
J.R. Bookwalter	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Paul Fedele	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Ted Clancy	....	props
John Paul Fedele	....	props
Michael Raso	....	props
David Sherman	....	props
David Sherman	....	set designer
Paul Venier	....	props

Sound Department
John Bacchus	....	sound recordist (as Zach Snygg)
David P. Barton	....	adr artist
J.R. Bookwalter	....	adr: ghouls (as Lance Randas)
Rocky Buckley	....	sound recordist
Nick Capoun	....	sound recordist
Janice Guggino	....	sound recordist
Michael Tolochko	....	foley artist (as Michael Tolochko Jr.)

Camera and Electrical Department
Dexter Fishpawe	....	grip
Timothy Healy	....	gaffer
Timothy Healy	....	lighting designer
Eric M. Klein	....	second electric (as Eric Klein)
Tom McNally	....	grip
Richard B. Perrine	....	camera equipment
Will Price	....	second assistant camera
Will Price	....	unit camera operator
Michael Raso	....	camera operator
Spencer Snygg	....	first assistant camera
Spencer Snygg	....	second unit photographer
Glenn Strodtman	....	grip

Editorial Department
Larry Ruff	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Gary Caffrey	....	additional music engineer
Gary Caffrey	....	additional score production
Rick Gomez	....	additional music engineer
Rick Gomez	....	additional score production
Rick Gomez	....	musician: guitars (as Rick 'The Ax' Gomez)
Matthew Jason Walsh	....	additional music editor
Matthew Jason Walsh	....	additional music supervisor
Matthew Jason Walsh	....	additional score production

Other crew
Lou Capoun	....	production assistant
Steve Covello	....	production assistant
Derrick	....	slate
Dave Macaluso	....	production assistant
Christine Morrison	....	production assistant
Christine Morrison	....	slate
Kathleen O'Rawe	....	stand-in
Paul Venier	....	choreographer: band
C.P. 'Hawkeye' Visockis	....	continuity

Thanks
Chris Baillif	....	thanks
Gary Caffrey	....	thanks
Ted Clancy	....	thanks
Mik Cribben	....	thanks (as Mic Cribben)
Siobhan Cropley	....	thanks
Mitch Faher	....	thanks
Nick Firis	....	thanks
Joe Franklin	....	thanks
Tina Marie Gill	....	thanks
Rick Gomez	....	thanks
Jon Killough	....	thanks
David Lange	....	thanks (as David 'Sparky' Lange)
Jackie Martling	....	thanks (as Jackie 'The Joke Man' Martling)
Christine Morrison	....	thanks
Kathleen O'Rawe	....	thanks (as Kathy)
Anthony Scheira	....	thanks
David Sherman	....	thanks
William Thomas	....	thanks
Jennifer Leigh Trice	....	thanks

Production Companies

• O'Gore Productions

Distributors

• Cinema Home Video (1990) (USA) (VHS)
• Camp Motion Pictures (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• E.I. Film & Video Communications (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Hollywood Home Entertainment (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Maxim Media International (2001) (non-USA) (all media)
• Tempe Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

90 min | UK:72 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15

Filming Locations:

Wayne, New Jersey, USA

Company:

O'Gore Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: Blade's girlfriend throws a cigarette at her side, while she's crawling on all fours in the air duct, to find a safe way out of the school. The same scene is repeated after a while (the cigarette's still there, it's exactly the same shot!) when she's supposed to have been crawling far from her starting point.

Movie Connections:

Features Robot Ninja (1989)

Soundtrack:

Funky Doodles

Are you too cool for Ghoul School...?

Even with a new package with a school girl in a bloodied uniform on the DVD cover doesn't do much to lift up this movie. I remember seeing the movie back in the 90's sometime, but had only a vague recollection of the movie not being memorable. Come 2013 and I bought the DVD version from Amazon. Why? Well because I am a fan of anything zombie.

"Ghoul School" is low budget, yes, but it does seem like people were having fun filming the movie and the best was made possible with what was available back in 1990. But despite this, then the end result is not overly enjoyable. I guess my memory from the 90's wasn't wrong after all...

The storyline, or what was there of it, was mostly appearing like something that was put together from an array of incomprehensible scenes of footage. The red line throughout the movie was fairly weak and snapped at times. And I must admit that I started to find my attention drifting to my phone, because of the poorly constructed mockery of a storyline.

As for the ghouls (or zombies) in the movie. Well, they were running around and I was laughing most of the times when I saw them. The make-up was really bad, and for some reason you get jagged, edged, pointy teeth in your entire mouth when you die and come back as a ghoul (or zombie).

Special effects-wise, well then "Ghoul School" was spectacular in its own way. How so? Well, because the effects were hilarious and so painfully fake. I particularly loved the thin latex tubes filled with blood, it was so bad.

I don't think that this movie was particularly scary or funny even back in 1990. And I do remember the "Friday the 13th" and "Nightmare on Elm Street" movies I grew up with had better effects than this movie, and they are significantly older.

I have seen worse movies with the undead, but "Ghoul School" is high on that list. There is nothing interesting to aim for in this movie, and I honestly can't think of a reason as to why anyone would want to sit down and watch this movie.