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Graveyard Shift (1990) 4.3
In a very old textile mill, with a serious rat infestation, the workers discover a horrifying secret deep in the basement. Director:Ralph S. Singleton |
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Ilona Margolis | ... | |
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Jimmy Woodard | ... | |
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Susan Lowden | ... | |
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Joe Perham | ... |
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In a very old textile mill, with a serious rat infestation, the workers discover a horrifying secret deep in the basement.
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Stephen King took you to the edge with The Shining and Pet Sematary. This time......he pushes you over.Genres:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
26 October 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Stephen King's Graveyard Shift See more »Box Office
Budget:
$10,500,000 (estimated)Gross:
$11,582,891 (USA)Company Credits
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By Brian Wilson & Mike Love
Performed by The Beach Boys
Courtesy of Deck Records
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The name of the mill is "Bachman Mills". "Bachman" is a pseudonym used by Stephen King, upon whose short story the movie was based. See more »Goofs
When John meets the Exterminator his t-shirt is covered with sweat stains from the intense heat. When John sits down, his shirt is completely dry. See more »Crazy Credits
The end credits have a strange theme song with the cast members saying stuff from the movie. See more »Soundtracks
"SURFIN' SAFARI"By Brian Wilson & Mike Love
Performed by The Beach Boys
Courtesy of Deck Records
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Films like this one were released by the bucket load in the 1980's, but as 1990 approached; they became less and less common. Still, there are a lot of silly horror flicks that were released in the 90's debut year, and, surprisingly, this one isn't all that bad. It lacks all the elements that make great films great films, of course; things such as brains, coherency and any whisper of characters has been neglected in favour of monster special effects and a few nice death scenes; but seriously, that's all you want from a film like this, so to say that Graveyard Shift does it's job isn't wrong. The film is based on a short story by Stephen King. Nearly everything that King has ever touched has been turned into a film, with a lot of mixed results. I would put this one in the middling category, which isn't a bad place to be in considering all the failed adaptations. The plot is typically thin (it is a SHORT story!) and it follows a man who gets a job in a cotton mill. The place is infested with rats, and after being charged with cleaning the place up, our hero finds a trapdoor and soon he and his team are up against the reason rats have made their home in the mill...
One thing that really stands out about this film is the atmosphere. Director Ralph S. Singleton delights in presenting a fetid and disturbing aura around the central location, and this helps the story massively and gives the film an almost 'odyssey' approach when the characters finally make their way underground. I don't find rats scary, personally, but many people do and this film could easily be a reason why! The way that the rats surround the characters is brooding and frightening and provides the film with one of it's key elements. Acting definitely isn't a key element of Graveyard Shift, but the appearance of popular cult actor Brad Dourif will please many of this films' audience. I'm not a massive of fan of Dourif personally, but I respect his ability to shine in campy productions. The story doesn't offer anything in the way of a point, and it's incoherency will annoy many - but if you go into this film with the right sort of expectations, and don't think you're about to see a horror classic, Graveyard Shift really shouldn't disappoint.