I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990) (TV)

Director:

Tobe Hooper

Writers (WGA):

Cornell Woolrich (short story)
Bruce Lansbury (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:

8 August 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The Director of Poltergeist brings you a new kind of terror.

Plot:

An ancient Aztec cloth with a curse accidentally finds its way into the possession of a young woman...

Plot Keywords:

Possession | Dress | Shower | University | Mummy

Cast

Mädchen Amick	...	Amy (as Madchen Amick)
Corey Parker	...	Eddie
Daisy Hall	...	Gloria
R. Lee Ermey	...	Lt. Ackman
Natalie Schafer	...	Grandmother
Jason Brooks	...	Mason
William Berger	...	Jonas Wilson
Mary Frann	...	Martha
Dee Wallace	...	Wanda Thatcher (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Anthony Perkins	...	Prof. Buchanan
Lew Horn	...	Coroner
Stuart Fratkin	...	Victor
Dan Leegant	...	Frank
Jack McGee	...	Landlord
Ed Trotta	...	Joey (as Edward Trotta)
David Carlile	...	Matt
Felicia Lansbury	...	Librarian
Henry C. Brown	...	Anchorman
Ellen Gerstein	...	Server
Ivan Gueron	...	Romeo
Juan García	...	Enrique
Frank DiElsi	...	City Worker
Richard Penn	...	Paramedic
Xavier Barquet	...	Tybolt
Matthew Walker	...	Punk #2
Robert Harvey	...	Janitor (as Robert H. Harvey)
Bill Madden	...	Punk #1

Directed by
Tobe Hooper

Writing credits (WGA)
Cornell Woolrich		(short story)
Bruce Lansbury		(teleplay) &
Philip John Taylor		(teleplay)

Produced by
Bruce Lansbury	....	producer
Boris Malden	....	executive producer
Philip John Taylor	....	producer
Michael Weisbarth	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Nicholas Pike

Cinematography by
Levie Isaacks

Film Editing by
Carl Kress

Casting by
Robin Lippin

Production Design by
Leonard A. Mazzola

Costume Design by
Carin Berger

Makeup Department
Emily Katz	....	makeup artist
Nina Paskowitz	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Joseph Bellotti	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Blank	....	first assistant director (as Thomas J. Blank)
Keri L. McIntyre	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Chalo González	....	property master
John Kersey	....	assistant art director
John Kersey	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Craig Felburg	....	sound mixer
Cameron Hamza	....	boom operator

Stunts
John Moio	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael L. Colwell	....	key grip
Stan Giesea	....	videographer
Eric H. Lasher	....	still photographer
Robert W. Moreno	....	gaffer
Wayne Trimble	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Dan Bernstein	....	casting associate
Gary A. Gibson	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Michael Philip	....	first assistant editor

Other crew
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Sandy Mazzola	....	script supervisor
Ralph B. Meyer	....	location manager
Lenny Neimark	....	assistant location manager
Steven Ritt	....	dog trainer
Annie Saunders	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• MCA Television Entertainment (MTE)

Distributors

• USA Network (1990) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• CIC Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Esselte CIC Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Italy:T | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R

Company:

MCA Television Entertainment (MTE)

Trivia:

Natalie Schafer's final performance on TV or film.

Movie Connections:

Version of "The Hunger: I'm Dangerous Tonight (#1.11)" (1997)

Hands off my red Aztec garment!

Amy, a college psych student comes across a red garment in a chest she just bought to use in a play. She keeps it and makes it into a party dress. However the first time she puts it on, it influences her and changes the way she acts. By bringing out her darker side. Soon everyone seems to want a piece of this garment. From her college professor she finds out it's an Aztec cloak that was used in sacrificial ceremonies.

I'll go to say that I never even heard of this Tobe Hooper supernatural thriller opus. Striking and strange, but the one-idea premise and languidly cut n' dry script doesn't really build upon its interesting background and teetering imagination enough. Maybe this is due to its restrictions of being a cheaply produced made-for-TV production, but I seem to doubt it as it could be associated to material being adapted from a short story. On the other hand it's probably best to not really delve deep into it though, because of uneven logic and it borderlines on tacky. The plot does have a 'Cinderella' touch to it, and seems to have that everything, but the kitchen sink drama quality to it. All the characters that come and go are stereotypically painted, but the performers were better than the material. The gorgeously fixating Madchen Amick confidently grows from her sweet performance as Amy. Anthony Perkins keeps it professional and likes to just pop up randomly as the suspicious college professor. Dee Wallace Stone is great in her minor role that reeks of attitude. R. Lee Ermey in a small role engages with his sombre detective. Corey Parker makes for a likable love-interest for Amick. Also appearing are Natalie Schaffer, William Berger and Jack McGee.

You can really see Hooper's able illustrative style shining through this work. He subtly mixes the eerie violence together with sexual seductiveness. Sure it can become silly and lousy with its jolts, but still it stays dangerously ominous and tautly handled with its imagery. It might not have the biting flair of some his previous early work ('The Texas Chainsaw Massacre', 'Eaten Alive' and 'The Funhouse') though. He milks it out slowly, letting the atmosphere unfold and the possessive force evolve. For a TV production the film is smoothly shot, very well lit and effectively scored.

A modest TV feature, which has some obvious and stodgy patterns.