Playroom (1990)

An archaeologist is haunted by a nightmare in which his family is murdered.

Director:

Manny Coto

Writers:

Jackie Earle Haley (story), Keaton Jones

Stars:

Lisa Aliff, Aron Eisenberg, Christopher McDonald

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lisa Aliff	...	Jenny
Aron Eisenberg	...	Daniel
Christopher McDonald	...	Chris
James Purcell	...	Paul
Jamie Rose	...	Marcy
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Roman Hart
Kimberly Beck	...	Secretary
Maja Sabljic	...	Dr. Petrovic (as Maja)
Petar Bozovic	...	Jelko
Sinisa Copic	...	Orderly #1
Dragana Marjanovic	...	Kaley
Ann Pesic	...	Chris' Mother
Mihailo Pesic	...	Little Chris
Slavoljub Plavsic-Zvonce	...	Guard
Dragomir Stanojevic	...	Orderly #2

Storyline

An archaeologist is haunted by a nightmare in which his family is murdered.

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Plot Keywords:

monastery | demon | murder | archeologist | mummy | 

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Taglines:

Last stop... is hell.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 September 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Schizo

Filming Locations:

Belgrade, Serbia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Smart Egg Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Marcy: Is he going to pound all day? I'm trying to meditate.

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Connections

References The Exorcist (1973)

User Reviews

Good looking movie with (mostly) annoying performances

I was surprised to see that the other user reviews for this were so completely positive. I will say that the look of the film was great, the direction well observed and the sets and locations effective. The problems with this film, however, are mainly in the characters--none of them are really likeable(the main characters girlfriend, played by Lisa Aliff is alright) with the annoying award going to the lead actor(Christopher McDonald) who is too over the top for you to have ANY sympathy for him. The main character's "playmate" that appears to him at the old monastery is another annoying character you'd just like to slap. The playmates "real" self is just as bad coming across as a cheap Yoda clone that spouts incredibly lame wisecracks that quickly grows stale. Vincent Schiavelli(who played the weird biology teacher in Fast Times At Ridgemont High), who has ties to the past at the monastery, is somewhat amusing in his whacked out role but when all is said and done this could have been a better movie. Maybe if the characters were a little more likeable or sympathetic the other shortcomings would have been overshadowed but as it stands it's mainly worth checking out for the overall look of the monastery, as well as location shots and a couple of imaginative kills. OK, but not all that special.