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1989 (USA) morePlot:
Jason (David Naughton) moves into an abandoned train car where he resurrects the vicious ghost of his landlady's dead husband... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Slow moving, but surprisingly engaging B horror fare moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | David Naughton | ... | Jason McCree |
 | Judie Aronson | ... | Kim |
 | Kevin McCarthy | ... | Vincent Tuttle |
| Jeff Conaway | ... | Bud Sorenson |
 | Dani Minnick | ... | Joanne |
| Ernestine Mercer | ... | Mrs. Erickson |
| John Carl Buechler | ... | The Mister |
| Gary Brockett | ... | Ghost Mister |
| Steve Lundquist | ... | Dwight |
| Bill Stevenson | ... | Kerry |
| Michael Scott-Bicknell | ... | Chuck |
| David Coburn | ... | Harris |
 | Nicole Hansen | ... | Clarice |
| Sandra Margot | ... | 19-year-old Girl |
| Robert Ruth | ... | Telephone Man |
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''The Sleeping Car' is by no means a good film. It's slow moving, lacks any atmosphere, and gets rather tedious at times, but it still manages to deliver the goods, or at least some of them. The production values are passable, but far from bad, and the script works to a degree, but for some reason the pieces don't fall into place as they should. The body count is only four, making it too tame to be a slasher movie (though it does hint at that, especially during the overlong climax), but too juvenile to be a psychological thriller/horror film.
The acting isn't bad, but it sure isn't all that great. It seems like the actors were booked for three or four days for filming, and just wanted to get it over with, so they didn't seem to put a lot of effort into it. No one in particular stands out, and the characters don't make the movie any more interesting. On top of that, none of the characters are very well developed, with the exception of the professor, so that does little to help the cause.
Still the movie does have several things working for it, not the least of which is some pretty impressive special effects for a movie of this caliber. Another is the creative and very gruesome death scenes, which may be the best part of this 'not quite there, but close' horror flick
6/10