Popcorn (1991)

A "Leatherface" type murderer who wears other people's faces, kills at an all-night horrorthon at an old theatre put on by a bunch of film students. Maggie, the lead character, believes ... See full summary »

Director:

Mark Herrier

Writers:

Mitchell Smith (story), Alan Ormsby (screenplay)

Stars:

Jill Schoelen, Tom Villard, Dee Wallace

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jill Schoelen	...	Maggie
Tom Villard	...	Toby
Dee Wallace	...	Suzanne (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Derek Rydall	...	Mark
Malcolm Danare	...	Bud
Elliott Hurst	...	Leon
Ivette Soler	...	Joannie
Freddie Simpson	...	Tina (as Freddie Marie Simpson)
Kelly Jo Minter	...	Cheryl
Karen Lorre	...	Joy (as Karen Witter)
Ray Walston	...	Dr. Mnesyne
Tony Roberts	...	Mr. Davis
Scott Thompson	...	Bearded Guy
Will Knickerbocker	...	Landlord / Warden
Ethan Ormsby	...	Two Headed Guy

Storyline

A "Leatherface" type murderer who wears other people's faces, kills at an all-night horrorthon at an old theatre put on by a bunch of film students. Maggie, the lead character, believes it's really Lanyard Gates, a crazed film maker who killed his family live on stage, fifteen years ago. And now he's back to kill his daughter, Sara, who is believed to be really Maggie.

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Plot Keywords:

film student | stage | 3d glasses | table | newspaper | 

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Taglines:

Pay to get in, pray to get out.

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, and some language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Phantom of the Cinema

Filming Locations:

Kingston, Jamaica

Box Office

Gross:

$4,205,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Century Films, Movie Partners, Trans-Atlantic Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The "Dreamland Theatre" shown in the film is actually The Ward Theatre in Kingston, Jamaica.

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Goofs

When the letters fly off of the movie theater, and land around Suzanne, only a "Y" flies off in the first shot. When it goes back to the movie theater sign, a lot more letters are missing. In addition, the "P" from the word 'Plus' is missing in one shot, but in the next shot they do a close-up of the "P" flying off, even though it was previously missing.

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Quotes

Leon: [in a white costume with a white wig] I look like a fucking snowcone!

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Connections

References Psycho (1960)

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Soundtracks

"POCOMANIA DAYS"
Performed by Lloyd Lovindeer and Chalice
Pusblished by Love Stone Music

User Reviews

Not-bad

Popcorn (1991) Jill Schoelen, Tom Villard, Dee Wallace Stone, Derek Rydall, Malcolm Danare, Elliot Hurst, Ivette Solver, Freddie Simpson, Kelly Jo Minter, D: Mark Herrier. California student Schoelen has dreams that are unknowingly shown on a horror movie, and soon a psycho wearing human flesh starts offing her fellow group of film students putting on a film festival at an old movie house. Herrier had some fun with this little horror-comedy that's a must for genre devotees, but the execution is poorly routine. Owns every horror factor, including horror-movie vet Stone, except the promotional gimmick (i.e.: Aroma-o-rama, 3-D, or Shock-o-vision). Running Time: 92 minutes and rated R for horror violence and some language. ** ½